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Social Justice: Art for Change

Due to COVID 19, this project has been put on hold until a time when the virus is no longer a threat to community health.  
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I will be piloting a mural  project in the Spring of 2021, with The East End United Community Center (EEUCC), a non-profit organization in Uniontown, PA, that provides educational, social, cultural and economic opportunities to the local community.  The director contacted me to collaborate with them in creating a social justice mural (see above) in their facility.  I want to engage teens and young adults in the mural-making process  as well as in discussions on social justice.  A culminating community event, facilitated by Dr. Julio Palma, a member of the Fayette Dialogue Group, a Penn State University organization, will lead a discussion addressing the current issues in our country.  

I will post the process here and on my Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/pam.valcante
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My goal is three-fold:
  1. teach participating community members how to create a mural using a mathematical grid method to enlarge an image onto a wall, and then have participants help paint the image.
  2. facilitate on-site events and invite the community to engage in dialogue based on the mural images and their own experiences, thoughts, and resolutions in their response to racism.
  3. have event participants add the finishing touches to the murals by writing their own personal responses and thoughts onto the mural itself.

​Additionally, I plan to reach out to and collaborate with local community organizations and schools in designing and creating two wall murals that will be a jumping off point in stimulating conversation among diverse populations on equity, freedom, and social justice.
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