Day 24: Miavliag

Lesley Payne interviews Miavliag about growing up in the Des Moines metro area. She participated in Movement515. The program is offered to students in Des Moines Public Schools. Students and mentors attempt to slow down the world and investigate themselves. They work toward becoming change agents, shedding light on the impact human emotion and connection brings to the global community. Movement515 is an urban arts community where, twice a week, students and mentors come together to create spoken word poetry.

Transcript

Support a living artist

Subscribe by RSS and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Day 23: Champagne

Lesley Payne interviews Champagne about growing up in Des Moines, IA and finding poetry. She works with Movement515, as a mentor. The program is offered to students in Des Moines Public Schools. Students and mentors attempt to slow down the world and investigate themselves. They work toward becoming change agents, shedding light on the impact human emotion and connection brings to the global community. Movement515 is an urban arts community where, twice a week, students and mentors come together to create spoken word poetry and graffiti art.

Transcript

Support a living artist

Subscribe by RSS and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Day 21: Courtney Smith

Lesley Payne interviews Courtney Smith about growing up in Iowa and working with Movement515 as a mentor. Movement515 is a program offered to students in Des Moines Public Schools. Students and mentors attempt to slow down the world and investigate themselves. They work toward becoming change agents, shedding light on the impact human emotion and connection brings to the global community. Movement515 is an urban arts community where, twice a week, students and mentors come together to create spoken word poetry and graffiti art.

Get an update on Courtney from Unashamed & Unapologetic: The Mental Health Podcast: Episode 1 & Episode 12

Transcript

Support a living artist

Subscribe by RSS and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Day 17: Montesha

Lesley Payne interviews Montesha about her involvement with Movement515, a program offered to students in Des Moines Public Schools. Students and mentors attempt to slow down the world and investigate themselves. They work toward becoming change agents, shedding light on the impact human emotion and connection brings to the global community. Movement515 is an urban arts community where, twice a week, students and mentors come together to create spoken word poetry and graffiti art.

Transcript

Support a living artist

Subscribe by RSS and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Day 15: Anthony San

Lesley Payne interviews Anthony San about growing up in Des Moines, IA. He works with Turnaround Arts: Des Moines and RunDSM to share his break dancing skills with the students in Des Moines Public Schools. The organizations use arts education as a tool to help create improved conditions for learning in some of the most challenged schools in the city.

Transcript

Support a living artist

Subscribe by RSS and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Day 8: Davonte

Lesley Payne interviews Davonte about living in Des Moines. Davonte participated in Movement515, a program offered to students in Des Moines Public Schools. Students and mentors attempt to slow down the world and investigate themselves. They work toward becoming change agents, shedding light on the impact human emotion and connection brings to the global community. Movement515 is an urban arts community where, twice a week, students and mentors come together to create spoken word poetry.

Transcript

Support a living artist

Subscribe by RSS and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Day 7: Leah

Lesley Payne interviews Leah about being back in Des Moines. Leah participated in Movement515, a program offered to students in Des Moines Public Schools. Students and mentors attempt to slow down the world and investigate themselves. They work toward becoming change agents, shedding light on the impact human emotion and connection brings to the global community. Movement515 is an urban arts community where, twice a week, students and mentors come together to create spoken word poetry.

Transcript

Support a living artist

Subscribe by RSS and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.