Don't Call Me Sassy!
celebrating girlhood,womonhood, surviving and being healthy sexual beings
bring yourself, bring your daughters, mothers, sisters and friends
performance & community discussion
Thursday, April 30
7-9pm
Jane Addams Hull-House
@ The University of Illinois at Chicago
800 S. Halsted
$5 suggested donation
(Note: no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
Name calling:
feisty, assertive, unladylike,
abrasive, fast, aggressive, wild and sassy!
For Black girls and womyn these words often have a negative connotation.
How are Black girls and womyn tracked, alienated and stigmatized with these names?
Panelists:
Keisha Farmer-Smith- manager of Girl World, Alternative Inc.
Renisha Campbell- public health community organizer
Sharon Powell- sex health educator
Mariame Kaba- program officer for education and youth development
at the Steans Family Foundation
Dr. Stephanie Brown- health educator
Dr. Stephanie Brown- health educator
Moderator: Amina- femcee and hip-hop activist
Don't Call Me Sassy performance:
Written and Directed by AquaMoon
Performed by:
Rebecca Cotter, Shanara Fornett, Carmen Jones and Tierra Winston.
April 30 is Poem in Your Pocket Day.
Attendees are encouraged to bring poems
celebrating womyn surviving all forms
Co-Sponsors Campus Advocacy Network (CAN), Student Outreach Services (SOS) & Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV)
For more information visit:
http://spokenexistence.com/DontCallMeSassy.html
http://spokenexistence.com/DontCallMeSassy.html
Wonderful performance last night! And so powerful to be in a room celebrating the power of girls and womyn.
ReplyDeleteAquaMoon and cast has done it again! Don't Call Me Sassy was excellent!
ReplyDeleteWonderful performance Don't Call Me Sassy can answer important questions about women as sexual beings for men as well as women. Its important for women and girls to know but also men should understand. Thank you Aquamoon
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