FEATURING Nobuko Miyamoto

We invite activists, scholars, musicians, filmmakers, and artists to gather for a celebration of the launch of the Women Who Rock Oral History Archive.  The day-long launch will include: a participant-driven (un)Conference centered on dialogue about women, music, and social justice scenes; a community bazaar; children’s activities; a film festival featuring shorts on women in the archive; a keynote session with esteemed performer and long-time activist Nobuko Miyamoto; a conversation with Gretta Harley, Kitty Wu and Sheila Jackson H.; an evening open mic hosted by Youth Speaks and Feest; and a Fandango hosted by the Seattle Fandango Project.  Taking into account issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexuality, our goal throughout the day is to expand on “who” counts as women and “what” counts as rock.  Guest scholars:  Tiffany Lopez, Tara McPherson, Sherrie Tucker, Deborah Vargas, and Deborah Wong. The full schedule of activities is listed below.  Full schedule of activities is on the Website (unConference sessions will be available as they are proposed on the submissions pages – add an idea and check back to see what others are proposing).

This gathering and celebration is built on your creative participation: submit an unConference conversation sessions: propose a workshop sharing session/conversation/convening of ideas; reserve and host a table at the bazaar; represent your org(s), activism(s), or student group(s), sell t–shirts, CDs, art, share info, paint, draw, dance, laugh, cry, make music -  and also participate in the evening community open mic and Fandango (click the links below to submit your ideas).  RSVP below.

To submit an unConference conversation/convening of minds idea:
http://womenwhorockcommunity.org/call-for-conversations

To participate in the bazaar, community altar, art sharing & open mic:
http://womenwhorockcommunity.org/invitation-to-participate-in-2013-bazaar-art-sharing-open-mic/

REGISTER @ https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mhabellp/188773

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TO VOLUNTEER email: womenwhorockproject@gmail.com

Schedule and more info at: womenwhorockcommunity.org

Contact e-mail: womenwhorockproject@gmail.com

SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013 (at Washington Hall 153 14th Avenue Seattle, Washington 98122) 

11:00-12:00  Registration (plus sign-up for conversations/skill-shares/diálogos).

12-12:30: Opening (LIVE MUSIC) Monica Rojas and deCajón, Afro-Peruvian Percussion, Song & Dance!

12:30-1:45: unConference: Please be prepared to lead or co-lead your  proposed conversation/skill-share/diálogo.

12:30-1:45:  For children. Mottainai dance workshop with featured guest Nobuko Miyamoto. Childrem who participate in workshop with perform with Nobuko during her keynote. See video for Nobuko’s Mottainai dance @ mottainai.greatleap.org.

 1:45-2pm: Cake Break  Help make sure we get enough cake by registering @ https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mhabellp/188773

2:00-2:40 Action/Speak out/Sing out/Dance out: Each group will have several minutes to share regarding the outcomes of the conversations/skill-shares/diálogos.

3:00-4pm: Women Who Rock Film Festival & On-line Oral History Archive Launch.

4:00-4:30pm: Rock the Archive: Archive as Creative Source Panel” featuring Gretta Harley of Home Alive and These Streets, Sheila Hardy film director of Nice and Rough, and Kitty Wu of 206Zulu.

4:30-5:20 Keynote Speaker Esteemed Performer and long-time activist Nobuko Miyamoto of Great Leap.  Conversation & Mottainai Circle Dance.

5:30-6:30pm Dinner Break–please bring cash for food vendors.

6:30pm-8pm Open Mic organized by Lulu Carpenter.

8-10pm Fandango with Seattle Fandango Project.

***Arts Bazaar throughout the day

***Community Altar

***Guest speaker Nobuko Miyamoto will conduct a children’s dance workshop from 12:30 to 1:45.  Children in dance workshop will be invited to perform with Nobuko during her keynote.