BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18293 SEQUENCE:18293 CREATED:20040203T182500Z DESCRIPTION:Bao Phi (HBO Def Poetry Jam)\n>Ishle Yi Park (HBO Def Poetry Jam)\n>18 Mighty Mountain Warriors (Asian Am. Comedy Troupe)\n>Yuri Kochiyama\n>Shailja Patel\n>Jason Mateo (8th Wonder)\n$7-10, no one turned away\n\nSome of the greatest slam/spoken word artists in the\nnation, the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors (renowned\nAsian American comedy troupe), and Yuri Kochiyama\n(leading Asian American activist) will be\nperforming/speaking at a benefit for Asian American\nprisoners & inmates.\n\nThe Asian Prisoner Support Committee was formed to\nprovide services/support/assistance to Asian inmates\nand to raise awareness among Asian America about\nmembers of our communities. The two cases\nwe're working on right now involve a group of inmates\nat San Quentin State Prison who demanded Ethnic\nStudies courses in the prison education program and\nhave subsequently faced severe retaliation from the\nprison system, and an inmate (Mike Ngo) who is taking\nthe Dept of Corrections to court, challenging its\nexplicit policy of racial segregation as a violation\nof the 14th Ammendment. (see below for more info).\n\nIn addition to these incredible performers, family\nmembers of the inmates will be at the event to share\ninformation about the cases. This is a really amazing\nline-up -- an event you should not miss!\n\nBenefit for the Asian Prisoner Support Committee\n>Sunday April 20, 7pm\n>Locus, 1640 Post (@ Laguna), SF\n>$7-10 (no turned away for lack of funds)\n\nBao Phi is a Vietnamese American slam poetry\nsuperstar. Originally from Minneapolis, he has won\nnumerous poetry slam accolades, including two\nMinnesota Grand Poetry Slam championships, and was a\nfinalist at the National Poetry Slam in 2000. He has\nearned legions of fans from Minnesota to Vietnam, and\nis featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam.\nhttp://www.baophi.com\n\nIshle Yi Park is an unbelievable Korean American poet\nfrom New York City. She has been featured on two\nseasons of HBO's Def Poetry Jam, and performed at this\nyear's NAACP Image Awards. She's one of Russell\nSimmons' personal favorites, and you'd\nbe a fool to miss her.\nhttp://www.ishle.com\n\nYuri Kochiyama has been a leading Asian American\nactivist for over five decades. Yuri has organized and\nspoken out for racial justice since being interned\nduring WWII, and she has inspired generations of Asian\nAmerican activists along the way.\n\nThe 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors consider themselves\n"the world's most psychotic asian american comedy\ngroup." Born in San Francisco, 18MMW combines\nhilarious comedy and incisive political wit and has\nperformed across the country.\nhttp://www.18mmw.com\n\n>Shailja Patel is a diasporic South Asian spoken word\nartist. Originally from Kenya, she's currently based\nin the Bay Area, and stands up for human rights around the world.\n\n>Jason Mateo (aka the Kreative Dwella) is part of the\nSF-based Pilipino American spoken word group 8th\nWonder. One of the best beatboxers in the Bay Area, he\nalso works with Youth Speaks, an organization\ndedicated to developing writing skills among young\nfolks in the Bay Area.\nhttp://www.8thwonder.cjb.net/\nhttp://www.youthspeaks.org\n\nThe cases that the Asian Prisoner Support Commitee has\nbeen working on have been featured in the latest\nissues of AsianWeek, including one article by an\ninmate himself (Eddy Zheng). Check out the links to\nthe articles below for more info, or e-mail\nSQ3solidarity@yahoo.com. The Asian Prisoner Support\nCommittee is always in need of legal assistance from\nattorneys; please contact us if interested.\n\n"Asian American Studies Denied to San Quentin Inmates"\nhttp://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=21c23eb0876a4f7f8898a339eceb1feb&this_category_id=170>\n"The Facade of Prison Education"\nhttp://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=7edfb83990a868e9ecfd3e462a5dbf2f>\n"APA Inmate Challenges Prison Segregation Policies"\nhttp://news.asianweek.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=fe9869c47b46cd2fdcfd9dc96a5b483f\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/18293.php SUMMARY:Slam/Spoken Word Asian Prisoner Support Committee Benefit LOCATION:Locus\n1640 Post/Laguna, S.F. URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/18293.php DTSTART:20030421T020000Z DTEND:20030421T040000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR