Legacy and Redemption
We are at a crossroads, whether we acknowledge it or not. Behind us, the ruins of the past, old lies and tortured legacies of war and oppression, of false conquest that managed to enslave the world. Before us, if we can see past the fog of this moment; before us is a road to redemption – for the person, for our nation, for our world. This is a time to act, not react. To be bold, not safe. To articulate what we have learned, and pass it on.
Alice Lovelace is a cultural worker, poet, playwright, and arts administrator who arrived in Atlanta in April 1976 and found it a fertile ground for growth and activism. In 1978 she worked with Ebon Dooley and Toni Cade Bambara to found The Southern Collective of African American Writers. In 1979 she joined the staff of the Neighborhood Arts Center as writer-in-residence. In 1984, with Ebon Dooley, Alice founded the Southeast Community Cultural Center. Thirty-Eight years later, she continues to serve the organization as President of the Board, and Executive Director for the new ArtsXchange facility in East Point, GA. Her poems have been published widely in anthologies, in Spanish and Swedish, and written in the sky above downtown Atlanta. She is a performance artist and has presented her work from New York City to Chattanooga, TN. In 2011, Alice was co- creator with visual artist Lisa Tuttle of Harriet Rising, a yearlong public arts project at Underground Atlanta. The project was named one of the 50 most important public arts projects in the nation. She is co-editor of the Art Changes section at In Motion Magazine, a multicultural, online publication dedicated to issues of democracy
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