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The 2013 Season for Non-Violence Celebration will continue at Sinclair Community College with the hosting of a solo hip hop theatre show that combines education and art, while looking into a dark period in our nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\u201cFree Land: A Hip Hop Journey from the Streets of Oakland to the Wild Wild West\u201d will take place on Friday, March 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Building 8 stage area. The performance will be open to students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cFree Land,\u201d written and performed by guest Ariel Luckey, tells the story of a young, white American in the 21 century investigating America\u2019s roots and the genocide of Native Americans after an interview with his grandfather reveals the devastating history behind their family ranch in Wyoming.<\/p>\n

Luckey\u2019s journey is communicated via the \u201chip hop theatre experience,\u201d as he employs spoken word poetry, hip hop music, dance and acting to convey his discovery and experience.<\/p>\n

The presentation is sponsored by Sinclair\u2019s Student Leadership Development Office, Diversity Office, Center for Teaching and Learning, Theatre and Dance Department, Ohio Fellows and the Holocaust Remembrance Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a part of the season for nonviolence, but it\u2019s also an opportunity for our students to hear another perspective on diversity, another perspective on race and ethnicity,\u201d Tom Roberts, Sinclair Ohio Fellows advisor said.<\/p>\n

Chief Diversity Officer Gwendolyn Jones said she believes the performance will add to the student experience by educating viewers to the development and growth of the country from a historical perspective, as well as aiding the openness to be \u201csensitive and aware that the land was here before any of us arrived.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s an illuminating and enlightening process that he\u2019s going to bring to us \u2014 basically for understanding, so that we can have honest dialogue with each other.\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

Luckey said he was initially surprised upon the discovery that his family\u2019s ranch was a homestead, but that evolved into curiosity and fueled his research. With further investigation into the land\u2019s history, he said he felt the injustice with a mixture of sadness, anger and a confusing sense of guilt that came with a better understanding of the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was really a big turning point for me; this isn\u2019t just a story about my family and my grandfather\u2019s ranch, because really it\u2019s part of the story of this country that everybody who lives here now is connected to one way or the other,\u201d Luckey said. \u201cAnd that was part of my motivation to turn it into a theatre performance and share it with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luckey said the majority of his performances and work is in an educational context, whether that be a middle school, high school or college setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it is really important to engage with young people; people who are learning about the world, critically thinking about their lives and digging into the big questions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Luckey said he\u2019s excited to meet people from around the country and varying schools, observe the spectrum of education within those schools and contribute to that education with his art.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he brings a message, but he brings it in a way that students can understand it and participate,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s not a passive presentation. It\u2019s a very active presentation from what I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roberts said he was under the impression the event has taken on a positive light around campus, with some faculty members already expressing their plans to bring their classes to the \u201cFree Land\u201d performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to it\u2026 Anytime our students can hear from someone of his caliber, but also can participate in a presentation, I think makes it more of an opportunity for them to learn the message,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Luckey will arrive on campus on March 14 for a Sinclair Change Agent event for faculty and staff and will perform for Dayton-region high schools students on March 15 during the annually held National Conference on Community and Social Justice Teen Summit, before the 1 p.m. open performance of \u201cFree Land.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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