The Rotunda - Events

7:00 PMMariposa Food Co op’s Food Justice and Anti-Racism working group screens The Future of Food; + discussions

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM The Future of Food has been a key tool in the American and international anti-GMO grassroots activist movements and played widely in the environmental and activist circuits since its release in 2004. The film is widely acknowledged for its role in educating voters and the subsequent success of passing Measure H in Mendocino County, California, one of the first local initiatives in the country to ban the planting of GMO crops. Indicative of its popularity, the Future of Food showed to a sold out audience of 1,500 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco in 2004, a benefit for Slow Food, where it was introduced by Alice Waters. In September 2005, The Future of Food made a highly acclaimed national theatrical premiere at Film Forum in New York, followed by a tour of more than a dozen major American cities in the fall. Applauded by technology writers, food policy experts and environmental activists, the film has been shown around the world—from a plaza in Oaxaca, Mexico to the Jerusalem Cinematheque, and in citizen screenings all over the world—from India, Kenya, and Bulgaria to Brazil and Indonesia. It screened at a wide variety of professional gatherings, including the Midwestern Organic Farmers Convention, the Organic Trade Association 2005 trade show and conference in Chicago, and the American Dietetic Association convention. Columbia and New York Universities showed it to their students. Throughout 2006, the film continued to be shown globally – to the public and at conferences, such as The Soil Association Convention in London and the Japanese Organic Farmer’s Convention. Garcia was the keynote speaker at the Nutrition and Health - State of the Science Conference put on by Dr. Andrew Weil and Columbia Medical School in New York City. The film had sold out premiers in Paris, Amsterdam and London and was screened in Turin, Italy for Slow Food’s “Terra Madre 2006,” a gathering of 5,000 farmers and food producers from around the world; and at the Conference on Women and Food Solidarity in Dehra Dun, India. Since 2004 The Future of Food has been featured at numerous film festivals including The Margaret Mead Film Festival, The American Film Institute/ Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Festival, The Slow Food Film Festival, and the New Zealand Film Festival. The film has won awards for “Best Doc” at deadCENTER Film Festival; audience awards at both the Ann Arbor Film Festival and the Ashland Independent Film Festival; and the “Human Rights Award” at the Taos Film Festival. It was chosen by the Oscar screening committee of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as one of the best documentaries of 2004. To date, The Future of Food has been translated into Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian and Japanese. An Educational Edition of The Future of Food with a year-long, university level curriculum by Professor Joshua Muldavin was released in Fall 2007. In 2009, The Future of Food continues to be shown throughout the world at film festivals, in classrooms, and as part of environmental, farming and cultural events. The film continues to enjoy the support of a wide range of organizations—from the Organic Consumers Association, to the Soil Association of Britain, to Slow Food. In 2010 Lily Films plans to release an updated DVD edition of The Future of Food with information on key changes and legal challenges to genetically modified foods since 2004. Genetic engineering of food crops is as controversial today as ever, as many of the large agro corporations that use this technology position themselves as the answer to the world food crisis and further consolidate the seed supply. The Future of Food continues to be a key tool used by activists and educators who call for increased attention to this issue.

11:00 AMThe 7th Annual Black Women's Arts Festival - workshops, films, clothing & book swap

