[Wamvan] Invitation - dialogue, creative exploration of identities: queer, feminist and Christian

[Tami Starlight]

 2014 workshop tour begins may 1st!
(by and for the people - please pass it on)
"Until all of us are free, the few who think they are, remain tainted with
enslavement."
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On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:02 AM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I wanted to pass along an invitation to all of you to be in dialogue next
> month about identity, in particular: queer, feminist and Christian
> identities (!). Let me explain…
>
> A wonderful woman I went to journalism school with, named Jenna Tenn-Yuk
> <http://jennatennyuk.com/>recently got in touch with me. Next month she’s
> coming to Vancouver from Ottawa as the artist-in-residence for Vancouver
> Biennale. <http://www.vancouverbiennale.com/> An arts festival and
> exhibition that runs in 2-year stints, and brings art and artists from
> around the world to our city.
>
> Jenna is now a member of the listserv - welcome Jenna!
>
> Jenna (somewhat) recently came out as gay. She is a woman of colour, and
> identifies as feminist. She’s also a Christian, and has struggled with
> reconciling these aspects of her identity. She’s written about it in places
> like Huffington Post<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenna-tenn-yuk/from-familiar-to-foreign-a-gay-christian-goes-back-to-church_b_5160785.html>and theOttawa Citizen.<http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Coming+still+matters/9520924/story.html>
>
> *She wanted me to pass along an invitation to any feminists I know, to see
> if you’re interested in meeting up with her when she’s here in June. She
> wants to organize a spoken word workshop, or other kind of interactive
> space, to explore these identities – the intersections and tensions between
> them.*
>
> If you’re interested, let me know by posting a reply here.
>
> Cheers – Nat
>
> PS – a sample of Jenna’s spokenword:  on being “Jamasian”<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2h_aPX99Qo>
>
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