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Fall 2011 Newsletter
Page 1. Welcome/Fall Message from the Collective! Page 2. & 3 Casa Wish list Endorse/Sponsor & Reflections from Sept Healing Circle Page 4 &5 CASA Introduces Carmen Mojica Program Director /Oct Calender Page 6 Simon Bolivar Foundation FALL HEALTH Fall Affirmations
I am never alone for Spirit is always in and around me wherever I am, I find wisdom from my past and healing in my present, I trust my inner wisdom to guide me perfectly on my journey through life I deeply, completely and lovingly accept myself exactly as I am I allow Spirit to be a co-pilot in my life, I am in tune with my true purpose, passion, and path in life I am divinely protected and guided.
Fall MESSAGE to our Friends and Family, Special Thanks to the Collective at Casa Glenda Hernandez , Sojourner McCauley, Monique Kiera, Monique de la Oz and Mia Briones for being courageous, powerful and using Casa to manifest their creative spirits and for being passionate and standing for their commitment to heal and empower young women. A Special thanks to Omar Freilla for helping us think outside the box. The WOC & LGBTQ Healing Arts Collective is excited to bring you a line up of powerful wom(y)n this Fall , Oceana Rising, Bettys Daughter Arts Collaboartive, the young women of Fuerza and the Mott Haven Village Prep School to mention a few.
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CASA Mission Statement Casa has rich legacy of supporting wom(y)n of color heal from internalized oppression by reconnecting with their individual and collective powers of healing and action so they may transform their lives, families and communities. Utilizing a self-healing and social justice model, Casas mission is to support womyn to identify the emotional, spiritual, physical and mental impact that their experiences of abuse ,neglect, oppression (sexism, homophobia, classism, racism and xenophobia, trans-phobia), violence and poverty has on their reproductive and mental health.
Dear Supporter, It is our pleasure to submit this letter of support on behalf of Casa Atabex Ache/House of Womyns' Power located in New York Citys Mott Haven community. We would like to invite you to sponsor/endorse our Cultural Arts Empowerment & Leadership Afterschool program for young women ages 10-18. Casa is located in the South Bronx, the poorest congressional district of NYS and has been recently been ranked the un healthiest of New York 62 counties; leaving young women vulnerable to obesity (eating disorders), child sexual abuse, drugs, illiteracy domestic violence and HIV/AIDS. The economic crisis has also left this already under resourced community with no after school or recreational programming, overcrowded schools with no support, no library and safe spaces for young women to find their voice, self esteem and be the powerful leaders they can be. We are asking for you to not only donate but build a sustainable relationship with us and sponsor our program this year, ensuring the survival and power of young women. Sponsorship/Endorse by: Making a monetary donation, Provide gift certificates, goody bag items, promotional goods to support the creation of our space. Donate concrete supplies from our supply list please see list. How will you benefit? By sponsoring our program we will advertise you, your companies , or organizations name on our flyers, programs and website, verbal recognition and special thanks given at our events, promotion of your products at any future events, and distribution of your flyers can be arranged if it's of interest to you. We invite you to also make a taxable donation online at www.casaatabeache.org. Your sponsorship will make a difference! Support Casas Cultural Arts Empowerment & Leadership Afterschool program for young women ages 10-18. this FALL, In September we will be bringing in 20 new young women to go through our program, they will learn how to drum, dance, sing and use social media as a tool for self empowerment as they build their self esteem. We need your support to create a safe and green environment where these young women will have access to quality sex education and resources to take care of themselves from the mental and physical trauma they experience as a result of neglect and poverty. We will also provide alternative healthcare, nutrition and healthy meal preparation. In addition, we will provide peer support group to break the silence & address issues of anger, fear & self hate & other issues affecting young womyn with the aim of developing individual and group action strategies to address the health needs and social issues young women are confronting.
