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🎥 We make films at the intersection of arts, education and social justice movements.
@maestra_film @silvio.miprimeratarea

🎥 So happy to be working with @traceyquezadapro

🎥 So happy to be working with @traceyquezadaproductions !

We are diving into the heart ♥️ of the story.

More to tell! Stay tuned!

@traceyquezadaproductions

#documentary #storytelling #traceyquezada #editing

Today is the birthday of our dear friend Nancy Mor

Today is the birthday of our dear friend Nancy Morejón. She is a poet, essayist, journalist, translator, and literary and theater critic. An essential writer in contemporary Cuban literature, she has gained immense prestige through her study of Nicolás Guillén's work and Caribbean literatures. She has been a full member of the Cuban Academy of Language since 1999. She served as an advisor at Casa de las Américas and was the President of the Association of Writers of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). She has received numerous important accolades, including the Officer’s Insignia of the Order of Merit of the French Republic, the Replica of Máximo Gómez's Machete, and the Maestro de Juventudes distinction awarded by the Hermanos Saíz Association.

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Hoy está de cumpleaños nuestra querida amiga Nancy Morejón. Poeta, ensayista, periodista, traductora, crítica literaria y teatral. Escritora imprescindible en la literatura contemporánea de Cuba. Ha alcanzado un inestimable prestigio consagrándose al estudio de la obra de Nicolás Guillén y de las literaturas del Caribe. Es miembro de número de la Academia Cubana de la Lengua (1999). Fue asesora de Casa de las Américas y Presidenta de la Asociación de Escritores de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). Ha merecido importantes reconocimientos dentro y fuera de nuestro continente, como las Insignias de Oficial de la Orden al Mérito de la República de Francia, la Réplica del Machete de Máximo Gómez y la distinción Maestro de Juventudes que otorga la Asociación Hermanos Saíz.

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Hoje é o aniversário de nossa querida amiga Nancy Morejón. Poetisa, ensaísta, jornalista, tradutora, crítica literária e teatral. Escritora essencial na literatura contemporânea de Cuba, ela alcançou imenso prestígio dedicando-se ao estudo da obra de Nicolás Guillén e das literaturas do Caribe. É membro titular da Academia Cubana da Língua desde 1999. Foi assessora da Casa de las Américas e Presidenta da Associação de Escritores da União de Escritores e Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). Recebeu importantes reconhecimentos

#NancyMorejon #CubanLiterature #Poet #LiteraryCritic #CulturalIcon

🎬 Our dear Lusmila Lamothe invites you to visit

🎬 Our dear Lusmila Lamothe invites you to visit our YouTube channel. 🎥

Explore the work of Maestra Productions, where we create documentaries focused on art, education, and social justice movements.

📺 Join us! Scan the code or visit the link in our bio.

📸 On camera the smart and beautiful @luuuuuuuuuuusss

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🎬 ¡Te invitamos a visitar nuestro canal de YouTube! 🎥

Explora el apasionante mundo de Maestra Productions, donde creamos documentales centrados en el arte, la educación y los movimientos de justicia social.

📺 ¡Únete a nosotros y sé parte de nuestra comunidad! Escanea el código o visita el enlace en nuestro perfil de Instagram.

#MaestraProductions #Documentaries #Art #Education #SocialJustice #youtube #watchnow

🟢 In today’s episode we talk to Civil Rights

🟢 In today’s episode we talk to Civil Rights activist Dave Dennis. He served as co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), as director of Mississippi’s Congress of Racial Equality and was an important organizer of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964.
Currently, Dennis works for the Algebra Project, an NGO that improves mathematics education for minority children.

To listen to the episode, click on the bio link or search for Maestra Podcast on the main podcast platforms.

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🟢 En el episodio de hoy hablamos con el activista de derechos civiles Dave Dennis. Se desempeñó como codirector del Consejo de Organizaciones Federadas (COFO), como director del Congreso de Igualdad Racial de Mississippi y fue un importante organizador del Verano de la Libertad de Mississippi de 1964.
Actualmente, Dennis trabaja para Algebra Project, una ONG que mejora la educación matemática de niños de minorías.

