Programs
Young Women's Leadership Institute
Jahajee Sisters will offer a brand new program from August 2-8, 2010.
This summer, 20 young Indo-Caribbean women, ages 15-25, will develop their leadership skills during 4 days of workshops and a weekend retreat, as they explore how our community can achieve the physical, mental, spiritual, social and economic wellbeing of women and girls. This program will support young women to challenge inequality through a transformative process that links the personal to the political. We will explore how our choices are limited by being women of color from immigrant families, and how we can take charge of our bodies, our education, our environment, and our lives. The program is FREE! Apply today.
Learn more about the Young Women's Leadership Institute here.
Sister Circle
Sister Circle gatherings, hosted by members of Jahajee Sisters, create spaces for Indo-Caribbean women to bond, share our stories, engage in dialogue about issues that are relevant and important to us, and explore ways to create positive change. With great food, amazing women and dynamic conversation, we build lasting relationships and strengthen our community.
Join us for our April Sister Circle on Saturday, April 17 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. This month our theme is Going Green, and we will focus on Recycling. We might know where paper, glass and aluminum go, but what about all the rest? Together, we will explore how we can Go Green everyday to reduce our carbon footprint. The venue will be shared when you RSVP for the event.
Learn more about our Sister Circle program here.
2009 Arts and Empowerment Program
Jahajee Sisters partnered with Sakhi for South Asian Women to offer an interactive Arts & Empowerment training focused on the issue of domestic violence and social justice, and explored through the media of poetry/prose, film and dialogue. Workshops were held from January to April, 2009 in Richmond Hill, home to a diverse, vibrant, yet marginalized and under-served South Asian community. Over 20 women across three generations took part in the program, contributed to an Anthology of participants writings, and several presented their work at a culminating Book Launch event held at the Queens Museum of Art.
Learn more about the Arts & Empowerment Program here.
2009 Linking Identity to Living Arts (LILA) Program
The Rajkumari Center for Indo-Caribbean Arts and Culture, in collaboration with Jahajee Sisters: Empowering Indo-Caribbean Women, offered LILA in June 2009. Through LILA, Indo-Caribbean youth in New York City were supported to reclaim their identity and celebrate the past through new eyes. This exciting multi-arts program brought together young people and elders in the community to dialogue on past, present and future, enabling young people to find and create their own narrative through oral tradition, written word, music, dance and media arts.
Speak, Write, Express + Melody 'n Motion = LILA. The program has 2 tracks: "Speak, Write, Express" and "Melody in Motion," which merges and culminates in collaborative theater experience called LILA.
Speak, Write, Express + Melody 'n Motion = LILA
