Liberian artists address civil war, domestic violence, and other women’s issues through song and activism in the West Philadelphia refugee community. Related Programs: About Roadside's CCD Methodology Tab ContainerAbout About: Liberian Refugee "Chorus for Change" Note The disaster of the Liberian Civil War has been followed by a cultural emergency in Philadelphia, which has the largest Liberian refugee population in the US, with estimates of as many as 35,000 Liberians from 16 different ethnic groups. Despite Article: Passing the Torch at the Philadelphia Folklore Project Note Follow this link to an article about leadership change at PFP. Poster: Liberian National Artists Awareness program Essay or Article Download original file Story: Gbahtuo Comgbaye Note Last year, we were engaged in a project using arts to solve our everyday problems. The artists involved were: Kormassa Bobo, Fatu Gayflor, Zaye Tete, and me—Gbahtuo Comgbaye. Our host was the Philadelphia Folklore Project, with support from the Brief Overview of Liberian History Essay or Article By Toni Shapiro-Phim Liberia is a relatively small country that has seen a huge amount of devastation wrought by political instability and civil war. Settled in the early 1800s by free-born Blacks and former slaves from Planning Document Phase 1 Essay or Article Download original file This is the completed version of the Community Cultural Development (CCD) form used for the first phase of the Chorus for Change project. The CCD form provides a standard structure to delineate the About: Philadelphia Folklore Project Essay or Article Before organizing as an independent agency in 1989, Philadelphia Folklore Project (PFP) began in 1987 as a centennial program of the American Folklore Society – as such, it was part of a small but Activity Article: Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project Essay or Article Download original file By Toni Shapiro Phim The Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project employs story circles. March 13, 2019 Commentary Article: Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project Essay or Article Download original file By Toni Shapiro Phim The Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project employs story circles. March 13, 2019 Little Red Hearts Blog Post Friday, February 14, 2014 By Donna Porterfield From collaboration with an Appalachian women’s shelter to working with Liberian refugee artists in Philadelphia, Roadside Theater and its collaborators use cultural expression to address domestic violence. Playwright's Hanging: Appalachia in a Globalized Economic Reality Essay or Article By Dudley Cocke One ruthless corporate interest, two devastated cultures: Roadside’s public response to the November 1995 execution of African playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight fellow Nigerian activists, murdered Media Video Trailer: "Because of the War" Video Audio: Chorus for Change Songs Audio Music chorus-for-change-music download Photos: Three Women Share Their Lives: Chorus for Change March 5, 2013 Photo Gallery Share this: Facebook Google Plus Twitter ReGen: Community Cultural Development
About: Liberian Refugee "Chorus for Change" Note The disaster of the Liberian Civil War has been followed by a cultural emergency in Philadelphia, which has the largest Liberian refugee population in the US, with estimates of as many as 35,000 Liberians from 16 different ethnic groups. Despite
Article: Passing the Torch at the Philadelphia Folklore Project Note Follow this link to an article about leadership change at PFP.
Story: Gbahtuo Comgbaye Note Last year, we were engaged in a project using arts to solve our everyday problems. The artists involved were: Kormassa Bobo, Fatu Gayflor, Zaye Tete, and me—Gbahtuo Comgbaye. Our host was the Philadelphia Folklore Project, with support from the
Brief Overview of Liberian History Essay or Article By Toni Shapiro-Phim Liberia is a relatively small country that has seen a huge amount of devastation wrought by political instability and civil war. Settled in the early 1800s by free-born Blacks and former slaves from
Planning Document Phase 1 Essay or Article Download original file This is the completed version of the Community Cultural Development (CCD) form used for the first phase of the Chorus for Change project. The CCD form provides a standard structure to delineate the
About: Philadelphia Folklore Project Essay or Article Before organizing as an independent agency in 1989, Philadelphia Folklore Project (PFP) began in 1987 as a centennial program of the American Folklore Society – as such, it was part of a small but
Article: Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project Essay or Article Download original file By Toni Shapiro Phim The Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project employs story circles. March 13, 2019
Article: Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project Essay or Article Download original file By Toni Shapiro Phim The Philadelphia Yoruba Performance Project employs story circles. March 13, 2019
Little Red Hearts Blog Post Friday, February 14, 2014 By Donna Porterfield From collaboration with an Appalachian women’s shelter to working with Liberian refugee artists in Philadelphia, Roadside Theater and its collaborators use cultural expression to address domestic violence.
Playwright's Hanging: Appalachia in a Globalized Economic Reality Essay or Article By Dudley Cocke One ruthless corporate interest, two devastated cultures: Roadside’s public response to the November 1995 execution of African playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight fellow Nigerian activists, murdered