409 Schenectady Street, Schenectady, New York 12307, United States
Workshops
African Drumming with Jordan Hill 1:30pm
African Drumming with Jordan Hill 1:30pm
African Drumming with Jordan Hill 1:30pm
Meeting ID 772 8646 6583
Password 010195
African drumming builds community , communication and has been found to be more powerful than prozac in treating deppression. Bring your drum and join in the fun!
After returning from his apprenticeships in West Africa, Jordan continued to learn from dancers and drummers which include Moustapha Bangoura, Idy Faye, Lamine Thiam, and Samba Ndiaye from Senegal and Guinea. Always a student, Jordan continues to sharpen his repertoire, while bringing his experiences back to the community he serves.
Afro Zumba with Olivia Frempong 2:00pm
African Drumming with Jordan Hill 1:30pm
African Drumming with Jordan Hill 1:30pm
Meeting ID 861 6041 314 Password HHAC
Olivia Frempong, lives in Albany, NY and absolutely loves teaching Zumba classes. Every class feels like a party! Join me, I guarantee you will have a blast!
Acquiring a Wealthy Mindset with Angela and Elroy Tatem 3:00pm
African Drumming with Jordan Hill 1:30pm
Acquiring a Wealthy Mindset with Angela and Elroy Tatem 3:00pm
Learn to view money from a “wealthy” mindset. Participants will learn how their views on money, credit, debt, and savings affect their actions. We will discuss common money myths and show how people who do well with money long-term have certain habits in common.
Angela Tatem, MBA and Elroy Tatem, PhD founded You Inc. Wealth Education Services in 2015 to become a local source for trusted and practical personal finance education and financial literacy with an emphasis on helping minoritized communities achieve financial independence. They empower the community through practical every-day financial education. Their classes help people destroy debt, budget like experts, save money, invest, and end the cycle of living paycheck-to-paycheck to build a stronger and more financially stable community.
Freedom is My Birthright with Gordon Collier LMSW 4:00pm
Dr. Carter -Brooks Presents COVID-19: Facts Versus Fiction-Ongoing
Acquiring a Wealthy Mindset with Angela and Elroy Tatem 3:00pm
Meeting ID: 859 5033 0634
In this workshop we will explore barriers (trauma, relationships, religion etc.) that limit us to living a full and engaged life. Evaluating those limitations that impede experiencing “abundant life;” positive emotions we're eternally and internally entitled to. We will explore how to reconnect and increase our resilience and how to become an active participant to live fully present.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will identify personal barriers that impede living fully present.
- Participants will understand the Mental and Emotional Dimensions of Wellness
- Participants will identify and use tools to actively participate in their own wellness and healing journey.
Gordon is a licensed social worker and is a certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Bridges Out of Poverty Trainer, Life Coach and lastly in The New York Model for Batterer’s Program related to Domestic Violence. He is the founder and therapist of Beyond Living- a practice that offers opportunities both on the micro and macro levels with individual and group counseling, organizational training and consultation, as well as public speaking.
Dr. Carter -Brooks Presents COVID-19: Facts Versus Fiction-Ongoing
Dr. Carter -Brooks Presents COVID-19: Facts Versus Fiction-Ongoing
Dr. Carter -Brooks Presents COVID-19: Facts Versus Fiction-Ongoing
• Charelle Carter-Brooks, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. Her practice includes the medical and surgical treatment of women with pelvic floor disorders including urinary incontinence and pelvic
organ prolapse.
• Dr. Carter-Brooks is from Schenectady, NY and graduated from Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School in 2002. She then went on to attend Union College graduating magna cum laude
with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and minor in Africana Studies.
• She completed medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and her obstetrics and gynecology residency training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University Hospital. She then went on to complete fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and
Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She completed a master’s degree in clinical research at the University of Pittsburgh during her fellowship as well.
