SUNDAY
11/9: 1) Zine
Making; 2) B-Girl
(Breakdancing); 3)
The Voice
of the Circle
TUESDAY 11/11: 1) Spoken
Word & Hip-Hop; 2) Hip-Hop
& Activism; 3) Men's
Leadership Writing Workshop; 4) Surfing
SUNDAY,
NOV. 9th 2008
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ZINE
MAKING WORKSHOP
SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 9th 2008
10am-1pm
(Free pizza included)
VENUE: The
ARTS at MARKS
1159 Nuuanu Avenue @ Pauahi St.
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FEE:
$5 pays for your Zine & pizza
This
all-ages workshop is one of Girl Fest's most popular.
You will learn how to get your voice and your message
out to the public without having to spend an arm
and a leg for printing costs. This is all about
independent media. Attendees will get to make and
keep their own Zine. Led by instructors, Ara Laylo
and Katie Whitman, students will see how fun and
empowering it can be for anyone wanting to learn
how to do simple layouts, get creative with art,
write and publish articles, and other basics in
zinemaking.
PLEASE
BRING YOUR OWN MAGAZINES TO CUT UP.
Intructors:
Ara Laylo of Smart Magazine & The
Malcognitas and
Katie Whitman of 808
Scene Zine
To
register please friend us with a request at www.myspace.com/girlfest,
OR
send us an email at info@girlfesthawaii.org
OR show up at the venue
B-GIRL
WORKSHOP
(Introduction to Breakdancing)
SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 9th 2008
2pm-3:30pm
VENUE: The
ARTS at MARKS
1159 Nuuanu Avenue @ Pauahi St.
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FEE:
FREE!
ALL
AGES - WOMEN & GIRLS ONLY
This
AWESOME workshop will focus on the basic elements
in the art of breakdancing taught by B-Girl pioneer
Yoda Laneski. The class will include a history on
women in Hip Hop introduced by Hip-Hop educator
and filmmaker Gigi Miranda. The top priority of
the class will be to reveal the true meaning of
Hip-Hop that has been lost in todays modern commercialization
and to show the real women of Hip-Hop who as a whole
display a strong sense of power and grace.
The
dance portion of the workshop will encourage women
to let loose, while gaining a sense of rhythmn and
coordination meanwhile understanding the strong
meaning and undertones of this artform and its significance
in American pop culture. We will encourage participants
not just to learn the basic steps but teach them
how to make the dance their own. ALL AGES. Female
only workshop. Sorry boys.
THE
VOICE OF THE CIRCLE
(COUNCIL)
SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 9th 2008
4:00pm-7:00pm
VENUE: The
ARTS at MARKS
1159 Nuuanu Avenue @ Pauahi St.
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FEE:
FREE! FREE FOOD INCLUDED
ALL
AGES
A
workshop to explore matters of deep significance
through the practice of Council. Learn the simple
and beautiful tools of heartfelt communication for
lovers, family, friends and more.
Council
is a time-honored means of authentic and heartfelt
communication. This circular dialogue has been practiced
throughout the ages. Its modern application can
be found in many places where a deeper conversation
is desired. From intimate relationships, to family
gatherings, from classrooms to boardrooms, Council
creates community. It offers its participants a
safe and sage environment in which to open up and
share thoughts and feelings. This extraordinary
exercise in the art of listening holds the key to
being heard.
Please
join Bonnie and Amber Tamblyn in a Council circle
and share your story. We will explore the basic
principles of listening and speaking from the heart,
creating community, and re-connecting to the magic
of the Voice of the Circle.
BONNIE
TAMBLYN, Co-facilitator
Bonnie
Tamblyn has been a teacher and Council facilitator
for 15 years. She practices Council at home, with
her friends, colleagues, students and in the community.
She has conducted workshops and trainings sponsored
through the Ojai Foundation in California. (ojaifoundation.org).
Bonnie currently is on the Human Development Faculty
of Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in
Santa Monica California. Bonnie is also a multi-medium
artist. As a recording artist and performer she
takes great pleasure in collaborating with her daughter,
Amber Tamblyn.
Bonnie’s passion is the voice of the human
story, whether told in the Council Circle, or shared
on stage with a guitar in her arms.
TUESDAY,
NOV. 11th 2008 (VETERAN'S DAY)
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ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM:
Spoken Word & Hip Hop 4 Your
Life
spoken word workshop by Kelly Tsai
Women & Girls Only
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 11th 2008
11:00am-12:30pm
VENUE: The
ARTS at MARKS
1159 Nuuanu Avenue @ Pauahi St.
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FEE:
$5 suggested donation
ALL
AGES
Join
Brooklyn-based HBO Def Poet Kelly
Zen-Yie Tsai in an interactive spoken word and
hip hop performance workshop exploring how to use
word, voice, body, and movement towards personal
and community change. Exercises will spark the creation
of solo and collective spoken word pieces and focus
on moving sistas from negative freedom (“freedom
from”) to positive freedom (“freedom
to”) in our everyday lives and commitments
to creativity and social justice. All experiences,
passions, and visions are welcome! As poet Muriel
Rukeyser once said, “if one woman told the
truth about her life...The world would split open.”
