To our dear Community,

As you know, the world is currently experiencing an era of change and transition like we have never seen before within our lifetimes, due to the Coronavirus. We are being affected in every single aspect of life, whether that be economical, ecological, political, historical, and emotional. Now more than ever, we have to work together as a community to care for each other.

For this reason the Events by David Rosa team, alongside with Pedro Biaggi and Ary Mondragon, has put together the following list of resources, tips, activities [and more] that can be useful for all of us, as we attempt to get through this pandemic.

From virtual tours to online Spanish lessons, you will be able to find all kinds of things to do at home.

Please share this information with EVERYONE you know, and if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.

Most importantly, make sure to tune in via radio to AUTENTICA 950AM and 94.3FM for additional information and updates! If you do not have access to a radio, make sure to download the free “TuneIn” App to start listening daily from 3PM - 5PM.

December 2020

THIS WEEK…

Child Advocate Program

THE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANTS CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

ABOUT

We're training a new cohort of volunteers to help serve immigrant children in government custody in Virginia. To learn more about what volunteer Child Advocates do, visit theyoungcenter.org/volunteer

To apply to join this cohort, contact Isabel George at igeorge@theyoungcenter.org.

Location: ONLINE

#GivingTuesday

Tuesday, December 1st, 2020

About the event: Please give today and help us reach our goal of raising $100,000 through our #GivingTuesday campaign. Donations are matched, up to $25,000. Your donation will help provide a Child Advocate for an immigrant child, a champion for her rights, for his best interests. It makes all the difference, especially in these times.

For check donations, please mail to:
Young Center
2245 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60616

Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is a 501(c)(3) organization and contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Our EIN (Tax ID) is 26-1839249. The Young Center is a recipient of Guide Star's 2020 Gold Seal of Transparency.

Location: ONLINE

DDLMDC: The Latin Sounds of Social Justice with WAYTA & Conjunto Bruja

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

4:00 PM- 5:00 PM EST

About the event: Tune in for a LIVE #ArtsAcrossAmerica performance!

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts joins Dia De Los Muertos DC to present an afternoon of musicality with all-woman ensemble Conjunto Bruja exploring folk traditions and verses from around Latin America and multi-instrumental duo WAYTA interpreting traditional Guatemalan songs through the lens of Central and South American folk traditions. Arts Across America is brought to you by Facebook.

Presented as part of Arts Across America—a live performance series presented Mondays through Fridays to uplift & showcase artists from across the country. Learn more at http://kennedy-center.org/artsacrossamerica/

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

South So Queer

Lighthouse Yoga Center

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

4:00 PM- 5:00 PM EST

About the event: Tune in for a LIVE #ArtsAcrossAmerica performance!

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts joins forces with South Arts and the North Carolina Folk Festival to present 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒐 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓.

What do we think of when we hear the phrase "southern" or "queer" as it refers to music? What comes to mind when we classify art in genre? The correlation between identity politics and musical genre (read: musical identity politics) is undeniable. Both rely on conversation, innovation, and envelope-pushing and are constantly evolving. Both are intersectional. Both are aware of and even dependent on the constant movement of artists and culture. In this hour, we explore the art of three queer artists (Stormie Daie, Loamlands, and Shirlette Ammons) from the South - the intersections, overlaps, and differences.

Presented as part of Arts Across America—a live performance series presented Mondays through Fridays to uplift & showcase artists from across the country. Learn more at http://kennedy-center.org/artsacrossamerica/

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

Guided Meditation with Yonah Levy

Thursday, October 8th, 2020

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST

About the event: Join Yonah Levy, 16 year Mindfulness and Meditation teacher, Transformational Coach, and Corporate Wellness Leader for a guided meditation practice open to all. Learn more about how Yonah can help you, and your business at YonahLevy.com or email Yonah at Thrive@YonahLevy.com.

Contributions Gratefully Received
Venmo: @YONAHLEVY
PayPal: paypal.me/YonahLevy713

Thank you!

Passcode: 1

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

DCLP Holiday Party

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

7:00 PM- 9:00 PM EST

About the event: DCLP - Let's Zoom for the Holidays!

Join us on Thursday, December 3rd from 7-9PM to virtually network and enjoy the sounds of DJ! We will network for 30 minutes and then dance. 21+

Please register here: https://dclpholidayzoomparty.eventbrite.com

Ground Rules:
1. Use a desktop or laptop to join.
2. Please share your camera
3. Use headphones if you can
4. Mute your microphone if you have conversations outside of Zoom
5. Be prepared to network in a large setting as well as in breakout rooms.
6. Be professional and courteous.

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

December Art Chats at Five

National Museum of Women in The Arts (NMWA)

Friday, December 4th, 2020

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM EST

About the event: Recent studies indicate that work-life balance is off-kilter for many and recommend scheduling opportunities for leisure and learning. Here’s your chance!

