Download Movement Summer/Fall Booklet

SEPT. 12 | 2:22 - 4:44 PST
KAPWA TAWO:
E X P A N S I O N
JOIN THE MOVEMENT FOR INNER PEACE

ABOUT // COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
KAPWA TAWO is a worker-owned cooperative focusing on collective movement for ONENESS via ancestral healing arts. We
produce a seasonal offering as Download Movement, a movement for inner peace via movement, music and meditation as
medicine. // 1.Respect one another 2. Allow yourself to be moved 3. Breathe through internet connections 4. Video visibility
is optional 5. One mic safe space
PREPARE
Ea Torrado will be leading us
through a *movement practice.
the following are some tips on
how to prepare in order to best
experience her offering:
1. Clear a space for movement.
2. Place extra gadgets on silent.
EVENT SCHEDULE
OPENING KARAKIA (PRAYER) AND HAKA INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION//
AMELIA BUTLER FROM LEARN MĀORI ABROAD, INSTRUCTOR
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE//"YOU ARE WORTHY", "JUST BELIEVE"
BY TAYO JOYCE - MUSIC, ARTIST & SINGER
INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION//"REACHING FOR BLACKNESS AND GROUNDING TO
THE EARTH" BY AARON JOHNSON OF HOLISTIC RESISTANCE, ACTIVIST
IMPROVISATIONAL MOVEMENT PIECE//"A DANCE TO SHAPE IDENTITY"
BY VICKI MAE ALVAREZ, ARTIST & MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE
3. Plan for a block of time with
no external interruptions.
MUSIC VIDEO DEBUT//"DAY ONE" BY MARK HO "BAGYO",
CANCER SURVIVOR & PERFORMER
4. Cue up the presenter playlist
in the event of technical
difficulties:
MOVEMENT MEDITATION//DALOY MOVEMENT WITH
EA TORRADO, MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALER
CLOSING RIPPLES
DOWNLOAD MOVEMENT - JOIN THE MOVEMENT FOR INNER PEACE
01

VICKI ALVAREZ
VICKI ALVAREZ was born and raised in San
Francisco, CA but currently resides in Los
Angeles. She has her BA in psychology
with a minor in dance from Cal State
Northridge, and has recently completed
her master's degree in dance/movement
therapy. She owns Let's Dance It Out, LLC
where she helps facilitate therapeutic
dance classes to promote social,
emotional, and cognitive skills for special
needs teens and adults in Santa Monica.
Her goal is to use dance and movement for
therapeutic healing and connection across
many populations.
Description of Piece:
This improvisational movement piece
describes an immersion process intended
to strengthen a sense of identity in a
second-generation Filipinx American
woman. By revealing the issues of colonial
mentality, assimilation processes, and
identity crisis — the start of decolonization
work begins.
TAYO
JOYCE, an eclectic visual artist,
versatile singer, songwriter, musician,
composer and producer, grew up in the Los
Angeles area for most of her life and
currently resides there. She paints vibrant
portraits, landscapes and emotion-scapes.
She creates a unique blend of electronic
music and R&B. Outside of being an artist,
she fixes and writes software, designs
(graphics, interiors & exteriors), and
participates in triathlons.
Description of Piece:
She will be singing a song that she
co-wrote & co-produced entitled “You Are
Worthy” with a painting she made related
to it in the background. This synth pop and
R&B reminds the listener that they are not
TAYO JOYCE
alone, and don’t need to go through
difficulties on their own. They are
significant, and are born worthy, nothing
can change that.
She will also share an upbeat song that she
co-wrote with a producer in Japan, entitled
“Just Believe”. This electronic dance song
is a call to believe and take action in the
face of fear & obstacles.
02

