Bay Area Creative & Berkley Poetry Slam Proposal

[Jay Blas Jacobo Cabrera]

Hi Heather and Mel,

Here is one of 2 proposals for the Community LIFE Network Board.

Proposal:

To approve the Berkley Poetry Slam as a new project and restructure Digital Storytellers to be under a new Bay Area Creative umbrella that will also coordinate the Berkley Poetry Slam.

Details;

Berkley Poetry Slam has been in existence for 15 years as the longest running weekly spoken word event in Northern California.  They decided to umbrella with 501c3 non-profit and have co-founded Bay Area Creative together with Digital Storytellers.  

Bay area creative has the follow programs: coordinating the Berkley Poetry Slam, Corporate Info Training Sessions, Service based workshops with veterans of war, foster youth, long term care patients, as well as coordinating large scale poetry events and festivals.  This includes Digital Storytellers.

Jason Bayani will be Berkley Poetry Slam Director, and has been involved for over 10 years.  Graduate from St. Marries MFA program. Author of the book Amulet, which was published by Write Bloody Press. Together with Patrick Oshlund, they will run the Bay Area Creative. 

Thats it,  Feel free to ask any questions, or call me.

I'll be sending the budget proposal right after this.

Thanks,

J