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❤️💜💚💕🦋 H/t @soy_de_colores_ #día

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H/t @soy_de_colores_

#díadelasmadres #mama #madre #mujer #mujeres #mujeresvalientes

On Joy Harjo’s birthday, we’re celebrating her

On Joy Harjo’s birthday, we’re celebrating her words with Remember—a beautiful poem turned into a children’s book, brought to life with stunning illustrations by artist Michaela Goade.

Remember the sky that you were born under,
know each of the star’s stories.
Remember the moon, know who she is.
Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the
strongest point of time. Remember sundown
and the giving away to night.
Remember your birth, how your mother struggled
to give you form and breath. You are evidence of
her life, and her mother’s, and hers.
Remember your father. He is your life, also.
Remember the earth whose skin you are:
red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth
brown earth, we are earth.
Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their
tribes, their families, their histories, too. Talk to them,
listen to them. They are alive poems.
Remember the wind. Remember her voice. She knows the
origin of this universe.
Remember you are all people and all people
are you.
Remember you are this universe and this
universe is you.
Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.
Remember language comes from this.
Remember the dance language is, that life is.
Remember.

#JoyHarjo #Remember #PoetryForChildren #IndigenousPoetry #NativeVoices #JoyHarjoPoem #BirthdayCelebration #LiteraryLegacy

Karen Hampton: Time Traveler In this visual poem

Karen Hampton: Time Traveler

In this visual poem , we follow narrative textile artist Karen Hampton on a journey into the magical realm of ancestors and archives 📜🌌. Her search leads her to St. Augustine, Florida , where she discovers treasures from the past and present —weaving them into her own spectacular artwork.

🎬 Produced by: Catherine Murphy @catherine.la.murphy
✂️ Edited by: Zachary Epcar @zacharyepcar
🎼 Music by: Yosvany Terry @yosvanyterry
📸 Additional images by: Lenny Foster & Gibert Coker
🖼️ Poster design by: Lauren Pardo

🌟 More about Karen Hampton 🌟

Karen Hampton is a leading American textile artist whose work centers on contested territories and abolitionist tradition. She has been creating art her entire life and has exhibited her woven and stitched narrative textiles since 1994 . Her signature techniques include surface design, embroidery, weaving, and multifaceted imagery that honors the African Diaspora .

🔗 Discover more of her powerful work: www.kdhampton.com

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Karen Hampton: Viajera en el Tiempo

En este poema visual , seguimos a la artista textil narrativa Karen Hampton en un viaje hacia el reino mágico de los ancestros y los archivos 📜🌌. Esta búsqueda la lleva hasta St. Augustine, Florida , donde descubre tesoros del pasado y del presente , entrelazándolos en sus propias obras de arte espectaculares.

🎬 Producido por: Catherine Murphy
✂️ Editado por: Zachary Epcar @zacharyepcar
🎼 Música por: Yosvany Terry @yosvanyterry
📸 Imágenes adicionales: Lenny Foster @lightseekingbeing y Gibert Coker
🎨 Diseño del póster: Lauren Pardo

Más sobre Karen Hampton

Karen Hampton es una destacada artista textil estadounidense , cuyo trabajo se enfoca en territorios en disputa y tradiciones abolicionistas . Ha estado creando arte toda su vida y expone sus textiles narrativos tejidos y bordados desde 1994. Algunos de los elementos distintivos de su obra incluyen el diseño de superficie, el bordado, el tejido y una imaginería compleja que rinde homenaje a la diáspora africana .

#KarenHampton #TextileArt #VisualPoem #AfroDiaspora #NarrativeArt #BlackArtists #WeavingStories #Afrofuturism #ArtAndArchives #TimeTraveler #WomensArt #EmbroideryArt

We’re thrilled to share that Karen Hampton: I Sa

We’re thrilled to share that Karen Hampton: I Say A Little Prayer opens this Friday, May 9, at Kouri + Corrao in Santa Fe. This exhibition showcases Hampton’s extraordinary textile work—brightly dyed bast fibers and cotton rope woven into lace-like fabrics filled with story, history, and hope.

Karen’s art-making practice is deeply rooted in ancestral knowledge and global weaving traditions. To honor this, we’ll be releasing a visual poem inspired by her work and process this Friday—stay tuned.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 9 | 5–7 PM
On view through June 14, 2025 | 3213 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, NM

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Estamos encantados de compartir que Karen Hampton: I Say A Little Prayer se inaugura este viernes 9 de mayo en Kouri + Corrao en Santa Fe. Esta exposición presenta la extraordinaria obra textil de Hampton: fibras de cáñamo y cuerda de algodón teñidas en vivos colores, tejidas en telas tipo encaje llenas de historia, relatos y esperanza.

