Josephine Thomas, self‐taught beader, has been creating handcrafted jewelry for over a decade.  She specializes in using unique combinations of beautiful semi‐precious gemstones, glass beads and Swarovski crystal to create distinctive pieces.  Sharing her love and knowledge of jewelry design has become a natural extension of her professional and personal journey.  Josephine currently teaches fundamentals of jewelry making at Michael’s Arts and Crafts and several public libraries.

Workshop Cost is $30 and each student who registers for the workshop will receive their own findings kit (string material, clasps, crimps, ear wires, head pins).  Attendees are expected to bring their own jewelry which must be composed of pieces or beads with holes in them to work with.

Advance Registration is Required Payments: Pay Pal

or mail check in advance to: SoHarlem, 1361 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 340, New York, NY 10031 For Additional Info: Call 212 222-2792

All proceeds from SoHarlem’s workshops support our Cultural Workforce Programs which supports partnerships with artists, residents, public and private industries to connect people living in high poverty communities to employment and career opportunities.

Charles “JOjo” Tyler

Daily Pass $20; Weekly Pass $30; and $75 Monthly Pass.

This introductory series is limited so if interested please call now or register on-line so we can book you for June & July.

Series Ends July 27, 2013

Bring your own mat, towel, and water (we have mats if needed).

Click Here to Register

917 532-6707

Book Signing & Talk

With the Authors of Envisioning Emancipation; Black Americans and the End of Slavery by Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer

Free & Open to the Public

Deborah Willis, leading historian and curator of African American photography and culture, is Chair and Professor of Photography and Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Her most recent books are Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present and Black Venus 2010: They Called Her “Hottentot”(Temple).

Barbara Krauthamer is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is the author of Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South as well as many articles and essays on the history of slavery and emancipation.

Envisioning Emancipation 
Black Americans and the End of Slavery

What freedom looked like for Black Americans in the Civil War era

In their pioneering book, Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery(Publication Date: January 1, 2013), renowned photographic historian Deborah Willis and historian of slavery Barbara Krauthamer have amassed 150 photographs—some never before published—from the antebellum days of the 1850s through the New Deal era of the 1930s. The authors vividly display the seismic impact of emancipation on African Americans born before and after the Proclamation, providing a perspective on freedom and slavery and a way to understand the photos as documents of engagement, action, struggle, and aspiration.

Envisioning Emancipation illustrates what freedom looked like for black Americans in the Civil War era. From photos of the enslaved on plantations and African American soldiers and camp workers in the Union Army to Juneteenth celebrations, slave reunions, and portraits of black families and workers in the American South, the images in this book challenge perceptions of slavery. They show not only what the subjects emphasized about themselves but also the ways Americans of all colors and genders opposed slavery and marked its end.

Filled with powerful images of lives too often ignored or erased from historical records, Envisioning Emancipation provides a new perspective on American culture.

Master Artisan, Valerie Deas working with one of her trainees

SoHarlem is a place-based social enterprise that partners with artists, residents, public and private industries to connect people living in high poverty communities to employment and career opportunities.

As a place-based social enterprise, SoHarlem draws heavily on local history, culture, economics, environment, and circumstances to inform its programs.  For example, its Cultural Workforce Program has the explicit goal of connecting  master artisans and apprentices to their community in ways that promote citizenship, entrepreneurship, community sustainability, and environmental stewardship.

SoHarlem is a women-run organization that prioritizes training and jobs for women, not simply because women need jobs, but because recognizing the central role women play in meeting the needs of their neighborhoods is a proven strategy for successful community development that benefits everyone.

Lourdes B. Garcia, Aromatherapist, Reiki Master, owner, BotaniCafé© believes, memories are connected to a variety of scents that you have unconsciously gathered and stored away. Aromatherapy will allow you to use scents, especially those found in the essential oils of plants, to consciously create personal atmospheres and spaces.

COST: $30 in advance (Fee covers take-home products &  handouts)
Advance Registration Requested Payments: Pay Pal (click here) or mail check in advance to: SoHarlem, 1361 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 340, New York, NY 10031
At the Door $35: Payment must be in cash or credit card
For Additional Info: Call 212 222-2792
Travel Directions to SoHarlem On Welcome Page: www.soharlem.org