Building Bridges Virtual Showcase Live Session - Our Immigrant Voices Photovoice Projects with Yessica Claros de Funes, Joy Jarme and Carol Landry

Building Bridges is a UMass public art and engagement initiative that draws on the power of solidarity and creative expression to bring people together and create a bridge across difference. Our initiative focuses on the very real and positive possibilities that exist when people come together across race, religion, class, immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, nationality, and more.

Our 2021 Building Bridges Virtual Showcase launches on July 20th and will be ongoing through July 29th. This year’s Showcase features creative work and projects by over 70 UMass Amherst staff members.

This session features Yessica Claros de Funes, Joy Jarme and Carol Landry from the Our Immigrant Voices project. They will be sharing their Photovoice projects that they have put together during the spring. 

The showcase will feature digital galleries and live sessions. The digital galleries will highlight the creative work of staff including photography, stained glass, painting, drawing, original songs, poetry, and more.

The live sessions are roughly 20-minute presentations/performances by staff members and will highlight Our Immigrant Voices projects, original writing and poetry, art demonstrations, glass blowing, and musical performances.

Live sessions will take place on Zoom and Facebook Live at Noon and 8pm on July 20th, 21st and 22nd and on July 27th, 28th and 29th. Join us!

To see our virtual galleries and register for our Live Sessions, visit out website: https://www.umass.edu/worker-ed/BBShowcase2021

Building Bridges is a collaboration among The Office of Equity and Inclusion, The Partnership for Worker Education, Office of Human Resources, and Civic Engagement Service-Learning.

For more information and to get involved, contact Project Director Jacob Carter: jacarter@umass.edu