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM The 7th Annual Black Women's Arts Festival Thurs, July 29th 11:00AM - 8:00PM Friday, July 30th 11:30AM - 11:00PM Saturday, July 31st 11:00AM - 10:00PM Sunday, August 1st 11:00AM - 10:00PM This acclaimed, inclusive community event features interdisciplinary performances, exhibits, films, workshops, and vendors from Philadelphia and other states as far as California and Arizona. Schedule below. Please note that not every event is at The Rotunda. We are listing the entire festival schedule as a courtesy to BWAF and to our audiences. Schedule of Events Thursday, July 29, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== WORKSHOPS 11:00AM - 12:15PM - African Modern Dance Workshop with Shandra Staley 12:30PM - 1:30PM --- "Breszny Amplified" Meditative Workshop & Writing Excerise with Dr. Niama L. Williams 2:00PM - 4:00PM - Book & Clothing Swap and TBA FILMS Starting at 5:00PM - Damali Abrams' "Self-Help TV" Compilation of short films including "Rose Petal Lemonade", "Drama", and "Frederick Douglass Boulvard". "United in We" by Katrina Strickland "The Postwoman" by Jamie Walker More Films TBA CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! ------------------------------------------------------- OPENING NIGHT PARTY Thursday, July 29, 2010 at The Arts Garage, 533 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130 www.theartsgarage.com. (Our event may not be on their website yet, but it's on!) 9:00PM - 2:00AM - Opening Night Party at the Arts Garage. 21+, Kitchen Open All Night, Drink Specials, Accessible via public transportation (Broad Street Line or C bus). -------------------------------------------------------- Friday, July 30, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== 11:30M - 2:30PM - Book & Clothing Swap and TBA WORKSHOPS 3:00PM - 4:00PM - MOYA Workshop by Pat Augustus Gilbert 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Progressive Poetry Workshop with Ms. Wise 5:00PM - TBA MUSIC 6:00PM - Rafiya 6:30PM - TBA 7:00PM - M'Balia SPOKEN WORD 7:30PM - NASSUNNI 7:45PM - TBA MUSIC 9:00PM- Danie Ocean 9:30PM - TBA VISUAL ARTIST & VENDOR 4:00PM - 10:00PM - A. Nailah Arts CHAIR MASSAGE Super special treat! 11:30AM - 7:00PM - Certified massage therapist Shandra Staley CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, then the Rotunda. 11:00AM - 1:00PM - Children's Storytime at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119. www.bigbluemarblebooks.com -After Children's Storytime, all of Saturday's events are again at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== 1:30PM - 2:30PM - "That's Funny You Didn't Sound Black On the Phone" -a Comedic Monologue by Jacquetta Szathmari of Big Guns Big Tobacco Theatre Company SPOKEN WORD & MUSIC 2:45PM - 3:00PM Jaz (Spoken Word Artist & Singer) 3:15PM - 3:30PM Mase III (Spoken Word) 4:00PM - 4:15PM Lydia Rene (Music) 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Dr. Niama L. Williams (Spoken Word) VISUAL ART EXHIBITS & VENDORS Starting at 6:00PM - Brandi Pettijohn (Photography), Crystal Hawkins (Photography), Addye Durant (Vendor) 6:30PM - 7:30PM - Art Talk with Brandi Pettijohn and others TBA MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD 7:45PM - 8:00PM - Saida Agostini (Spoken Word) 8:15PM - 8:40PM -- Anonymous7 (Music) 8:45PM - 9:10PM - Open Mic feat. Anonymous7 9:15PM - 11:00PM - TBA VISUAL ARTISTS & VENDORS Starting at 6:00PM - A. Nailah Arts (Visual Artist & Vendor) More TBA CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! Sunday, August 1, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== WORKSHOPS 11:20AM - 11:50AM - "ABCs of Organic" with Claudia Street 12:00PM - 12:45PM - "Beautiful Ugly: An Exploration of Self-Love & Self-Worth" with Ms. Wise 1:00PM - 2:00PM - "Poetry & Movement: Liberating Language with Our Bodies" with Joyce Angela Jellison 2:00PM - 3:00PM - "Poetry Pulls Pain" with Pat McLean PERFORMANCES 3:15PM - 3:45PM - TBA 4:00PM - 4:15PM - Pat McLean (Spoken Word) 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Joyce Angela Jellison (Spoken Word) 5:00PM - 5:15PM - Connie Muhammad (Music) 6:00PM - 6:15PM - Kina the Prophtic Poet (Spoken Word) 7:00PM - 7:20PM - Cocosol (Music) 7:30PM - 8:00PM - TBA CEREMONY TO HONOR OUR ELDERS & ANCESTORS (ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE) 8:30PM - 9:30PM - Ceremony created and led by O aka Loretta Lynn Payne CHAIR MASSAGE 12:00PM - 8:00pm - Certified Massage Therapist Shandra Staley VENDORS Starting at 5:00PM - A. Nailah Arts and more CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! (Schedule subject to change with no notice. More to be added to the schedule in mere hours or even minutes!)

11:30 AMThe 7th Annual Black Women's Arts Festival - workshops, performances, ceremony for elders and ancestors, vendors, massage, clothing & book swap

