BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33629@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241009T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241009T210000 DTSTAMP:20241007T161409Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/the-peoples-open-mic-spit-fire/ SUMMARY:The People's Open Mic : SPIT FIRE DESCRIPTION:New York\, NY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHoodSchool is exited to announ ce our immensely talented features for our next The People’s Open Mic : I Can’t See Me Without You.\n\n•Jenna Hamed\n\n•Brittany Barker\n\n •Sarah Aziza\n\n•Felicia Cade\n\nWe are gathering to share space\, art and truth on the love\, history &\; shared struggles of African Diaspo ric and Palestinian peoples.\n\nWe come together in long standing traditio n and especially now as those in “power” present false binaries to div ide and conquer\; we reclaim our strength in fierce solidarity.\n\nPlease join us and share your poetry\, songs\, stories to uplift love\, resistanc e\, healing\, joy and sorrow. All are welcomed. Tickets in Bio\n\nUptown4P alestine (U4P) will be hosting a table with info&\; zines to get connn ected!!\n\nU4P is a grassroots group of people from Harlem to the Bronx in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for liberation. Our immediate de mands are a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank and an end to th e Israeli siege on Gaza. We demand an end to aid to Israel so our tax doll ars do not fund death and destruction in Palestine and fund our communitie s instead.\n\nWe prioritize organizing with the multi-racial\, multi-ethni c working class in our community and respond to the calls of Palestinians on the ground.\n\n💐\;Artist Bios 💐\;\n\nJenna Hamed is an a rtist and educator based in Queens. Her lineage extends from Beit Hanina\, Jerusalem\, Palestine\, where her practice intersecting material culture and the written word was seeded.\n\nSarah Aziza is a Palestinian writer a nd translator with roots in Deir al-Balah\, Gaza. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker\, Harper’s\, the Baffler\, Mizna\, and the Nation\, amon g others. Her first book\, an experimental memoir exploring the intertwine d legacies of diaspora\, imperialism\, and the American dream\, will be pu blished in April 2025”\n\nFelicia Cade is now making waves in Brooklyn\ , NY. Once dubbed LA's "Voice of the People\," she’s taken her poetry to iconic stages like London's "Million Woman's March" and South London's "F lo Vortex." In Ghana\, she headlined the National Nkombon Festival\, teach ing over 40\,000 students about the power of poetry.\n\nIn NYC\, Felicia h as won seven slam competitions\, hosts at the legendary Nuyorican Poets Ca fe\, and runs “Langston’s Parlor” in Harlem. She's a published autho r and a fierce advocate for Women's Rights\, LGBTQ+ Rights\, Social Justic e\, and Mental Health.\n\nBrittany Barker is an award-winning poet\, educ ator and the Executive Director of Creative Soul House. She works with you th and adults\, ages 12-65\, teaching them how to harness the power of art and restorative practices to prompt self-discovery and positive social ch ange. Her work in the classroom has been recognized by the Walton Foundati on.\n\nHer art has graced many stages such as Lincoln Center\, The New Ams terdam Theatre\, The Apollo Theatre. Her one-woman show\, Standing Upright in the Crooked Room (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roK7RBquxiM) toured cross-states at TheaterlabNYC and Dickinson College in PA\, and is the fir st of many to come. She is a 2022 Pen America Writing As Activism Fellow\, ranked 3rd in the world at the 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam and se rved as coach of Urban Word’s 2024 Youth Slam Team.\n\nIn her role as Ex ecutive Director of Creative Soul House\, Brittany has been an active advo cate for community wellness\, impacting hundreds of youth and adults\, and serving a diverse set of communities\, including NYU\, Columbia Business School\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice\, Rutgers University\, Twitt er\, NBCU Comcast\, Girls Write Now and DREAM Charter network. Brittany fi nds inspiration through God\, deep interpersonal connections and art space s.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_860400569_1127050188753_1_original.jp eg LOCATION:Five flies coffee\, 554 West 158th Street \, New York\, NY\, 10032 \, United States GEO:40.834366;-73.943934 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=554 West 158th Street \, Ne w York\, NY\, 10032\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Five flies coffee:geo:40.834366,-73.943934 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR