KWIC News & Community Events this weekend

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1. International Dub Poetry Festival Feb 25th - 28th (Highlights)

2. Free Family/Youth Event  featuring J. Nichols, Afua Cooper and a premier community presentation of Beau Dixon's play, "Other People's Heaven", Sun., Feb. 28th, 2:30 to 5pm

3. World Affairs Colloquium. Fri., February 26th. From 3 to 5 pm

4. Open Stage Fundraising Coffee House, Sat., Feb. 27th, 7-10 pm

5. Annual Amnesty Dinner, Sun., Feb. 28th,

 

 

Dear KWIC members & friends,
just a reminder that the International Dub Poetry Festival Peterborough 2010 kicks off this Thursday, February 25th! Occurring over four days, this gathering will bring together poets, performers, musicians, academics and community activists to focus on healing and strategies to further equity, justice and sustainability. For full details go to http://www.dubpoetscollective.com/festival/ or www.kwic.info and see the plethora of workshops, performances, and discussions!  Many thanks to all the volunteers who answered the call to billet and assist at event this weekend.

Highlights:
Panels: Traill College, Senior Common Room (Trent University on London Street)
Thursday, Feb 25th 1:30 to 3pm: Panel #1: Dubbing in a Globalized World with panelists Paula Sherman, Klyde Broox, Rafeef Ziadah, Sankofa, Margaret Brigham
Moderator: Hugh Hodges

Friday, Feb 26th 10:30 to 12pm: Panel #2: Dibbing out on Consciousness: Strategic Alliances: Indigenous Oralities and Neo Colonialism with panelists
Neal McLeod, Lillian Allen, Wanda Nanibush, Peculiar I, Billie Jo Tabodondung, Clifton Joseph, Patti Shaughnessy
Moderator: Chet Singh

1:30 to 3:00pm Panel #3: Dubbing in the Silences: Gender, GLTB and Human Rights
Panelists: Phanuel Antwi, Kim Crosby, Deidre (d-lishus) Walton, Ashley (Queen Tiyessiential)McFarlane Moderator: Yolanda Jones

Evening Activities at the Kubo Lounge on George Street beginning at 8 pm:
Thursday, Feb. 25th: Opening Reception (7pm)  Blending Voices for Justice

and the Resolutionaries (Rumour has it The Raging Grannies will be 'releasing' a new song in honour of the festival!)

 

Friday, Feb. 26th: Critical Massive: Dub, Slam, Spoken Word Mash up with LAL: Exploring the outer & inner dimensions of dub with the neo-soul trip hop beats of LAL and electro-acoustic musician Jarret Prescott

Saturday, Feb. 27th: 2-5pm Rehearsal with Dub Trinity; 8 pm Dub Poetry Gala

with Dub Trinity

2. In collaboration with the Dub Poetry Festival & Black History Month: 

Free Family & Youth event at the Peterborough Public Library:

Sunday, February 28th from 2:30 - 5 pm. Storytelling with J Nichole, readings and book signing with author, Afua Cooper and a premier community performance of Beau Dixon's play "Other People's Heaven" with FireBrand Theatre.

Organized by the Kawartha World Issues Centre in collaboration with the International Dub Poetry Festival. Sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Council for the Arts, New Canadians Centre and Community and Race Relations. For a full festival schedule, visit www.kwic.info or www.dubpoetscollective.com .

 

Other Community Events this week:

 

3. World Affairs Colloquium. Friday February 26th. From 3 to 5 pm.

"From Camp to Campus:* Stories of children Refugees in Africa and Canada's

role in providing education opportunities for refugee students". With Guest Speakers:  Michele Manks - Program Officer of the Student Refugee Program for WUSC, and              McAnthony Keah - Author of "Growing up Naked: the untold stories of children at war".   Refreshments will be provided. Don’t miss this insightful event held in the LEC Pit at Trent University.

 

3. Open Stage Coffee House: A Fundraising Event for the Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough
Saturday, Feb. 27th, 2010 at 775 Weller Street. Come out & enjoy an evening together. Everyone one welcome. Suggested donation: $10/adult; $2/child

4.  Amnesty International Group 46 is hosting is annual fundraising dinner on Sunday, February 28th at Grace United Church.  Come for a drink and an appetizer at 6p.m for dinner at 6:30.  The theme this year is the right to food with speaker is Haroon Akram-Lodhi from Trent University. Tickets are $25 (or $15 for students or unwaged) and are available from Titles Book Store.  Chef Daniel Plouffe is again preparing the meal and there will be a Silent Auction.  For further information or to donate to the silent auction please contact Daphne Ingram at din...@nexicom.net or 656-3820.

 

 

 

Julie Cosgrove, Coordinator Kawartha World Issues Centre

Phone: 705-748-1680

Email: kw...@trentu.ca

Website & Community Calendar: www.kwic.info

 

Celebrating 20 years of global understanding and local action.

 

The Kawartha World Issues Centre is a charitable global education and resource centre which promotes understanding and dialogue of world issues to enable people to engage in positive social and environmental change.