We invite you to jumpstart your weekend with art: most Fridays at 5 p.m. (EST), join NMWA educators for informal 45-minute art chats about selected artworks from NMWA's collection. Each week a new sampling of artworks will be considered. You can even enjoy your favorite happy hour drink or snack during the sessions.

Registration is limited to 45 participants each week.

REGISTER TO JOIN FOR DECEMBER 11:
1. Click on the Tickets link to...
2. Check out this week’s artworks and...
3. Complete the registration request form for Friday’s video call.
4. The week of the program, keep an eye out for an email that provides further information. The first 45 registrants will receive a meeting link; others will receive notification that the program is full.
5. If you received the meeting link, hop online and follow the instructions to join the conversation Friday at 5 p.m. (EST).

REGISTRATION:
Free. Registration required.

REGISTER FOR OTHER DATES:
- December 4: SOLD OUT
- December 11: https://bit.ly/2Ki0SRm
- December 18: https://bit.ly/3kLEGvx

[image: Faith Ringgold, "American Collection #4: Jo Baker's Bananas" (detail), 1997]

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

Holiday Market at Victura Park!

The REACH at the Kennedy Center

Holiday Market at Victura Park!

Friday, December 4th, 2020

4:00 PM- 8:00 PM EST

About the event: Trim the trees and light the candles, this winter season, Victura Park is transforming into a festive holiday market! Starting on Black Friday, November 27th through December 20th, our weekend outdoor market will feature an amazing line up of local artists, craftspersons, and other specialized vendors.

The hours will be:
Friday 4pm - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

Our signature menu items of light snacks, beer and wine will be offered as well as a grilling station for hot food. Seasonal classics such as spiked cider and hot chocolate will also be part of the selection.

Space heaters will be placed throughout the park to keep everyone cozy and hand sanitizers as well as masks will be available to keep everyone safe.

Victura Park Holiday Market is this season’s family friendly destination for all. Come support your local small businesses by purchasing gifts, prepackaged foods, and one-of-a-kind artworks for a perfect holiday present!

victuraparkdc.com/

The health and safety of our guests and staff is our top priority. Guests are required to maintain social distance and wear a mask when not seated.

For parking information, visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/parking/

Location: 2700 F ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC

FREE EVENT

Conversatorio Diciembre

by Movimiento PurpuraDC

Friday, December 4th, 2020

6:00 PM EST

About the class: Acompañanos a un ultimo conversatorio del 2020 este Viernes Dic 4 a las 6PM con tres invitadas de Mexico quienes nos hablaran sobre sus trabajos y experiencias trabajando por el pro de la igualdad

Argelia Guerrero es Bailarina, escritora y profesora comprometida con el arte y la cultura, especialmente desde su potencial emancipatorio, con referencia a su contexto social y desde una perspectiva latinoamericana. Ha acompañado a distintos movimientos de víctimas como Defensora de Derechos Humanos.

Ary Mondragón es un activista local y organizadora comunitaria de origen Mexicano en el área del DMV. Ha pasado los últimos seis años abogando por una variedad de diferentes causas sociales que han afectado directamente a su comunidad, incluyendo la despenalización de la marihuana, el empoderamiento femenino, el apoyo a familias marginadas y la reforma migratoria.

Montserrat Olmos Lozano es madre de dos hijas, Totonaca criada en el estado de Nuevo León, feminista Indígena, aprendíz de partera y promotora cultural por medio de la música y baile regional Mexicano. Después de catorce años como inmigrante indocumentada en Estados Unidos y por un tiempo receptora del programa DACA, Montse decidió regresar a México en el 2020, para cultivar la tierra y vivir en la comunidad de su pareja, localizada en la Mixteca Poblana.

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

Is there a cure for racism?

BY Meaningful Conversations Washington, DC

Friday, October 9th, 2020

5:00 PM- 5:30 PM EST

About the event: EVENT WILL BE HELD AS VIDEO CALL ONLINE

Is racism actually a moral and even spiritual disease that will require more in addition to just changing laws and reforming institutions? Does the cure to finally eradicate it also demand profound changes in how we think and see each other, ultimately requiring a transformation of hearts?

Almost no aspect of our society is untouched by racism. Laws have been changed and some progress has been made, but how far can those solutions take us on their own? After slavery came Jim Crow. After Jim Crow came mass incarceration and institutional racism. Attempts at remedies through Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Act were not enough – the disease simply found new ways to thrive, mutating its form to infect our education, judicial, health, economic and other institutions and systems in ways – overt & covert – that continue to persist today. So what else is called for? Is a spiritual remedy also needed to help heal what is at its core a moral and spiritual disease? Humanity is not a collection of laws or social regulations. Rather, we are defined by our common nobility as spiritual beings. While finding strength in our “unity in diversity”, might recognition of our essential oneness help bring about the transformation of human hearts that no change in law could ever achieve on its own?

