February Newsletter: Proclaiming Humanity's a hit!

a. 3/29 Proclaiming Humanity: Breaking Silence
b. Full House for Proclaiming Humanity: "A Simple Rebirth" by Samira Noorali! 
c. Introducing Vox Volunteer Coordinator, Kara Houston!

Proclaiming Humanity is off to a very strong start, promising to be our best year yet! Read on to see what Vox Culture has coming up!
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a. 3/29 Proclaiming Humanity: Breaking Silence
Join us on Saturday, March 29, from 11:00AM to 1:00PM at the Vox Culture Warehouse for the second event from our Proclaiming Humanity series, Breaking Silence!

Breaking Silence, conducted in partnership with the Tahirih Justice Center, will feature break dancing, poetry reading, and a panel discussion with experts on domestic violence from Houston's increasingly diverse population:

• Anne Chandler, JD - Houston Director, Tahirih Justice Center
• Mustafaa Carroll - Executive Director, Texas chapter of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations)
• Bibi Khan - President, An-nisa Hope Center
• Abhilasha Vineet - Director of Community Education & Outreach, DAYA
• Cristal Cervantes - Community Educator, HAWC (Houston Area Women's Center)

These five inspirational leaders will speak on domestic violence and its impact on the Houston population, specifically within immigrant communities. A Q&A period will follow their brief presentations.

This event will include an opening poetry reading by Samira R. Noorali. Additionally, the youth of Break Free Community Center will demonstrate their support by breakdancing as a symbolic gesture of our community standing up for the victims of domestic violence and breaking the chain of silence.

Lunch can be purchased at the event! Entrance fee for this event is $10 per person! Children 12 & under enter free - access to a children's room with adult supervision will be made for this event, upon the request of any parent(s) attending Breaking Silence. In order to reserve a seat for this event, you can do so via Eventbrite here.

Let us stand up for the cause and raise the voice of the victims of domestic violence. Acting as one, we can break the chains and seek hope towards a better tomorrow for all affected by this issue!

CLICK HERE FORE A YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK GUIDE TO THE VOX CULTURE WAREHOUSE. 

b.FULL HOUSE FOR PROCLAIMING HUMANITY: "A SIMPLE REBIRTH" BY SAMIRA R. NOORALI!
Proclaiming Humanity starts off with a powerful, inspiring, and immensley succesful and sold out event! On Saturday, February 22, from 6:00PM-8:00PM, our audience gathered at The Doshi House as author Samira R. Noorali shared and discussed her extraordinary debut piece, A Simple Rebirth. You can purchase a copy and/or see reviews of Samira's book here.


A Simple Rebirth is a mosaic narrative following the journey of rape survivors from a place of emotional darkness to a place of healing and ultimate peace.


The book presentation was followed by a Q&A with the audience, book signing, as well as drinks and light bites that were provided by The Doshi House. You can see more pictures of the event here.

c. INTRODUCING VOX VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, KARA HOUSTON!
Introducing Kara Houston, Vox Culture's Volunteer Coordinator! Kara's in charge of helping mobilize, empower, and care for the most valuable asset of our organization... our volunteers! 

She is also the instructor of our new service, Art of Yoga - a one-hour Vinyasa session that takes place every Tuesday @ 7:00PM at the Vox Culture warehouse! Be sure to say hello next time you see her at one of our events, and see how she ignites the excitement in our team! See Kara's profile here!

To sign up or inquire about Art of Yoga, please send a message to kara.houston@voxculture.org.

See you at our next event!