Events

We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight Community NewsletterJanuary 13, 2010

Come and meet London-based African writer, blogger, gender and LGBTI
activist Sokari Ekine at Sisterspace and Books
(3717 Georgia Avenue N.W.). Join Sokari as she discusses and signs
her new, edited book, “SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa”, and
updates us on gender violence in Nigeria’s oil-rich and exploited
Niger Delta region. A social justice activist with a background in
technology, education and human rights, Ekine’s award-winning blog,
Black Looks, focuses on issues generally ignored by mainstream media
and other African bloggers.

Sokari deftly addresses issues such as women and gender in the Niger
Delta, gender and militarisation, LGBTI experiences and activism in
Africa, and other human rights issues.Ekine is a regular contributor
to the UK-based New Internationalist, and to the pan-African
newsletter, Pambazuka News. Her new book, “SMS Uprising: Mobile
Activism in Africa”, including contributions from 14 contributors,
is published by Pambazuka Press.

Sunday, January 17th, 4:00pm~Brother Bey’s Coat Drive for
the Homeless: A Christmas Musical with Jeff Majors.
Featuring U.T.B.C. Praise Team, Ron Iceman Wallace, Psalm Exchange
Production’s Ron and Davey Yarborough, Vernon Burch and Servant
Southern Gospel Singers, Sensational Nightingales, Laron Young, Dave
Bass, Ivy Hilton Anderson, Rahim Muhammad, and MC Evangelist Rev.
Jewel Boykin co-host of “Nothing But the Truth Broadcast
WYCB 1340am.” Advance Tickets: $15.00.
Bring a coat and or new socks for the homeless and get in for free.
Bring a homeless person with you (they get in free).
Location: Union Temple Baptist Church, 1225 W.
Street, S.E. For more information call 202-255-2654
or 202-678-8822. A WPFW 89.3fm
Radio Media Sponsor.

Monday, January 18th, 10:00am-1:00pm~Women in the Life
Brunch. We want to know what more of you think! What type
of programs would you like to see WITLA offer
lesbians of color? The Women in the Life Association is hosting a
series of focus groups to listen to you, our community, and to see
what your needs are! Please join us for this free brunch.
WITLA is a social justice organization advancing the rights
of lesbians of color through cultural affirmation, education and
advocacy.

www.womeninthelife.com,

www.facebook.com/witla. Location: Sisterspace
and Books, 3717 Georgia Avenue N.W. For more
information contact

tribble2@verizon.net or call 202-829-0306.

Monday, January 18th, 3:00pm-5:00pm~Booksigning and
Discussion with author Larry Chang. “Two key themes of my
life are Anomaly and Synthesis. Since I was born of Chinese
parents in Jamaica and grew up there, I’m
culturally black which did not sit well with my family, and
gay, which is anathema to the
majority of my fellow Jamaicans, resulting in my
being granted asylum in the US. I’ve known 30 gay men who’ve been
killed in Jamaica, so my fear of persecution is a tad more than just
academic. Here in the US, I don’t fit into the Asian
community, the Jamaicans are wary of
anyone who would flee their idealized paradise, and African
Americans don’t quite know what to make of me. Hence, I
don’t fit anywhere, have become a man without a country, the
Eternal Outsider. That perspective, however, has its
advantages as my varied identities, ethnicities and experience
affords me a wider repertoire of possibilities. I’m able also to
blend and meld diverse elements into new combinations. I’m
accomplished in many fields, having been blessed with numerous
talents, which paradoxically can present a challenge of having too
many choices. Being intelligently lazy and laid-back, I do what i
can when i can and go with the flow. I’m almost completely
self-sufficient, granted my wants and lifestyle are simple, needing
only the intimate companionship of a partner. The signs of the times
are now telling me to pursue my dream of living in intentional
community.”  Chang will discuss and sign his books,
Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for
Spiritual Healing, and Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk.

http://ecolocity.ning.com/.  Location:
Sisterspace and Books, 3717 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
202-829-0306

Sunday, January 31st, 9:00am-3:00pm~ Spiritual Readings by
Ajike Kendrick. An opportunity to look beyond the
veil of circumstances into personal truths using round,
multicultural goddess-centered tarot with an empowering
philosophy. Identify recurring personal patterns and tools for
change. Àjíké Kendrick, M.A. is a Life Coach &
Leadership Consultant. Spiritry (www.spiritry.com)
is her unique consulting business which provides individuals and
organizations with cutting edge, spiritually-based leadership
development services: life coaching, readings, seminars, weekend
retreats, and meditation circles. Àjíké holds a
M.A. from New York University where she concentrated in leadership
development and women’s studies. She received her B.A. in
International Relations from Shaw University in 1993.
Location: 2519 University Place N.W. #C
(University Place is between 14th and 15th and Euclid Street N.W.).
Limited spaces available. To schedule a reading please call Takada
at 202-276-7156 or send an email to
arulla6@yahoo.com.