Hip-Hop
Conversation:
Exploring the Impact of Male Supremacy & Gender
Oppression
on the Female Experience of Hip Hop Music &
Culture
workshop by Shalonda Ingram
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 11th 2008
1:00pm-2:30pm
VENUE: The
ARTS at MARKS
1159 Nuuanu Avenue @ Pauahi St.
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FEE:
FREE
ALL
AGES - MEN & WOMEN
Hip-Hop
and Hip-Hop activism are extremely important tools
for broad social change as well as personal transformation.
However, much of the commercial hip-hop widely available
today works to promote and perpetuate male supremacist
ideas and thinking as main components of the music
and culture. Gender discrimination, homophobia,
and sexual violence have become increasingly consistent
themes of hip-hop lyrics and videos and are fundamental
methods of maintaining male supremacy as an oppressive
system.
The
purpose of this workshop is to 1) facilitate an
open discussion about hip-hop, gender, and male
supremacy that encourages learning, transformation
and change, 2) provide an opportunity for people
to begin or continue the internal transformation
necessary to end gender-based oppression, sexism,
homophobia and other forms of intimate and community
violence and 3) create a safe space for open dialogue
about understanding both the multiple effects of
oppression and the possibilities for healing and
community transformation.
Sticks
& Stones Can Also Build Homes
Men's Leadership Writing Workshop
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 11th 2008
3pm-4:30pm
VENUE: The
ARTS at MARKS
1159 Nuuanu Avenue @ Pauahi St.
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FEE:
FREE!
MEN
& BOYS ONLY - ALL AGES
This year
the State of Hawaii has seen at least ten domestic
violence related deaths which have left people asking
many unanswered questions. We want to create a space
for the good men out there to speak out against
this horrible trend of violence.
Sticks
and Stones is a writing workshop in appreciation
of all the support we have received from men and
how they have aided us in the battle against violence
to women and girls. This is an opportunity for men
and potential male leaders to speak out about their
roles and responsibilities to the women who gave
us breath. Conducted by Youth Speaks Hawai’i
Mentor and Writing Workshop Director, Darron Cambra.
The workshop will have examples of men redefining
masculinity on their own terms. This isn’t
male-bashing or guilt-tripping. The goal is a real
honest dialogue, where solutions are sought and
an understanding is found for the redefined role
of ‘being a man’ in today’s society.
Men of all ages and writing ability are welcomed
and appreciated. You just need a pencil or a pen
and a little consciousness. So, if you are a man
who is interested, or know a guy that needs to hear
this, please participate.
DARRON CAMBRA, Workshop Leader
www.myspace.com/poorwettree
Darron
Cambra started writing poetry to elude daily minimum
word limits in his high school English class. .
He quickly became addicted to articulating teenage
angst in predictable rhyme patterns. The first time
he performed a poem in front of an audience, a friend’s
father had a mild heart attack, for the safety of
others he temporaily retired from performing. While
he studied creative writing at Western Washington
University, most of his work stayed confined to
the page while he admired those that blessed the
stage every Monday at the now closed Stuart’s
Coffee House in Bellingham. After graduating he
moved back to his home town, Honolulu and has substituted
for over two years, and stumbled across a growing
vibrant surge of art and poetry happening in Hawai’i,
including the country’s largest registered
slam (1st Thurs. Hawaii Slam). This is also his
second year as a YouthSpeaksHawai’i mentor.
He is currently the coordinator for the YouthSpeaksHawai’i’s
weekly writing workshop, where he plagiarizes the
teens’ work as his own. He has become a stand
out figure in the Hawaii poetry community mainly
due to his height and scruffy good looks. He has
appeared in numerous venues including featured performances,
community events, classrooms, political demonstrations,
college radio and a regular at most of the open
mics and slams in Hawai’i, including Re:verses,
Bringing
Back Kerouac, Rising Melody, Last Monday Collabo
and events at Ong King Performance Arts Center and
Art @ Mark’s Garage. He is also, for the second
year in a row, a member of the HawaiiSlam team.
Saturday,
Nov. 8 - 8am & 10am
Sunday, Nov. 9 - 8am & 10am
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 8am & 10am
Sunday, Nov. 16 - 8am & 10am
Girls
Who Surf has developed a unique activity based on
adventure, education, respect, and support. We are
dedicated to providing the best surf lesson experience
on Oahu. Check out our unique range of (Girl’s)
surfing items and services on line at www.GirlsWhoSurf.com.
REGISTRATION
INFO LINK:
www.GirlsWhoSurf.com/specialevents/girlfest.htm
or call (808) 371-8917
FEES
$55 +tax
Workshop
will include:
½ hr warm up and safety instruction. 1 hr
surf time.
½ hr cool down and talk story time.
Students need to bring:
Towel, sunscreen, water
Come
get a taste of what surfing is all about with Girls
Who Surf. We believe surfing is a great way to gain
confidence and independence. At our workshop, we
will show you the ins and outs of surfing. We'll
teach you ocean safety and proper surf technique
and etiquette. All the Girls who participated last
year are invited to surf with us again.
MORE
WORKSHOPS TBA
For questions regarding these workshops, please
contact Girl Fest by calling (808) 599-3931 or emailing
us at info@girlfesthawaii.org.