Artists Against Genocide

1/14/24 at 11 am to 2 am on 11/15/24

A gathering of the Bay Area’s performing artists and our communities, hosted at CounterPulse on Jan. 14th, from 11pm-2am. This event is a 14 hour marathon of programming designed for the purpose of education, mobilization, and radical acts of togetherness (Final schedule is linked here). Attendants will have freedom to move through this choose-your-own-adventure style event with opportunities to both listen to and expand the edges of one’s capacity.

This event will offer:

• Boycott education
• Altar building
• Plots for future acts of protest & protest sign-making
• Artistic offerings
• Open stage for performances
• Anti-colonial somatic workshops
• Soundbath healing sessions
• Teach-ins and a Q+A panel
• A “Call Your Reps” phone bank
• Film screenings
• Community potluck (make sure to bring a list of ingredients)

*Masks are required for all attendees, unless eating, drinking or performing, and we encourage COVID testing beforehand.

*ASL interpretation will be offering for the Teach-In Panel on Genocide from 3-4:30 pm.

MAIN STAGE

11:00am Rhodessa Jones: Theatre & Movement Workshop (11am – 2pm)

*(SOLD OUT)

11:30am

12:00pm

12:30pm [Ongoing Activities happening simultaneously – scroll down for details!]

1:00pm

1:30pm

2:00pm Community Ready Corps: Protest Tactics Teach-In (TBD) (2 – 3pm)

2:30pm

3:00pm Teach-In on Genocide Panel (3 – 4:30pm)

Featuring: Cat Brooks, Byb Bibene, Shah Noor & Sharif Zakout

*(ASL services will be provided & this Teach-In will be recorded)

3:30pm

4:00pm

4:30pm

4:45-5:05pm Joti Singh – dance, poetry and projection

5:10-5:20pm Open Stage/Open Mic: Anyone can perform or speak

5:25-5:32pm Nurse Boogz – song on keyboard/piano

5:45-6:05pm Solitaire M. (saw-luh-tair) – improvised music with video projection

6:10-6:25pm tagoliloooooong – song & puppetry performance

6:30-7:50pm Xoan – music and projector visuals

7:55-8:03pm nico + annalise – a spell with music

8:08-8:28pm Yaadi Erica Richardson – song on guitar

8:33-8:53pm Elizabeth Rivera – song & dance with collective

9pm amara tabor smith w/ 7000coils: Movement & Divination Workshop (9-10 pm)

10pm

10:05-10:25pm Squeakie – 5 piece live country band

10:30-10:45pm Rooney Hwang – audiovisual experimental performance

10:50-11:10pm Yari Bundy – ambient electronic music

11:15-11:35pm jxtheo (j-thee-o) – hip hop for Palestine

11:40pm Open Stage/Open Mic: Anyone can perform or speak

12:30am

1:00am

1:30am

2:00am CLOSING/END OF EVENT

STUDIO SPACE (upstairs)

4:25-4:55pm Playgrind – street theater workshop

5-5:20pm Rachel Noel – drag performance

5:25-5:40 pm Aimee Suzara – poetry

5:45-5:55pm Cristina S. Méndez – poetry

6-6:15pm Silky – poetry & prayer with music

6:20-6:40pm Yaffa – poetry from queer Palestinian perspective

6:45-7pm Selena Feliciano – song on guitar

7:05-7:22pm Geraldine Jorge – poetry set to music

7:27-7:42pm Bala – poetry

7:47-7:54pm Open Stage/Open Mic: Anyone can perform/speak

8-8:20pm Sahra Aalaei and Leyla Aleman – Unstuck somatic workshop

8:25-8:35pm Open Stage/Open Mic: Anyone can perform/speak

8:40-9pm Courtney Desiree Morris – durational performance art piece

9:05-9:15pm stephanie andrade – poetry

9:20-11pm jose e. abad – DJ set featuring the Gaza Monologues

11-11:30pm Open Stage/Open Mic: Anyone can perform/speak

12:00am

12:30am

1:00am

1:30am

2:00am CLOSING/END OF EVENT

~ Ongoing Activities from 11 am to 2 am ~

DONATIONS

We are accepting sliding-scale donations at the door, with a suggested contribution of $5 to $50. All donations will go towards covering the costs of this all-volunteer event, including paying teach-in panelists, security, and ASL interpreters for their time.

LOBBY

Altar-Building

• Help hold our collective grief by building a shared altar that honors those killed in Palestine, as well as victims in the Congo, Haiti, Sudan, and all other places experiencing genocidal/imperialist violence. Bring an offering, photo, flower or any other ritual item to place on the altar.

PROJECT SPACE (downstairs)

-Video installation / Film screenings / Quiet Space

• Featuring films, documentaries, video lectures by Ilan Pappé, Angela Davis & more!
• Pillows, blankets, low light, and mats for resting, chilling, and decompressing.

NOOK NEXT TO PROJECT SPACE (downstairs, near the bathrooms)

-Phone Banking Station: Call Your Reps

• We will have phone numbers listed for SF, Oakland, and CA representatives, so you can call to demand a ceasefire.

-Station for Protest Sign-Making: led by Jiji Eljaouhari

• We will have markers, poster-board, and paper available, as well as samples of slogans & messages. Come make your sign for the next protest or rally!

MEZZANINE (upstairs, above the Lobby)

-Potluck

• Bring a warm dish or non-alcoholic drink to share. Please bring a list of ingredients to post with your dish/drink.

ACCESS INFO:

• CounterPulse is an ADA accessible venue with an elevator & two ADA accessible bathrooms.
• All attendees must wear a mask, unless you are eating, drinking or performing. Masks will also be provided. We strongly encourage COVID testing before attending. Please do not attend if you are feeling sick.
• This is a dry/non-alcoholic event; please do not bring alcohol or drugs.
• ASL services for the Deaf will be provided for the Teach-In on Genocide panel only.
• We will have security at the door and safety monitors throughout the event.

Image Design: ainsley e. tharp

Thanks to CounterPulse, Bridge Live Arts, and Queering Dance Festival for their support of this event.

ARTIST AGAINST GENOCIDE ORGANIZING TEAM

• Styles Alexander
• Chibueze Crouch
• Clarissa Dyas
• Kim Ip
• ainsley e. tharp

Collaborating Artists: See the schedule for full details