Join Venus Sings and Friends on Thursday, Nov 10: The Empower Providence Project at RISD

The Empower Providence Project
@RISD (RI School of Design)
Thu, November 10, 2011
7:30-10:00 PM
The Old Library at RISD
236 Benefit Street in Providence
(the corner of College Street and Benefit Street)

Performances by...

DJ Reza Wreckage & 5th Elament,

Erik Andrade & Caliph, 

spiritchild & Evan Greer

Followed by dinner plus discussions & workshops with Reza Clifton and Kalyana Champlain of the women's art collective, Isis Storm; New Bedford political candidate, spoken word poet and fashion designer, Erik Andrade; and participants of Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Providence including spiritchild, Evan Greer and Raymond Watson.

For info/details, visit VenusSings.com and IsisStorm.com or contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at RISD, 401-277-4957.

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MORE INFO 

The first events for the Empower Providence Project were held on Friday, October 7, 2011 with a mix of visiting musicians, local artists and grassroots community activists gathering to "empower" Providence and inspire youth. Part of a movement to connect the public to artists and musicians who explore community issues in their work, the October 7 events began with community service and civic engagement projects with Mount Hope Learning Center and RI Jobs With Justice, and culminated with an evening performance in downtown Providence by Washington, DC-based hip hop artist, Head-Roc; NYC-based hip hop artist and "freedom singer," Spiritchild; and 5th Elament and DJ Reza Wreckage of the RI-based women’s performance group, Isis Storm. 

The Empower Providence show at RISD is the second event of the Project as well as a stop on the Back to the Roots Tour w/ Evan Greer & spiritchild.  The goals of Back to the Roots are to provide high-energy, crowd-rocking performances for people of all ages and to offer a series of interactive workshops on a variety of topics from the History of Hip-Hop in the Black Liberation Movement to the connections between LGBTQ Liberation and Environmental Justice.

For more information about The Empower Providence Project, visit www.venussings.com.  For more information on the Back to the Roots Tour, visit www.xspiritmental.com/blog/now_booking_back_to_the_roots_tour.