VOICES RISING! AN EVENING of MUSIC, ART, DANCE AND POETRY FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIR

After the World Environment Day mayoral reception at the Metreon,
get ready to be enlivened by an evening of acclaimed, socially-conscious
performing artists and musicians. Featuring poet laureate of
San Francisco, devorah major; slam-winning poets, Aya de Leon
and Shailja Patel; Brava Center for the Arts hip-hop theater troupe
Colored Ink; Oakland’s premiere urban dance companies, Destiny
Arts and DREAM; poet Rashidi Omari from Company of Prophets;
Aimee Suzara, and young poets from Youth Speaks; live music by
Dialectic and Soulography; SF’s favorite emcee: Nafis; DJ Treat U
Nice, and surprise guests! Speakers from local organizations will
share information. Other artists TBD: Joyo Velarde, Loco Bloco.
The Blue Cube is the hottest, new, environmentally-conscious club
in S.F. Two floors of music and art. Organic Food will be available.
All ages are welcome.
$10-25 Sliding Scale to Benefit Local Youth Projects

Sponsors: KPFA and Hard Knock Radio, Art in Action Youth
Leadership Program, Youth Speaks, People’s Grocery, and Urban
Mentor: US Partnership Youth Team