westraycatz

diaspora youth speak

westraycatz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:27:32 +0000

awakening

westraycatz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:08:14 +0000

The Awakening: Your life will never be the same again.

By the time we become adults our creativity, passion and zest for life is significantly diminished. We have made up our minds about what is possible, who we are, what we can achieve, and how we will operate in life to survive it. We have limits on how much we will love, how much we will give, how much we will trust, how much we will play, how much we will laugh, how much we will lose, how much we will earn, how much we will dare. Underneath it all, our lives are dominated by fear and driven to avoid suffering and hurt at all cost. Deep down we know we are living a fraction of our lives. There is no newness to our lives. The real question is best put by Bob Marley. “When you turn your eyes within, are you satisfied by the life you are living?”

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neighbourhood narratives

westraycatz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:19:41 +0000

visit site

get in touch, send a message to hello(at)neighbourhoodnarratives.tk

fire.in.the.belly 09.19/20.09

westraycatz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:15:40 +0000

DUB POETRY NIGHT AND OPEN MIC
SATURDAY SEPT 19, 2009

Featuring: ‘Dr Goddess” Kimberley C Ellis, Ph.D., Lillian Allen and others
Hosted by: Jamilah Malika and Ashley McFarlane
Open Mic for young women poets of colour
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
Ellington’S Music & Cafe (805 St Clair Ave West)
pwyc

DUB PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOPS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Dub Tranlashun: Come and learn the art of dub. Take in the tradition, enrich the culture, perform with us, as well as ‘dub up’ your spoken word works.
1-5pm
Dub Poets Collective Office (DPC Hub)
805A St Clair Ave West (Upstairs from Ellington’s Cafe)
Workshop Fee $20 (ask about our recession prices)

free mixtapes – if you don’t know, now you dun know

westraycatz — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:00:27 +0000

ian kamau presents september nine mixtape vol 1 & september nine mixtape vol 2

wolf j presents upsidedown day. follow the links to the blog to the mixtape. ill-ness.

kj presents a breath of fresh air ‘nothing is impossible. impossible is a lie’

times neue roman presents to die

vibes in montreal

westraycatz — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:39:54 +0000

lots happening in montreal, abstract random jus reach back – here’s a rundown of poetic musical consciousness.

kalmunity vibe collective – live organic improv – every tuesday and sunday

noche de poesia – multilingual poetry featuring guests and local poets

artivists – nomadic massive

check out jahnice+ as well as inword as well as fabrice

check out abstract random on the radio in montreal CKUT and CHOQ jammin’ with climbing poetree (artivists as well)

art|fete in kensington market 09|10|09 sundown

westraycatz — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:08:55 +0000