11:30 AM - 11:00 PM The 7th Annual Black Women's Arts Festival Thurs, July 29th 11:00AM - 8:00PM Friday, July 30th 11:30AM - 11:00PM Saturday, July 31st 11:00AM - 10:00PM Sunday, August 1st 11:00AM - 10:00PM This acclaimed, inclusive community event features interdisciplinary performances, exhibits, films, workshops, and vendors from Philadelphia and other states as far as California and Arizona. Schedule below. Please note that not every event is at The Rotunda. We are listing the entire festival schedule as a courtesy to BWAF and to our audiences. Schedule of Events Thursday, July 29, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== WORKSHOPS 11:00AM - 12:15PM - African Modern Dance Workshop with Shandra Staley 12:30PM - 1:30PM --- "Breszny Amplified" Meditative Workshop & Writing Excerise with Dr. Niama L. Williams 2:00PM - 4:00PM - Book & Clothing Swap and TBA FILMS Starting at 5:00PM - Damali Abrams' "Self-Help TV" Compilation of short films including "Rose Petal Lemonade", "Drama", and "Frederick Douglass Boulvard". "United in We" by Katrina Strickland "The Postwoman" by Jamie Walker More Films TBA CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! ------------------------------------------------------- OPENING NIGHT PARTY Thursday, July 29, 2010 at The Arts Garage, 533 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130 www.theartsgarage.com. (Our event may not be on their website yet, but it's on!) 9:00PM - 2:00AM - Opening Night Party at the Arts Garage. 21+, Kitchen Open All Night, Drink Specials, Accessible via public transportation (Broad Street Line or C bus). -------------------------------------------------------- Friday, July 30, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== 11:30M - 2:30PM - Book & Clothing Swap and TBA WORKSHOPS 3:00PM - 4:00PM - MOYA Workshop by Pat Augustus Gilbert 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Progressive Poetry Workshop with Ms. Wise 5:00PM - TBA MUSIC 6:00PM - Rafiya 6:30PM - TBA 7:00PM - M'Balia SPOKEN WORD 7:30PM - NASSUNNI 7:45PM - TBA MUSIC 9:00PM- Danie Ocean 9:30PM - TBA VISUAL ARTIST & VENDOR 4:00PM - 10:00PM - A. Nailah Arts CHAIR MASSAGE Super special treat! 11:30AM - 7:00PM - Certified massage therapist Shandra Staley CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, then the Rotunda. 11:00AM - 1:00PM - Children's Storytime at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119. www.bigbluemarblebooks.com -After Children's Storytime, all of Saturday's events are again at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== 1:30PM - 2:30PM - "That's Funny You Didn't Sound Black On the Phone" -a Comedic Monologue by Jacquetta Szathmari of Big Guns Big Tobacco Theatre Company SPOKEN WORD & MUSIC 2:45PM - 3:00PM Jaz (Spoken Word Artist & Singer) 3:15PM - 3:30PM Mase III (Spoken Word) 4:00PM - 4:15PM Lydia Rene (Music) 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Dr. Niama L. Williams (Spoken Word) VISUAL ART EXHIBITS & VENDORS Starting at 6:00PM - Brandi Pettijohn (Photography), Crystal Hawkins (Photography), Addye Durant (Vendor) 6:30PM - 7:30PM - Art Talk with Brandi Pettijohn and others TBA MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD 7:45PM - 8:00PM - Saida Agostini (Spoken Word) 8:15PM - 8:40PM -- Anonymous7 (Music) 8:45PM - 9:10PM - Open Mic feat. Anonymous7 9:15PM - 11:00PM - TBA VISUAL ARTISTS & VENDORS Starting at 6:00PM - A. Nailah Arts (Visual Artist & Vendor) More TBA CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! Sunday, August 1, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== WORKSHOPS 11:20AM - 11:50AM - "ABCs of Organic" with Claudia Street 12:00PM - 12:45PM - "Beautiful Ugly: An Exploration of Self-Love & Self-Worth" with Ms. Wise 1:00PM - 2:00PM - "Poetry & Movement: Liberating Language with Our Bodies" with Joyce Angela Jellison 2:00PM - 3:00PM - "Poetry Pulls Pain" with Pat McLean PERFORMANCES 3:15PM - 3:45PM - TBA 4:00PM - 4:15PM - Pat McLean (Spoken Word) 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Joyce Angela Jellison (Spoken Word) 5:00PM - 5:15PM - Connie Muhammad (Music) 6:00PM - 6:15PM - Kina the Prophtic Poet (Spoken Word) 7:00PM - 7:20PM - Cocosol (Music) 7:30PM - 8:00PM - TBA CEREMONY TO HONOR OUR ELDERS & ANCESTORS (ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE) 8:30PM - 9:30PM - Ceremony created and led by O aka Loretta Lynn Payne CHAIR MASSAGE 12:00PM - 8:00pm - Certified Massage Therapist Shandra Staley VENDORS Starting at 5:00PM - A. Nailah Arts and more CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! (Schedule subject to change with no notice. More to be added to the schedule in mere hours or even minutes!)

11:00 AMThe 7th Annual Black Women's Arts Festival - spoken word, music, visual art, vendors, clothing & book swap

