The Global Summer Camp Gifts of Fellowship
Jul29

The Global Summer Camp Gifts of Fellowship

Congratulations to the Gift of Fellowship recipients for our flagship Global Summer Camp 2020! _______________________________________________________________ The Amanda Gorman Gift of Fellowship, a gift created by Lisa Sukenic, covers the cost of registration to attend AROHO’s Global Summer Camp (August 10-14, 11-2pm ET, Zoom enabled), for one young woman poet of color. In the spirit of youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s poem...

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Big and Bad by Anna Scotti
Jul16

Big and Bad by Anna Scotti

  Buy from Amazon Gritty and realistic enough to appeal to adults as well as to savvy middle school and high school readers, Big and Bad touches on real issues that affect real kids: poverty, alcoholism, racism, urban violence, homelessness, and, even, animal abuse and dogfighting. [ezcol_2third_end]   “ Big and Bad is an achingly bittersweet and pure novella about the hurt and wonder, the pain and joy of life. I often read...

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A Gift to the Silenced
Jul10

A Gift to the Silenced

You hold space with us in this world for diverse women’s voices. It is the call of our times to reach together across limitations to connect in rooms of our own making and to amplify each other’s voices and our creative work. We are excited to share a new vision for AROHO gatherings, Global Summer Camp. This is one way we are making more room. Inspired by women’s requests in The Q and our recent “Voices of...

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Global Summer Camp
Jul09

Global Summer Camp

AROHO’s Global Summer Camp  Our Room Our Work Our Way Once upon a time, before the COVID-19 Pandemic stopped the planes in the sky and the people from gathering, there were women writers and artists who met in the high desert ruled by Pedernal and millions of night stars. They came together in circles of all sizes until they were filled with each other’s stories and the possibilities of connection. They laid down their armor by...

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Voice of Women Artists During the Pandemic
Jun17

Voice of Women Artists During the Pandemic

On June 24, 2020, St. Paul’s College and AROHO Foundation participated in an international webinar on “Voice of Women Artists during the Pandemic.” Panelists Darlene Chandler Bassett, Karina Puente, and Sun Cooper participated live with Moderator Saranya Francis, with a special video message from Bhanu Kapil. AROHO is grateful to Saranya Francis and St. Pauls College for making this shared space possible, and to...

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