celebrating girlhood, womonhood, surviving
and being healthy sexual beings
performance & community discussion
Thursday, April 30
7-9pm
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
@ The University of Illinois at Chicago
800 S. Halsted
$5 suggested donation
(Note: no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
Name calling:
feisty, assertive, unladylike,
abrasive, fast, aggressive, wild and sassy!
For Black girls and womyn these words often have a negative connotation.
How are Black girls and womyn tracked, alienated and stigmatized with these
names?
Panelists:
Keisha Farmer-Smith- manager of Girl World, Alternative Inc.
Renisha Campbell- public health community organizer
Sharon Powell- sex health educator
Mariame Kaba- program officer for education and youth development at the
Steans Family Foundation
Dr. Stephanie Brown- health educator
Moderator: Amina- femcee and hip-hop activist
Don't Call Me Sassy performance:
Written and Directed by AquaMoon
Performed by Rebecca Cotter, Shanara
Fornett, Carmen Jones and Tierra Winston.
April 30 is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Attendees are encouraged to bring poems celebrating womyn surviving all
forms of violence and being healthy sexual beings.
Co-Sponsors Campus Advocacy Network (CAN), Student Outreach Services (SOS) & Men Against Sexual
Violence (MASV)
Please RSVP at
DontCallMeSassy@spokenexistence.com
