----/ The Squid List /-------------------------------------------------- Youth Speaks Poetry Slam: Brining the Noise for MLK
Monday, January 16 7 PM $12 general, $5 under 20 and over 65 ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- Youth Speaks MLK Poetry Slam Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used words to fight racism and segregation. On this holiday honoring him, Youth Speaks continues his legacy of language with a night of teens and young adults slamming on the inequalities and discrimination they experience today. ******* Tickets are on sale now and going fast for The 9th Annual Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Come celebrate the next generation of poets, artists, visionary activists, and cultural leaders. Do not sleep on this event - it's going to be our best yet. 2006 officially rings in Ten Years for Youth Speaks, and as anyone would expect, it's going to be incredible. We kick it off with our 9th Annual Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. event on Monday, January 16, and to accommodate our ever-growing celebration of social movement through language, we've moved the event from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum to the Theater, expanding capacity to 700 poetry fans. With your help, this event WILL SELL OUT! So get your tickets now at www.ybca.org or call 415 978 ARTS. Included in this year's Bringing the Noise Festival is a social justice Words as Weapons Summit to honor and further investigate the struggle and legacy of Dr. King through the perspective of today's generation of cultural activists. For information about the Words as Weapons Summit happening Friday, January 13, please visit www.youthspeaks.org/mlk. ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre 700 Howard St @ Third San Francisco 415-978-2787 http://www.ybca.org ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 415-978-2787 http://www.youthspeaks.org ----/ The Squid List Admin /--------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ subscribe, unsubscribe, change your email address or change your subscription options: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html The Squid List Online Calendar: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ The Squid List RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/squidlist ----/ Laughing Squid /-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com underground art and culture from San Francisco and beyond Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services for artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small businesses The Squid List is licensed under a Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
