Paula Gunn Allen memorial
Hello everyone,
If you haven’t already heard, Paula Gunn Allen died in May. Her daughter, Lauralee Brown, would like to have a memorial on Oct. 25th but needs help. I’m putting a call out to anyone and everyone who would like to help put this memorial together. So far, Jewelle Gomez, Cherie Moraga and Chrystos are all interested in attending and honoring Paula.
We are working on a space, but may need help finding a new one if we cannot get the one we asked for. We will have an altar, food, if appropriate the two-spirit drum, speakers, and performers (if the space is big enough).
We need help with the following:
Flyers
Program
Publicity
Volunteers day of the event
More will be revealed as we plan the event
If you are unfamiliar with Paula, please read about her at the following links:
http://www. nativewiki. org/Paula_Gunn_Allen
http://www. paulagunnallen. net/
http://voices. cla. umn. edu/vg/Bios/entries/allen_paula_gunn. html
Paula was a two-spirit mixed-blood who changed the way native literature was read and help found native studies in the U.S. Her work changed the visibility of native writers, how our work is read and how native history and culture is taught in academia.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from folks.
Redwolf Walks with Water
If you haven’t already heard, Paula Gunn Allen died in May. Her daughter, Lauralee Brown, would like to have a memorial on Oct. 25th but needs help. I’m putting a call out to anyone and everyone who would like to help put this memorial together. So far, Jewelle Gomez, Cherie Moraga and Chrystos are all interested in attending and honoring Paula.
We are working on a space, but may need help finding a new one if we cannot get the one we asked for. We will have an altar, food, if appropriate the two-spirit drum, speakers, and performers (if the space is big enough).
We need help with the following:
Flyers
Program
Publicity
Volunteers day of the event
More will be revealed as we plan the event
If you are unfamiliar with Paula, please read about her at the following links:
http://www. nativewiki. org/Paula_Gunn_Allen
http://www. paulagunnallen. net/
http://voices. cla. umn. edu/vg/Bios/entries/allen_paula_gunn. html
Paula was a two-spirit mixed-blood who changed the way native literature was read and help found native studies in the U.S. Her work changed the visibility of native writers, how our work is read and how native history and culture is taught in academia.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from folks.
Redwolf Walks with Water