![]() ![]() Pritchard was pleased with the turnout for the first Literacy Exchange events and is looking forward to the workshops to come. The Literacy Exchange, in conjunction with the Fayetteville Public Library, has already offered two workshops, "Planning Writing Projects" and "Contemplative Writing," which were led by Beth Godbee, founder of Heart-Head-Hands: Everyday Living for Justice. One of the initial programs that the CLC is hosting is The Literacy Exchange, through which community literacy facilitators can offer workshops on "literacy research methods and methodology, writing workshops and presentations on applied literacies programs, as well as trainings on incorporating various kinds of literature into K-12 classrooms, creating after-school youth literacy programs and doing adult literacy work." The CLC welcomes a diversity of "literacy stakeholders - advocates, educators, researchers and creatives" - to participate in its programs, reach out for collaboration and apply for use of its resources in programs that are free and open to the public. students in the Program for Creative Writing and Translation as well as graduate assistants for the CLC and the Brown Chair in English Literacy. With the assistance of web designer Adam Ritchey of InterraMedia, the CLC's website was developed by Eric Darnell Pritchard, English associate professor and the Brown Chair in English Literacy, and Robin Bruce and Jackie Chicalese, both M.F.A. This is shown through the clothes we wear and the diversity of community dialects that we honor and embrace." This definition allows the organization to support a broad spectrum of initiatives, consistent with inclusive, equitable and justice-oriented approaches to literacy learning, development and practices. The Community Literacies Collaboratory defines literacy as a "practice beyond reading and writing, into realms of communication using shared cultural dialects and symbols. ![]() The CLC does this work through a vision centered on an ethics of justice, imagination, community accountability and love." ![]() The event also introduced attendees to the CLC's website, which explains the organization's mission: "The Community Literacies Collaboratory (CLC) facilitates and supports a variety of literacy partnerships - ranging from scholarly research and educational and policy initiatives to community programming centered on various aspects of empowerment and advocacy in Arkansas and nationally. The international virtual event introduced members of the university and the public to different programs that the CLC has already begun offering and will continue to offer in the future. The Brown Chair in English Literacy Initiative is happy to announce the launch of a new center, the Community Literacies Collaboratory, which took place on May 6. ![]()
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