Community Building is all about everyday people doing extraordinary things to transform their environment. This can be done in many ways through volunteerism, organizing events, networking, etc. How do we get involved? What are some of the challenges of building a community? How do we know who to collaborate with and when? Where does the money come from to do this important work?
The Transformative Power of Community Building, an interactive Fireside Chat with Artivist, Community Builder and Civic Leader, Saladin Allah, discussing the Who, What, When, Where, and How to work towards transforming our communities.
Guest Presenter: Saladin Allah is an educator, author, and the third-great grandson of famed underground railroad freedom seeker Josiah Henson whom Harriet Beecher Stowe used as the primary narrative for her 19th-century best-selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Saladin is the founder of the Atlantis School For Gifted Youngsters, an early childhood learning center in Niagara Falls, NY, and is the author of twenty-three books; five are part of a Curatorial Activism archive in the British Library. He is a featured historian in the award-winning IMAX film ‘Into America’s Wild’ narrated by Morgan Freeman, and a featured historian in the award-winning docuseries ‘Enslaved’, executive produced by and starring Samuel L. Jackson. Saladin is a featured educator in a United Nations Short Doc celebrating International Day for People of African Descent, a subject matter expert in the award-winning CBC The Nature of Things documentary ‘Secrets Agents of the Underground Railroad’, and a producer/featured historian of the award-winning Buffalo & Erie County Naval Park/Abbey Mecca documentary ‘Two Wars: The Road to Integration.’
Saladin is the Director of the Atlantis School For Gifted Youngsters, Director of Community Engagement at the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, Public Art Coordinator for the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, and a member of the United Nations International Civil Society Working Group for the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
Please reserve your spot as soon as possible as this event is sure to sell out. Should you require additional information please email info@coworkfactory.ca
Register Here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cowork/1142786
March 28, 2024
Meet and Mingle 5 – 6 PM
Talk 6 PM – 7 PM with Q&A
Presented in partnership with Empowerment Squared and What’s Your Story Author Services
Image Credit: Alana Adetola Arts Photography