Yoga Mats Throw pillows to sit on the floor every size body pillows Back Jack chairs Bean bags Slippers to walk inside the healing space Water fountains Winds chimes Healing stones, crystals Stress relief products (worry beads, stress balls, things to throw, massage balls , punching bags, pressure point socks , or gloves, etc) natural cleaning products, for bathroom, kitchen and office space (peppermint soap, lavender soap) office supplies, printing paper, chart paper, markers Plants Healing oils all natural for aromatherapy Healing music-meditation, drums Florida water/rose water Candles in every color Incense/nag champa, charcoal, matches, sage Fabrics for altars (yellow, red, orange, purple, silver, blue, black, pink , green) massage equipments, stress balls, self healing tools (do it on your own) Self esteem products (salt scrubs etc) Natural toilet tissue, tampons, kotex ) Herbs to make food Teas for every issue (stress, cold anxiety, reproductive health etc) Affirmations for walls Vitamins Get certificates to spas in NYC to sponsor a trip for abuse victims, young women Movie tickets Barnes and Noble gift cards for self healing books
Thank you! On Sat , Oct 4th, 2011, Casa organized its first Fall Healing Circle for the year 2011. We are excited to announce that since our inception in our space in the South Bronx in 1998, we have provided over 1000 community and personal healing circles in NYC and the work is needed more now than ever before. We thank you all for supporting our mission and continuing to do the work in your organizations, families, movements and in your personal lives. As a result Casa is announcing its new training team this year (Monique De La Oz, Monique Kiera, and Carmen Mojica) and is opening its training in healing circles to young and adult women of color. To get more information please contact casaatabexache@aol.com or call 718-585-5540. Its not to late to join the enery of the fall as it has only been with us for 2 weeks. We invite you to build your spirit and ancestral altars, light a candle and breathe because you are exactly where you need to be and this too shall pass. SAVE THE DATE for UPCOMING CIRCLES every first Sat of the month. Register Today. FALL WINTER Nov 5th Jan 7th Dec 3st Feb 4th March 3rd
Oct 1st, 2011 Join CASA ATABEX ACHE IN HEALING IN COMMUNITY & Walking with Spirit... FIRST FALL Emotional Release HEALING CIRCLE for WOM(Y)N OF COLOR & the LGBTQ community! Transitions are hard and this is the season of change and transformation whether we are ready or not! Come to the healing circle to TO LET GO of what you no longer need, let go of Fear and the past that no longer serves you? Fall prayer. Casa acknowledges our ancestors who have supported our divine and higher purpose. We walk with them this fall so that women, children and families can tap into their royalty. Our efforts will not go unseen and we will be guided by the winds of change into spiritual awakening. We are one with the universe and as such we have faith that will connect to our higher power and continue to do the goddesses work.
Wom(y)n of Color & LGBTQ Artist and Healers Collaborative Presents Fall Calendar /Oct 2011
Public Performing Arts and Activism Workshops for South Bronx Community Contact: Ebony Noelle Golden Email: ebonygolden@bettysdaughterarts.com www.bettysdaughterarts.com
On September 28, Bettys Daughter Arts Collaborative in collaboration with Casa Atabex Ache launched the Body Ecology: Creativity and Transformation residency for women and trans folks of color . The residency will address reproductive rights, environmental justice and spiritual activism over a period of a month. The residency will feature public performance opportunities, creative dialogue, dance, writing and theatre workshops at Casa Atabex Ache. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in two public performances: one at Casa Atabex Ache and the other at the Harriet Tubman Memorial statue in Harlem. The performances will feature the original work of participants who will be exploring the role of creative arts in working for individual transformation and community action. EVERY WED 6-8 p.m. at Casa Atabex Ache located at 471 East 140th Street Bronx, NY 10454. Participants have the option of paying between 20 and 40 dollars each session, although no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Dates & Topics Include: October 3: Performance/Workshop: Ritual Theatre & Choreopoem Aesthetics @ Medgar Evers College 5: Environmental Justice Workshop 12: Spiritual Activism Workshop 19: Solo and Collaborative Performance Workshop 22: Body Ecology at The Black Girl Project Symposium 26: Final Benefit Performance in Support of Casa Atabex Ache and Project Zanzibar The residency is a part of Bettys Daughter Arts Collaborative inaugural cultural arts direct action campaign season dedicated to using arts to address issues of reproductive justice within the African Diaspora community. Ebony Golden, Creative Director of Bettys Daughter said, This cultural arts direct action campaign has been a dream for several years. I am excited to use the arts to vision a world I want to live in with the rest of the ensemble and community. We are not fighting against anything, we are honoring our autonomy over all that we choose to createartistically, politically, spiritually, economically, educationally The goals of the campaign are to raise awareness, increase creative action, facilitate dialogue and support local organizing efforts.
In response to the economic crisis, Casa has created the Wom(y)n of Color & LBTQ Healing Arts Collective to address the internalization of historical poverty and scarcity mentality that women of color have been subjected to, oppressed with and internalized. Casa is excited to be opening its healing space for womens individual and collective economic, mental, emotional and spiritual sustainability. We are looking forward to collaborating with you to create a prosperous and abundant organization! We are outreaching to you and other like minded organizations like yours that want to become a member, offer workshops, rent out our healing space or become a referral to our community. The WOC & LGBTQ Healing Arts Collective was birthed out of collaborative desire for a transformative space of culture, spirituality, healing, creativity, and liberation and healing within our communities with the aim to establish a support network of women of color artists manifesting economic sustainability and providing a valuable tool for the self empowerment and self sustainability to one of the most valuable resources in our community, women! Membership: The idea of membership is commitment from the collaborators through mutual sustainability, financial efforts and shared resources. Casa understands that as artist and healers on the front lines we often times do not have access to our own health care or healing support, Casa is committed to being your respite from internalized oppression as we also become a resource of healthcare mind, body and spirit. Individual WOC Membership $100- $250 for the year. Organization WOC Collaborators $500-$1000 for the year
For More Information About CASA . Please contact us at 718-585-5540. Email: casaatabexahe@aol.com Twitter: Casa Atabex Ache Face book: Casa Atabex Ache Website: www. casaatabexache.org