It’s been said time and time again that everybody, whether they’re rich and famous or a blue-collared run of the mill person, has a story. This notion that we’re all attached by these shared experiences has been an ongoing trait in the F-YOU Project’s goals – uniting us not by who or what we know, but how we experience life. On August 28th, The F-YOU Project is holding #Triggers, an exhibit that will consist of photos and commentary, at The Richmond (477 Richmond St W). One of these photos include Manifesto alum Rich Kidd, who took a moment to reflect on a time where life wasn’t as peachy and he wasn’t rocking the mic, but rather selling dope and living the street life.
The following day, Nova Browning Rutherford, a personal development coach and speaker with …But I Love Me More, is holding a seminar titled, ‘Like A Boss.’ Focusing on assertiveness and the importance of it, the seminar will reflect on both the #Triggers exhibit, as well as how to transform stories of hurt into stories of success and triumph.
Manifesto is incredibly proud to once again support the F-YOU Project, and we’re giving away a pair of tickets (2) to see Nova speak this coming Sunday. Winning is simple – tell us your favourite quote about overcoming adversity and why in our comments or on Twitter (with the hashtag #triggers), and the lucky winner will be chosen at random.
RSVP for the (free) #Triggers Exhibit, and if you don’t win tickets to ‘Like A Boss,’ they can be purchased here.
Artscape x Manifesto x The Remix Project x IREMEMBER
In Partnership with The Ada Slaight Youth Artist Mentorship Program
Present…
In Conversation with…
Chronixx & Zincfence Redemption
“A Community Youth Gathering”
Moderated by Donisha Prendergast | Hosted by Big Norm
Reggae star Chronixx has re-energized today’s reggae sound by taking it back to its roots and pumping the heart back into the music. With songs like “Rastaman Wheel Out,” the classic “Here Comes Trouble” from his 2014 album Dread and Terrible and “Who Knows?” his hit collaboration with fellow conscious-raising reggae artist Proteje, Chronixx’s distinctive voice and positive ideals have quickly made the 22-year old a worldwide force. A young man with an old soul, he continues to cultivate his gift by linking the present with the past by connecting with reggae legends like Sly & Robbie, King Jammy and Leroy Sibbles.
Following in the footsteps of his father (reggae artist Chronicle), Chronixx was known as Little Chronicle growing up and was surrounded and mentored by several legendary reggae musicians like Gregory Isaacs. Chronixx began his career working behind the scenes providing vocals and production assistance for artists such as Popcaan and Konshens but the death of his brother spurred on his emergence as an artist in his own right leading him to release his debut EP Hooked On Chronixx in 2010.
Hosted by Donisha Prendergast, a founding director of Manifesto Jamaica, this In Conversation With… event promises to offer an intimate and revealing conversation with Chronixx about the inspirations and influences in his life and the message in his music.
Event attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods, school supplies, projectors and small cameras to be donated to The Homework Centre in Jamaica. THC is a small Community Space with shady trees located in the heart of the streets of concrete houses in Westchester, Portmore. Once a broken playground and old barbershop is now filled with books, documentaries, musical instruments and other information tools for all ages, collected from years of book drives at events and from our travels around the world.
Friday August 21, 2015
230PM – 4PM (Doors – 2PM)
Daniels Spectrum – Ada Slaight Hall
585 Dundas St. E., Toronto
This event is FREE with registration and seating will be first come first served, with seating preference given to YOUTH aged 18 and under.
Event Hashtags:
#ICWChronixx
#ARTSCAPEChronixx
#MNFSTOChronixx
#TheRemixProjectChronixx
#IREMEMBERChronixx
#THEHOMEWORKCENTREJA
#CREATECLASSROOMSEVERYWHERE
#EACHONETEACHONE
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About Donisha Prendergast
Donisha Prendergast is a global citizen who has been on a journey around the world since birth it seems. As a child touring with Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers she witnessed how Reggae music was able to challenge social boundaries and even national borders with a true message of Love & Justice. Born and raised in Jamaica, this ‘80’s baby’ also saw the rise of dancehall and other sub-cultures driven by music. As a healer and community organizer she has put hands and heart into building a school for girls in the Mara Masaai region in Kenya with Free the Children, she has marched through the snow for justice with the Idle No More movement and the Indigenous youth and ancient elders of Canada. Donisha’s commitment to global community work includes her healing works with the youth of Tivoli Gardens Film Club, who she has been mentoring since the Incursion of May 2010 among many other projects as a founding director of Manifesto Jamaica.