AMELIA BUTLER
AMELIA BUTLER is an indigenous Māori
performer, dancer, choreographer and
instructor from Aotearoa New Zealand. She has
been teaching and performing dance at an
international level for over 20 years. Amelia moved to
Los Angeles in 2008 to pursue a career in dance and has
worked as a professional dancer in the LA entertainment
industry. She founded and leads Los Angeles based
traditional Māori performance group, Ngā Ānahera Māori,
teaches te reo Māori (the Māori language) online and teaches haka
& poi workshops in the US through her company, Learn Māori Abroad.
Amelia also runs a monthly online event that showcases the offerings of
indigenous artists, healers and practitioners called the Indigenous Healing
Summit. Amelia’s tribal affiliations are Ngātiwai, Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Awa. She
is proud to share her culture here in the US.
Description of Piece:
The haka is the traditional war dance of the Māori, the indigenous people of New
Zealand. It was made famous by the All Blacks rugby team. Come and join us at Download
Movement’s online event to learn this well-known, enlivening and invigorating dance and
experience the power of this cultural phenomenon.
We will learn about the history and cultural significance of the haka as well as learn how to do the haka.
Haka incorporates full-body movement, voice, facial expressions, self-expression, mind, breath, spirit,
posture and action. It will connect you to your higher self and create unity with self and other. Haka
activates your personal power and authentic self.
03

EA TORRADO
EA TORRADO is a multidimensional healer
and artist whose medicine blends the use
of body, voice, ritual and storytelling. With
17 years of professional dance and
teaching experience, coupled with a lion's
heart for social justice, Ea created original
contemporary performance rituals that
engage both lyrically and viscerally with
the politics of identity, society, sexuality,
collective rage, grief, spirituality, and
healing. She is the founder of Daloy
Movement, a dance practice originated
and developed in the Philippines that
many people find liberating,
transformative and healing. Her mission is
to get more people into a state of Dao/
Tao/ Flow/ Daloy, through the divine
feminine consciousness and embodiment
of intuition, surrender and trust. She is on
IG as @eatorrado.
Session:
Daloy Movement is a meditative intuitive
durational movement practice that works
with embodying the 5 elements for
awareness and healing.
AARON JOHNSON is an earth builder, teacher
of closeness, and activist. He graduated
from the California Institute of the Arts in
2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He has
made a lifelong commitment to use the
skills he possesses to end racism. In addition
to using intimacy and closeness to blackness
as a primary means to that end, the tools he
frequently uses are speaking, teaching,
singing, photography, filmmaking, and
minimalism. Aaron leads a mentoring
program called Turn It Up Now that focuses
on elevating the power, talent, love, and
AARON JOHNSON
work ethic of youth. He believes that deep
connection is one of the most powerful
tools one can use in dismantling racism.
Description of Piece:
“Reaching for Blackness and Grounding to
the Earth” is an opportunity for us to reach
to African Heritage folks deeply, asking
questions that might feel hard. Helping us
understand how to be close and staying
creative while taking on the impossible
04

KAPWA TAWO
MOOD MUSIC
SCAN TO ENJOY
WORD SEARCH FOR MEANING
Expand your vision. We’ve compiled some words that we’ve found especially
impactful and through this collaborative effort. We hope that this task of filtering and
searching can help you to find words of power and resonance as you continue to cast
your net wide.
X B B X A E Y A E U R G F U Q E B M K N V D M N I
N C N V X H I L P A V D I J Z S H M G S T E H K W
J B T L H D L E U R W P G G L X U N E F P N B A O
V O B C O A I Y M O V E M E N T W A V O P E L B R
C B P H N G P X E X P A N S I O N L F Y N X T A T
Y Y N G E U Q E J V T T M B T M N B J V T O G K H
G W Q N N V P K V O U X Q A R S X K E K A P W A Y
K E T G E Y R N A B P L V U A N F X A G P J N Q X
H O L I S T I C V F E B N D C M O I N H E A U L P
Q D M H S L C S K N I K W E T L T R R Y N F V T C
A T H X F T Y H D I A S J W R Q V E R A O O T U A
C J C H D Q Y R R O K R G N E A R O K T Q R M W R
U R P G V F N I G F V J Q B Y C B U R V P G W S P
F M H I R P W A N O D R O D X G P I H D M I F X E
F K I A O R A K S O G V V P D B H P L C U V X T C
I W J D Q M H B W V H P K T F W U C D I C E L E M
J M G I F A R Y C A O A C Y C M L U E Q T L I J I
P O P M K J I R W W F S G K I K K X D C V Y Z B A
I G T Q O O D D N D P B U U M J E D V R O Q Y H L
O A B X G Z I R U F L N X R S K U T H L I P J X T
R K X U C R J C R N Y X G Q V Y I D A M O W H B C
X C L Q G L B G S J H R C M K I A D K W C H O Y Q
D O D F K O J H K F L K W B H N V V A I G B U U F
W K P D C Q Z P T O D W O P O T O O T G J M P T J
M M S V D F C T T B M P W K E P T I R T M T J A E
WORD BANK
Kia Ora Daloy Survivor Pukana
Forgiveness Movement Oneness Wiri
Vulnerability Holistic Haka Worthy
Expansion Survivor Pukana

