Community Outreach
The Artist and The Activist
If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.
-Che Guevera
I have always believed that it is a responsibility not only as a musician but as a person in general to give back. It is not so much the "Be the change you would like to see in the world" mentality but the honest truth that the world is not this huge place that we have made it out to be but a reality of interconnected communities where one circumstance can effect many people. It is about being the light in someone life and putting smiles on others faces. It is about empathy/sympathy and respect for another person's situation. It is about how one action, no matter how big or small can make a difference. I feel that helping when I can is part of not only my responsibility but also my purpose in life. Whether it is physically helping out or being the source of information for a cause, I try my best. Here are some of the ways I do so:
Social Justice
The West Australian Government recently revealed its plans to close between 100 and 150 remote aboriginal communities and some of these communities Some of the communities are on ancestral lands. This would displace almost 12,000 people who have been on the land for hundreds/thousands of years. It's their home. -> Tony Abbott, Australia's Prime Minister is basically repeating a horrible history of aboriginals being forced off their land in the 1930's and 40's.
NYC represent at United Nations and the Australian consulate today, May 1st. To stop the forced closures of 150 aboriginal communities. #SOSBlakAustralia #noconsent #lifestylechoice #sosblakaustralianyc
#Free2Meditate. Today in China, people who practice Falun Dafa face imprisonment, torture, or even death. These people are peacefully meditating in #TimesSquare as a way to protest this #free2meditate
The West Australian Government recently revealed its plans to close between 100 and 150 remote aboriginal communities and some of these communities Some of the communities are on ancestral lands. This would displace almost 12,000 people who have been on the land for hundreds/thousands of years. It's their home. -> Tony Abbott, Australia's Prime Minister is basically repeating a horrible history of aboriginals being forced off their land in the 1930's and 40's.
The Jarawa - We are Humanity Project
The Jarawas came from Africa to Asia, 70,000 years ago. They have been living happily and peacefully on their own but they are now facing danger to to the Indian government wanting to assimilate them. It is all a plan to get them off the island they live on to build resorts, etc. We can not have this happen.
Sign the petition: http://www.organicthejarawa.com/sign-the-petition
Teaching Kids Dance with Culture
When you get to teach little people about Trinidadian culture 😍😍😍😍 got to educate the young ones about their roots -carnival is not just about wining your waistline it's about overcoming our past and striving for a united future @vybin_islands
Letting the young ones modify the Limbo game to their Liking.
Teaching kids about Carnival traditions and songs associated with carnival.
Island vybe out here teaching young people about carnival/soca/Krump and also how to be fit .
Promoting dance fitness as well as cultural awareness to the kids
Teaching what Krump is and the way it is used as a dance and form of self expression.
Hurricane Releif Effort 2017
