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DESCRIPTION:WOMEN RISING COLLECTIVE PRESENTS A NIGHT OF CREATIVE EMPOWERMENT II AT THE 
 BACKWATER ARTS GALLERY\n\nWHAT:\nWomen Rising is pleased to present A Night 
 of Creative Empowerment II, an event dedicated to promoting and supporting 
 women in the arts and social justice community of San Jose. The event is 
 free with a suggested donation of $5 to fund Women Rising’s community 
 mural, which is set to be released at the end of summer 2012 in downtown 
 San Jose at Pomegranate Café. \n\nThe evening will feature over 30 women 
 artists, poets, and performers from the San Jose and greater Bay Area.  
 From 7pm-8pm a panel discussion featuring four local women working in 
 various realms of social justice and the arts in the community of San Jose 
 will be hosted by Fiza Najeeb of Women Rising. The evening will continue 
 with performances from Kinsey Lee of The Wild Reeds, Audiafauna, Chara Bui, 
 Dream House, Mates, Veronica Malki, Teri Paschere (cello), and Keyanna 
 Bean. In between sets the audience will be treated with live poetry and 
 special performances by Rakas Africa, a belly dancing duo of Oakland who 
 “integrates belly dancing with writing, mindfulness activities, and 
 art-making.”\n\nWHO:\nWomen Rising is a community collective founded in 
 2010 by students, artists, and community members that focus on women 
 empowerment through the arts and open dialogue. Women Rising recognizes the 
 importance of the arts to facilitate and promote both self and political 
 consciousness. Through artistic express, Women Rising encourages women of 
 all ages to rise up and become leaders in the movement towards discovering 
 one’s identity amongst the perpetual misrepresentation and 
 under-representation in our social culture.\n\nWHEN:\nFriday, June 8, 2012 
 from 6 p.m.-midnight.\n\nWHERE:\nBackwater Arts Gallery\n681 Quinn Ave 
 (between Tully Rd & Senter Rd) \nSan Jose, CA 95112\n\nMORE INFO:\nWebsite: 
 www.womenrising.wordpress.com\nFacebook: http://goo.gl/ZGNEK\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/05/18714816.php
SUMMARY:A Night of Creative Empowerment II
LOCATION:Backwater Arts Gallery\n681 Quinn Ave (between Tully Rd & Senter Rd) \nSan 
 Jose, CA 95112\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/05/18714816.php
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