Raza Poetry and Open Mic

Date: Friday, January 22, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Guadalupe Street Coffee
1320 Guadalupe
San Antonio, Tejas

Raza Poetry and Open Mic nights return to San Anto’s Westside to Celebrate the Release of Desahogate #2: Amor y Pazion, a San Antonio Barrio-Based Publication

What: Come celebrate the release of Desahogate #2: Amor y Pazion, a San Antonio barrio-based literary anthology published by The Xicana Xicano Education Project (XXEP) with work from over 30 local writers and artists. This event is the first time that the publication will be available to the public. XXEP and San Anto Cultural Arts will host an open mic event with a special reading featuring Desahogate contributors.

Who: As part of its mission, the Xicana Xicano Education Project (XXEP) works to strengthen the community through self-determination, education, cultura y arte. It is the mission of San Anto Cultural Arts to foster human and community development through community-based arts.

Why: It has been 5 years since the Xicana Xicano Education Project and In Tilli, In Tlapalli Press published Desahogate #1: Growing Up Xicana/o, and we are excited to present Desahogate #2 to the community. Desahogate embodies XXEP’s mission of inspiriting and uniting San Antonio’s Xicana/o community, and is a means of recording, preserving, and sharing stories from our lived experiences. Being a community-based publication, Desahogate allows unheard voices from the community to be expressed. Come share, exchange, and learn from one another in a dialogue that carries beyond the printed page.

Where: Guadalupe Street Coffee, 1320 Guadalupe, San Antonio, Tejas.

When: Friday, January 22, 2010, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is a family-friendly free event sponsored by the Xicana Xicano Education Project and San Anto Cultural Arts.