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Dos artistas en cierne exhiben sus obras
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ELPRO~DENCEJOURNAL 
26 DE AGOSTO DE 1999 D 5 
. Pagina Latina 
PARA LA POSTERIOAO: Hadyn Prowty lizquierdal y Jose Mora. junto a los 
trabajos artlsticos que expusieron en !a gaterla de arte AS220, en Providence. 
Dos artistas en cieme exliiben sus obr~ 
Por TATtA.'IA PI:-;,\ 
ReporteD <kl Jnum&l 
PROVlDE.'ICE - Sus formas de vesrir con· 
trastJ.n tanto como sus'obr.u de art e. 
P:ua Ia primer.1 e:<.hibici6n de su vida. Jose 
Mota de 12 aftos. de Ia Escue! a Bridgeham vestia 
pantillones y una camisa blanca bien planchada. 
Hayden Prov.:ty. el otro joven actista. de 8 
altos, se tili6 el pe!o de verde para su primera 
exhibitiOn y vestia una c:J.miseta negn.. Su 
amigo tam bien se tili.O el pelo parn conmemorar 
Ia ocasi6n. 
los dos j6venes rw.ieron su primera exhibi· 
ci6n de arte. en el segundo piso del A$220, el 
jueves pasado. 
Para realizar sus rrabajos. Hayden usa 
tapices, pinturas o acuarelas. Le gusta dibujar 
p<ijaros. a Ia natur.J.leza y naturaleza muerta. Le 
gusran los colores p;ilidos como los ;u:ule:s y los 
amarillos claros. 
"Esta es Ia primern exhibiciOn que yo he 
tenido."" dijo Hayden. 
·· Tam bien Ia mia. ·• dijo Jose. 
Jose :'\.lora usa colo res fuertes y fuerte:s lineas. 
Leo gusta dibujar animale:s y a Ia naru1"3\eza. 
Hayden dice que cuando llegO al. corredor en 
donde iban a colgar sus obns ··no crei que 
ruvieramos las surictentes tJara 11enar ellugJr." " 
1..ns dos nir'\os Uepron remp~no y e:sper.:tron 
mienrras empezaba all~ Ia genre. 
Hayden dice que le gusta dibujar p;ijaros 
divertidos. "' He hecho una .serie de p3j<uos. Ese de 
all;i se llama Tim:· dice :iei'lalando J un divenido 
p;ijaro. hecho a l<ipiz. Dice que le gust:l dibuj:J.r 
pajaros porque son lomas fudl par:J. hacer. 
Jose dice que a veces le gusta dibujar cosas 
que ha visto en Ia teleo."isi6n o en las revistas. En 
uno de sus cuadros hay C3r:J.S de piedra que rer· 
minan en raices. Estin d ibujadas en firm~s 
lineas. de un rojo brillanre yen .lZUI. "'Yo estaba 
viendo una pelicul3 y vi e.sa earn y ruve que 
investigJrla. Me ra.scinO. i.DOnde pudiera uno 
ver una escultura JSi"?."' dijo :'\.Iota. 
"A mi me gusra el estilo de las cans. Los 
ojos ven par.:a abajo. Te siguen a cualquier lug:1r 
que por donde caminas:· dijo Jose. 
A t:l le gusca u.sar cnyolas de cer:~. que 
vienen en colnres tuertes.. "los ;>a.steles 500 mas 
dificiles." 
Hayden dice que le g\J:ita d ibuj01r par.:a si 
mismn aunque le gusta mostrar sus dibujos a 
sus :~migos . "Yo hago algo que no rodos pueden 
hacer. En ese sent i do soy especial. ·• 
Los dos nili.os estaban dispuesros a vender 
sus obras J.l que le-s hic:ero un:1 o fert:~:·Yo dejo 
que elias me den un precio,"' d ijn Jose. 
Su mamj. Fr:1cisca Adon. dice qu' 
dijn que et suer'\a con que alguien le of 
buen precio. para poder pstar su dine 
el festiv:l\ puertoniquer\o. 
Ha est.Jdo rrabajando con La.urer 
del .>..5220 y graduoda de lo Escuela c 
de Rhode lsi.Jnd {RISO), Ia que sir.·e cc 
torn para y lo ayuda con su arte. 