Come join a different kind of conversation – one that welcomes every perspective in a search for the truths that unite us all – as we discuss the spiritual perspective offered by the Bahá’i Teachings on the elimination of racism. Please join us for a lively discussion as we explore how centering our beliefs and actions on the oneness of humanity can lead to a restructuring of society that could finally cure the disease.

“We must lay aside all prejudice—whether it be religious, racial, political or patriotic; we must become the cause of the unification of the human race.” – Bahá’i Teachings

*** This event is free and open to all regardless of background or belief. Donations will not be accepted.

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

Cooking With Friends: Taste of Cuba

Saturday, December 4th, 2020

3:00 PM EST

About the event: Alex Hill is making one of her favorite cuban dishes ever this weekend with @travelnoire it’s her mom’s famous recipe and one of the first dishes she ever taught her so it’s super special. Sign up and bring a mojito with you!

Location: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

FOOD DISTRIBUTION

Saturday, December 5th, 2020

8:00 PM EST

About the event:

Chiffon's Amy Reid, Chase O'Hara, and Will Ryerson create the smoothest grooves. Performing scintillating, syrupy dreamscapes paired alongside sweat-drenched club jams, their ethereal R & B is as powerful live as it is virtually live. Expect a visually strong set filmed in HB and streamed directly to you.

About Your Virtual Ticket: All ticket levels will receive a confirmation email with an access link to view this performance live. Access is available for one device at a time and cannot be shared. Access is through the provided link and not available via other platforms (Facebook, Youtube, etc). All price levels will receive the same viewing experience. Tickets revenue is split between artists and Creative Alliance. If you have the means, the Supporter level ticket ensures additional artist and organizational support.

QUESTIONS OR TROUBLE WITH THE STREAM? EMAIL VIC YAMBAO vic@creativealliance.org

Sponsored by Baltimore's favorites dispensary, Maggie's!

LOCATION: ONLINE

FREE EVENT

YOGA then Drum Circle

Sunday, December 5th, 2020

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM EST

About the event: Namaste Yogis,

Please gather at 2:45
Yoga starts @ 3:00pm
67 minute practice

These Sunday events were designed with drum circle in mind. After the yoga flow we shall dance and play drums with the drum circle group. Let's have fun with this one and keep it simple

We will be on the hill on the lower level on the East side. Not a Chant & Flow, I wont even break out the tent! lol

Yoga description:
This all-levels class combines dynamic sequences to cultivate strength, balance, flexibility and body awareness. We'll ramp up with a fun warm up series, flow through sun salutation warrior variations, and cool down with yin poses so that every student leaves feeling recharged.
Be mindful and considerate of other participants social distancing and masks please

Drop in - RSVP on this event please
Donations Highly encouraged
(but not required)

Payment info:
Venmo: @Lucas-Ciapetta
Paypal: Paypal.me/LucasCiapetta
or lucas.ciapetta@gmail.com

LOCATION: TBD

FREE EVENT

Honduras Hurricane Relief Music Show

Sunday, December 6th, 2020

7:00 PM EST

About the event: Come all, we welcome you to join our live stream music show. This benefit show will feature Honduran Hip Hop artists, Bolivian folk music and an all vinyl Latin music/ Hip Hop set. The show will help raise funds for artist Conrado Muluc’s family, at least thirty of whom were impacted by the recent hurricanes that devastated much of Central America.

The hurricanes Eta and Lota have left thousands of people like his family in Honduras without a home. It’s been recorded to be the worst tropical storms to hit Honduras in over 20 years and it will take a long time for the country to fully recover.

You can learn more about the impact of these hurricanes here: https://www.google.com/.../8cd11e98-2e75-11eb-bae0...

All the proceeds will be donated to Muluc’s family to help them with the essentials like food, clothes and shelter.

If you would like to donate but can’t make the show you can do so here: https://gf.me/u/y8afby

*This show will also be hosted in Spanish and English

Español Abajo:

Vengan todos, los invitamos a unirse a nuestro programa de música en vivo para ayudar a recaudar fondos para la familia del artista Conrado Muluc, al menos treinta de los cuales se vieron afectados por los recientes huracanes que devastaron gran parte de Centroamérica.

Este espectáculo benéfico contará con artistas hondureños de Hip Hop, música folclórica boliviana y un conjunto de música latina / Hip Hop en vinilo.

Los huracanes han dejado a miles de personas como su familia en Honduras sin hogar. Se ha registrado que son las peores tormentas tropicales que azotan Honduras en más de 20 años y el país tardará mucho en recuperarse por completo.

Puede obtener más información sobre el impacto de los huracánes aquí: https://www.google.com/.../8cd11e98-2e75-11eb-bae0...

Todas las ganancias se donarán a la familia de Muluc para ayudarlos con lo esencial como comida, ropa y refugio.

Si desea donar pero no puede asistir al programa, puede hacerlo aquí: https://gf.me/u/y8afby

* Este espectáculo también se presentará en español e inglés.

LOCATION: ONLINE

FREE EVENT