INC NEWS - "Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Sister" (April 27 at Joe & Jo's)

[John Schelp]

"Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Sister"

Community Event and Benefit at Joe & Jo's Downtown
Restaurant and Pub

Thursday, April 27th, 7:30 p.m.


Every survivor of sexual assault can be defined by
different activities and bonds in their life having
nothing to do with their moments of pain. Many female
survivors are mothers, sisters, friends, and lovers.
We choose to honor one mother and sister with our
assistance and support through a community event. 

Please come out this Thursday, April 27th, beginning
at 7:30 pm, to Joe & Jo's Pub in Downtown Durham for
Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Sister, a benefit for a
recent survivor of sexual assault in Durham, NC.  All
proceeds from this event will go to the foundation set
up on the survivor's behalf by VOX: Voices for Planned
Parenthood of NCCU.  Poets will include Dasan Ahanu,
Jonathan Fisher, Tanya Olson, Rhonda Reese, Chris
Salerno, Chris Vitiello, and Randall Williams.  AND
the evening will include musical entertainment from
Langston Fuze and the Degenerate Nation.

All this is yours for a suggested donation of $5. 

We look forward to seeing you there! - Laura Jent
(volunteer and organizer) 


Artist Bios:

- Chris Massenburg, better known as Dasan Ahanu, is a
public speaker, organizer, workshop facilitator, poet,
spoken word performer, writer, emcee, and loyal Hip
Hop head.

 - Jonathan Fisher is just finishing up a degree at
Duke and is planning to work in Japan next year.

- Tanya Olson lives in Durham and teaches at
Vance-Granville Community College. She co-ordinates
the durham3 reading series, is a member of the Black
Socks poetry group, and serves on the board of the
Carolina Wren Press. 

- Rhonda is a local social activist, a spoken word
artist and a member of the 2005 Bull City Slam team.

- Chris Salerno teaches at NC State and has a new book
out from Spuyten Duyvil.

- Chris Vitiello's Nouns Swarm A Verb was published by
Xurban in 1999. He lives in Durham, NC and and blogs
at http://the_delay.blogspot.com. 

- Randal Williams is a multi-media artist and activist
in Durham, NC.

- Langston Fuze: taken from his website at lfuze.com :
Fuze is a multi-racial person who has walked on many
sides of the fence.  So his writing reflects a rich
variety of philosophies, opinions, and wisdom –
smashing the boundaries of black and white color lines
and tackling ideas regarding rich and poor social
implications. 

- Degenerate Nation: "When you spend the majority of
your life slaving away for someone else's profit,
sometimes it's necessary to just get plain stupid.  
Welcome to Degenerate Nation.   We represent all that
is wrong in this crazy US of A
i.e. all that is fun.  
If you like to dance; if you like to chill; if you
like to get crazy; or if you just need to shake your
butt
we got you.   Citizens, come out and enlist with
the Degenerate Nation. "