~ientras Josey Hayden e:spe:n.ban 
gar:1n las personas, lleg6 Emily \\." 
muchacha que esrudi6 en Ia Unive r 
Brown y habia sido Ia mentora de ) 4 
alios. ayudandolo 1 mejorar en su 
escritura. Cuando Jose Ia vio. Ia car:1 c 
ilumin6. ··vo no me podia pe:rder s1 
exhibicion· dijo Emily. 
Jose 1ndica que le gust.J v:~ri:~r en s 
at~. Ademas de los pasteles .1 base 
usa pinruras a base de Jgua. 
Ll Sra. Aden dice que su hijo Vf'.'e <. 
"En su riempo libre e1 no juegJ. 
exisre el verano. Lode et es eso. el art 
me ;>r!!OC'JpabJ pero es to que :e gusr: 
iondo :iu tiempo para :~I go que 1o p1.a 
en el fururo." dice Ia serior:1 Adon. 
T.,e Jrt work of Jose .\fora. 12. a 
Pro"TJ· 8. is on exhibir Jt AS:!20. in P 


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Art Youth & rehabilitation: A Topical Forum and
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A TOPICAL FORUM · 
and discussion 
~LUJ~~ ~9 ~®®® 
5-7 PM 
Tim Rollins 
Lemoyne Waite 
Joseph Schechtman 
lonny Skye Njie 
Warren Hurlbut 
About the Panelists o o o 
TIM ROLLINS 
Born in Pittsfield, Maine, 1955. Education: University of Maine, AS, 197 6. 
School of Visual Arts, NYC, BFA, 1978. New York University~ Department of Art 
Education, NYC, 1980. Teaching: New York Marxist School, NYC, 1980-1981. 
Learning to Read Through the Arts Program, NYC 1980-1982. I.S. #52 South 
Bronx, NY, 1982-1987. Distinguished Visiting Professo~ University of Ca(ifornia 
at Davis, 1995. School of Visual Arts, 1997. Co-founaed Group Material, NYC, 
1979. Founded K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) and the Art and Knowledge Workshop, 
Inc., South Bronx, NY, 1982. Lives in NYC. 
LEMOYNE WAITE 
Personal Statement: 
Born and raised in Providence, Rl 
1977, wrote a book of poetry while incarcerated at ACI 
Does that mean I am a poet1 
I don•t know 
t do believe that poetrY. in some ways has saved me from myself 
It has given me a vehicle in which to get in touch with feelings, my own and others 
Am I a poet? 
Again I don •t know 
I like to think of myself as a romantic in love with the world, children, poets and 
poetry. 
Lemoyne Waite has been teaching Creative Writing since 1983. His professional 
affiliations include the Providence School Department, the Rhode Island Training 
School, the ACI, the Talbot House
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West Bay and the Providence Center. He 
currently is employed by Job _LinK, Providence, Rl. 
JOESPH SCHECHTMAN 
Mr. Schechtman is a national consultant, trainer, motivational speaker and adjunct 
faculty member at Cambridge College. Consulting to schools, residential treatment 
centers, and non-profit organizations, he specializes in leadership training, 
developing high performance teams and creating safe and effective classrooms. In 
his private practice, Mr. Schechtman works primarily with students who have been 
diagnosed with ADHD, and people who have been physically and/or sexually 
abused. 
A SHORT HISTORY 
For the past 6 months AS220 has been building a working_ 
relatiQ.nship with the Rhode Island Training School (RITS~ Rhode 
Island's iuvenile correctional facility. Since November 1 '198, 
AS220 has: 
-Provided administrative support for an evening of 
performgnce and ~P.oken word at RITS 
-Initiated a book drive with Rhode Island S~hoQI of Design 
-(qntributed fdministrative, accounting and editorial help to the 
publication o IMPAG( an anthology representing the work of 
over 60 poets from R TS {172 pages, over 250 poemsJ 
-Hosted an exhibit of calligraphy bY. over 40 New Engfand artists 
highlighting select poems from the IMPAG anthology 
Working with the RITS has been an eye-ooeqing experience. With 
lhis forum, AS220 hopes to share some ot what we ve learned rom this relationshiP. pnd allow the community to help shape the uture ot our work w1th RITS. 
