Narratives of Resistance: Stories and Performance of Joint Struggle | March 30, 2016
Mar 30, 2016
8pm - 10pm
Logan Center Performance Penthouse, 915 E 60th St
Join the Students for Justice in Palestine at UChicago, UofC Divest, and our allies in welcoming performers from a multitude of backgrounds and experiences for one night of radical art and truth-telling.
With the goal of bridging these already-existent connections between transnational struggles, from Chicago to Palestine, this event's performers will join our student body in the commencement of a crucial discussion and action on our role in the liberation of Palestinians and oppressed peoples everywhere.
Lubna Morrar is a Palestinian poet and artist, currently majoring in Sociology and minoring in Arab and Muslim Ethnities and Diasporas Initiative at San Francisco State University. The poet and her work were featured on the popular Arabic news networks, Aljazeera Arabic and English, Current TV, KPFA and Democracy Now! Morrar is more than an artist, having also been recognized as a significant constituent in the greater Palestinian movement, both locally and overseas. The Oakland-born-and-raised resident is also the co-president of General Union Of Palestine Students at SFSU, as well as an active member of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM). Morrar comes from a long line of political activism, especially as the women in and beyond her family life have instilled in her a strong political and anti-colonial consciousness for liberation and equity.
Ethos is a poet and storyteller based in Chicago. He is also an organizer with Black Youth Project/BYP 100 and has worked with numerous SJPs in Chicago.
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Safi G is a Palestinian rapper based in Chicago and a member of B.A.N.D.I.T
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"DreamWolf is the lyrically stout, Brooklyn-born, Hip Hop MC Jendog Lonewolf and the award-winning Performing Artist/Poet YaliniDream. Rooted in ending the full continuum of violence and exploitation, from the intimate to the global and from the home to the street to the state, DreamWolf invokes a commanding integration of Hip Hop, poetry, theater & dance in their collaborative work, AboveStreet Level. Brooklyn DreamWolf performed internationally in Africa, Asia, and North America, sharing stages with icons like Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez, and Rah Digga. They have performed at elite institutions such as Stanford, New York University, University of Michigan, and more. Additionally, they are teaching artists, working with elementary, middle, and high school youth in Brooklyn, NY. As artists that each sit at the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality, Brooklyn DreamWolf moves through different spaces, uniting and facilitating conversations across disparate communities and movements."
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"Remi is a poet and writer based in New York City. He is the author the forthcoming collection of poetry, Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up From Brooklyn to Palestine. He is the author of Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine and the editor of Poets For Palestine. His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including Salon, Al Jazeera English, and BBC Radio. His poetry has taken him across the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and he has appeared in the Palestine Festival of Literature as well as Poetry International. He is a Lannan Residency Fellow and an Advisory Committee member for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel."
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Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture, the UofC Divest Coalition, Jewish Voice for Peace UChicago, Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago, the Center for Identity + Inclusion, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, LatinX Students Association at SSA, AlSharq, Queers United in Power, the Middle Eastern Studies Students Association, and the Student Government Funding Committee.