A.C.T.O.R (A Continuing Talk on Race)
Date and Time
Feb 7, 2016 3:30 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Feb 7, 2016 3:30 pm
14th & V
The A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) open discussion series is hosted by Busboys and Poets as a community service. It provides the opportunity for people to come together and speak openly and honestly about issues of race. The intent is that each person walks away from the discussion feeling something: challenged, educated, uncomfortable, enlightened, refreshed, reassured and hopefully inspired and moved to action! Each month there is a new topic for discussion.
Free and open to all.
A.C.T.O.R. is held on the first Sunday of every month at Busboys and Poets 14 th & V; Special time because of Superbowl 4:30PM-6pm.
This Month's Discussion: Being Muslim and American: A discussion on Politics, Race and Religion.
Featuring Guest Speakers, Lobna "Luby" Ismail, Founder and President of Connecting Cultures. She is an inspirational speaker and powerful trainer with over twenty years of experience. Luby is an intercultural expert on Arab, American and Muslim cultures to encourage peace building.
And Mazi Mutafa, Executive Director of Words, Beats and Life, a 14 year old hip-hop non-profit based in Washington, D.C. that teaches, convenes and presents Hip-Hop in The District, throughout the country and around the world. Mazi began this organization as an after school program dedicated to creating transformative learning experiences in non-traditional classrooms, teaching the elements of Hip-Hop.
The image used was created by a local artist named, Helen Zughaib and was included in an art installation at Busboys and Poets called "Implicit Bias". It is meant to be provocative and challenge the viewer's bias.