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He has worked in education and treatment seHings for over 25 years as a 
teacher, counselor, therapist and Executive Director. Mr. Schechtman received 
his M. Ed. in counseling from Boston University. He is trained in Transactional 
Analysis, Gestalt Therapy and Accelerated Learning. During his years working 
with residential treatment, Mr. Schechtman developed a very successful 
behavior management system 'Winning with Youth", which is being used in a 
number of public and private schools across the country. 
JON NY SKYE NJIE 
Jonny Skye Njie acquired her undergraduate degree from Brown in Visual Art 
and a Master's in Art Education from RISD. After graduation she initially 
worked at Central High School as a substitute teacher. She then went on to 
work at the RISD Museum, as coordinator of Family Programming. She was 
responsible for creating partnerships with the public schools and community 
centers which would culminate in "Family Days" at the Museum once a month. 
Jonny currently works at Roger Williams Middle School as an Art Teacher. 
Under her guidance, a 1 00 foot long mural project, which involved over 60 
students and 25 Brown students, has just been completed. The theme of the 
mural is "A City Bus Ride Through Providence". The conceptualizing, drawing 
and painting were all done by RWMS students in about a 5 month period. 
Jonny currently has a proposal in with RISCA for a "Graffiti Arts Program". 
This program will concentrate on strengths and abilities of students, rather 
than expecting them to meet a "standard". 
WARREN HURLBUT 
Mr. Hurlbut attended Rhode Island College, receiving a Master's of 
Social work. From URI, he received a Certification in Drug and 
Alcohol Counseling and a BA, with a concentration in Human 
Services. 
Mr. Hurlbut has done extensive work with the DCYF. Currently he is the 
Acting Superintendent of RITS, where he oversees all operations. Other 
postions ~eld at DCYF include: Assistant Director for Human Resources 
Assistant Director at DCYF, Assistant Director of Juvenille Correctiona( 
Services, Administrator of Operations, Assistant Superintendent, and a Unit 
Manager of Detention Center. Mr. Hurlbut also served as a Classification 
Counselor with the Department of Corrections. Before his work with the 
DCYF Mr. Hurlbut was Director of Program Services at the Montgomery 
County Residential Treatment Center in Rockville, Maryland and a teacher at 
Salve Regina College. 
MODERATOR 
UMBERTO CRENCA 
CO-FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC 
DIRECTOR OF AS220, 
PAINTER AND MUSICIAN 
This programming was completely supported by a 
generous grant from the Corporation for National Service 
and organized by Kim Kazan, AmeriCorps* VISTA member. 
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As amazing and anachronistic as it mat seem, slavery has been revived in the Sudan

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Ending Slavery in Sudan
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~ICHAQD A. LOBBAN J~. ~ . AS AMAZING and anachronistiC as it may seefu, slaverY has been revived 
in the Sudan. The basis of slavery is chase slaves for $40 .to $60 .e.ach~(or two or -~ ,\ 
always in war. whether of classes, races, eth- . 
hicities. religious groups;•. imperial expan- three goats) depending _upon age a~d gen-
sion. or the natural •·wars"of famine or eco- .· der. Then they are freed m SQCUre :egtons. 
logical crisis. Thr~ughout human history,' 'i. Some crit~ize this .. ;.,sayipg {ttat . ev~n ., , 
one may define the archaic and degr .. ~d.._ h.lifmanely motiVated purchases m~y create 
positipn of sfaves as "prisoners of,war .... No ""!f'f exp~nd the ~~rket for slaves an~ thus be 
one )f~ely volunteers to be a slave; coercion. count~rprodu_ct1ve .. . 1 do n~t be]1e~e that 
desperation and violent control are always there 1s suffic1ent ev1dence to.,make.lhls case, 
the root causes. "' ' . and one must, see that the presence of ~laves . 