La práctica artística de Karen está profundamente arraigada en el conocimiento ancestral y las tradiciones globales del tejido. Para honrar esto, este viernes lanzaremos un poema visual inspirado en su obra y proceso creativo — mantente atento.

Recepción de apertura: Viernes 9 de mayo | 5–7 PM
Exposición abierta hasta el 14 de junio de 2025 | 3213 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, NM

#KarenHampton #ISayALittlePrayer #ContemporaryTextiles #AncestralArt #WeavingStories #VisualPoetry #SantaFeArtOpening #KouriCorrao #TextileArt #ArtAsRitual

⚡️Maestra Indica ⚡️where we share books, f

⚡️Maestra Indica ⚡️where we share books, films, and music centered on art, education, and social justice movements, that have informed and inspired our documentaries.

This week’s recommendation is in honor of Septima Clark's birthday (May 3, 1898).

Septima Clark played one of the most essential, but little recognized roles in the Civil Rights Movement. Born in 1898 in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a public school teacher until 1956, when she was dismissed for refusing to disavow her membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Soon after, she was hired by the Highlander Folk School, helping to design and implement Citizenship Schools throughout the South where Black adults could learn to read, register to vote and build individual and collective political power. During the 1960s she worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a close collaborator of Martin Luther King, Jr. From 1978 to 1983 she served as the first Black woman on the Charleston School Board. Her story is a major thread in the tapestry of the Civil Rights Movement.

Check out our website for more resources like these!

#septimaclark #education #civilrightsmovement #bookrecommendations #maestraproductions

🎉 The great educator Septima Clark was born on

🎉 The great educator Septima Clark was born on this day in 1898.

🎉 Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – December 15, 1987) was an African American educator, organizer and Civil Rights activist. Clark developed the Citizenship Education Program that played an important role in the drive for voting rights and civil rights for African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. She became known as the "Queen Mother" or "Godmother" of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. commonly referred to Clark as "The Mother of the Movement". Clark believed that "knowledge could empower marginalized groups in ways that formal legal equality couldn't." . . Septima Clark guides the hand of a Citizenship Education Program student, 1966.
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#septimaclark #blackeducators #civilrights #literacy #literacyandliberation #citizenship #educationforall #sncc

Hoje e todos os dias, lembramos os ensinamentos de

Hoje e todos os dias, lembramos os ensinamentos de Paulo Freire — não apenas como teoria, mas como prática viva.

Como as ideias de Freire ainda ressoam na sua vida ou no seu trabalho hoje? Compartilhe com a gente!

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Hoy y todos los días recordamos las enseñanzas de Paulo Freire — no solo como teoría, sino como una práctica viva.

¿Cómo sigue resonando Freire en tu vida o en tu trabajo hoy?

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Today and every day, we remember the teachings of Paulo Freire — not just as theory, but as a living practice.

How do Freire’s ideas still resonate in your life or work today? Let us know below!
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#freire #paulofreire #readingtheworld #lendoomundo #readingthewordandtheworld #populareducation #poped #educacionpopular #educacionparalaliberacion #empowermenteducation #justiceeducation #educationforall #literacyandliberation

8 horas de trabajo 8 horas de recreación 8 horas

8 horas de trabajo 8 horas de recreación 8 horas de descanso . . ✊🏾Que vivan los trabajadores y viva el 1ro de Mayo!

¡Abril es el mes internacional de la poesía! Cel

¡Abril es el mes internacional de la poesía!
Celebramos con un texto poderoso por Magia, titulada "Mi belleza".

"Mi belleza no se desarma en piezas
es un todo apabullante que sale a divertirse y regresa
Es tierna y brutal
Así como el mar
De las que da que hablar
De armas tomar."

También puedes ver y compartir este video en nuestro canal de YouTube.

¡Enlace en la bio!

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#MesDeLaPoesía #MiBelleza #magia #afrofeminismo #mujernegra #poesianegra #PoderFemenino #poem #poetiza #poetry #poet #poesia #ArteConVoz #maestraproductions

Parabéns ao GRUNEC Cairiri pelos seus 25 anos! 🎉✨
Foi uma honra colaborar com a comunidade do Terreiro das Pretas na criação coletiva do documentário "GRUNEC: Semear e Conscientizar", registrando parte do seu lindo trabalho. ❤️
Aqui compartilhamos um pequeno trecho de um documentário de 20 minutos que realizamos, celebrando o @grunecairiri. Filmado no @terreirodaspretas e editado por @iris.cine.

