Arise...conscious hiphop spoken word

Arise...Friday 12/21 hiphop/spoken word open mic Friday December 21st: Performances by Diskarte Namin, Solidad diCosta, DJ Chauncey P. Farnsworth, more TBA, plus open mic. 8:30pm All Ages. $3, no one turned away for lack of funds. at 40th St. Warehouse 379 40th St, Oakland (between Telegraph and Broadway, 5 blocks east of MacArthur BART) 510.625.1504/ (510)428-2354 Arise... benefits RACE (Revolutionary Anti-Authoritarians of Color), a newly formed group in the bay area for anti-authoritarian activists/organizers of color. (http://passionbomb.com/race) Hosted by Shamako(Hip Hop Congress) - www.hiphopcongress.org There will be AK Press books available. - www.akpress.org 'Arise...' is a monthly (every third friday) open mic joint for conscious hip hop, spoken word/poetry in the East Bay, created due to the noticeable shortage of venues for conscious, independent hip hop open mic in the East Bay area. Advocating an anti-corporate, do-it-yourself attitude, 'Arise...' is a space for everyone who's into hip hop and spoken word as a revolutionary minded culture to come make it their own. Show up early to sign up for open mic. http://passionbomb.com/arise BART direction: Get off MacArthur BART. Walk east along 40th St. past Telegraph for about 5 blocks. It's next door to the laundromat between Shafter Ave and Opal St. at 379 40th St. in Oakland. Map:http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&addr=379+40th+st&csz=Oakland%2C+CA&country=us&Get%A0Map=Get+Map