Thus.· th&ilffistorical -abolition of slavery iS' a, result" of the ,.war, ..not its caus~. Mor~: 
has usually been based u~Jl a slave revolt, over. the slaves ·who are purchased a~d 
or a political econoll)y that .makes slavery re~eas~d represent ·o?IY_ a small n_umber m 
obsolete in the context ' of a modem cash • thiS Widespread praCtiCe. 
economy. or moral outrage about its funda- The more r(\dical approach, let's call it 
mental inhumanity that leads to manumi'!t- the [laJriet Tybman model; of escorting con-
sion or legal emancipation. .,.. t_raband slaves to freedom on an "Uhder-
First of all. there can~ be no mis!flke hat ground Railway" thr.pugh e'nemy lines is.not 
slavery is .practiced in Sudan. Even in the a major activity. Nor am I awafle of a "John \ 
1970s. my wife and 1 witnessed that slayery Br~wn approach" of •. militant abolition in 
was present dh a small scale. Now slavery wh1ch slave trqders have bee11 anacked at 
has been documented repeatedly by inde- gunpoint andktold to hand over their slaves 
'pendent observers. The. Sudanese civil war without compensation. ~· long as the war 
., has passed into its second decade and has c8htinues. slaves w_ill be ·produced and indi-
taken slavery to a ~uch higher level. The viduals may b~ fregd but the in~titutional 
military government that terms itself as the and nuhta1y bas1s of slave1y will not be 
National Islamic Front (NIF) has sent its · changed. Thts much svould f?e known from 
own troo)'>s and informal militias to engag~,.,., our own ~istory. . ;· 
in warfare in the south. There they attack the So we come to the urgency of ending the 
cattle camps and villages of the largely Nilot- war ·and restoring secuJ~-democracy to the 
ic Dinka and Nuer people. Males are slaugh- Sudan. Unlike Iraq or Kosovo, the e·ntire 
tered as potential or real consc1~pts of the Sudanese opposition j s unified under the 
Sudanese People's Liberation Movement National Democratiofi Alliance. which is 
""'(SPLM) resistance. Women and children are essentially a broadly based government in 
taken back north. where they are compel1ed exile. It has its own armies and is actively " 
to convert to Islam from their traditional ani- engaged in militmy operations to overthrow 
mism and Cftrisrtanity. and to work as the NIF regime.A victory of the NDA would 
,pomestic servants and concubines for tho~e not only bring an end to this war; it will 
who have purchased them. h1ing an end to slavety just as much as our 
It woukl he a mistake 10 blame Islam for bloody civil war truly brought an.,end to slav-
thi~ pract ice. Muslims and Christians are ery in America. \.. ,., . ' 
allied within the SPLM and the National One wonders why our species often 
Democr~tic Alliance (NDA) to bring it to an seems to require bloodshed to finally make 
end. The Sudanese conflict is not inherently intf!lligel)t ancJ humane choices. Certainly. 
~ matter of religion: it is a matter of a mili· there are cases of abolition driven by wis-
"'lary regime r,verthro,ving Sudanese democ- dom rat Mer than bullets. Victory for the NDA 
racy and covering its Climes under the green will bring peace to Africa's largest country 
flag of Islam. and will support the stability of Egypt. an 
When this conflict is over. one expects important U.S. ally. The downf&ll of the NIF 
that the ~uccessor governjnent will quickly will mean that no more misguided American 
declare official emancipation f~m :-vhat is a missiles n·eed be directed to "pharmaceuti-
fundamental violation of human lights - cal" planfliiio Khartoum. where the terrorist 
and a war crime. This situation is far worse Osama bin Laden ~ould be arrested 1'ather 
than Kosovo in ~cale. dumtion and bhllality. i han welcomed. It is'~ard to find mo,re ,com-
At least the Kosovars can escape to miser- pelling reasons .than t hese are to bring an 
able refugee tamps in neighboring coun- end~to Africa's most protracted case Oif eth-
tries. But because there are no national inter- nic ¢Jeansing and genocide. Arnencan sup-
ests at stake. or because of racial prejudice. port of the NDA is the real way to resiore .p 
the world wrongly ignores this ~~danese • dE!f!.!OCracy and end slave1y in the moderti ~ 
conflict and. dismisses it as insoluble. era. .. · 
In recent years,. a diverse abolitionist 
movement h"a~· emerged ~to publicize the 
issue of slavery in the Sudan. Its religious 
and humanitarian founders are people with 
great compassion who deserve much credit ,-
for their lone voices and bravery·. A sfrategy 
that they use has been to raise.mon'ey to pur-
' "'The)! do not need our troops, only'polili,; f 
cal and practical support. The tisk is small 
an~ the return would be vel)' great. . 
·Richard A Lobban ir. is u professor of 
c:mthropology and ·African studies at Rh&le 
Island College and an expert on Sitdan: 


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