In our ideal world women will
Make their voices heard;
Always speak freely and powerfully;
Express themselves artistically;
Have the necessary skills to affect change;
Use their voices, art, talents and skills to build just and inclusive communities.
To make this world a reality, mothertongue
Provides opportunities for women in the Washington, DC metro area to write, present and listen to spoken word performers;
Creates a local community that supports and promotes women's voices;
Fosters relationships with local women and girls' organizations in order to provide financial support and visibility for their work. mothertongue will always
focus on the voices of women in the local DC area;
be grounded in and committed to improving the local DC community;
believe in the creation of a just and inclusive DC area community where everyone has adequate resources, access and opportunities;
work towards a world free from marginalization, including racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, discrimination and bigotry.
welcome lesbian,bisexual, and questioning women and their allies;
define women as woman-born or woman-identified and embrace the transgender community;
believe in and honor the value of artistic development as a transformative force on an individual and community level;
value spoken word performers/writers of all different styles and levels of experience;
support the efforts of organizations that better the lives of women and girls, and work to publicize and support the work of such organizations.
Music
Yours.
Movies
Yours.
Television
Off.
Books
Yours.
Heroes
Michelle Tea, Sini Anderson, Alix Olson, Jen/ed, Athens Boys Choir, Andrea Gibson, and each and every one of you who gets their ass on that stage every month.
About me: mothertongue 11th anniversary show!
Silvana Straw, Michelle Parkerson & Maureen Andary
+open mic
NOV 12 @ 9pm
*FREE*
*donations will be collected for a local dc non-profit, mothertongue*
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When: Thursday, November 12th
Doors Doors @ 8:00pm/Show @ 9:00 pm
Where: The Black Cat (1811 14th St, NW)
Cost: FREE, all ages
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Got something to read/perform?
Questions???
Contact Danielle at dmevennou@gmail.com
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Since October 1998, mothertongue has encouraged women in the Washington, DC area to share their voices through monthly open mic and spoken word events. These performances have become a staple in the DC arts and women's communities, providing much needed social and artistic space for women writers/performers and the people who support them. mothertongue continues to sponsor monthly open mic/spoken word events. The increased popularity of the events has indicated a need for even more opportunities for women in the Washington, DC area to showcase their own written work. We provide these spaces, as well as produce special showcases featuring invited guest writers from around the country.
mothertongue is a community-based organization that works to create a safe space where all women may speak freely and powerfully and have their creative and artistic voices heard. Through monthly women's spoken word events and writing/performance workshops, mothertongue encourages women to use their voices, art, talents, and skills to build just and inclusive communities.
Who I'd like to meet: Poets, collaborators, wordsmiths, artists, musicians, listerners, activists, instigators, community-builders, performers both experienced and new.
ARC AND HUE will be available at the NYC book party on Sunday, Sept.
20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY
10012. Between Houston & Bleecker, near the F & 6 trains.
I LOVE YOUR HOME PAGE AND WHAT U SUPPORT AND STAND FOR . I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS AND IAM THANKFUL FOR PEOPLE LIKE U MAKING CHANGES AND HELPING OTHERS REALIZE WHO THEY CAN BE .
Celebrate mothertongue's 9 Lives at the Black Cat October 24
with special guests Karen Taggart (co-founder, mothertongue) and Sini Anderson (co-founder, Sister Spit)
SINI ANDERSON
Safe. Empowered. Creative. Heard. Since October 1998, MOTHERTONGUE has encouraged women in the Washington, DC area to share their voices. mothertongue is a community-based organization that works to create a safe space where all women may speak freely and powerfully and have their creative and artistic voices heard. Through monthly women's spoken word events and writing/performance workshops, mothertongue encourages women to use their voices, art, talents, and skills to build just and inclusive communities.
This October, mothertongue will celebrate its 9th anniversary on October 24th with a slam-style event. mothertongue's organizers' drew the idea from their popular Anti-Valentine's Day Slam, which occurs in February. Instead of an anti-sentimental theme, slammers are asked to bring poems that are either inspired and empowering, or ones that are challenging or at risk of not being heard, similar to mothertongue's mission.
Like all the organization's slams, there will be community judges and a $150 cash prize to the winner and a $50 prize to the runner up. In addition, mothertongue will have a community raffle with fabulous prizes going at a song. To donate items, contact Meagan at mothertonguelibrarian@gmail.com
Sini Anderson will be joining us from Brooklyn, NY, and helping mothe
