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NOAH SOLOMON is a 345 year old PANSEXUAL, CIS-MALE, HE/HIM, here in Firebrand City. People say they look a lot like JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN. They are FIERCE but can be HARSH. They are a WEREWOLF SUPERIOR in Firebrand and they work as a COUNCIL MEMBER. 

Noah was born deaf in one ear. His parents, along with most other wolves he encountered were horrified by this.

Being underestimated irritated the hell out of him and Noah was determined to get respect from his pack. 

He worked on listening with his good ear, the advanced hearing in it helping to give him more of a picture of his surroundings than if he’d had human sense.

Noah also focused on sharpening the rest of his senses to make up for the lack of sound on his left. 

Most people would have no idea, he manages to compensate so well for the hearing loss. Because he has to.

He fought for his pack more fiercely than anyone else in times of need, and eventually became seen as an enforcer, a protector. He was ranked quite highly in his community at the time. 

Noah was very pleased that he’d made his parents so proud. He made sure life was comfortable for them, and when they passed of old age they no longer questioned Noah’s abilities.

It took him a long time to father any pups. When he was younger and still fighting for respect, he didn’t really have the time to get close to anyone and then as he got more involved with pack politics, he was slow to grow close enough with anyone to consider the step of having pups with them.

He married his wife about 100 years ago, and they had two pups close together. Sadly, she died during the birth of their second child – leaving Noah to raise both alone. 

He’s very protective of his children, and has tried to be a good father to them. But he hasn’t had any other pups and hasn’t been romantically inclined since his wife died.

When it came time for war against the humans, he waged it proudly and when they won, he did wonder if he might become a member of the council. 

A part of him was surprised to be elected as primary council member, since whispers about his hearing had always followed him – but clearly he had proved himself worthy of his fellow wolves respect and shown he was capable of leading them.

Noah offers wisdom, but he also offers a wolf willing to do anything necessary for their kind, despite all he’s gone through to earn their respect. The doubts he faced over the years aren’t nearly as important as the fact they are his people.

Traitors are lower than humans in his eyes, especially if they’re werewolves and the anger is personal.

POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS

Children: I’d be happy to see Noah’s kids here. I’m open to plenty of options with them :)

Werewolves from his past, specifically because he is so werewolf community minded and he’s old so there could definitely be some connections that go beyond their still relatively new lifestyle now.

Other supes: although Noah is focused on his wolf community, I imagine he’s someone who keeps an ear to the ground, so to speak. He’s invested in their protection, so he keeps tabs on everything he can to make sure nothing bad is coming his people’s way.

ConArte y el Centro de las Artes de San Agustín propiciaron acercamiento con jóvenes de la Normal Bilingüe Intercultural de Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca, con el Laboratorio Pedagógico del Programa Formativo de La Nana, Fábrica de Creación e Innovación

 ** Los proyectos de la doctora Lucina Jiménez y el maestro Francisco Toledo están cumpliendo diez años de existencia

 ** En este marco 20 jóvenes y autoridades del CaSa compartieron con los Formadores de ConArte saberes diversos

 La Nana, Fábrica de Creación e Innovación recibió a los estudiantes y maestros egresados de la Normal Bilingüe Intercultural de Oaxaca (NBIO) de Tlacochahuaya, así como a autoridades del Centro de las Artes de San Agustin (CaSa). Dentro del Laboratorio Pedagógico del Programa Formativo de ConArte, formadores de formadores, integrantes de los talleres y del Ensamble Musical La Nana, compartieron con los jóvenes diversas actividades y la férrea voluntad de construir un diálogo donde todas las voces estén presentes en la construcción de una cultura de paz.

 En el marco del décimo aniversario de los dos esfuerzos, pues los proyectos de la doctora Lucina Jiménez y del maestro Francisco Toledo están cumpliendo diez años de existencia,  través del programa “CaSa te lleva a los Museos”, fue posible que 20 jóvenes de la Normal Bilingüe Intercultural de Oaxaca (NBIO) de Tlacochahuaya, y autoridades del CaSa tomaran parte del Laboratorio Pedagógico del Programa Formativo de ConArte, bajo el cual recibieron talleres y compartieron actividades con Formadores de ConArte.

Javier León Cuevas, director de Formación Artística del Centro de las Artes de San Agustín, señala: “La experiencia ha sido maravillosa. Fue directamente el maestro Francisco Toledo –fundador del CaSa--, quien posibilitó el contacto directo con ConArte”.

 El artista visual, explica: “Conocemos la situación en la que está el país y específicamente la educación en el estado de Oaxaca, el maestro Francisco Toledo está muy interesado en la recuperación de tradiciones de las culturas tan diversas que hay en el estado,  él sabiamente piensa que quién mejor para apoyar y educar que nuestros maestros. De esta manera se acercó a la dirección de la Normal Bilingüe de Tlacochahuaya, que es una comunidad ubicada a 40 minutos del centro de la ciudad, donde el maestro becó a 20 alumnos, en un primer periodo, en el mes de junio, eran alumnos que en ese momento estaban por egresar. En el mes de julio, se becaron otros 20 alumnos matriculados. En agosto regresó el grupo de egresados y en septiembre tratamos de unirlos a todos. Actualmente, tanto los que están matriculados como los egresados están aprendiendo de unos y otros.”.

 El CaSa –abunda Javier León-- busca proporcionarles herramientas a través de distintos talleres, como Gráfica, Pintura, Máscaras, Literatura, Grabado, que les serán útiles en el momento de estar en clase. Para nosotros es importante que nuestros maestros tengan una propuesta desde las artes. Y en este sentido, la formación propuesta por ConArte es fundamental.

 La visibilidad que estos esfuerzos han dado a la diversidad étnica de Oaxaca se está haciendo posible, pues “desde hace unos meses estamos vinculando al público a través de nuestras redes sociales, eso nos ha posibilitado seguir trabajando con normales bilingües y ampliar nuestro proyecto. Estamos haciendo juegos didácticos, traducidos a las lenguas de Oaxaca y otras propuestas, en las que se suma la de ConArte”, apunta director de Formación Artística del CaSa.

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