Para escuchar el episodio, haz clic en el enlace de la biografía o busca Maestra Podcast en las principales plataformas de podcast.

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🟢 No episódio de hoje conversamos com o ativista dos direitos civis Dave Dennis. Ele atuou como codiretor do Conselho de Organizações Federadas (COFO), como diretor do Congresso de Igualdade Racial do Mississippi e foi um importante organizador do Verão da Liberdade do Mississippi de 1964.
Atualmente, Dennis trabalha para o Algebra Project, uma ONG que melhora a educação matemática para crianças de minorias.

Para ouvir o episódio, clique no link da bio ou procure por Maestra Podcast nas principais plataformas de podcast.

#DaveDennis #citizenshipschools #FreedomSchools #MaestraPodcast #MaestraProductions #sncc #cofo #civilrights #votingrights

Maestra Productions crea documentales centrados en

Maestra Productions crea documentales centrados en el arte, la educación y los movimientos de justicia social. ¡Descubre más sobre nosotros!

🎥🌟 Escanea el código para explorar nuestros documentales

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Maestra Productions creates documentaries centered on art, education, and social justice movements. Discover more about us!

🎥🌟 Scan the code to explore our amazing films

#MaesrraProductions #FilmMaking #Documentary #Art #Education #SocialJustice #IndependentFilm #FilmCommunity

Maestra Productions creates documentaries centered

Maestra Productions creates documentaries centered on art, education, and social justice movements. Discover more about us!

🎥🌟 Scan the code to explore our amazing films

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Maestra Productions crea documentales centrados en el arte, la educación y los movimientos de justicia social. ¡Descubre más sobre nosotros!

🎥🌟 Escanea el código para explorar nuestras increíbles películas.

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#MaesrraProductions #FilmMaking #Documentary #Art #Education #SocialJustice #IndependentFilm #FilmCommunity

On the occasion of the International Day of Afro-L

On the occasion of the International Day of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women, celebrated today, July 25, the Cuban Afrofeminist Articulation, in its III Jornada, recognizes and honors the lives and legacies of two great women: Dr. Leyda Oquendo and journalist Gladys Egües.

Dr. Leyda Oquendo is considered one of the pioneers of Afrofeminism in Cuba. She was the first woman in Cuba to achieve the rank of Doctor in Historical Sciences, with a thesis on Africa. From then on, she dedicated herself to systematizing the various forms of resistance deployed by these men and women in the region.

Journalist Gladys Egües graduated in Journalism from the University of Havana in 1971. She is a researcher, writer, antiracist activist, and gender issues expert. A distinguished figure in Cuban journalism, she addressed the Amateur Artists and Art Instructors Movement in Matanzas and ventured into other cultural fronts. She participated in the establishment of the First National Brigade Raúl Gómez García and in the strengthening of UNEAC. She has collaborated in multiple programs on Cuban radio and television, focusing on Cuban women.

On this occasion, we share with you a short audiovisual about journalist Gladys Egües, edited by Gretel Marin and titled "Gladys Egües Cantero: Homenaje."

#ArticulaciónAfrofeministaCubana
#IIIJornadaAfrofeminista
#LeydaOquendo
#GladysEgües
#Afrofeminismo #MaestraProductions #Obsesión #Cuba

SOLIDARIDAD SOLIDARITY o Povo Anacé e todos os po

SOLIDARIDAD SOLIDARITY o Povo Anacé e todos os povos originarias en Brasil en defensa de su territorio, y la auto-derminación sobre su educacion, su cultura y sus vidas!

Basta ya de violencia colonial!

@sindeuce
@kellynia
@thiago_halleys

#PovoAnacé
#proteção #proteçãoparaasterrasindigenas
#selfdetermination

#Cuba From July 19 to 31, 2024, the III CUBAN JO

#Cuba

From July 19 to 31, 2024, the III CUBAN JOURNEY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AFROLATIN AMERICAN, AFROCARIBBEAN, AND DIASPORA WOMEN will take place. This edition is dedicated to Dr. Leyda Oquendo Barrios and Journalist Gladys Egües Cantero.

