When: Thursday, June 25, 12–12:45 p.m. ET
Where: Streaming online
Accessibility: ASL interpretation, real-time captioning available
In Bahia, Brazil, secular groups like Ilê Aiyê and religious groups like Terreiro de Gomeia use expressive culture to uplift Afro-Brazilian communities and provide tools for building self-confidence and social cohesion. These expressions have a lot of resonance in Washington, D.C., historically known as “Chocolate City,” where African American and Afro-Latinx communities and institutions are confronting racism, displacement, and erasure.
Join us for a bilingual conversion with Ilê Aiyê musical director Sandro Telles, Terreiro da Goméia leader Mameto Kamurici, and International Capoeira Angola Foundation capoeira master Kojo Johnson about the intersection of arts, education, and community work, from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil to Washington, D.C.
The first half of the conversation will be conducted in English. Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET, this important dialogue will continue in Portuguese.
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