A growing number of individuals within our community believe that such a sustained process, supported by leadership within the community, can serve as a catalyst to overcome the impact of racism and advance our community and the region’s diverse population. This has led to the establishment of the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley, guided by a diverse group of individuals representing all sectors in the community, serving on the HRIPV Steering Committee.
The Institute’s signature program is its two-day Healing Racism sessions, which provide a safe environment to learn about the impact of racism on our nation and community in a process that is engaging and transformative.
Heshima Moja, Facilitator
Heshima Moja is a dynamic Bassist, Vocalist, Composer, and Cultural Arts Presenter, who walks in a world where music, art and scholarship intersect. He is heavily guided in his work by the influences of Black Classical Music(often termed jazz), orchestral music, Afro-Cuban Rumba, Hip Hop, The Music of the Arab world, Sufi Music, Ghazals, Indian Classical Music, as well as other musical forms from throughout the African Diaspora, the work of James Baldwin, Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Gaye Theresa Johnson, Fernando Ortiz, Juan Flores, Maria Theresa Linares Savio, Steven Biko. Heshima believes that art should be used as a tool to aid in the development of critical consciousness and to inspire people to imagine new ways of being in the world.
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