Você pode assistir ao documentário completo aqui: https://youtu.be/7vhQixNe3nI

Agradecimentos especiais:
Família Neves Carvalho @terreirodaspretas @valeriadncarvalho @veronicanevescarvalho @_snevesc
@gabrielvitorsf
@grunecariri @ciceranunes2019
@thiago._florencio
@professorazuleide
@artefatosdaculturanegra
Dr. Henrique Cunha
Dra. Dawn Duke

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¡Felicidades al GRUNEC Cairiri por sus 25 años! 🎉✨
Fue un honor colaborar con la comunidad del Terreiro das Pretas en la creación colectiva del documental "GRUNEC: Semear e Conscientizar", mostrando parte de su hermoso trabajo. ❤️

Pueden ver el documental completo aquí: https://youtu.be/7vhQixNe3nI

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Congratulations to GRUNEC Cairiri on 25 amazing years! 🎉✨
It was an honor to work together with the Terreiro das Pretas community on the collective creation of the documentary "GRUNEC: Semear e Conscientizar", capturing part of their beautiful work. ❤️

You can watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/7vhQixNe3nI

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#GRUNEC #GRUNECCairiri #TerreiroDasPretas #MaestraProductions #Documentário #ArtefatosDaCulturaNegra #baobab

This week we are celebrating all the Volunteer Tea

This week we are celebrating all the Volunteer Teachers of Cuba in collaboration with @MaestraProductions and @bellyofthebeast! ✨

In April 1960, 1,500 young volunteers ventured into the rural and mountainous areas ⛰️ of their island nation, becoming the first teachers in a pilot program that would lay the foundation for the massive National Literacy Campaign the following year. 📚

Check out the trailer for our short film Maestras Voluntarias (2022)! 🎬

You can watch the short on YouTube ▶️, license the full film from Women Make Movies @womenmakemovies 🛒, or stream it free on @kanopy with a library or university card 🎓 — links are in @maestraproductions bio!

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Esta semana estamos celebrando a todas las Maestras Voluntarias de Cuba en colaboración con @MaestraProductions y @bellyofthebeast! ✨
En abril de 1960, 1.500 jóvenes voluntarias se adentraron en las zonas rurales y montañosas ⛰️ de su nación insular, Cuba, siendo las primeras maestras de un programa piloto que sentaría las bases para la gran Campaña Nacional de Alfabetización que tendría lugar al año siguiente. 📚

¡Mira el tráiler de nuestro cortometraje Maestras Voluntarias (2022)! 🎬

Puedes ver el corto en YouTube ▶️, comprar la película completa en Women Make Movies 🛒 o verla en Kanopy si tienes tarjeta de biblioteca o universidad 🎓 — ¡los enlaces están en la bio de @maestraproductions!

#MaestrasVoluntarias #maestra #kanopy #womenmakemovies
#EducationTransforms
#CubanLiteracyCampaign
#WomenWhoInspire

📕 World Book Day was yesterday, and today we ar

📕 World Book Day was yesterday, and today we are celebrating our first book! Made in collaboration with @aureliaediciones , it was crafted with love from uncovered materials: stunning archival photographs from 1961 and excerpts from interviews that we collected over a decade of research for the MAESTRA documentary (short version included in DVD form with the book)! 🎥 Enjoy the video introduction made by the incredible Lusmila Lamonthe - and just last week, our very own Norma Guillard and Magia signed copies in Havana!

📚 Grab yours now from PM Press @pmpress — link in our bio / Linktree, or check our story for a direct link.

Please share with friends and family!

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📕 El Día del Libro fue ayer, ¡y hoy por fin puedes tener en tus manos nuestro libro! Un proyecto creado en colaboración con @aureliaediciones con amor, a partir de materiales inéditos: imágenes impresionantes de 1961 y entrevistas transcritas recogidas durante más de una década de investigación mientras se creaba la película Maestras (¡incluida en formato DVD con el libro!). Aquí tienes un video de presentación del libro realizado por la increíble Lusmila, y justo la semana pasada, nuestra querida Magia estuvo firmando ejemplares.

