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Press Release - END-Dependence Tour
International poets launch first ever Central American and Mexican spoken
word tour throughout the state of California.
Members from the Central American poetry collective, Epi-Centro Poets, Inland Empire’s Non-Prophet Poets, and internationally renowned poet César A. Cruz will tour the entire state of California, from San Diego to Davis, seeking to unite the Central American and Mexican communities.
The tour has already been endorsed by countless organizations as well as celebrities such as East Coast hip-hop artist KRS-ONE, and will reach two University of California campuses (Berkeley & Davis), one Cal State campus (Fullerton), and one community college (Contra Costa).
The tour will also make stops at the historic Community Service Organization (C.S.O.) where farm-worker leader, César Chávez, received his training in the 1950s, as well as cultural centers such as La Voz Alta (San Diego), Espresso Mi Cultura (Hollywood) and Modern Times Bookstore (in the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco).
Joining the poets will be rapper Carlos Mena, UC Davis’ spoken-word collective
‘Ill-Literacy’ along with featured poets and artists from throughout California and the Américas.
Proceeds received at each venue will go to local civil rights and student organizations including the Latino Student Union and METAS (CCC), MEXA/Centro de Abya Yala (UCB), MEChA (CSUF), the Third World Forum (UCD), the Carson 10 American Indian Defense Committee, Calaca Press (S.D.) and various others.
To set up interviews with the poets or for more information please contact César A. Cruz at 562.650.6123 or Hugo Chávez at 818.298.5329. You can also email the tour coordinators at ENDdependence@yahoo.com, as well as access information on the web at:www.BrownPride.com/END-Dependence/
Tour Dates/Locations
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- Friday, September 13th San Diego La Voz Alta Cultural Ctr.
- Saturday, September 14th Hollywood Espresso Mi Cultura
- Sunday, September 15th East Los Angeles C.S.O. La
Culebra Arts Ctr.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
- Saturday, September 21st Richmond, San Pablo Contra Costa College
- Friday, September 27th Berkeley U.C. Berkeley
ORANGE COUNTY
- Saturday, October 12th Fullerton Cal State Fullerton
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA II
- Friday, October 25h Davis U.C. Davis
- Saturday, October 26th San Francisco (Mission Dist.)
Modern Times Bookstore
(DETAILS AT EACH VENUE)
Friday, September 13th, 2002
8:00p.m.
La Voz Alta in San Diego
917 E St.
San Diego, Califas 92101
(Downtown SD between 9th and 10th Aves.)
info@vozalta.org or call (619) 230-1VOZ.
Donations accepted
http://vozalta.u33.infinology.com/index.html
Hosted by Calaca Press
Saturday, September 14th, 2002
8:00p.m.
Espresso Mi Cultura
5625 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA.
Contact: Hugo Chavez at 818.298.5329
Donations accepted
Hosted by members of EpiCentro Poets
Sunday, September 15th, 2002
3:00-6:00p.m.
Centro CSO-La Culebra Arts Center
511 N. Echandia St.
Boyle Heights, California, 90033
(323) 221-4000
$5 donations
Hosted by Centro CSO Anti War Committee
Saturday, September 21st, 2002
6:00p.m.
Contra Costa College
2600 Mission Bell Dr.
San Pablo, CA 94806
-Exact location to be posted at school
-For more information contact enddependence@yahoo.com
$5 Donations
Hosted by METAS and the Latino Student Union
Saturday, October 12, 2002
8:00p.m.
Cal State Fullerton
800 N State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92831-3547
For more information contact:
CSUF MEChA at: mechadecsuf@yahoo.com, 714-278-3846
$5 Donations
Hosted by MEChA de Cal State Fullerton
Friday, October 25th, 2002
8:00p.m.
UC Davis
Davis, CA.
-details to be announced soon
-for more information contact: enddependence@yahoo.com
Hosted by the Third World Forum and Carson 10 Defense Committee
Saturday, October 26, 2002
8:00p.m.
Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415) 282-9246
www.mtbs.com
Hosted by Pajaro LatinoAmericano, KPOO 89.5FM
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