Doors open and dinner is served at 7.
Open mic begins around 7:30. Bring your friends! Bring your art! You are welcome! Free for under 26, $10 suggested donation for over 26. Organized by the First Baptist Church in JP and hosted by Kaleigh O'Keefe.
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Olivia Gatwood has received national recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX Compliant educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery. She is a finalist at Brave New Voices, Women of the World and the National Poetry Slam, Olivia and has been featured on HBO, Verses & Flow, Button Poetry and Huffington Post, among others. She is the author of New American Best Friend and lives in Boston.
www.oliviagatwood.com
FEATURED CAUSE: HELPING A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY
Instead of our typical featured organization, this month we are raising funds to donate to a community member in need.
"$6000 is needed by October 20th in order to cover lawyer fees as well as time and resources spent trying to protect herself from the courts. At this point in the process, the case will be dropped; what remains is the lawyer fees that will put this person in significant debt. As a black queer womxn, someone vulnerable to being exploited by systems, it's important we rally in her name."
to learn more and donate, check out the go fund me here:
https://www.gofundme.com/support-black-womxn
If you are part of an organization that you think should be featured at our next open mic, please get in touch with us!
Open mic begins around 7:30. Bring your friends! Bring your art! You are welcome! Free for under 26, $10 suggested donation for over 26. Organized by the First Baptist Church in JP and hosted by Kaleigh O'Keefe.
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Olivia Gatwood has received national recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX Compliant educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery. She is a finalist at Brave New Voices, Women of the World and the National Poetry Slam, Olivia and has been featured on HBO, Verses & Flow, Button Poetry and Huffington Post, among others. She is the author of New American Best Friend and lives in Boston.
www.oliviagatwood.com
FEATURED CAUSE: HELPING A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY
Instead of our typical featured organization, this month we are raising funds to donate to a community member in need.
"$6000 is needed by October 20th in order to cover lawyer fees as well as time and resources spent trying to protect herself from the courts. At this point in the process, the case will be dropped; what remains is the lawyer fees that will put this person in significant debt. As a black queer womxn, someone vulnerable to being exploited by systems, it's important we rally in her name."
to learn more and donate, check out the go fund me here:
https://www.gofundme.com/support-black-womxn
If you are part of an organization that you think should be featured at our next open mic, please get in touch with us!
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