Weekend Picks: Things to do and see in Oakland April 29-May 1
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Sun, 1 May at 8:53pm.

Here’s Oakland this weekend: youth spitting purifying fire, women testifying and trans-morphing and choreographers putting beats into time for free.

Sounds fantastical, doesn’t it? That’s how we do it in Oakland, CA. It’s pure magic.

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Weekend Picks: Things to do and see Jan. 14-16
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Wed, 19 Jan at 8:39am.

Some say children should be seen and not heard.

How’s that working for us so far?

On one level, I get it. I've never been the type of parent that let “choices” be the answer to raging temper tantrums and acting out. Looking back, I’m glad I was too scared to talk back to my own mom.

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Youth Town Hall Is Today at Pro Arts Gallery
Blog entry by Josh Healey.
Last updated at Fri, 12 Nov at 9:02am.

Youth Speaks is working in partnership with other Bay Area youth organizations to host a Youth Town Hall in the wake of the November 5th sentencing of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART Police Officer convicted of killing Oscar Grant.

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Weekend Picks: Things to do and see Oct. 8-10
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Tue, 12 Oct at 6:51pm.

Hey poets! Are you over 21? Yeah? Well … this isn’t about you.

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Free festival heals Oakland’s cultural scene
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Wed, 6 Oct at 6:29am.

What’s part graffiti competition, part music festival, part skateboard exhibition, part spoken word showcase, and part eco-sustainability fair?

The Life Is Living Festival.

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Oct. 3 arts and eco-justice festival supports community collaboration in Oakland
Article by Niema Jordan.
Last updated at Tue, 28 Sep at 2:04pm.

“Who is it and what is that sustains life in Oakland,” asks
Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Youth Speaks Artistic Director. “What we use Life is Living to do is mirror the community response to that question.”

Life is Living is a national campaign of Youth Speaks that has found homes in Harlem, Chicago, Houston, Texas, and on Oct. 3, in Oakland. This Sunday, hundreds of Bay Area residents will gather in West Oakland’s DeFremery Park - 1651 Adeline St. - to celebrate life through art, music, poetry and green-focused workshops.

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Queer Oakland:Oakland Slam's amazing poet Milani Pelley is heading for success
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Thu, 9 Sep at 8:04pm.


 

Watching a good poet is like watching E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial. You can see through the chest to the rosy glow of the heart thumping. A good poet’s heart will beat against the odds. Poet trapped on the wrong planet.

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Brave New Voices Grand Slam Finals Tonight
Blog entry by Stephen Allen.
Last updated at Fri, 23 Jul at 2:41pm.

 Their key to victory might be Natasha Huey of San Francisco, who has won every round she’s performed in. Can Team Bay Area ride her momentum and bring home gold for the region? We’ll have to see. 

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