June holds a lot of stories. It's a month that invites us to celebrate culture, honor resilience, recognize struggle, and learn from histories that are too often left out of the mainstream narrative. This month includes: 🎵 Black Music Month ✊🏾 Black Lives Matter Awareness 🌴 Caribbean Heritage Month 🏳️‍🌈 Pride Month 👨🏾 Father's Day 🧠 Men's Mental Health Awareness 💙 National Men's Health Month 🌍 Immigrant Heritage Month 🖤 Juneteenth (June 19) 🪶 National Indigenous History Month As always, I encourage people to go beyond awareness and into understanding. Ask questions. Read books. Learn whose stories were erased. Explore how systems, policies, culture, and history shape the world we live in today. Most importantly, remember that celebration and truth-telling can exist together. This month, let's honor the people, movements, cultures, and communities that continue to shape our collective future. What are you hoping to learn, celebrate, or reflect on this June? 👇🏽

What would it look like to have a consistent space for white folks to do the work together? Amy and Davina have hosted study Sundays before and are interested in hosting them again. Study Sundays, are a dedicated space for white people to actively unpack and deconstruct racism, not just consume content, would you participate? This would be: - structured learning - honest reflection - real accountability - ongoing practice Not performative. Not passive. Let me know if you’re in. @Davina Kerrelola @Amy Maez @Wendy Taylor @Emma Marceau@Teresa Goss @Jenna Bolt @Krissy Barshevsky @Kristine Polasky @Sayla Pepple @Elle Surech @everyone! PS All the courses are available on demand in the Classroom tab! If you need sliding scale or financial assistance just let me know.

Today is our first Sunday session within a new space and with some new faces. As white folks committed to deconstructing white supremacy, we’ll begin by grounding in our purpose and guidelines. We’ll introduce ourselves, clarify how we hold these spaces, and open the floor for feedback on topics folks want to explore. For those of us who benefit from having some processing time when it comes to questions/topics that will be discussed, our share question for tomorrow will be: What does deconstruction mean to me?

The free two-day art fair happening May 30-31 at the Northwest African American Museum features the works of more than 30 Black artists. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/wa-na-waris-black-graduation-art-fair-celebrates-richness-of-black-arts/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_f&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1779913354

Welcome to Deconstructing Race, Racism & Theatre! Drop: 🎭 Your name & pronouns 📍 Where you’re joining from 🖤 One reason you joined 📸 A photo of your workspace, rehearsal room, or favorite creative corner Bonus: If your life were a play right now, what would this chapter be called?