About Manifesto’s In Conversation With..
Manifesto’s In Conversation with…series features intimate live interviews and audience dialogues with a diverse range of artists and leaders in their field. The talks provide an opportunity to go beyond the public performance persona of artists and creatives to explore these artists’ stories, career development experiences and valuable lessons.
We thank and acknowledge the Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, Artscape, The Remix Project, IREMEMBER and the Ada Slaight Youth Arts Mentorship Program for making this event possible.
This weekend is the fifth annual Bastid’s BBQ at 229 Richmond St. West (next to the Ballroom) from 3:00 Pm-11:00 PM. For the second year in a row, Freshest Goods will be in attendance selling goods and products from local designers Vice x Virtue, MNFSTO, Original 6, Champstiles, Notaurious, Tomboy, and Wild Moon.
The BBQ is a great way to support local design and talent! As of this morning the DJ set times are:
- Paul Chin 3:00 – 3:30
- Rhek 3:30 – 4:00
- Big Jacks 4:00 – 4:45
- Bambii 4:45 – 5:30
- Starting From Scratch 5:30 – 6:15
- Wristpect 6:15 – 7:00
- Skratch Bastid (1) 7:00 – 7:30
- Big Toe’s HiFi 7:30 – 8:15
- DJ Dopey 8:15 – 9:00
- Hedspin 9:00 – 9:45
- Chris Karns 9:45 – 10:30
- Skratch Bastid (2) 10:30 – 11:00
Skratch Bastid is a long time friend to the organization and we are very excited to be a part of this community event. If you haven’t already purchased an early bird ticket, it isn’t too late to head over to his Eventbrite page and purchase one, or buy at the door for $20+tax.
For more information on the event and real-time updates, head over to his Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/384570968414194/
As well, make sure to stay up-to-date with our status at the BBQ through our Instagram and Twitter pages. See you there!
If you are a youth arts group in Toronto how do you measure success? It can’t be just about revenues. Or huge crowds to local events.
What we can measure is the cultural impact of Manifesto on our community at large.
Artdata is an interactive data visualization funded by the Laidlaw Foundation and the Toronto Arts Council that gathered data on the programs and reach of 12 youth arts groups across the city. The interactive map, the Toronto Star Website, and ArtData on our own website will be launched today.
Here is sneak peek at the footprint of the Manifesto programs of 2014.
So Toronto: this is how WE measure success! Total number of programs across the city!
This is how we measure the global impact of our Manifesto messengers. Tour dates for 8 Manifesto messages between 1999-2003.
This is how our community – 12 other youth-arts led organizations – spell success! This is our collective footprint – measured by outreach programs, participation, audience and community partnerships.
And if you want to see just how some of our young artists get around check this out!
This is how you navigating the interactive visualization.
To see the impact of individual organizations, click on the stars across the map. To see the collective impact of our ecosystem click on the PARTICIPATION, TOTAL IMPACT AND SPONSOR buttons along the top of the map.
To view the impact of individual artists who have participated in youth-led arts groups, click on the ART TRAILS button.
Shout out to the Laidlaw Foundation and Toronto Arts Council who funded this project. #artdatatoronto
>> Launch ArtData
Happy to see two incredible female artists Manifesto has had the honour to debut in Toronto making their way back to the city for a collab show at a big venue. Mad love to Jhené and SZA. They’re both great, so if you missed them before, definitely don’t sleep this time.