ARE YOU LISTENING?
It’s so cold lying there crying all alone
When your thoughts take you, on dark and winding roads
Bruised inside feeling, like you are not enough
Tears and pain blind you, can’t find your way out
I won’t judge what you will say, your troubles matter to me
You don’t have to be okay, it’s safe to share your story
Sometimes we get so caught up in the darkness, it’s
hard to hear the messages of love from those who
care about us the most. Clear your mind, light a
candle and get into the groove as you flex your
listening skills in this Fill-In-The-Blank Activity.
Below you’ll find lyrics to Tayo Joyce’s song, “You Are
Worthy”. Fill the missing lyrics into the white boxes to
unlock the full meaning of this tune.
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
You don’t have to keep your hurt inside.
You can say what’s on your mind
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
Can I put my arms around you? Cause I care about you
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
You’re worthy, worthy, worthy
How are you feeling? Have you been betrayed?
I am here for you, it hurts to see you this way
Here in this moment, you can make a change
It’s a new chapter, there’s always hope today
I won’t judge what you will say, your troubles matter to me
You don’t have to be okay, it’s safe to share your story
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
You don’t have to keep your hurt inside.
You can say what’s on your mind
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
Can I put my arms around you? Cause I care about you
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
You’re worthy, worthy, worthy
I love you the way you are,
don’t have to
hide, the scars on your heart
Breathe in revive, open your eyes, it’s time to rise
You are, you are, you are, you are,
you are worthy (So worthy)
You don’t have to keep your hurt inside
(Don’t keep it to yourself)
You can share what’s on your mind
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
(You are, you are, so worthy)
Can I put my arms around you?
Cause I care about you (Yeah)
“YOU ARE
WORTHY”
TAYO JOYCE
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
You don’t have to keep your hurt inside
You can share what’s on your mind (Don’t keep it inside)
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are worthy
(If you can only see what I can see)
Can I put my arms around you? Cause I care about you
(I believe) You are, you are, you are,
you are, you are worthy
You’re worthy, worthy, worthy

In our EXPANSION, we can also honor hour need for CONTRACTION. What in your life has felt contraction, and what
parts of your life needs and wants expansion?
07

BAGYO
LIKES
DISLIKES
@BagYoMusic
pork sinagang, traveling to new places, but always having a place to call home,
making and working on music, integrity and sleep
scam phone calls, running out of time in the day, forgetting where I parked my
vehicle, and losing my boxing matches
@leileilovelight
LEI
KAPWA TAWO
LIKES
ripe mangoes, space, non-verbal dialogue
DISLIKES
mean people, styrofoam, feeling dehydrated
PRODUCERS
REXY
08
LIKES
laughter, wit, sarcasm, friendliness, open-mindedness, adaptability,
paranormal, alternate realities, all senses, solar & lunar energies, ocean water,
tiny animals, poetry, beats, & jams...
DISLIKES
insincerity, opportunists, falsities, expectations, censorship, rude-ness, reality
tv, raccoons, goat cheese, mold, splinters & blisters...
LIKES AND
DISLIKES
JACKIE
LIKES
dogs, eggs over easy, kung fu movies, making things, liking
things
DISLIKES
@_bangsilog
the absence of dogs, public speaking, wet socks, hitting your
teeth on the coffee mug, litterbugs

Thank you for being part of Download Movement, a collective movement
for inner peace. To support Kapwa Tawo, a worker-owner cooperative, a
suggested donation of $8 is welcome and appreciated. Your monetary
offering goes towards the time, services, and equipment used to put this
event together. We take pride in circulating these funds back into our
communities.
For non-monetary donations, we invite you to participate in future
gatherings, to engage on how to bring inner peace in your existing
communities or if you feel so called to support us by attending our
monthly planning meetings as part of the Download Movement family.
Our Venmo is @DownloadMovement:
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Channel Earth Television, Filipino CSA, Halaman Medicine, Kabutihan Tea,
Mayari Collective and Pamana Kali