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ENVA Roundtable At the Intersection of Art, Faith and Activism

ENVA Roundtable | April 25th, 12:30-1:45pm | Monroe Hall 610

 

Title of Talk: At the Intersection of Art, Faith and Activism: the Spiritual-Environmental work of South Louisiana "creatives"

When: April 25th

Time: 12:30 – 1:45 pm

Where: Monroe Hall 610

Zoom Registration Link: HERE

Presenters:

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  • Shamell Lavigne - Chief Operating Officer

    • Shamell Lavigne is Chief Operating Officer of RISE St. James, a grass-roots environmental justice organization that fights for the well-being of those living in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."  Ms. Lavigne works tirelessly with her mother, Sharon Lavigne (founder of RISE St. James), and others to strengthen the community as they contend with the detrimental impacts of petro-chemical industries. 

  • Paris Cyan Cian - Interdisciplinary artist and educator

    • Paris Cyan Cian is a “movement architect,” interdisciplinary artist and educator who is currently an artist-in-residence at A Studio in the Woods. Steeped in New Orleans spiritual and cultural traditions, with a life-long background in dance, she works locally and travels widely to perform and lead workshops that foster personal, communal, and environmental awareness and healing. She has worked widely through organizations such as New Orleans’ Contemporary Arts Center, BlackGirlGeniusWeek/SOLHOT, and Dancing Grounds.

  • Kathy Randels - Founding Director of ArtSpot Productions

    • Kathy Randels is the founding director of ArtSpot Productions, a New Orleans theatre company that produces multidisciplinary performance events with both professional and amateur actors, including students and incarcerated persons. She is known for her theatre productions promoting greater awareness of environmental and social justice, as well as her founding of the Drama Club at LCIW (the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women).