PICK UP THE MIC, BREAK DOWN THE WALLS!
Posted February 8, 2008 by k_c_ in Events
I'm full of events for y'all lately!
There is an incredible Hip-Hop show as the closing event for the Israeli Apartheid Week,
Sunday, February 10th
at Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St.
8:30 Poetry--Remi Kanazi, Climbing Poetree
9:30 Live Hip Hop-Sabreena Da Witch (Abeer),Invincible, Rebel Diaz
With DJ OJA spinning against apartheid all night!
Invincible is a really amazing artist/activist out of Detroit.
She is a politically conscious hip hop artist that organizes with Detroit Summer, doing youth organizing, and helps put together the Allied Media Conference. I was fortunate enough to see her perform at the 2007 AMC and encourage you to check her out, at the show or online.
The other folks I wanted to highlight are two people that I've wanted to write about for years. Alixa & Naima of Climbing Poetree have given some of the most intense performances and poetry I have experienced. They have made me cry and sent tingles down my spine with the words they use and the themes they write about. Their work ranges in topic from Neoliberal Policies to incarceration in the USA to love, all over an umbrella of struggle. These girls inspire me fully and I hope you too. They are embarking on a tour called Hurricane Season, that will kick off on the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, later this year. They are looking for help in organizing events and financial support. If you are interested and capable check out their website Climbing Poetree or watch their promo video to find out the details!
Climbing Poetree can also be found next month at:
March 6, 2008 Women of Color Resource Center's annual "Speaking Fierce" - International Women's Day Event in Oakland, CA
http://www.coloredgirls.org/
March 8, 2008 "Decolonizing Creativity: FIERY WOMYN, FIERCE EXPRESSIONS"
Climbing PoeTree will be keynote performers and panelists at The 23rd Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference at UC Berkeley
http://ewocc.berkeley.edu/
Also a really interesting discussion i found on Invincible's myspace about women in Hip Hop can be heard at KPFA. (the panel begins around 8min30sec with Invincible starting around 14min15sec)
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