Welcome to the Students of Color in Public Policy (SCiPP) 12th Annual Race and Policy Symposium, Carrying Complexity: Navigating Policy with Urgency and Patience.

As our closing community-led, artistic event, we are more than excited to have Capoeira Angola in our campus with FICA! Capoeira is an African-Brazilian martial art form, and it is the art of a playful game combining dancing, fighting, acrobatics and live music; it's an interdisciplinary art form, beneficial in the development of physical, social and emotional education. The style known as Capoeira Angola emphasizes the art form's roots in Angolan culture, maintaining its traditions, rituals and training methods. It is an exciting art form enjoyed by all ages and levels.

FICA (International Capoeira Angola Foundation in Portuguese) is a non-profit, international organization dedicated to the practice, preservation and growth of Capoeira Angola. The class consists of one hour for music, one hour for movements, and a quick demonstration of a Roda. For the music, we introduce the instruments: the berimbau (a musical bow), pandeiro (tambourine), atabaque (drum), agôgô (two-toned bell) and the reco-reco (a ridged instrument scraped with a stick). We teach the audience a few songs and discuss their origins.

For the movements, participants learn to use their entire bodies in movements that enhance balance, mobility, flexibility and kinesthetic awareness to develop the skills of the traditional Capoeira player. By the end, participants will be able to show what they have learned in a Roda de Capoeira.

Please join us this upcoming Friday, April 8th at 6pm (place tbd at UC Berkeley)! If you are interested in this event please assist, share the word, and/or donate! Shoutout to Latinx in Public Policy (LiPP) for all their support to make this event a reality!

Racial Symposium - Roda Capoeira Angola

By Diego Villegas

Racial Symposium - Roda Capoeira Angola

FICA, SCiPP & LiPP

Team Members