[Antiracism] THIS Sat - Fight Apathy Tour - FREE - 7pm @ Bowker Aud.

[Mishy Leiblum]

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THIS Saturday, Feb 25th @ 7pm in Bowker Auditorium at UMass-Amherst:

The Fight Apathy Tour: a music and poetry production aimed at igniting 
social
consciousness surrounding issues of race, gender and sexuality through the 
lens
of HIV/AIDS.

Featuring poets and spoken word artists that have been featured on Russell 
Simmons' Def Poetry Jam... read on below for more info.

*EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*

“Listen up: never have I found a more forthright, hardworking, on point crew
than the NYC Student Initiative for AIDS. A great show, a great crowd, a 
great
cause. Book this Tour- you’re doing yourself a favor. And the world will 
thank
you.”

- Bob Holman, Owner of the Bowery Poetry Club

Co-sponsored by: UMass-Amherst Black Student Union, the Pride Alliance, 
African Student Association,
Student Government Association, Student Affairs, Center for Student 
Development, and Arts Council.

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Subject: 	The Fight Apathy Tour
Date: 	Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:49:43 -0500
From: 	abutlerj at student.umass.edu

Hello,

My name is Amanda and I am the president of the Black Student
Union here at the UMass. I was writing to inform and invite you to an event
that we are co-sponsoring with the Pride Alliance, African Student 
Association,
SGA programming board, Student Affairs, CSD, and Arts Council. It takes 
place
this Saturday February 25th in Bowker Auditorium at 7:00pm. It's called The
Fight Apathy tour and features poets and spoken word artists that have been
featured on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam.

This tour is a music and poetry production aimed at igniting a social
consciousness surrounding issues of race, gender and sexuality through the 
lens
of HIV/AIDS. We would truly appreciate your support and attendance at this 
show
as we think it is going to be a great catalyst to activism on campus and
hopefully serve as an entertaining and educational opportunity for students 
and
the community alike. The best part about it is that it is FREE! If you have 
any
questions or would like more information please do not hesitate to contact 
me
or visit fightapathy.org.

Please pass this event information on to your students, groups, departments, 
or
anyone that you think may be interested. Thank you and hope to see you 
there...


Regards,
Amanda A. Butler-Jones
University of Massachusetts Amherst
President, Black Student Union

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Five artists combine their talents to present a socially conscious,

emotionally charged evening on how HIV/AIDS and the issues intrinsic to the
pandemic affect individual students, their community, country and world.

Acoustic melodies and jazz-inflected vocals weave seamlessly with 
emotionally
pure poetry to change the way people view the HIV/AIDS epidemic and create 
an
environment where students feel comfortable talking about HIV/AIDS and the
surrounding topics- sex, race, gender, drug use, poverty, stigma and 
prevention
methods.

What are people saying about NYC SIA and the Fight Apathy Tour?


“The performance made it feel like a community, something hard to come by 
here
at Stonybrook”

- Hinna Jafri, Junior at Stonybrook University


“An exceptional program. Our students were enlightened and entertained and 
most
importantly engaged in the learning process.”

- Timothy McClain, Assistant Director of Campus Activities, St. John’s
University


“Listen up: never have I found a more forthright, hardworking, on point crew
than the NYC Student Initiative for AIDS. A great show, a great crowd, a 
great
cause. Book this Tour- you’re doing yourself a favor. And the world will 
thank
you.”

- Bob Holman, Owner of the Bowery Poetry Club