Herat Portal

14/04/2021

Repost Shared Studios

✨After wrapping up an inspiring second series of DiverCities ‘The Language of Change’, we are excited to bring you the next installment - DiverCities 3: ‘Language Barriers and Bridges.’ Together with , this interesting new series will explore the gap between languages and the pursuit of connecting across them.

✅ The first event of the series - ‘Breaking Barriers: The Language of Gender Identity’ will explore the language of gender, how we might challenge the barriers between gender identity and gender presentation, and the ways in which language permits and restricts gender-based expression.

🔜 Watch this space for more updates and how to join the conversations.

✨After wrapping up an inspiring second series of DiverCities ‘The Language of Change’, we are excited to bring you the next installment - DiverCities 3: ‘Language Barriers and Bridges.’ Together with , this interesting new series will explore the gap between languages and the pursuit of connecting across them.

✅ The first event of the series - ‘Breaking Barriers: The Language of Gender Identity’ will explore the language of gender, how we might challenge the barriers between gender identity and gender presentation, and the ways in which language permits and restricts gender-based expression.

🔜 Watch this space for more updates and how to join the conversations.

07/04/2021

Repost:
🎶 The Artists Are Present EP 4
In the fourth episode of the ’s ‘The Artists Are Present’ series, we connected Bettina Szabo (), a 🇺🇾-born dancer and choreographer with residents of 🇲🇱 and 🇦🇫 through portals to conduct her academic research that seeks to address internalized misogyny in women around the globe.
Based on her somatic movement research, she will choreograph a response that will be shared with world via portals this year. 📺 Watch the video for more.

24/12/2020

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✨ We almost made it to the end of 2020! This week we gathered our global community to reflect and celebrate all that we have overcome in this wild year. Despite the many challenges the year has thrown our way, and despite being separated, we have continued to find ways to connect with one another; for that, we are proud.
🙏🏾 Special shoutout to .azeda and for sharing their remarkable work with our network! And thank you to all who joined us in celebrating our collective resilience and growth. 💬 What are you most proud of in 2020? Share with us in the comment section below.
🎄 Happy Holidays!

19/09/2020

A portal is a gateway. This premiere episode of Passion Projects is a gateway to deeper connection and greater understanding—of ourselves and each other. Join us LIVE on Facebook on Monday, September 21 at 9pm for a watch party and founder Q&A to celebrate the premiere of this exciting new docuseries.

Passion Projects’ premieres Thursday, September 24 at 9 p.m. and explores how an idea to connect people across the world turned into “Portals” a living art project.

17/06/2020

Check out this article in the Washington Post outlining the 4 key findings from the Portals Policing Project conducted with Gwen Prowse and Vesla Weaver:

1. “Participants feel misrecognized by the police and the United States” and don’t feel like they are treated with compassion or humanity.
2. “Participants’ experiences with police contradict written law and official police procedures” expressing a viewpoint more often as guilty until proven innocent instead of the inverse.
3. “Participants experience distorted responsiveness in policing” noting that police are present to make arrests for many small transgressions but helpful or timely when the community is in need.
4. “Participants respond with what we call collective autonomy” and aim to resolve disputes on a community level whenever possible.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/17/we-listened-people-highly-policed-us-communities/

Here’s what we learned.

16/06/2020

We believe that conversation can be a powerful source of strength, education, inspiration, hope, and joy - even when the dialogues get tough. Here are a few principles that we have found helpful in navigating difficult conversations.

11/05/2020

"I spoke with a new friend from Afghanistan. When traveling, I always am bothered by how many wrong stereotypes people have about America. It quickly became clear I knew nothing of Afghanistan, the real Afghanistan, that is, not the one portrayed in navy seal films. My new pen pal told me all about the climate, history and landscape. Afghanistan really sounds like somewhere I’d love – mountains, rivers, and warm weather."
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Photo: Sunset in Herat, Afghanistan from 5/11/20 from our Herat_Portal curator Khaled Salar!

"I spoke with a new friend from Afghanistan. When traveling, I always am bothered by how many wrong stereotypes people have about America. It quickly became clear I knew nothing of Afghanistan, the real Afghanistan, that is, not the one portrayed in navy seal films. My new pen pal told me all about the climate, history and landscape. Afghanistan really sounds like somewhere I’d love – mountains, rivers, and warm weather."
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Photo: Sunset in Herat, Afghanistan from 5/11/20 from our Herat_portal curator Khaled!

07/05/2020

"If we're brave enough through this, we will be able to create a revolution of access and connection. For kids, for each other, there is no reason for us to go back to the traditional school day and say you're locked into the building -you're locked into this schedule. If we really want to be brave. We can take everything we're learning through this and offer something very different. So that brings me joy." -Stefano Chinosi, our Curator.

"If we're brave enough through this, we will be able to create a revolution of access and connection. For kids, for each other, there is no reason for us to go back to the traditional school day and say you're locked into the building -you're locked into this schedule. If we really want to be brave. We can take everything we're learning through this and offer something very different. So that brings me joy." -Stefano Chinosi, our Andover_Portal Curator.

29/04/2020

Here at Shared_Studios we are honored to be amplifying the voices of global medical professionals as they respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. For starters, we’re excited to be partnering with The Call to Unite this Friday to bring doctors from Mali and The Netherlands together to discuss and share the challenges and sources of hope they’re finding at the frontlines of the pandemic. Stay tuned for more updates on how we're keeping our frontline workers connected!
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The Call to Unite is a 24-hour global livestream event that invites people across the world to celebrate our shared humanity. Tune in on May 1st at 8PM EST for a 24-hour event to uplift & connect our global community at www.unite.us.

28/04/2020

Thank you to all of the poets, curators, and engaged audience members that made our Global Poetry Celebration a phenomenally inspiring week! Thank you to Wageningen City Poet Ivanka de Ruijter, our curator Ron van der Sterren, and Poet-in-Residence Morse for closing out the festival on a beautiful note!

Thank you to all of the poets, curators, and engaged audience members that made our Global Poetry Celebration a phenomenally inspiring week! Thank you to Wageningen City Poet Ivanka de Ruijter, our curator Ron van der Sterren, and Poet-in-Residence CJ Morse for closing out the festival on a beautiful note!