Language Affirmation Workshop
In today’s world multiculturalism has become a buzz word, especially in countries where Western dominance has succeeded in silencing people through linguistic erasure and cultural genocide. The world has approximately 7,000 languages, despite the fact that the blurry lines defining the term “language” or “dialect” have been thinning in recent years. In today’s multicultural work environment, we find people living under undo pressure to reduce their natural prosodic pattern, to suit Western linguist expectations. Jobs are denied on the basis of someone’s accent, whereas group belonging is often framed within those terms also. This course introduces participants to a multidisciplinary and linguistically diverse approach, by encouraging individuals to rise up from foreign accents impediments and language-based limitations. We work closely with organizations seeking to expand the horizons of their new-immigrant associates facing some of those issues. Our language affirmation course is the solution to organizations willing to invest in enhancing their associate’s unique linguistic background. We promise to assist them discover the hidden power of their second-language accent experience, as a window to unlocking a wider cultural and economic perspective.
Afro-Caribbean and Latin American Percussion
Drumming is an essential part of most cultures and that statement could not be truer for African, Latin American, and other indigenous cultures. That in mind, at rtlinguistix , we have developed a number of programs to integrate our efforts to foster cultural cohesion and heritage continuity. Drums are much more than musical instruments; they are tools of cultural communication and artifacts of ancestral memory. Through years of drumming experience in various settings, percussionist Rudy Williams-Tyson leads drums ensembles to:
- Enhance organizational productivity
- Build coherent organizational teams
- Engage in storytelling
- Re-introduce cultural discovery
We have extensive experience in working with non-profit organizations with a culturally diverse client base and broad age range. Our professional workshops include all instruments an easy to follow training materials. Our workshops focus on African drumming, Latin, and Africa-Caribbean materials.
Indigenous Masquerading
These workshops are designed for children 5 year-olds and up, we use the power of indigenous Caribbean Masquerading to instill values of cultural affirmation, heritage discovery, creativity, and intercultural group participation. All ethnic groups are welcome. Our multimodal workshops lean on:
- Indigenous storytelling
- Masks, tomahawk , and dress making
- Headrest design
In an easy-to-understand fashion, we immerse our participants in a world of heightened creativity, African-Caribbean rhythms, colors, and personal heritage affirmation. The course fee includes training materials.
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