Info below:
Jhené Aiko
with SZA and the Internet
December 18
Sound Academy
Tickets on sale Friday 10am
Jhené Aiko, the only female artist on this year’s 10th Anniversary Rock The Bells Hip-Hop Festival Tour, has been described as the first female voice in R&B’s new wave. She’s bringing her critically-acclaimed sound to Toronto’s Sound Academy on December 18th. Jhené will be joined by electro-soul songstress SZA and LA hip-hop/soul duo The Internet.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 21 at 10am at Ticketmaster.ca
The Second Annual FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT FUNDRAISER in honour of Dr. Mutulu Shakur will be on SUNDAY NOV 9 from 11.30am – 7:00pm at Six Degrees Community Acupuncture, 204 Spadina Avenue, Second Floor.
This is an opportunity for everyone to explore different kinds of Traditional Medicine from Acupuncture, Yoga, Ayurvedic treatments, Shiatsu, Reiki and more all at PWYC and Sliding Scale rates in our HEAL & HONOUR space. We will also be offering three informative panels on natural ways to keep healthy to EDUCATE & EMPOWER. This year we have also added an ART & ADVOCACY room with an interactive art space and photography exhibit by Amrit Singh breaking down barriers on how we see healing and most importantly, WHO we see receiving the healing.
The funds will be donated to the Friends and Family of Dr. Mutulu Shakur organization in NYC to support his legal defence, commissary, and publishing projects promoting justice for the Black community. In addition, partial proceeds will be given to Annishnawbe Health Toronto, to honour our Indigenous comrades whose land we practice on.
Dr. Mutulu Shakur is a Doctor of Acupuncture, Revolutionary, Freedom Fighter and Healer Activist. He spearheaded a detox program using only Acupuncture at the Lincoln Memorial Hospital in the Bronx in the 1970s, started the first Black Acupuncture Organization (BAANA), and developed one of the first Acupuncture schools for Black and underprivileged peoples in Harlem to spread Traditional Medicine to those ignored in America. In addition to his work as a Healer Activist, he was also a leader in the Black Freedom movement as a member and working with the Black Liberation Army, The Republic of New Afrika and The Black Panthers. Dr. Shakur is also Tupac Shakur’s stepfather.
BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE AT: healeractivists@gmail.com, or by calling 416.662.0564, website: http://mutulushakur.com/site/2014/10/fight-the-good-fight-toronto-2014/
FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/853904977987630/
We were OVERBOOKED last year, so please book in ADVANCE to guarantee your treatments!
PLEASE NOTE: This is a safe space for all beings
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9/14 SCHEDULE
CLASS SCHEDULE || FRONT ROOM (PWYC, suggested donation $10)
11:30AM-12:30PM – YOGA with Kim Crosby of Brown Girls Yoga & The People Project – ALL are welcome!
12:45PM-1:45PM – NADA (ear) Acupuncture Circle with Phil Jacobs (R.Ac) & Ann McKinnon – Acupuncture for Anxiety, Addictions, Stress
2:00PM-7:00PM – Photography Exhibit by Amrit Singh & Interactive Art Space
TREATMENT SCHEDULE || COMMUNITY SPACE (Sliding Scale $15-$50)
12:00PM-4:30PM – COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE with Kandiss Fernando (R.Ac), Rian Opeifa (R.Ac), Nada Askar (R.Ac), and Susanda Yee & Lamia Gibson of Six Degrees
5:00-7:00PM – Three mini-panels on Traditional Healthcare
TREATMENT SCHEDULE || PRIVATE SESSIONS (Sliding Scale $20-$60)
11:30AM-3:00PM – Book any individual treatments from:
– Ayurvedic Head Massage and/or Ayurvedic Consultations with Sairupa Krishnamurti
– Naturopathic Doctor Consultations with Melissa Chan, ND, Birth Doula
– Acupuncture with Amrit Singh R.Ac (www.droptheneedle.ca)
– Shiatsu and/or Acupuncture with Rian Opeifa R.Ac/Shiatsu Therapist
– Acupuncture and/or Shiatsu with Lamia Gibson (www.pokeme.ca/)
– Reiki Energy Work with nisha ahuja (www.nishaahuja.com)
Celebrating the next generation of artists in Scarborough and beyond!
Saturday, October 25
Warden Woods Community Centre
74 Firvalley Crt (1km South of St. Clair off of Warden – South Scarborough)
TTC: 69 or 135 Bus South from Warden Station to Firvalley Crt.