In their honor, a tribute event will be held with the aim of celebrating, recognizing, and getting closer to the life and work of these two women and their contributions to the emancipation of Black women.

Participants will include the group "Deysi Brau, Reina y Obareanlé," storyteller Lisette Núñez, intervention by Professor and Researcher from the National Archive Bárbara Danzie León, activist and Curator Diarenis Calderon Tartabull, journalist Bienvenido Rojas, and Gladys Egües Cantero herself. Premiere of the documentary "Gladys Egües Cantero: Tribute," edited by Gretel Marín Palacio.

The event will take place on Wednesday, July 24th at 10:00 am at the Museum Casa de África. Location: Obrapía No. 157 between San Ignacio and Mercaderes, Habana Vieja.

The activity is coordinated and organized by Professor and Researcher from the National Archive Bárbara Danzie León, Colectiva Afroqueer Nosotrxs, the rap group OBSESION, in collaboration with the Afrofeminist Articulation of Cuba, Casa de África, Memory and Archives Management Group, Librería Ireti, Maestras Productions, and Gretel Marín Palacio.

📆 Wednesday, July 24th at 10:00 am
🏛️ Location: Museum Casa de África, Obrapía No. 157 between San Ignacio and Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

#AfroLatinAmerican #AfroCaribbean #AfroDiasporaWomen #CubanJourney #DrLeydaOquendoBarrios #GladysEguesCantero #EmancipationOfBlackWomen #Obsesión #MaestraProductions

Dear community, remember that you can visit our we

Dear community, remember that you can visit our website https://maestraproductions.org/resources-2/ where you will find study resources for each of our films. You can access our website through the link in our bio. We hope you find it useful!

#MaestraProductions #Films #StudyResources #Literacy

VOTA! VOTA! A message from @radicalquilts #vot

VOTA! VOTA!

A message from @radicalquilts

#vote #vota #votingrights #quilt #quilts #quilting #artwithamessage

🟢 In today’s episode we hear from Civil Right

🟢 In today’s episode we hear from Civil Rights Veteran and grassroots organizer Curtis Hayes Muhammad. Mr. Muhammad dedicated his entire life to justice movements for Civil Rights, Black Power, and building power from the bottom up. He tells about joining the movement and SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) at 18 years old. Sadly, Curtis Muhammad left us in 2022.

Listen to this podcast through link in our bio or search for Maestra Podcast on YouTube and other main podcast platforms.

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🟢 En el episodio de hoy hablamos con el veterano de los derechos civiles y organizador de base Curtis Muhammad. El Sr. Muhammad participó durante toda su vida en movimientos por los derechos humanos y los derechos civiles, desde que tenía sólo 18 años y formó parte del Comité Coordinador Estudiantil No Violento. Lamentablemente, Curtis Muhammad nos dejó en 2022.

Para escuchar el episodio, haga clic en el enlace de la biografía o busque Maestra Podcast en YouTube y las principales plataformas de podcast.

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🟢 No episódio de hoje falamos com o veterano dos direitos civis e organizador de base Curtis Muhammad. Muhammad esteve envolvido em movimentos de direitos humanos e civis ao longo de sua vida, começando quando tinha apenas 18 anos e servindo no Comitê de Coordenação Estudantil Não-Violenta. Infelizmente, Curtis Muhammad nos deixou em 2022.

Para ouvir o episódio, clique no link da bio ou procure por Maestra Podcast no YouTube e principais plataformas de podcast.

#CurtisMuhammad #MaestraPodcast #blackpower #MaestraProductions #SNCC #CivilRights #mississippi

Faces of MAESTRA, Norma Rita Guillard Limonta Cub

Faces of MAESTRA, Norma Rita Guillard Limonta

Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women.

MAESTRA explores this story through the personal testimonies of the young women who went out to teach literacy in rural communities across the island—and found themselves deeply transformed in the process.

You can see the full MAESTRA film:

Free on Kanopy:

https://www.kanopy.com/product/maestra-0

On demand from Women Make Movies:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/maestra/16

For more info and study resources: www.maestrathefilm.org

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Rostros de MAESTRA, Norma Rita Guillard Limonta

Cuba, 1961: 250,000 voluntarios enseñaron a leer y escribir a 700,000 personas en un año. 100,000 de los maestros tenían menos de 18 años. Más de la mitad eran mujeres.

