DATE
Sunday, JUNE 14TH, 2015
2:00-4:30pm
Suggested donation $5 per person or a dish to share.
LOCATION
Hennepin County Central Library
FEATURED STORYTELLERS
Eleanor Savage - founder of Vulva Riot
http://www.intermediaarts.org/Eleanor-Savage
and Nasreen Mohamed - Co-producer of Vulva Riot
http://www.isss.umn.edu/office/staffinfo/Nasreen-Mohamed.html
THEME
Intersectional performance work
Vulva Riot was a monthly cabaret started by Eleanor Savage in 1988. The focus of Vulva Riot was a successful community-organizing platform that brought together hundreds of queer women and trans artists across differences of race, class, age and culture for 10 years.
EVENT FORMAT
2:00–2:30pm – Snacks and mingling, contribute to the story quote page or timeline
2:30-3:15pm – Welcome and meet featured storytellers
3:15-4:00pm – All audience members will be invited to ask questions and share stories of Vulva Riot.
4:00-4:15pm – Mingle and enjoy snacks. After party location will be announced at the event
Interested in being a guest speaker or helping put on the next event? Contact the event organizer (Rebecca Lawrence rjlawrencephotography@gmail.com).
*Allies are welcome to join, listen and volunteer. Hearing our stories is a great way to be an ally, allowing and assisting us in having the space to tell our stories is a way to be an advocate. Thanks!