1:00 – 8:00pm
Cost: FREE w/ RSVP (see RSVP links below)
LEARN /// 1:00-3:00pm
Unity presents:
Workshop with B-Boy Lego from The Supernaturalz Crew
The Original B-Boy w/ a Different Movement
RSVP to attend: http://bit.ly/1tbZiR7
Manifesto presents:
In Conversation with Lenny Len (Flavorshop)
hosted by Fly Lady Di
RSVP to attend: http://nextinconvo6.eventbrite.ca/
NETWORK /// 3:15-5:00pm
Arts Mentor Speed Dating
A speed dating event featuring an amazing roster of mentors providing advice and guidance across a variety of topics and areas of the arts. Young people and developing artists are encouraged to attend, sign-up with their choice mentors, and learn from experts in their respective field. Speed dating slots will be 10-minutes in length and sign up for one of nine spots per mentor begin at doors open at 1:00pm.
RSVP to attend: http://nextlevelspeeddate.eventbrite.ca/
Confirmed mentors include…
Rich Kidd (studio basics + recording)
Tanika Charles (live performance + touring)
Heather Campbell (accounting basics)
Lenny Len of Flavorshop (choreography + dance instruction)
David Delisca (artist 101)
Jalani Morgan (photography)
Fly Lady Di (multidiciplinary artist + work balance)
Mark Kurupt Stoddart (small business + entrepreneurship)
Giles Monette (art show curator + visual artist)
Kate Fraser of Artreach (workshops + arts education)
Jen Fabico of Scarborough Arts
Dwayne Dixon of Manifesto
Mike Prosserman of Unity
Chris Jackson of The Big Ticket (concert promoter)
Omer Ismael of AVNU (avnu.ca)
REMEMBER: Sign-up for speed dating spots begins at 1:00pm when doors open.
CELEBRATE /// 5:00-8:00pm
5:00-6:00pm
All-Styles Battle Round of 16 + Round of 8
$500 prize to the winner!
Battle DJ: Andy B Bad
Register to battle: http://bit.ly/1DALzVY
6:00-8:00pm
* Welcome + Cultural Hotspot supporters
* Visual art showcase by We Are Lawrence East and Precious Gems
* Host DJ: Fly Lady Di
* Beatboxing performance
* R.I.S.E. Artist Showcase
* Fancy Dance by Classic Roots
* All-Styles semi-final and final
* Tanika Charles & The Wonderfuls (full 30 minute set)
Hosted by: David Delisca + Jordan Viera
Artscape + Manifesto presents the latest In Conversation with… series featuring Emmanuel Jal.
Musician. Philanthropist. Political Activist. Humanitarian. Visionary. Born as a child soldier in Sudan without a known birth date, Emmanuel Jal has risen from his struggles to be recognized as a man with limitless identities.
“THE POTENTIAL OF A YOUNG BOB MARLEY” – Peter Gabriel
Listening to his singles like, “War Child”, “We Want Peace”, and “My Power” – it’s apparent that Emmanuel Jal is one of those artists that has something powerful to say. His music is just as much about the poetry as the message behind the lyrics. Peter Gabriel, lead vocalist of Genesis, refers to Emmanuel Jal as having “The potential of a young Bob Marley.”
Recognized for his talents, Emmanuel Jal has performed alongside artists like Nelly Furtado, DMC, Joss Stone, Nile Rodgers and Alicia Keys. He has also performed for Live 8, Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday Concert, and the One Concert for his Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Jal’s actions extend far beyond his words. As a philanthropist he established Gua Africa, a charity who’s mission is to develop education in order to restore communities that have suffered from the effects of war and poverty. For his dedication to humanitarianism, Emmanuel has been awarded the Calgary Peace Prize, the Humanitarian Award, the Dresden Peace Prize, and he has also been honoured by Ban Ki Moon at the UN for his peace efforts in South Sudan.
Hosted by Mustafa the Poet, the evening promises to offer an intimate and revealing conversation with Emmanuel about his incredible story and flourishing career.
Event details:
Tuesday, October 14
8:30PM – 10:30PM
Daniels Spectrum – Ada Slaight Hall
585 Dundas St. E.
Go to the Facebook event for more details.
