“In Conversation With” will be back on September 15th at R.I.S.E Poetry from 6.30 to 9 p.m. Location is at Burrows Hall Community Centre in Scarborough, 1081 Progress Ave.
Listen, learn and be inspired by the journey of co-founder of Lost Lyrics, Amanda Parris. She is a multi-talented individual that is a writer, actress, play-write, educator as well as an activist.
As an artist she has worked on numerous projects such as 32C, The Ride Or Die Project, Aneemah’s Spot, and T-Dot Renaissance. some of these projects are still in the process while others have already been released. Click here to watch a teaser of what you can expect of 32C.
Amanda Parris, as an educator, has started programs such as Lost Lyrics, an outreach coordinator and managing director at Remix Project, a core curriculum writer and steering committee member at Rhymes to Re-education: A Hip-Hop Curriculum, and an instructor as well as lead facilitator at The Each 1 Teach 1 Partnership at Central Technical School. These are just a few of the programs she has been involved with. Click on Remix Project, Rhymes to Re-education: A Hip-Hop Curriculum and The Each 1 Teach 1 Partnership at Central Technical School to learn more about these projects. Each of the programs mentioned as well as others she has been involved in have played a critical role in involving the youth and empowering them in one way or another.
During the “In Conversation With…”, you will hear Amanda speak on the RhymestoReeducation, T-Dot Renaissance, The Ride or Die Project, Black Twitter and much more. This is one event you do not want to miss out.
In order to learn more about Amanda Parris, please check out this website: http://amandaparris.com/
