Mother Tongue: Monologues for Lesbian Ancestral Wives and Revolutionary Women Speaking the Unspeakable

January 25, 2013

BlackWomen’s Blueprint will honor Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Staceyann Chinn, and the Coalition of African Lesbians on Saturday, February 16, 2013

image

BlackWomen’s Blueprint presents:

Mother Tongue: Monologues for Lesbian Ancestral Wives and Revolutionary Women Speaking the Unspeakable

A Benefit Performance To Support Collaboration And Prevention Programs On Sexual Assault In Communities Of African Descent.

Saturday, February 16, 2013
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037
Tickets $25/$35/$50

http://www.mothertonguemonologues.org/

HONOREES:
AISHAH SHAHIDAH SIMMONS, Black Lesbian Feminist, Filmmaker & Activist

STACEYANN CHIN, Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist and LGBT Rights Political Activist

THE COALITION OF AFRICAN LESBIANS, human rights defenders representing 11 countries in Africa.

Conceived By Farah Tanis
Co-Founder, Black Women’s Blueprint | Founder, Museum of Women’s Resistance

Event Co-Chairs:
DR. BEVERLY GUY SHEFTALL, Ph.D., Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center and the Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies, Spelman College.

DEEPA SOUL, Chairwoman/CEO of LARA (The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts)

DR. ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS, Ph.D., Queer Black Feminist Media Activist, Founder, Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist .

TIONA MCCLODDEN, Award Winning Filmmaker, Artist, Executive Producer/Director, Harriet’s Gun Media

JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR, Award Winning Choreographer, Founder, Urban Bush Women

DIRECTORS
Lori Payne and Pope Jackson

Print This Post Print This Post

Posted by admin | Filed Under Blog, Events, Reviews & Press 

Comments

Got something to say?