Dear Friends: three big events this weekend.
First, Rattapallax is publishing "Insights into Syrian
Cinema; Essays and Conversations with Contemporary
Filmmakers" in conjunction with "Lens on Syria" film
series at Lincoln Center. Which showcases over 30
Syrian feature films, documentaries and shorts, many
subtitled in English and screening for the first time
in the US. The series has already been scheduled to
travel to The Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago; The
Canadian Film Institute in Ottawa; The Pacific
Cinematheque in Vancouver; The Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston; The Pacific Film Archives in Berkley
(organized in collaboration with The San Francisco
Arab Film Festival); The Georgetown University in
Washington, DC; and The Northwest Film Center in
Portland, Oregon.
Book / $15 / http://www.rattapallax.com/aic_syria.htm
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Congressional Hearing with Congressman Conyers on
Healthcare for all.
May 6, 2006, 10 am - 5pm, at Borough Hall, 209
Joralemon St., Brooklyn. Joining him will be New York
City Councilmember Charles Barron.
Members of the Creative Community from all disciplines
of the arts have joined forces to organize a
Citizens/Congressional Hearing on Healthcare for
Artists.
Sponsored by Rattapallax. Free.
http://www.rattapallax.com/actart.htm
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THE FOURTH PEOPLE'S POETRY GATHERING
Poems from the World's Endangered and Contested
Languages read and
performed in their Mother Tongues and English (May 3rd
to 7th, 2006), NYC
Keynote by poet Robert Bly reading from his
translations and poems on Wednesday, May 3rd at CUNY.
It continues on Friday afternoon with a free program
open to the public at the United Nations featuring a
delegations from around the world in a tribute to
poetic traditions that are increasingly threatened in
our globalized society. That night the Irish band,
Black 47, will rock the Bowery Poetry Club with Celtic
poets and musicians as part of the "Harpsong" program.
The program continues on Saturday, May 6th, with a
day-long Poetry Bash at the CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th
Ave (at 34-35th Sts) presenting Belfast performance
poet Gearóid MacLochlainn, award-winning Scottish
traditional band Cliar, and Wales' National Poet
Gwyneth Lewis. Artists working indigenous languages
from the USA, Asia, and Australia are also featured
such as Alaskan Tlingit poet Nora Marks Dauenhauer.
Also featured are Sekou Sundiata, Galway Kinnell,
Suheir Hammad, Sapphire, Jerome Rothenberg, and many
others.
Rattapallax magazine is the official journal of the
festival featuring a huge section on endangered
languages in the book and on the CD. More information
and listing of the full schedule at
http://www.peoplespoetry.org
Cheers
Ram Devineni
Publisher
Rattapallax
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