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Country: United States
Birthday: 9/24/1979
Gender: Female
Interests: Expression.
What is most important: my Faith.
Expertise: Resisting the insistance of subordination, conformity, and complacency...Raise a fist if ya with me! ~ Asking questions and seeking answers...Educate yo'self. ya heard? ~ Talking a whole helluvalot, and eating just as much. hehehehe...Lovin' my God, my friends, famz, and my SiLLee!!
Occupation: Other
Industry: Nonprofit
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Member Since:
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\Sur*viv"al\, n. [From Survive.] 1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving.
2. (Arh[ae]ol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known.
The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs. --Tylor.
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survival
n 1: a state of surviving; remaining alive [syn: endurance] 2: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
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Mango Tribe Productions:
Mango Tribe is an Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) women's interdisciplinary performance group founded on the belief that collective creation can be the most powerful form of art. The mission of Mango Tribe is to use experimental community-based theater to create a stronger presence of APIA females in the performing arts on a national and local level. Mango Tribe promotes multi-arts collaboration and encourages artistic activism through theater and education. It is a multiethnic, multilingual, and multidisciplinary ensemble currently comprised of APIA women from Chicago, New York City, and Minneapolis.
New York audiences may remember Mango Tribe from their summer production hit of “Sisters in the Smoke” at HERE Arts Center. “Sisters” was the ensemble’s original theatrical production from 2002-2003 which focused on violence in the Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) community and how artistic expression can be a healing force. “Sisters” was Mango Tribe’s first cross-city experimental creative collaboration performed to packed audiences in New York City and Chicago. The production was partially supported by the Rockefeller Foundation’s prestigious Multi-Arts Production Fund grant.
4 CHANCES TO SEE MANGO TRIBE IN NYC:
-Benefit Show: Thursday January 22, 2004 (8-11pm)
BOMBS & BUTTERFLIES Benefit @Nightengale Lounge
(see below for more details)
-Youth Workshop: Sunday January 25, 2004 (3:30-6:30pm)
Transformation Thru Creation Mythology @ Abrons Arts Center Theater
(see below for more details)
-Workshop Performances of “The Creation Myth Project”
Saturday January 31, 2004 (7:30pm)
and Sunday, February 1, 2004 (2pm)
@ Abrons Arts Center Theater
(see below for more details)
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Mangotribe presents a benefit
Thursday, JANUARY 22, 2004 /// 8:00PM - 11:00PM
BOMBS AND BUTTERFLIES:
A Night of Transformation through Music, Video, & Performance
Performances by members of Mango Tribe, Taiyo, Wema Harris
Eman Rimani, and more. Music by DJ BOO,
and videos from r.minds.combined productions.
Hosted by Mangotribe @ Nightengale Lounge -
Second Avenue at 13th Street, NYC
21 and over
$10 donation / $7 students w/Ids
For more info: www.mangotribe.com
www.nightengalelounge.com
All proceeds from the show will benefit Mango Tribe'sCreation Mythology Project: Help us feed hungry Mangoes during our week long residency at NYC's Henry Street Settlement - providing community workshops and a brand new theater production exploring the politics of our creation and migration; and the reshaping of our herstories to frame the future we
birth through the power of imagination. For more info on Mango Tribe, please visit: www.mangotribe.com <http://www.mangotribe.com> . Fundraising efforts also
underway in Minneapolis and Chicago, please check www.mangotribe.com for more info.
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FREE writing/movement workshop for YOUTH -----
Bombs and Butterflies:
Transformation Through Creation Mythologies
Sunday, January 25, 2004
3:30-6:30pm
Space is limited.
Open to youth ages 13-19 years old.
Youth groups and organizations encouraged to attend
To make reservations or for more info,
call Amy at (212) 598-0400 x.223
Location: Abrons Arts Center
Henry Street Settlement
466 Grand St.
NY, NY 10002
This workshop will address the her/histories of self and community lost through colonization, slavery and assimilation. Mango Tribe will facilitate exercises we are using as part of our current process in reclaiming and recreating these stories as collaborative work. Using movement, improv writing and theater games, this workshop will explore personal and community creation mythologies. As we blur the boundaries of art forms, we strive to break boundaries within ourselves, celebrating and challenging our voices, stories and bodies. Workshop participants are asked to dress in comfortable clothing and to bring their writing materials.
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2 PERFORMANCES ONLY.
DON’T MISS MANGO TRIBE IN NYC THIS TIME AROUND !!!!!!!!!
Saturday, January 31, 2004 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 1, 2004 at 2pm
Tickets: $5 Youth and $10 Adult
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Abrons Art Center
Experimental Theater
466 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002
this is a work-in-progress. this is a workshop performance.
we don’t have an official title yet so we’re simply calling it...
“THE CREATION MYTH PROJECT”
Presented by Abrons Arts Center Theater (Henry Street Settlement)
Conceived, written and performed by Mango Tribe
THE CREATION MYTH PROJECT:
From January 23rd to February 2nd (2004), Mango Tribe will participate in a residency at Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center to conceive our own creation myth. The focus of the residency will be to develop further Mango Tribe’s process of cross-city, multi-media collaboration. Asian American Women artists residing in Minneapolis, Chicago and New York will gather to create tales that “lead us on magical journeys folding time and truths...do not separate the past, present or future... tell our stories beyond the parameters of where we've been placed–for we are all our ancestors and children to be...we pass herstories in dreams, breath and desire...write stories in bones, blood and muscle... stories and herstories that survive as words are lost in burning libraries and colonized tongues... we have existed before...never leaving this place...only transcending/forming shape/space...” A performance of our work-in-progress will be open to the public on Saturday January 31 (7:30pm) and Sunday February 1, 204 (2pm).
