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

Sat May 17 22:20:24 PDT 2014

hi folks,

not sure what i would offer other than issues of decolonization, solidarity
building and anti oppression.

i am currently on six nations territory and will be back on unceded coast
salish around june 10.

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."
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Decolonize-Anti-Oppression-Workshop-Tour-with-Tami-Starlight/327348970683291
http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com / decolonizeantioppression at
gmail.com
Please donate & pass it on: http://www.gofundme.com/7ymbao

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Jenna Tenn-Yuk <jenna.tennyuk at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Thank you for the warm welcome!  My residency is from June 2-June 28.  I
> haven't received my schedule yet, but I'm sure it'll be flexible.  Since
> I'm planning to do an event at the end of the month, the earlier would be
> better.
>
> Joanna, when are you back in town?  Could we set a date earlier that week?
>  I could also facilitate more than one workshop depending on availability.
>  Looking forward to meeting you all!
>
> Best,
> Jenna
>
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jenna is now a part of the listserv, and should be seeing this thread....
>> I'll let her respond!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, would Thurs June 26 or Fri June 27 be good? Is Jenna 's schedule
>>> set yet Nat?
>>>  On 15 May 2014 23:49, "jana g" <janagee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thursday and Fridays work out better for me Joanna.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sounds wonderful! Would it be possible to hold it during the last week
>>>>> of June while I'm back in town?
>>>>>
>>>>> Joanna
>>>>> On 15 May 2014 23:34, "jana g" <janagee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Spring 2014 Greetings WamVan ~ Natalie Tami and Jenna ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> janaJuniper here ... and, Jenna - Welcome to the west coast  :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would be interested in attending a Spoken Word / interactive
>>>>>> space workshop next month (if possible) ...  Living on the island
>>>>>> does make getting to the city more involved so my hopes are
>>>>>> that the day and time can work out for me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please and Thanks for keeping me in the loop on this Natalie
>>>>>> and I look forward to the possibility of meeting you Jenna and
>>>>>> being a part of your upcoming workshop, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and, All the best to you Tami on your workshop / tour.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Later
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:09 PM, Tami Starlight <
>>>>>> tamistarlight at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Decolonize-Anti-Oppression-Workshop-Tour-with-Tami-Starlight/327348970683291
>>>>>>> http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com /
>>>>>>> decolonizeantioppression at gmail.com
>>>>>>> Please donate & pass it on: http://www.gofundme.com/7ymbao
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Hiy Hiy/Thank you/Merci
>>>>>>> *Tami M. Starlight*
>>>>>>> Unceded & occupied Coast Salish Territory
>>>>>>> Vancouver, Canada
>>>>>>> tamistarlight at gmail.com
>>>>>>> 604-790-9943cell
>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/tami.smashtheoppressions
>>>>>>> http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/
>>>>>>>
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