Feb
21
Thu
Being Black in Miami, Community Speaker Series @ Dragonfly Thrift Boutique
Feb 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Being Black in Miami, Community Speaker Series @ Dragonfly Thrift Boutique

Miami is the home of the 6th largest black community in the US. But what does that even mean?

LEAP celebrates Black History Month Miami style with a lively discussion about what is means to be black in our multi-cultural community.

Panelists
Dr. Mitzi Carter, Cultural Anthropologist
Elliott Jones, Community Organizer
Leonie Hermantin, Esq., Attorney & Community Development Activist
Rosibel Mejia, Afro-Latina Writer/Actress

Mar
28
Thu
LEAP Community Connection Book Discussion: Bad Feminist @ Dragonfly Thrift Boutique
Mar 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
LEAP Community Connection Book Discussion: Bad Feminist @ Dragonfly Thrift Boutique

Join us for LEAP Community Connection Book & Lecture Series, where we aim to delight, enlighten and educate.

This month we will gather to discuss Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay. A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation.

May
8
Wed
10 Days of Connection: Stories of Second Chances @ Dragonfly Thrift Boutique
May 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
10 Days of Connection: Stories of Second Chances @ Dragonfly Thrift Boutique

In recent years, people have become increasingly divided across lines of difference. Incidents of hate have increased, and tolerance for differing ideas has decreased. For ten days each year, we challenge the entire community to break down silos and engage in acts of connection, to build empathy, to increase understanding, and to refocus on our shared humanity.

The 10 Days of Connection takes place in Miami-Dade and Broward counties from May 1st through May 10th. It is cohosted by more than 100 organizations, and there will be dozens of opportunities to connect with others across lines of difference.

Join in! Our community will be stronger when we all commit to focusing on what unites us instead of what divides us.

Every person has dignity and potential. But one in three American adults has a criminal record, which limits their access to education, jobs, housing, and other things they need to reach that potential. Join LEAP on Wednesday, May 9 for an evening of Stories of Second Chances.

Jun
7
Fri
Compassion Project @ Coral Gables Museum @ Coral Gables Museum
Jun 7 – Sep 23 all-day
Jun
29
Sat
LOL: Ladies Out Loud @ Just the Funny Improv Comedy
Jun 29 @ 9:00 pm – 10:45 pm
LOL: Ladies Out Loud @ Just the Funny Improv Comedy

onight the men move over and the ladies take over! Just The Funny is proud to present a brand new show combining shortform improv, longform improv and musical improv starring the women of Just The Funny’s award winning cast. Don’t miss this very special all-female cast bringing you funny and fierce improv that you’ll never forget!

Just The Funny will donating part of the proceeds to Leap For Ladies (LEAP). This organization helps educate and provide work and life skills to women after incarceration. For more information on Leap For Ladies, please visit www.leapforladies.org.

Show starts at 9:00 pm
Doors open at 8:30 pm

Tickets: $15 online
$20 at the door

Tickets available online at https://www.ticketweb.com/event/lol-ladies-out-loud-just-the-funny-tickets/9544075

For more info, check out www.justthefunny.com.

After Hours: Ladies’ Night! @ Just the Funny Improve Comedy
Jun 29 @ 11:00 pm – 11:45 pm
After Hours: Ladies' Night! @ Just the Funny Improve Comedy

The fun continues at the Spotlight Bar, as the women of Just The Funny keep the party going with an all new show featuring shortform improv, longform improv and musical improv. It’s Ladies’ Night, and the fun is right!

Tickets: $8 online
$10 at the door

Tickets available online at https://www.ticketweb.com/event/after-hours-ladies-night-just-the-funny-tickets/9546105

For more info, check out www.justthefunny.com.

Jul
25
Thu
Panel Discussion: The Making of The Art Of Compassion: From Conception to Exhibitionn @ Coral Gables Museum
Jul 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Hear from the participants behind our current exhibition, “The Art of Compassion.” The curator, photographers and women profiled will discuss how photography empowers social change, how the images were made, and how the participants were touched by the experience.

 

This event is in partnership with Leica Store Miami and their Women in Focus Festival. You can learn more about the festival here: https://women-in-focus.com/festival

Members free; non-members $5

Sep
6
Fri
Class 18 Graduation
Sep 6 all-day
Sep
14
Sat
Legal Symposium: Ethical and Practical Considerations for the Legal Profession @ Coral Gables Museum
Sep 14 @ 8:00 am – 2:15 pm
Legal Symposium: Ethical and Practical Considerations for the Legal Profession @ Coral Gables Museum

This intermediate workshop will include talks by Judge Steve Leifman and Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle, and will help legal professionals to address ethical and practical considerations in a changing world. By better understanding the role of health and illness in American society, this workshop will shed light on health, mental illness, substance abuse and dependence disorders to allow lawyers to advance professional behaviors and advance professional responsibility. Florida Bar approval pending for five continuing legal education professional responsibility credits. Call or email Laurie at 833-757-5327 or [email protected] if interested.

Sep
20
Fri
Healing the Hurt: Expanding the Conversation of The Art of Compassion @ Coral Gables Museum
Sep 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Shed Boren, PhD, FIU Stemphil College of Public Health and Social Work, Panel Moderator
Adrian Mesa, DNP, AMP Group Mental Health Services

Dale Quaint, Prison Instructor, LEAP

Lina Acosta Sandaal, MA, LMFT, Director, Stop Parenting Alone

And some of our special LEAP Ladies

 

Photographs, complemented by each subjects’ powerful testimonies, grace the museum walls as part of The Art of Compassion. While each image captures a commanding story about facing obstacles, surviving challenges, and seeking moments of grace, the underlying theme is that of overcoming trauma. This panel discussion will focus on how exposure to multiple or prolonged traumatic events impacted the lives of these women, and how they are working to seek peace, refuge, and recovery.

 

Attendance for Museum Members is free, and $5 Non-Members