Sister Spit Spoken Word

Sister Spit Spoken Word

Thursday, April 5 / 8:00 PM
MultiCultural Center Theater

Sister Spit is a rotating collection of artists spanning from film directors, poets, novelists, performance artists, comic book writes, to thespians, who have been touring annually since 1997. This event will include performances by  Michelle Tea, Kit Yan, Cassie J Sneider, Erin Markey, Dorothy Allison and Brontez Purnell. The lynchpin of the group is the award winning literary artist, Michelle Tea who was a co-founder of the group in 1994. This year’s tour includes a diverse group of artists, representing all parts of the LGBTQI community as well the Asian-American, and African-American communities.

Following the night of the performance will be a Q&A session/workshop with the artists. Combining Performance and Activism: Q & A with Sister Spit will  follow be Friday, April 6, at 11:00 AM,  in the Women’s Center.

Sponsored by AS Finance Board, QCOMM, Womyn’s Commission, SIRRC, Commission on Student Well-Being, Take Back the Night, IHC, Department of Fem Studies & Michael Young & Sociology, OSL CommUnity Funds, MCC, RCSGD, After Dark, QAPI
Website: http://www.radarproductions.org/2012-tour-preview/