📚 Consigue el tuyo en PM Press @pmpress — el enlace está en nuestro Linktree en la biografía, o revisa nuestra historia para acceder directamente.

¡No dudes en compartirlo con amigos y familia!

#worldbookday
#MaestraProductions
#pmpress
#maestrafilm
#HistoricalVoices
#WomenInHistory

🌍 Yesterday was World Earth Day! And we’re ex

🌍 Yesterday was World Earth Day! And we’re excited to introduce Postcards from Cuba, a series by Maestra in collaboration with @bellyofthebeast, sharing powerful stories of innovation and resilience from the island 🇨🇺.

🌱 In this first episode, we share the fascinating story of the agroecological project developed at Finca Marta, led by Fernando Funes Monzote 👨‍🌾, an Agronomist from the Agrarian University of Havana, with a Master of Science (MSc) in Agroecology from Andalucía, Spain, and a PhD from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Finca Marta is a project dedicated to the memory of Marta Monzote Fernández (1947–2007) 🕊️, Fernando’s mother, who devoted part of her life to agroecology in Cuba and was also a literacy teacher ✏️. Fernando envisions a more decentralized, diversified, and sustainable agriculture 🌾 that responds to social needs. As he himself says: “More than just producing food, agriculture must produce inspiration” ✨.

🎥 You can watch the full documentary on Maestra’s channel or at the following link:
https://youtu.be/xYDERxIeFTw 📺

🌍 Ayer fue el Día Mundial de la Tierra, y estamos emocionados de presentar Postales desde Cuba, una nueva serie de Maestra en colaboración con @bellyofthebeast, que comparte poderosas historias de innovación y resiliencia desde la isla 🇨🇺.

🌱 En esta primera entrega, compartimos la fascinante historia del proyecto agroecológico desarrollado en la Finca Marta, encabezado por Fernando Funes Monzote 👨‍🌾, quien es Agrónomo de la Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Maestro en Ciencias (MSc) en Agroecología de Andalucía, España 🇪🇸, y Doctor en Ciencias (PhD) por la Universidad de Wageningen, Holanda 🇳🇱. La Finca Marta es un proyecto dedicado a la memoria de Marta Monzote Fernández (1947–2007) 🕊️, madre de Fernando, quien dedicó parte de su vida a la agroecología en Cuba y también fue maestra alfabetizadora ✏️. Fernando concibe una agricultura más descentralizada, diversificada y sustentable, que responda a las necesidades sociales. Como él mismo dice: “Más que producir alimentos, la agricultura debe producir inspiración” ✨.

🎥 Puedes ver el documental completo en el canal de Maestra

@fincamarta

Sus rostros, sus voces, su legado. ✨ Hoy conmem

Sus rostros, sus voces, su legado. ✨

Hoy conmemoramos el Día de los y las Maestras Voluntarias, honrando a quienes transformaron vidas enseñando a leer y escribir.

Explora nuestra playlist «Caras de Maestra» y «Maestras Voluntarias» en YouTube y revive la historia contada por sus protagonistas.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMs8HhtugDipdt8rhrinP7g4ulG0YsujT&feature=shared

🎬 Link en la bio.

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Their faces, their voices, their legacy. ✨

Today we commemorate the Day of the Volunteer Teachers, honoring those who changed lives through literacy.

Explore our playlist Caras de Maestra and Maestras Voluntarias on YouTube and hear the story in their own words.

🎬 Link in bio.
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#MaestraProductions #CarasDeMaestra #CubanLiteracyCampaign #VolunteerTeachersDay

📅 Este 22 de abril celebramos el Día de los y

📅 Este 22 de abril celebramos el Día de los y las Maestras Voluntarias, y durante toda la semana estaremos compartiendo materiales conmemorativos.
🎉 ¡65 años y siguen compartiendo su sabiduría!

📚 En abril de 1960, 1,500 jóvenes voluntarios se adentraron en las montañas rurales de su país insular, Cuba, convirtiéndose en los primeros maestros de un programa piloto que sentaría las bases para la gran Campaña Nacional de Alfabetización del año siguiente.

🎬 Te invitamos a ver nuestra película Maestras Voluntarias (2022) — el enlace está en la biografía — así como un cortometraje disponible en nuestro canal de YouTube.
🎧 También puedes explorar nuestra lista de reproducción con entrevistas a las y los propios voluntarios, donde relatan en primera persona sus experiencias e historias de aquellos días históricos.

💫 Dedicamos esta semana a honrar su legado, sus historias y su fortaleza.

