Omg the youth slam poetry competition. Was totally blown away by all the amazing poets tonight in Oakland. Lots of great social commentary by these folks. And so fricking young...! V energized to go do something now. So proud of the Bay Area right now ( Read more... )

Today I went to an interactive sound installation as part of the Next Wave Festival called Gardens Speak. It was based off the unofficial burials of martyrs in the Syrian conflict in backyards and public gardens. To prevent the stories of the dead from being lost, the artist interviewed the friends and family of the martyrs and retold their oral ( Read more... )