Category: Lets Go

Rising Tide Roadshow:
confronting the root causes of climate change!

Tuesday, April 17 @ 7:30 PM
Boxcar Books (3rd and Washington)
Free!

From their tour summary (see www.risingtidenorthamerica.org for more information):

This spring, Rising Tide will bring the global struggle for climate justice to the belly of the beast, connecting the dots between the overarching crisis of climate change and the grassroots struggles of communities resisting the fossil fuel industry’s assault on their land and culture. Through partnering with local environmental and climate justice organizations in each region, we seek to amplify the voices of those most affected by climate change and the fossil fuel industry, boosting support for these revolutions on the local level and creating a culture of solidarity across lines of race, class and gender.

Two mutually-beneficial strategies that we will explore on the roadshow are: sparking and supporting local struggles against fossil fuel infrastructure, and building real, sustainable alternatives that foster community and decrease our dependence on the industries and institutions destroying the planet.  The Spring Roadshow will take a popular education approach to organizing and agitating for climate justice, employing music, participatory games and multi-media to foment life-affirming resistance.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month:
Middle Way House Presents
NO!
A documentary by filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons

Please join us for a screening and discussion of this groundbreaking
documentary that unveils the reality of sexual violence and healing in the
African-American community.

Thursday April 19, 7pm
First Christian Church
205 E. Kirkwood Ave

“‘No!’ is a film that is about more than sensational exposure. ‘No!’ seeks
resolution to a painful crime that has been shrouded in silence for too
long in the Black community.”
Dwight Williams, Executive Producer
Hustle & Flow, and Baby Boy

“Given the level of violence against women in this country, we owe it to
ourselves and to future generations not to turn our backs on this film.
For in ignoring this film we would once again be ignoring the voices of
women.”
Kevin Powell, Activist and Author,
Who’s Gonna Take the Weight: Manhood, Race, and Power in America

Saturday, April 14th, 6:00 pm
Frangipani Room, IMU

African Students’ Association 10th Annual African Cultural Night
Celebration!!!!!!

Get ready for a night filled with WONDERFUL African celebration and
acheivement!
*Co- Sponsored by Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc
*Fashion Show
*African Cusine
*Music
*IU Hip Hop Congress DJ
*Dancing
*Poetry
*Gumboot Performance
*Afro- Hoosier Performance
*ASA Dance Routine
*Special Guest Speaker: Democratic Republic of Benin’s Ambassador,
Cyrille Oguin

*& SOOO MUCH MORE FUN!!!

THIS NIGHT IS COMPLETELY FREE OF ALL CHARGES!!!! 🙂

SLAM POETRY

Friday, April 13, 8:30 PM

IMU Gallery, next to Starbucks on the 1st floor of the IMU

Amir Sulaiman is an African-American and a Muslim-American, and a
talented def slam poetry artist and rapper. He is known for holding
energetic and interactive performances, having taken stage at tens of
universities across the country. Sulaiman is most famous for his
appearance on HBO’s Def Slam Poetry in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Sulaiman is a very socially-conscious artist, who uses his provocative
lyrics to address issues such as the mistreatment of women and feelings
of oppression. He tries to rouse people from their apathy about issues
that face American society by moving them with his intense and
heartfelt performances. He will discuss his work with the audience by
conducting a Q & A session.

Check out some of Amir’s work by visiting his myspace,
www.myspace.com/amirsulaiman, or www.amirsulaiman.com/.

Amir Sulaiman’s visit is cosponsored by the Union Board and the Black
Scholars’ Collective, and partially funded through grants from the Indiana
University Student Association and the Office of Diversity Education.

April 11th
Wednesday Night: RAW!!!

Hot Fighter No. 1
D.B.H.
Brother Dolphin
Benjamin WESLEY Myers
PTA

9p @ The Bicycle Apartments Laundry Room (200 S.
Madison St.)