Head Wrapping Techniques with Agnes Pala-Buhkala-Ongoing
Dr. Carter -Brooks Presents COVID-19: Facts Versus Fiction-Ongoing
Dr. Carter -Brooks Presents COVID-19: Facts Versus Fiction-Ongoing
Agnes is a Domestic Violence Program Specialist who founded Beautiful Things more than 12 years ago to create a market for craftspeople in her home country. The company, is about more than selling beaded jewelry, handbags and traditional African clothing in the Capital Region. It's about empowering women.
Pala-Bukhala was born in Kenya. She lived in several countries with her parents, who worked in foreign service, and then came to the U.S. for graduate school in 1996. She has spent her career working for international and state agencies, providing economic empowerment and domestic violence prevention training. Pala-Bukhala and her family now live in Clifton Park.
Revolutionary Farming with Erika Allen- Ongoing
Baba Sopona the Yoruba God of Pandemics and the African history of the Vaccine- Ongoing
Baba Sopona the Yoruba God of Pandemics and the African history of the Vaccine- Ongoing
Short interview with world renowned Erika Allen.
Erika Allen is CEO - Operations Director for Urban Growers Collective and the President of Green ERA Educational NFP and Co-Owner of Green Era Sustainability Partners.
She founded and was the Director of Growing Power in Chicago for 15-years prior to the closing of the organization in 2017. She served as Commissioner for the Chicago Park District from 2012 – 2017 , serves on the board of Chicago Food Policy Action Council, and recently served on Illinois’ Governor JB Pritzker’s transition team for Agriculture..
Baba Sopona the Yoruba God of Pandemics and the African history of the Vaccine- Ongoing
Baba Sopona the Yoruba God of Pandemics and the African history of the Vaccine- Ongoing
Baba Sopona the Yoruba God of Pandemics and the African history of the Vaccine- Ongoing
Awo Egunbunmi, currently resides in Upstate New York. She graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a Masters degree in Community Economic Development and was initiated initiated to Ifa in 2005. Awo Egunbunmi divides her time between Ifa, her family, farming and the community.
Follow the links to learn more
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/blog/onesimus-smallpox-boston-cotton-mather
https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-vaccine-onesimus-slave-cotton-mather
Combat First Aid for Protesters with Veteran Michael D'orio-Ongoing
Baba Sopona the Yoruba God of Pandemics and the African history of the Vaccine- Ongoing
The Nature of The Yoruba God Ogun and his relevency in the current protests -Ongoing
Army Veteran and Combat life Saver Micheal D'orio Served from 2000-2008 and served over seas from 2003-200 He will discuss administering first aid and stabilizing a patient in the amidst violence and chaos until you can reach help.
The Nature of The Yoruba God Ogun and his relevency in the current protests -Ongoing
The Nature of The Yoruba God Ogun and his relevency in the current protests -Ongoing
The Nature of The Yoruba God Ogun and his relevency in the current protests -Ongoing
Omo Awo Fasina Falade Oloye/Chief Olubikin of Ile-Ife-1996 Baba Olodu-Initiated 1996 by the current Araba of Ife Adisa Mokonranwale Oluwo, Ara Ifa-Ijo Orunmila, Los Angeles, Ca Returned to the world May 22, 1948 Initiated into Ifa-May 22, 1986 at Oketase by the Late Araba of Ife Fasuyi Omopariola
0620 Freeing Nkyinkyim -Ongoing
The Nature of The Yoruba God Ogun and his relevency in the current protests -Ongoing
0620 Freeing Nkyinkyim -Ongoing
Fitness, Performance, Art, Theory, Flow of Freeing Nkyinkyim a symbol of Dynamic Initiative & Versatility [Vocals]
Obaro Artist Teacher MC Minister CraftsMan is a Fitness Performance Artist. This current selection of work explores principles of kinesthetic prop manipulation and proverbial symbology.
A Junteenth Story with Grammy
A Junteenth Story with Grammy
A Junteenth Story with Grammy
