Dialogue Arts Project

Using creative writing, performing arts and intergroup dialogue in teaching and training processes. Learn more at www.dialogueartsproject.com

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HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!  The Academy of American Poets launched National Poetry Month in 1996, and today it is the largest literary celebration in the world! Join the fun this April by participating in the our special projects and initiatives, like Poet-to-Poet, Poem in Your Pocket Day, and more! 

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Writing Prompt

Make a list of 10 (or more) questions you have been asked that you were not able to answer at the time. Address this poem to yourself in one (or several) of these moments. What was your response to these questions? What do you wish you had said/ done?

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What's YOUR earliest memory of race and/or privilege?

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Homophobia in Hip-Hop

"'Unless people are exposed to another way of thinking, they're not going to change.' - Kevin Powell, Writer/Activist in this new video from Byron Hurt Filmmmaker, which features straight, gay, and non-gender conforming men in a conversation about homophobia in hip-hop." *features explicit language* 

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He Was Asked Why Whiteness Made Him So Uncomfortable. His Response Is Pretty Profound.

UPWORTHY did a feature article on Dialogue Arts Project's Founder/Executive Director, Adam Falkner. Check it out! 

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An Education in Equality

"The documentary American Promise follows the lives of two African American boys as they grow up in the world of an elite, mostly white Manhattan prep school. Released during Black Male Achievement Month, this film is part of a broader effort to address the many barriers African American boys face - no matter what school they attend.  Gaps in both opportunity and achievement are a result of the broader context of harmful media depictions, implicit bias and discrimination. "American Promise" provides a useful jumping off point for making change on these issues."

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Writing Prompt

Take the subject from another poem you have written. Imagine this subject sitting next to you right now. What did you leave out of the other poem that needs to be understood?

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My Son Wears Dresses; Get Over It

"To me, loving a child who is different, a target and seen as vulnerable is my role as a father and decent human being...I want to love him, not change him."

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Watch A Preacher Succinctly Explain What Everyone Missed About The Trayvon Martin Case

"...You better stand for justice, you better challenge ignorance, you better challenge racism; you better challenge it in your schools, you better challenge it on TV, you better challenge it in the newspaper, you better challenge it in legislature, you better challenge racism and ignorance everywhere you can..."

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Poet looks to boost Pittsfield High students' creativity

DAP's Founder / Executive Director, Adam Falkner, recently facilitated a DAP workshop at Pittsfield High. Check out the article, pictures, and video!

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How can writing change the world? Adam Falkner at TEDxNJIT

Adam Falkner, the Dialogue Arts Project Founder / Executive Director, asks the question "How can Writing Change the World?" in his recent TEDx Talk.

Learn more about Dialogue Arts Project and Adam Falkner:http://bit.ly/15wiXhr

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Internship Opportunity with Dialogue Arts Project

Are you in college and looking for an internship, or know someone who is?!?! Dialogue Arts Project is seeking a responsible, creative and self-motivated intern interested in social identity, human rights, and diversity. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, an enthusiasm for learning and working with others, and the ability to brainstorm and contribute ideas to the organization. DAP will work with the intern to find projects that align with the intern’s skillset and career interests. email us at [email protected] for all the information you need to know!

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"The Definition of Privilege" -- Urban Word's First Draft open mic is this wed. 7-9 ft. Adam Falkner

SHARE NEW WORK!!! First Draft is an Urban Word NYC open mic dedicated to new pieces this Wed. 7-9pm at their Main Site. Feat. DAP's Founder/Executive Director Adam Falkner.http://ow.ly/pvEJr

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Stories Of Race In America Captured On Quilt And Canvas

In the 1960s Faith Ringgold created vivid paintings of the tumultuous civil rights era.

"So Ringgold changed her work; gave up landscapes and began putting on her canvases the racial and political tumult of the '60s — and the rage she often felt. In 1963, she began a series of 20 paintings called 'The American People,' which depicted confrontations between white and black people"

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