ART AND ADVOCACY WORKSHOP
June 19, 2024 (Tuesday), 1:00-4:00PM (In-Person)
Venue: Philippe Jones Lhuillier Conference Room, 14th Floor Henry Sy Sr. Hall
De La Salle University, Manila
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
Active Vista Center, Inc. is an institution established by DAKILA to support its mission of building the movement of heroism towards social transformation. Active Vista facilitates the learning process of empowering citizens to become agents of social change by providing platforms and developing strategies for public engagement in advocacies towards human rights and democracy.
Active Vista’s Art & Advocacy Workshop is part of its MULAT Youth Civic Education & Engagement Program, designed to build knowledge and skills, foster civic engagement, and nurture transformative leadership through creative and relatable approaches to human rights and democracy education.
The Art & Advocacy Workshop aims to build its young participants’ awareness of the creative ways they can be involved in social change as citizens of Philippine society. Through the workshop, participants can begin to identify their personal advocacies, and be inspired and equipped to take action and participate in social transformation using their talents and interests.
PROGRAM
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 12:30 – 1:00pm | Registration (Tentative/Optional: Exhibit) |
| 1:00 – 1:20 | Opening Philippine National Anthem Welcome Remarks TBD De La Salle University Introductions & Community Guidelines |
| 1:20 – 1:50 | Activity 1: Heroism Begins in the Imagination Objective: Participants find out what they “burn to change” in their world. |
| 1:50 – 2:05 | Topic 1: Why Art: Artistic Advocacy & Creative Resistance Objective: Understand the role of art and creative resistance in social change |
| 2:05 – 2:35 | Interactive Artist Talk (Hybrid) Kartunista Zach Objective: Artists are able to share first-hand experiences in using art for action and activism. |
| 2:35 – 2:50 | Topic 2: Can Art Change the World? Art & Social Change Objective: Participants understand how art can creatively, collectively, and transformatively lead towards social change. |
| 2:50 – 3:20 | Activity 2: It’s Your Call (Participative Art) Objective: Participants are able to create and share art collaboratively about their chosen personal advocacies. |
| 3:20 – 3:50 | Plenary: Discussion of Art Output |
| 3:50 – 4:00 | Synthesis & Closing |
*Duration of each segment may be subject to change.
This workshop is part of the 17th DLSU Arts Congress under the supervision of the DLSU Office of the Vice President for Lasallian Mission and the Committee on National Issues and Concerns (CONIC) in partnership with Dakila and Active Vista, Inc. The Special Projects and Initiatives Coordinator is Ms. Jeanne Carmel Puertollano.
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