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM The 7th Annual Black Women's Arts Festival Thurs, July 29th 11:00AM - 8:00PM Friday, July 30th 11:30AM - 11:00PM Saturday, July 31st 11:00AM - 10:00PM Sunday, August 1st 11:00AM - 10:00PM This acclaimed, inclusive community event features interdisciplinary performances, exhibits, films, workshops, and vendors from Philadelphia and other states as far as California and Arizona. Schedule below. Please note that not every event is at The Rotunda. We are listing the entire festival schedule as a courtesy to BWAF and to our audiences. Schedule of Events Thursday, July 29, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== WORKSHOPS 11:00AM - 12:15PM - African Modern Dance Workshop with Shandra Staley 12:30PM - 1:30PM --- "Breszny Amplified" Meditative Workshop & Writing Excerise with Dr. Niama L. Williams 2:00PM - 4:00PM - Book & Clothing Swap and TBA FILMS Starting at 5:00PM - Damali Abrams' "Self-Help TV" Compilation of short films including "Rose Petal Lemonade", "Drama", and "Frederick Douglass Boulvard". "United in We" by Katrina Strickland "The Postwoman" by Jamie Walker More Films TBA CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! ------------------------------------------------------- OPENING NIGHT PARTY Thursday, July 29, 2010 at The Arts Garage, 533 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130 www.theartsgarage.com. (Our event may not be on their website yet, but it's on!) 9:00PM - 2:00AM - Opening Night Party at the Arts Garage. 21+, Kitchen Open All Night, Drink Specials, Accessible via public transportation (Broad Street Line or C bus). -------------------------------------------------------- Friday, July 30, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== 11:30M - 2:30PM - Book & Clothing Swap and TBA WORKSHOPS 3:00PM - 4:00PM - MOYA Workshop by Pat Augustus Gilbert 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Progressive Poetry Workshop with Ms. Wise 5:00PM - TBA MUSIC 6:00PM - Rafiya 6:30PM - TBA 7:00PM - M'Balia SPOKEN WORD 7:30PM - NASSUNNI 7:45PM - TBA MUSIC 9:00PM- Danie Ocean 9:30PM - TBA VISUAL ARTIST & VENDOR 4:00PM - 10:00PM - A. Nailah Arts CHAIR MASSAGE Super special treat! 11:30AM - 7:00PM - Certified massage therapist Shandra Staley CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, then the Rotunda. 11:00AM - 1:00PM - Children's Storytime at Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119. www.bigbluemarblebooks.com -After Children's Storytime, all of Saturday's events are again at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== 1:30PM - 2:30PM - "That's Funny You Didn't Sound Black On the Phone" -a Comedic Monologue by Jacquetta Szathmari of Big Guns Big Tobacco Theatre Company SPOKEN WORD & MUSIC 2:45PM - 3:00PM Jaz (Spoken Word Artist & Singer) 3:15PM - 3:30PM Mase III (Spoken Word) 4:00PM - 4:15PM Lydia Rene (Music) 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Dr. Niama L. Williams (Spoken Word) VISUAL ART EXHIBITS & VENDORS Starting at 6:00PM - Brandi Pettijohn (Photography), Crystal Hawkins (Photography), Addye Durant (Vendor) 6:30PM - 7:30PM - Art Talk with Brandi Pettijohn and others TBA MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD 7:45PM - 8:00PM - Saida Agostini (Spoken Word) 8:15PM - 8:40PM -- Anonymous7 (Music) 8:45PM - 9:10PM - Open Mic feat. Anonymous7 9:15PM - 11:00PM - TBA VISUAL ARTISTS & VENDORS Starting at 6:00PM - A. Nailah Arts (Visual Artist & Vendor) More TBA CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! Sunday, August 1, 2010 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.therotunda.org. ===Admission for the whole day: $7 per person or 2 for $10==== WORKSHOPS 11:20AM - 11:50AM - "ABCs of Organic" with Claudia Street 12:00PM - 12:45PM - "Beautiful Ugly: An Exploration of Self-Love & Self-Worth" with Ms. Wise 1:00PM - 2:00PM - "Poetry & Movement: Liberating Language with Our Bodies" with Joyce Angela Jellison 2:00PM - 3:00PM - "Poetry Pulls Pain" with Pat McLean PERFORMANCES 3:15PM - 3:45PM - TBA 4:00PM - 4:15PM - Pat McLean (Spoken Word) 4:30PM - 4:45PM - Joyce Angela Jellison (Spoken Word) 5:00PM - 5:15PM - Connie Muhammad (Music) 6:00PM - 6:15PM - Kina the Prophtic Poet (Spoken Word) 7:00PM - 7:20PM - Cocosol (Music) 7:30PM - 8:00PM - TBA CEREMONY TO HONOR OUR ELDERS & ANCESTORS (ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE) 8:30PM - 9:30PM - Ceremony created and led by O aka Loretta Lynn Payne CHAIR MASSAGE 12:00PM - 8:00pm - Certified Massage Therapist Shandra Staley VENDORS Starting at 5:00PM - A. Nailah Arts and more CLOTHING & BOOK SWAP All day, there will be a couple of boxes for you to bring books, clothes, or other little presents that would make a nice souvenir. That means you get to leave with something new and special, too! (Schedule subject to change with no notice. More to be added to the schedule in mere hours or even minutes!)

July 2010