CALL FOR PERFORMERS, SPOKEN WORDSMITHS, VISUAL ARTISTS, WRITERS, VOLUNTEERS & CO-SPONSORS

THE 6TH ANNUAL BAMBOO GIRL ZINE BENEFIT PARTY!

Saturday, October 30th (Halloween Eve!), 2004
@ the Brecht Forum
122 West 27th Street (bet. 6/7 aves.), 10th Floor, NYC
$15 suggested donation
8:30pm
Raffle prizes! DJ to spin into the night!
MC: yours truly

I invite you to be part of the lineup for the 6th Bamboo Girl Zine Annual Benefit Party!

All funds go towards the next print run of Bamboo Girl Zine, #12. Come support the zine that's been confronting racism, sexism, and homophobia from the person of color point of view, particularly those of API/Filipina/mixed blood Asian heritage, since 1995.

Come be part of this mysteriously fun Hallow's Eve celebration! Each person will have 10 minutes maximum.

Unfortunately, I cannot pay, but I promise you a packed room, an engaged audience, my undying appreciation, a great sound system, and an opportunity to strut your stuff and promote your work/causes!

Past performers, artists, & demonstrators have included:
Maura Nguyen Donohue, In Mixed Company Dancers
Kevin Camia
Mahina Movement
Rex Navarrete, Premier Fil-Am Comedian
RUCKUS Safety Awareness
Maritess, Slight-of-Hand Artist
Patty Cachapero
Ishle Park
Zahera Saed
Marta Cabrera Estévez
Regie Cabico
Emily Chang
Aileen Cho
BJ Formento, Photographer
Gita Reddy
Annie Lin
Semiautomatic
Pananandata Students of Amante P. Marinas
Jessica Potter, Documentary Filmmaker
Johanna Faith Cacho Almiron
BlackSonny
Patty Tumang & Mathilda de Dios
Lauren Jade Martin
Ree Obana
Kontrast
F. Omar Telan
Darlene "Daya" Mortel
taiyo & the b.water.band
DMZ
DJ Mas
DJ Rekha
...among others!

Past raffle prizes:
Photos by BJ Formento
Gift baskets by Gabriela Network-NY/NJ
CDs from YellowRage, P.I.C., and All Night Riot Records
Tee shirts from Blacklava, YELL-Oh Girls!, GenerationRice, maARTe
Complimentary subscriptions to the Utne Reader
Chapbooks by performers
Bamboo Girl gift sets & baskets

And among previous sponsors:
Utne Reader
Arkipelago
Ms. Magazine/Feminist Majority Foundation
Gabriela Network-NY/NJ
Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solutions (FACES)
P.I.C./Riding Mower Records
Anomaly the Film
Asian Avenue
Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program & Institute at NYU
Justice Not War in the Philippines
The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
Asian American Writers Workshop
Bluestockings Bookstore

I'm thinking of having some very Halloween-ish refreshments and light snacks. If you or a friend would like to help out, or contribute a potluck dish, do let me know!

And: if you'd like to co-sponsor the event, please drop me an email. Being a co-sponsor means helping to promote the event, possibly donating an item towards the raffle, and/or dropping by to partake in the festivities. And of course, donations would be greatly appreciated! Checks can be made out to "S. Margarita Alcantara-Tan" and sent to the address below.

I look forward to including folks in yet another wondrous Bamboo Girl Zine gathering, proving once again that our community truly kicks ass.

Let me hear ya!

Sabrina Margarita
Bamboo Girl Zine
POB 507
New York, NY 10159-0507
email: bamboogirl@aol.com