Vancouver, BC
Community Speaker Series: Black History Month -- After Canaan
with Wayde Compton and Ros Salvador (BCPAIC) and DJ Static
8:00pm
Friday February 25 2011
Westcoast Sheen and Rhizome Cafe are hosting this event to learn about the history of Black communities in Vancouver in honor of Black History Month. Featuring poet/historian Wayde Compton, an update from attorney Ros Salvador on the case of the Khaira workers, and DJ Static.
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Wayde is a Vancouver writer. He and Jason de Couto perform turntable-based sound poetry as a duo called The Contact Zone Crew. Wayde co-founded Hogan's Alley Memorial Project, which is dedicated to preserving the public memory of Vancouver's original black community.
DJ Static is the DJ for Nomadic Massive, a multicultural multilingual hip-hop group whose members come from Haiti, Algeria, Iraq, China, Argentina, Chile and France. Their music mixes sounds and influences from around the world with a critical and conscious global outlook.
This talk is brought to you by the Westcoast Sheen Community Speakers Series. The series aims to inspire reflection and discussion in a safe atmosphere. Everyone is encouraged to participate, so bring your questions!
co-sponsored by Rhizome Cafe
entry by donation
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