MAY 26th (11am-2pm) - LADIES FIRST NW FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL SHOWCASE @ Vera Project Stage (in Seattle Center)

[Luzviminda Carpenter]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

May 14, 2012

For More Information:

Ladies First Collective Coordinating Committee

LadiesFirstC...@gmail.com

 

LADIES FIRST COLLECTIVE

Presents

OUR 2^ND NW FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL SHOWCASE

 

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012

11:00am-2:00pm

@the Vera Project Stage (at Seattle Center)

 

Featuring 

DJ LADY JANE

LARA DAVIS & CHI CHI BAND

MILITANT CHILD

CARLY CARLBERO

MAYA JENKINS

& STEPHANY KOCH HAZELRIGG

 Sponsored by Hidmo, B-Girl Media, Social HeARTistry Educators (S.H.E.) & 4Culture

SEATTLE, WA-- As the Ladies First Collective Project wraps up its 10th season in the Seattle area, we plan on celebrating Saturday, July 2, 2012 at Washington Hall.  Until then, we have one more fantastic showcase at the NW Folklife Festival on May 26, 2012.  Since the closing of Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA) and the moving of Hidmo to Washington Hall, we have shifted and changed.  With hard work, we acquired a grant from 4culture and were able to pay artists stipends and more. We have been busy producing monthly shows at Life Enrichment Books, supporting two artists releasing their chapbooks, sponsoring community events, collaborating across genres, having our first international internet broadcast show, and organizing the Women Who Rock Conference, Film Festival, and Showcase.  As always, we have supported known and unknown artists that inspire us to create and envision the possibilities of the power of people.  We look forward to our second showcase at the Northwest Folklife Festival and invite you to continue the celebration of ten years on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11:00am to 2:00pm at the Vera Project Stage during our Northwest Folklife Festival Showcase where seasoned and new artists will continue to inspire and enhance your understanding of community, music, genres, creation, liberation, and magic.

 

The mission of Ladies First is to offer a safe, sacred place for women/female identifying (straight, queer, trans, gender non-confirming, and two-spirit) to share their poetry, music and art. Born from the anti-rape and social justices philosophies of CARA (Communities Against Rape and Abuse), Ladies First has encouraged building contexts, on and off stage, to address issues such as patriarchal oppression, internalized sexism, state violence, domestic violence and sexual violence. In a supportive, community environment Ladies First has created a platform which empowers marginalized voices and individual struggles--a space to utilize artistic expression in affirming ourselves, our values, our identities, and to positively change the way we view our bodies and our safety. The Ladies First showcase events are known for the welcoming, encouraging, joy having experience; inviting all into this safe space, regardless of gender, to celebrate the voices on stage.

 

For questions about Ladies First and the Ladies First Collective:  LadiesFirstC...@gmail.com

 

For more information about NW Folklife Festival & scheduling:

 www.nwfolklifefestival.org/schedule/

(Click on Vera Stage for information about times & artists)

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Save the Dates!

Northwest Folklife Showcase, May 26 - 11am-2pm  @ Seattle Center Vera Project http://www.nwfolklife.org/

Jul 7 - Season Finale - 10th Year Anniversary Celebration @ Washington Hall

 

Twitter: @LuzvimindaUzuri @LadiesFirst206 @WomenWhoRock206 #WomenWhoRock

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"We must leave evidence. Evidence that we were here, that we existed, that we survived and loved and ached. Evidence of the wholeness we never felt and the immense sense of fullness we gave to each other. Evidence of who we were, who we thought we were, who we never should have been. Evidence for each other that there are other ways to live--past survival; past isolation." - Mia Mingus

 

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