MAESTRA explora esta historia a través de los testimonios personales de las jóvenes que se aventuraron a enseñar alfabetización en comunidades rurales de toda la isla, y se encontraron profundamente transformadas en el proceso.

Puedes ver la película completa de MAESTRA:

Gratis en Kanopy:

https://www.kanopy.com/product/maestra-0

Bajo demanda en Women Make Movies:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/maestra/16.

Para más información y recursos de estudio: www.maestrathefilm.org

#MaestraProductions #Films #Teacher #Maestra #Cuba #theliteracycampaign

Wishing you a successful beginning of the week!, f

Wishing you a successful beginning of the week!, friends. We're sharing information about our trilogy of films on the literacy campaign in Cuba.

📍 Remember to visit our website for more information 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

https://maestraproductions.org/

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Feliz inicio de semana amigos y amigas, les compartimos información de nuestra trilogia de documentales sobre la campaña de alfabetización en Cuba.

👇🏼 Recuerden visitar nuestro sitio web para más información 👇🏼

https://maestraproductions.org/

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Feliz início de semana, amigos e amigas! Compartilhamos informações sobre nossa trilogia de documentários sobre a campanha de alfabetização em Cuba.

👇🏼 Não deixem de visitar nosso site para mais informações! 👇🏼

https://maestraproductions.org/

#MaestraProductions #MaestraFilms #Films #literacycampaign #Cuba #SilvioMiPrimeraTarea #MaestrasVoluntarias

#FESTIVALS We are delighted to be part of the 3rd

#FESTIVALS

We are delighted to be part of the 3rd Caribbean Film Showcase at the Caribbean Festival. which selected our short to be in the festival this year: "Obsesión: My Song" that has as center the duo Obsesión.

We invite you to the screening this Saturday, July 6th.

📆 Saturday, July 6th - 11:30 am
📍 Rialto Cinema (Santo Tomás street between Heredia and San Basilio)

Magia López and Alexey Rodriguez, founders of Havana hip-hop duo Obsesión, drive Cuba's hip hop scene since the '90s. Their work, a cultural expression, evolves into uplifting Afro-Cuban history, educating on race, and connecting with poets, writers, historians, musicians, educators, and activists.

🎬 We invite you to visit our website. 👇🏼
https://maestraproductions.org

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Estamos felices de ser parte de la III Muestra de Cine Caribeño en el Festival del Caribe , con nuestro documental «Mi canción» que tiene como centro al dúo Obsesión

Los invitamos a la proyección este sábado 6 de julio.

📆 Sábado 6 de julio - 11:30 am
📍 Cine Rialto ( calle Santo Tomás entre Heredia y San Basilio)

📋 Sinopsis

Magia López y Alexey Rodríguez, fundadores del dúo habanero de hip-hop Obsesión, impulsan la escena del hip-hop cubano desde los años 90. Su trabajo, expresión cultural, evoluciona hacia la elevación de la historia afrocubana, educando sobre la raza, y conectándose con poetas, escritores, historiadores, músicos, educadores y activistas.

🎬 Te invitamos a visitar nuestra página web para ver más de nuestros trabajos 👇🏼

https://maestraproductions.org/es/home-espanol/

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#MaestraProductions #Obsesión #ObsesiónMySong #hiphop #Documentales #Cuba

🎥 Talaya Grimes and I shared clips from four of

🎥 Talaya Grimes and I shared clips from four of our films at a workshop with educators this morning at the National Education Association’s Conference on Racial and Social Justice.
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@talaya_grimes
@neatoday

#NEA #crsj #reconstructingeducation #freedomschools #paulofreire #maestra

On June 24th, our beloved and admired sister Magia

On June 24th, our beloved and admired sister Magia López was celebrating her birthday. Alongside her, we have been building an unbreakable friendship, so we dedicate this space to share our happiness in having her with us.

Happy birthday dear @minombremagia !!!

