Golden Thread Productions presents
What do the Women Say?
Sunday, March 8th, 7pm
Le Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
$10 in advance; $12 at the door
Golden Thread Productions, in partnership with Sunbula: Arab Feminists For Change and ASWAT Bay Area Arabic Music Ensemble, present its annual celebration of International Women's Day with What do the Women Say? An evening of poetry & performance of the Middle East. This year's program is dedicated to the women of Gaza.
Featuring the poetry of Deema Shehabi & Dina Omar, staged reading of writings by Majeda Al Saqqa and performance by Al-Juthoor dance company.
International Women’s Day (March 8) began in the US in 1909, and is an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. Golden Thread Productions annually celebrates this occasion with a weekend of live performance.
Proceeds will go to support women in Gaza.
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