5-22-11 7-9pm PST Turtle Island to Abya Yala-Poetry shared 05/22 by NAMAPAHHRadio | Blog Talk Radio

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With your Host & contributing poet Robin Carneen.....a Native American freelance multimedia journalist with roots from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community of Washington State. Robin is a published poet and her stories reflect being a Native American with a cause.

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5-22-11 7-9pm PST Turtle Island to Abya Yala-Poetry shared 05/22 by NAMAPAHHRadio | Blog Talk Radio

5-22-11: This Sunday NAMAPAHH First People's Radio proudly presents:

7-9pm PST : On air for a special sharing of poems: Mica Valdez (Mexica), Jaynie Weye Hlapsi (Yaqui), LeAndra Bitsie; Sista Hailstorm ; Robin Carneen (Swinomish) &to discuss an upcoming poetry fundraiser: 
                                                  
 First Nations/Native Women's Poetry Reading Fundraiser for Turtle Island to Abya Yala -A love anthology of art and poetry by Native American and Latina women: 
Thursday/June 16 : 7-8:30pm in the Fellowship Hall Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1924 Cedar Street (@ Bonita Avenue)Berkeley, CA 94709   

$5.00 Donation (BFUU members)

$10.00 Donation (non-members)

(No one turned away for lack of funds.) 

All proceeds will go toward the publishing 

of the anthology Turtle Island to Abya Yala

   

Our fundraising goal is $9,7200 for printing costs and currently we have a balance of: $1,399. We are aiming to raise at least: $8,320.

Tel. 510.528.9038

http://www.bfuu.org/

http://machafemme.tumblr.com/

                                                                                                                       

Mica Valdez is a two spirit and native, mixed blood (Mexica/Swedish/Irish/Spanish) multidisciplinary artist, also known as mexica queen. She recently received a MFA in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Poetry from Mills College in Oakland, California. This is her first time editing an anthology.

                                           

SistaHailstorm hails from the city of Lost Angels, Southern Cali and is Yuma, Pascua Yaqui, and Mexica.  Originally a graffiti artist, freestyle emcee, and martial artist, she learns about balancing the creation of life through underground hip-hop and traditional ways.  Hailstorm uses knowledge gained to strengthen unification between all Indigenous nations.

                        


LeAndra Bitsie was raised in both the rural areas of the Navajo reservation and the inner cities of Washington, D.C. She is the founder of Inspire.Motivate.Lead. Inc. and teaches leadership empowerment, creativity, and inspiration. Her dedication for positive progression can be found at www.leandrabitsie.com.

 

Jaynie Lara (Weye Hlapsi) is a Two Spirit woman of the Yaqui nation who has written poetry since the age of twelve and has performed throughout the San Francisco/Bay Area. She is a a member of Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits, Hummingbird Lodge and is a board member for Intertribal Friendship House and Native American Aids Project. Jaynie also drums and sings with Sweet Medicine Singers, an all Native American drum circle.

                                                                                                      

 

For more info About Turtle Island to Abya Yala:

Mica Valdez

Director & Multidisciplinary Artist

Macha Femme & Malinalli Press

P.O. Box 40597

San Francisco, CA 94140

http://indigenousvoices.blogspot.com

http://www.malinallipress.blogspot.com

https://www.fracturedatlas.org/s/campaign/273

Macha Femme promotes women of color artists with a special focus  on spoken word, hip hop and visual art and the intent for spiritual upliftment,  transcommunality, youth empowerment, and social justice.