For more info about mango tribe visit www.mangotribe.com
CAST & CREW :
Co-directors: Marian Yalini Thambynayagam and Kai-Ti Kao
Co-producers: Anida Yoeu Esguerra & Sarwat Rumi
Stage Manager: Vivienne Tan
Assistant Stage Manager: Jill Aguado
Production Assistant: Amy Paul
Project Advisor: Emily Chang
Performers/writers:
Lani Montreal, Anida Yoeu Esguerra, Sarwat Rumi, Vanessa DeGuia, Kelly Tsai,
Sharmili Majmudar, Marian Yalini Thambynayagam, Jennifer Cendaña Armas, Kai-Ti Kao,
Pradeepa Jeevamanoharan, Annelize Machado, Juliana Pegues
About Henry Street:In 1893, Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement to help build better lives for the inhabitants of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Today, a community mental health clinic, a battered women's shelter, transitional residences for homeless families and single women, three day care centers, a senior center, programs and services for older adults, a multi-disciplinary arts center, arts-in-education programming, home care initiatives, and a broad spectrum of educational, employment, recreational, camping, community service, after-school, counseling, and leadership development programs for youth are all a part of the Henry Street Settlement. While focused on the Lower East Side, Settlement programs reach all of New York City's five boroughs—including New York City public schools, housing developments, and transitional shelters.
Through a commitment to its community, its willingness to change and adapt and by consistently offering diverse, creative, innovative, and effective programs to a multiethnic and multicultural population, the Henry Street Settlement realizes its core mission to challenge the effects of urban poverty by providing individuals and families with essential social and cultural services.
The Abrons Arts Center provides arts and cultural opportunities that reflect the ethnic diversity and artistic wealth of the Lower East Side. The Arts Center offers superb educational and enrichment programs for all ages and skill levels. Its acclaimed performing and visual arts programs attract audiences from all over New York City.
Visit www.henrystreet.org for more info.
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01.06.2004 Tuesday 6:30-8:30PM
GABRIELA NETWORK NY/NJ GENERAL MEETING
AJ Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette (corner of Bleecker), 3rd floor (buzzer
11), Manhattan
PLEASE COME. LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH PINAYS HERE & AROUND THE
WORLD.
HELP PLAN & IMPLEMENT OUR ACTIONS. Our agenda will include
: Philippine situationer and updates on GABNet national actions
: brainstorming re. research on status of Filipinas in NY metro area
: assessment of Human Writes III
: Purple Rose Campaign Against Sex Trafficking
: North American Consultation for Women of Philippine Ancestry
: Women's International Solidarity Affair in the Philippines (July 2004)
OPEN TO ALL WOMEN. PLEASE RSVP to nynj@gabnet.org.
Directions by subway to AJ Muste: 6 train to Bleecker OR F/V train to
Broadway-Lafayette
INVITING ALL WOMEN: Join the 2nd meeting of WAIL--Women's Anti-Imperialist
League on Saturday, January 10th, 2PM to 5PM, at AJ Muste Institute in
Manhattan, NYC.
Convened by GABRIELA Network, a Philippine-US women's solidarity
organization, the 1st WAIL meeting, held November 1st, brought together a
diverse group of 50 women. We discussed imperialism and its impact on
women, shared personal experiences with imperialism, read through a
working paper for WAIL, and brainstormed about WAIL's concept. Judging
from everyone's input and enthusiasm, WAIL is shaping up to be a true
collaborative effort based on genuine sisterhood.
At our 2nd meeting, we will discuss further and finalize our concept of
WAIL, the structure, and next steps. We hope you can join us. Merienda
(snacks) will be provided. Please RSVP by January 8th. To RSVP and/or
for more info: WAIL@gabnet.org or 1212.592.3507. Please extend the
invitation to all women who might be interested.
WHAT: 2nd Meeting of WAIL-WOMENS ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE
WHEN: 10 January 2004, Saturday, 2PM-5PM
WHERE: AJ Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette (corner of Bleecker), 3rd floor
(buzzer 11), Manhattan, NYC
directions by subway: 6 train to Bleecker OR F/V train to Broadway-Lafayette
MERIENDA PROVIDED. FREE and OPEN TO ALL WOMEN.
Please RSVP to WAIL@gabnet.org or 1212.592.3507 by January 8th.
WAIL in a nutshell: Necessity brought forth the idea of WAIL. Today’s
intensive and extensive global expansion of US interests demands a women’s
united front committed to expose and oppose US imperialism. The current
world situation; a US-led borderless, timeless “war on terrorism,”
capitalism’s intensified assault on women’s human rights demands a
coordinated women’s response to imperialism’s many tools: wars of
aggression, economic plunder, gender-based oppression, and racism. GABNet
proposes a multi-ethnic, multi-sectoral Women’s Anti-Imperialist League
that galvanizes public awareness, through education and direct action,
about imperialism and its impact on women here and around the world.
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I'm a good jumper, she said, but I'm not so good at landing.
Maybe you should stay closer to the ground then, I said
& she shook her head & said
the ground was the whole problem in the first place.
If we all jumped up & down at the same time, I said,
I'll bet we could move the world.
She nodded.
I'd throw in five bucks toward it, she said,
just to see the old men get their butts off the couch.
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