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📅 This April 22, we celebrate the Day of the Volunteer Teachers, and throughout the week we will be sharing commemorative materials.
🎉 65 years and still sharing their wisdom!

📚 In April 1960, 1,500 young volunteers ventured into the rural mountains of their island nation, Cuba, becoming the first teachers of a pilot program that would lay the foundation for the great National Literacy Campaign the following year.

🎬 We invite you to watch our film Maestras Voluntarias (2022) — the link is in our bio — as well as a short documentary available on our YouTube channel.
🎧 You can also explore our playlist featuring interviews with the volunteers themselves, where they share firsthand experiences and stories from those historic days.

💫 This week, we honor their legacy, their stories, and their strength.

#MaestraProductions #VolunteerTeachersDay #CubanLiteracyCampaign #LiteracyHeroes

🟢Brasil é terra indigena. 🟢América toda.

🟢Brasil é terra indigena.

🟢América toda.

#diadospovosindígenas
#terraindigena
#landback

After the recent screening of our short documentar

After the recent screening of our short documentary "Obsesión: My Song" at HFFNY we had a great Q&A with director Catherine Murphy and with the "Call Me Waya" team director Charles Abelmann, producer Emilia Toledo @emiluminada (off-screen) and film protagonist Sandra Levinson @havanablues26 , Executive Director of the Center for Cuban Studies, and HFFNY moderator, Ms. Michelle.

Watch the full conversation on the @hffny instagram

@center_for_cuban_studies

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Después de nuestra última proyección de Obsesión en el HFFNY, tuvimos una excelente sesión de preguntas y respuestas con la directora Catherine Murphy y el director de Call Me Waya, Charles Abelmann, Sandra Levinson (@havanablues26), directora ejecutiva y cofundadora del Centro de Estudios Cubanos, y Michelle. Miralo completo en el Instagram de @hffny

@center_for_cuban_studies

Empieza mañana! / Starts tomorrow! @fistupfilmfe

Empieza mañana! / Starts tomorrow!

@fistupfilmfestival pop up in NYC at the @loisaidainc.center

Don’t miss!

Hoy celebramos el nacimiento de Daniel Diez (1946–2023), fundador de la Televisión Serrana y pionero de la comunicación comunitaria en Cuba. En su honor, TV Serrana transmitirá un cortometraje de 14 minutos, editado por su hijo, Daniel Diez Jr. (@jr.danieldiez), con imágenes cedidas por Iván Sanjinez, TV Serrana y la Oficina Santiago Álvarez, junto a una entrevista realizada en 2007 por @MaestraProductions sobre su vivencia como joven alfabetizador.

Un homenaje desde la Sierra Maestra, donde germinó su amor por el pueblo y su convicción en el poder del audiovisual como herramienta de transformación social.

@jr.danieldiez
@televisionserrana
@stagoalvarez_oficina
@santiagoalvarez_oficial

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Today we celebrate the life of Daniel Diez (1946–2023), founder of Televisión Serrana and a pioneer of community media in Cuba. In his honor, TV Serrana will broadcast a 14-minute short film edited by his son, Daniel Diez Jr. (@jr.danieldiez), featuring photos shared by Iván Sanjinez, TV Serrana, and the Santiago Álvarez Office, along with a 2007 interview conducted by @MaestraProductions about his experience as a young literacy brigadista.

A tribute from the Sierra Maestra, where his love for the people and his belief in the power of audiovisual storytelling as a tool for social transformation were born.

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#DanielDiez #MaestraProductions
#TelevisionSerrana
#CubanMedia
#CommunityMedia
#AudiovisualForChange
#SierraMaestra

Art by @mamamuralista A poem by Veera Sulaiman @

Art by @mamamuralista

A poem by Veera Sulaiman @adimagazine

"You learn to make your gods as small as a coffee cup and hide your future in it

The key to the land of the dead is inside a seed
we will return there each year

write your prayers in a new language and bend it to your will
keep it inside a filigreed silver box around your neck

A blue bead
a blue thread
to embroider the flag of an invisible indivisible nation onto your dress

You learn to sing in a secret language
for the prisoner’s ear only

In the end, what is left of every empire?
A few coins, a few iron nails rusting in the bottom of the river,
half remembered monuments and names

But our shadows are still striding the hills at dusk and the wind moves through our olive trees"

- Veera Sulaiman

#palestine #poetry #ceasefirenow🇵🇸

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