CubaCaribe festival-- "from katrina to port-au-prince"

This month is the 6th annual CubaCaribe Festival.

This weekend there are dance performances at at Dance Mission Theater by Alafia Dance Ensemble, Las Que Son Son, Liberation Dance Theater, Los Lupeños de San Jose, Paco Gomes Dancers, and Tata Kaya Art.

Tonight, April 22, there's a showing of Faubourg Tremé : The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, a film by Dawn Logsdon and Lolis Eric Elle, at the Museum of African Diaspora.

ngugi wa thiong'o-- benefit for revolution books

Last night, I went to see Ngugi Wa Thiong'o speak and read selections from his autobiography, Dreams in a Time of War. Last year, I read his theoretical book on language, identity and colonization Decolonizing the Mind, it changed the way I understand my relationship to language. I was moved by his voice, both powerful and delicate, whimsical and deep. I was inspired by his stories; they transported me to another time and place, while connecting strongly to my present situation.

This was a benefit for Revolution Books a fantastic resource for literature and non-fiction that is changing the world, located on 26th street between 6th and 7th ave.