James Kass - Executive Director | Hodari Davis - Director of National Initiatives | Joan Osato - Producing Manager | Marc Bamuthi Joseph - Artistic Director | Jason Mateo - Program Director |Chinaka Hodge - Associate Program Director | Erika Kent - Spokes Youth Board Coordinator | Lauren Whitehead - Associate Program Director | Leighanne Sanchez - Managing Director | Dennis Kim - Development Associate | Katri Foster - Jr. Associate | Brandon Santiago - AIE Jr. Associate | Sean Mason - Web Master
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tony Rodriguez, President / Cathy Garza, Secretary / Leighanne Sanchez, Treasurer / Miles Smith / Lashawn RoutÈ-Chatmon / Sara Jane Philips / Josh Klipp / Lissa Soep / Weyland Southon / James Kass / Vivian Chavez / Mo Clancy (Honorary)
LIVING WORD TOURING COMPANY
Dahlak Brathwaite / Delina Brooks / James Clotfelter / Kamilah Forbes / Sekou Gibson / Ajayi Jackson / Paris King / Sean Riley / Tommy Shepard / David Szlasa / Amara Tabor-Smith / Adia Whitaker
SPECIAL ADVISORS
Dr. A.A. Akom / Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade / Rob Bailey / Deborah Brand / Dr. Jamal Cooks / Dave Eggers / Lawrence Ferlinghetti / Kamilah Forbes / Katri Foster / Dr. Shawn Ginwright / Sarah Haynes / Danny Hoch / Greg Hodge / Bob Holman / Jaime Jacinto / Sterling James / Howard Junker / Elaine Katzenberger / Stan Lathan / Clarissa Nicasia / Mark North / Nancy J. Peters / Kevin Powell / Erin Pursell / Monique Russell / Nicole Sawaya / Lateefah Simon / Clyde Valentin / Vajra Watson / Greg Worthington
Founded in San Francisco in 1996, Youth Speaks is at the forefront of a national Spoken Word performance, education, and youth development movement. In over 40 cities, more than 250,000 young writers 13 to 24 years old are speaking their own messages through this powerful medium to millions of their urban and suburban peers. Politically aware, critically engaged, and unafraid to speak, young people are picking up the pen and grabbing hold of the microphone, moving themselves into positions of power claiming voice when theyve been voiceless, and access where theyve been sidelined.
Greetings from Houston, Texas, the front office of the kayumanggi Pinoy rock National Soccer Team!
We would like to invite you to the Art League of Houston on Sunday November 16 at 4:00 pm where we will be musical guests at a reading featuring award-winning nationally acclaimed writer Sehba Sarwar, Executive Director and founder of Voices Breaking Boundaries, among others. The Art League of Houston is located at 1953 Montrose Blvd., Houston 77006 in the Montrose area. The event is free. More information in the links below.
Please tune in to Music Beyond Borders on KPFT 90.1FM Houston and www. kpft. org on Thanksgiving Day November 27, from 2-3 pm, when I will be hosting a special edition of kayumanggi Pinoy rock Radyo sa Amerika. I will be spinning a set of classic Filipino hits from the 1950’s and 60’s with my guest host my mom, who will talk about her favorite songs of that era. You can listen to the live web simulcast on www. kpft. org or catch it in the archives. Below are web simulcast times. (If your area is not liste d, please let me know and I will add you to the next kayumanggi Pinoy rock announcement.)
Come Party 2 days after the Election with 40Love, DJ J-Boogie, DJ Platurn and Wonway !!! Free album at the door !!! Featuring Youth Speaks Poets Denise Wallace and Haze
Check Out Da Hottest Radio Show By BAY AREA'S OWN STRICTLY JONES. Every Weds. At 2:45 here the show live on iTUNES Radio under the genre hip hop. Then click Youth Radio. Check Out The Live Show Tommorow(weds.)for the show dedicated to the upcoming ELECTION. There will be artist representing from THE BAY. ........
2nd Annual Estria's Invitational Living Word Graffiti Battle OCTOBER 18 11am-4pm Winner announced at 5pm deFremery Park 1651 Adeline Street West Oakland, CA FREE event, bring the whole family
The Living Word Project, Samurai Graphix, & Hard Knock Radio Presents the 2nd Annual Estria's Invitational Living Word Graffiti Battle A part of the 10-day Living Word Festival Curated by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
16 of California's most talented and revered Graffiti Artists in live painting battle. Artists are determined and selected by Estria, a Bay Area Graffiti Legend.
Confirmed Painters (to date):
Estria (Hawaii/Bay Area) Bounce TYS, defending champion, (Berkeley) Done TDK (Oakland) Apex BA (SF) Pose2/Maxx Moses (Philly/San Diego) Slide TMC (SF) Max Ehrman/Eon75 (SF) Pryde VE (Oakland) Aero (San Diego & Hawaii) Buder TMF (SF) Raven (Chicago) Chez RSN (East Bay) Satyr (San Francisco) Persue (San Diego) Ceyba CA (SF) Germs EMT (SF)
Also Featuring:
Free outdoor performance by Mos Def, Los Rakas, and DJ Leidis Bamboo Architecture Scraper Bike exhibition Lecture demonstration Against Eco-Apartheid, including Ella Baker Center's Van Jones Skateboard Demonstration presented by Hood Games at the Grand Opening of West Oakland's first Skate Park
Hello there! We finally have our official GAGI website up. Go check it out at: http://www. TheGagi. com Visit it often to be updated with GAGI and all of our events/projects. Thanks!
