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DESCRIPTION:Composing Cultures: Queer Women Writers Speak About Diversity\n\n\n\nThe 
 San Francisco LGBT Community Center’s Latino Forum presents a panel 
 discussion featuring queer women writers and journalists on Wednesday July 
 26th, 2006, 6pm – 8pm at The Center.  Panelists will share pieces of 
 their work and their personal stories.  They will also take questions from 
 community members during a brief Q&A session.    \n\n\n\nFeatured Panelists 
 include:\n\n\n\nKebo Drew, award-winning poet, dancer, and writer whose 
 focus is the African Diaspora in the Americas.  Kebo has co-presented 
 workshops about art & activism and she developed the workshop "Rhythm & 
 Resistance: Art IS Social Justice (Activism for Communities of Color)" at 
 the 2005 Creating Change Conference. \n\n\n\nMeliza Bañales is the author 
 of Girl with the Glass Throat, and she is also the first Latina on the west 
 coast to win a poetry slam championship --- the 2002 Oakland Grand Slam. 
 \n\n\n\nCindy Emch is a published poet and queer community builder. Her 
 poetry has been published in Lodestar Quarterly and she is the founder, 
 co-host and curator of Queer Open Mic, an open mic dedicated to giving 
 people a safe space to share art. \n\n\n\nHailing from Los Angeles, Irina 
 Contreras is a visual artist, writer and all-around shitstarter. She is 
 currently acting as this year’s Editor in Chief for LOUDmouth Magazine, 
 as well as having wrote for Clamor Magazine, various websites, and 
 zines.\n\n\n\n“Composing Cultures offers our community a great 
 opportunity to continue this important and vital dialogue.” said Roberto 
 Ordeñana, director of community programs for The Center. “This 
 presentation also serves as a great springboard, as The Center’s Latino 
 Forum tackles issues of immigration and marriage equality later this 
 year.”\n\n\n\nThe event is free and open to the public.  For more 
 information visit www.sfcenter.org or contact The Center’s Latino Forum 
 at latinoforum@yahoo.com.  \n\n\n\nAbout The Center’s Latino 
 Forum:\n\nThe Center’s Latino Forum is an all-volunteer group of 
 community members who strive to provide a platform for the Latino/a LGBT 
 Community.  Rooted in its Latino/a heritage and queer pride, the group 
 works to foster unity and advancement through educational, cultural, 
 social, political, and leadership development activities.  \n\n\n\nAbout 
 the San Francisco LGBT Community Center:\n\nThe San Francisco LGBT 
 Community Center, formed in 1993, is the nexus of the LGBT community in the 
 Bay Area, offering facilities, a central location in San Francisco and 
 vibrant programs in arts and culture, health and wellness, community and 
 policy initiatives and economic development in all parts of our community.  
 The Center serves over 9,000 visitors and hosts more than 400 events each 
 month.  Visit The Center at www.sfcenter.org for a full schedule.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/20/18289911.php
SUMMARY:Composing Cultures: Queer Women Writers Speak About Diversity
LOCATION:The SF LGBT Community Center\n1800 Market St.\nSan Francisco, CA 94102
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/20/18289911.php
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