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El pasado 24 de junio, nuestra querida y admirada hermana Magia López estuvo celebrando su cumpleaños. Junto a ella, hemos venido construyendo una amistad inquebrantable, por lo que le dedicamos este espacio para compartir nuestra felicidad por acompañarnos.

Feliz vuelta al sol querida @minombremagia !!!

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#MaestraProductions

#Cuba We want to send congratulations to our fri

#Cuba

We want to send congratulations to our friends and fellow traveler, the duo Obsesión, who celebrated 28 years of musical career yesterday. 🎉 Maintaining their commitment and hard work! 👏🏽 A big round of applause to you for your dedication and passion. 🎤

Long live Obsesión, and may you continue to achieve great success! 🌟

📍Remember to visit their YouTube channel to enjoy their music 🎧👇🏽: https://www.youtube.com/@obsesionhiphopcuba

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Queremos enviar felicitaciones a nuestros amigos y compañeros de ruta, el dúo Obsesión , que ayer cumplió 28 años de trayectoria musical. 🎉 ¡Manteniendo su compromiso y trabajo! 👏🏽 Un gran aplauso para ustedes por su dedicación y pasión. 🎤

¡Larga vida a Obsesión y que sigan cosechando éxitos! 🌟

,📍Recuerda visitar su canal de YouTube para disfrutar de su música 🎧: https://www.youtube.com/@obsesionhiphopcuba

#Obsesión28Años #HipHopCubano #Afrodescendencia #CulturaCubana #MúsicaYActivismo #EducaciónPopular #HipHopLatino #LargaVidaObsesión #MagiaYElTipoEste

De 3 a 9 de julho deste ano, ocorrerá a 43ª ediçao do Festival del Caribe em Santiago de Cuba. Esta edição é dedicada ao estado da Bahia, no Brasil.

"Sementes de saberes Pataxó" participará do Festival del Caribe nesta quinta-feira, 4 de julho. Convidamos você a aproveitar este maravilhoso material.

📆 4 de julho - 15h às 18h
📍Cine Rialto (Rua Santo Tomás entre Heredia e San Basilio) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

“Sementes de saberes Pataxó” é um curta-metragem que aborda a educação indígena
pataxó, na Aldeia Kaí, terra indígena de Comexatibá, Extremo Sul da Bahia. Lideranças
e professoras falam sobre a importância da criação da Escola Estadual indígena Kijẽtxawê Zabelê na comunidade, para manutenção dos saberes, costumes e tradição
do Povo Pataxó.
A Escola, além de receber estudantes não-indígenas, também é reconhecida como
referência na prática pedagógica em diálogo com a sabedoria ancestral e o ensino da
língua indígena Patxôhã. O curta também aborda os desafios enfrentados pela comunidade na luta por valorização, reconhecimento e estrutura da educação escolar
indígena. Além disso, contextualiza as violências históricas sofridas pelo povo Pataxó
nesse território, onde se deu a primeira invasão dos Portugueses e que ainda resiste em face dos conflitos com os invasores de terras.

Realização:
Associação Indígena Pataxó Aldeia Kaí
Maestra Productions

Equipe de realização:
Cristiane Oliveira I Jandaia Pataxó
Kayanalu Souza
Dário Neves I Xohã Pataxó
Ricardo Oliveira I Xawã Pataxó
Suely Braz de Jesus I Jacupemba Pataxó
Maria Geovanda Batista
Rosamaria Loures

Idealização e entrevistados/as:
Cristiane Oliveira I Jandaia Pataxó
Kayanalu Souza
Dário Neves I Xohã Pataxó
Ricardo Oliveira I Xawã Pataxó
Suely Braz de Jesus I Jacupemba Pataxó

Fotografia e montagem:
Carina Aparecida
@olhar_de_cari

Tradução em espanhol e legendagem:
Micaela Ovelar

Agradecimentos:
Comunidade escolar do Colégio Estadual Indígena Kijētxawê Zabelê
Comunidade Aldeia Kaí - Terra Indígena Comexatibá - Prado/Bahia

👇🏼Não se esqueça de visitar nosso site para conhecer mais sobre nosso trabalho 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

https://maestraproductions.org/pt/home-portugues/

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