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This artistic local non-profit organization goes mobile in April. Casa Círculo Cultural will schedule public arts and cultural activities in Redwood City's parks and commons.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected our way of life in more ways than one. Nonprofits had to adjust and, to be honest, struggled in many new areas. Casa Circulo Cultural, a truly vibrant, grassroots, local nonprofit organization that uses multidisciplinary arts to create cultural programming that reflects the experiences of Latino communities, transformed itself to continue to offer services to the San Mateo County community. Among other activities, and to follow the social distancing guidelines, they started doing online classes and live streaming events through our social networks.
The effects of the pandemic, such as social isolation, will continue for the rest of the year and will remain -perhaps- for a long time. Humans are social beings, and we cannot be left with only online interaction, which generates stress, depression and feelings of loneliness.
In the effort to adapt, Casa Círculo Cultural will not only continue its online activities, but will also expand to implement the CCC - Mobile program. This program will hold cultural and artistic activities in parks and public places in Redwood City starting in mid-April. They will continue to follow social distancing and take all safety measures. CCC-Mobile program activities will include art workshops, plays, health talks and sports activities.
The CCC-Mobile program will use a medium-sized RV-type vehicle with a Casa Círculo Cultural bathroom and a small kitchen, and a table with chairs as an office. The vehicle will transport tents, speakers and other materials needed for outdoor activities.
It is planned that this unit will visit one or two parks per weekend and offer three one-hour activities for 15 children per class.
This will contribute to the emotional and physical health of the city's inhabitants. It will also facilitate the necessary reappropriation of our parks as ideal spaces for coexistence and community communication, which unfortunately was fragmented during the pandemic.
