Resistance, Radio Heart

MC: PAUL OCAMPO, KSW Board Member

party

to gather artists, activists, citizens of the bay area, in resistance and solidarity. we will dance, drink, and poetry.

chapbook launch

to celebrate the publication of radio heart; or, how robots fall out of love (finishing line press, 2016) by margaret rhee.

many of these poems were written with the guidance of truong tran and kearny street workshop. we want to take time to honor where the poetry emerged from, we write together, and not alone.

featuring

DEBBIE YEE
VIRGIE TOVAR
SEAN Y MANZANO
MARIA FIANI
DANIEL REDMAN
ISELA FORD with
MARGARET RHEE

award ceremony

to honor artist and poet TRUONG TRAN for years of service, mentorship, and friendship to writers and artists of color in the bay area. to celebrate and express our gratitude for his indomitable, gorgeous radical spirit fighting for what is fair and good.

this award will be given by CAPRE (Concerned Artists and Poets for Racial Equity) in light of the post-elections, and the need for resistance.

we will celebrate truong with testimonials of his mentorship and impact of his art and poetry, we also invite attendees to share their words of resistance in the space.

ALSO,

on display, speciality books by graphic design firm THE MYSTERY PARADE: themysterparade.com

CAKE – DRINKS – PRETTY THINGS

BIOS:

Isela Ford, born in Mexico and later emigrated to San Francisco, in the mid-seventies, is committed to improving the lives of marginalized peoples and creating opportunities for their voices to be heard. Growing up in the Mission District during the 1970’s and 1980’s set the foundation for learning, growing, and appreciating people and cultures from all walks of life. Her appreciation and committment uplifting disenfranchised people, particularly people of color, led her to work for the SF Department of Public Health, specifically working with adults in SF jails for over 15 years.

Maria is a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnic Studies and Critical Theory at UC Berkeley. Her academic work focuses on P.T.S.D., moral injury, and suicide; in addition to her academic life, she is an ARC fellow, a YBCA arts fellow, co-founder of the Life Writing Student and New Scholar Network and co-founder of an art collective titled (Un)Forbidden: a Valediction

Paul was born in the Philippines and immigrated to the US at eleven years old. He earned a Master’s degree in Asian American Studies at UCLA and MFA in creative writing at ASU. He has been published in anthologies and magazines including Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace and The New Engagement. He currently works at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus.

Virgie Tovar travels around the world lecturing on the social effects of fat discrimination and diet culture. She is the founder of Babecamp, a 4 week online course designed for women who want to break up with diet culture but don’t know how. She started thr hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight. Tovar has been featured by the New York Times, Tech Insider, Al Jazeera and NPR.