Upcoming Appearances:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2006
WOMAN'S LITERARY FESTIVAL
Saturday, February 24, 2007
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort
633 East Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, California
Previous Speaking Engagements:
• A Tribute to June Jordan, American Association of University Women - Laguna Beach Branch, Aliso Viejo, California, February 3, 2007
• Lebanon Humanitarian Relief Fundraiser to Benefit the American University Hospital of Beirut Emergency Medical Fund, Irvine, California, August 27, 2006
Roads to You Tour: Celebration of One World concert with Zade and the International Musicians Assembly, Royce Hall, UCLA, California, June 6, 2006
Prologue and Epilogue: Arab Feminism Past and Present with May Hariri Aboutaam, Andrea Ali, Doris Bittar, Sandra Estafan, Simone Fattal, Kinda Hibrawi, Dima Hilal, Happy Hyder, Hiba Kalache, Kendall Karam, Aisha Mershani, Maysoon Salah, and Nada Shalaby, Blue Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California, May 6, 2006
Ululate Productions Reading with Elmaz Abi-Nader and Tony Khalife, Samba Brazilian Steakhouse - The Amazon Lounge, Fresno, California, April 20, 2006
Artists for Peace Week, Bren Events Center Berry Terrace, UC Irvine, February 13, 2006
Valley of Contemporary Poets' Anthology Reading, Ugly Mug Caffe, November 2005
RAWI 2005, Hunter College, New York City, May 2005
AWP 2005, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 2005
Portrait of a Bookstore w/ Chris Abani, October 2004
To All Relations: Sacred Moon Songs, Los Angeles, CA, July-August 2004
Claire De Lune, July 2004
"Peace & Reconciliation Concert," benefit for the Parent's Circle, at The Beth Shir Sholom Congregation, June 2004
OC Poetry Festival: Literary Slam, April 2004
AWP 2004, Chicago, Illinois, March 2004
ADC Banquet, Feb. 2004
Rapp Saloon, Feb. 2004
Words & Music Project, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Oakland, CA, Jan. 2004
2nd Poetry Series, Eagle Rock, Jan. 2004
Words & Music Project, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Oakland, CA, Sept 2003
Don Bustany, Middle East in Focus, KPFK, 90.7FM, Los Angeles, CA, Sept 2003
Poets for Peace Reading, Commemorating 9/11, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 2003
Two Idiots Peddling Poetry reading, Ugly Mug Café, Orange, CA, Sept. 2003
Buddha Jam: Poets in the Garden at Elixir, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2003
Coffee Club's Thursday Night Poetry, Los Angeles, CA, Aug 2003
Coalition for World Peace, Axis of Culture featuring music, dance, poetry and information at Arts in Action, Los Angeles, CA, June 2003
Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Freedom Fries Follies: Celebrating the Arts of Dissent, Los Angeles, CA, May 2003
Japanese American National Museum , Speaking with Ancestors: Discovering Family Through the Written Word, Los Angeles, CA, May 2003
Freedom Summer: A Celebration of Courage in Memory of Rachel Corrie , with guests Cindy and Craig Corrie, Anaheim, CA, May 2003
KPFK Radio, 90.7 FM, Inspiration House, poetry reading to a shifting tapestry of instrumental music, May 2003
Panelist at Associated Writers' Program (AWP) Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, Feb. 2003
Guest poet at Fundraiser for Everyone's Children, linking educators worldwide with Palestinian children under occupation, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 2003
Guest poet at Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Another West: Poets from our Community, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 2002
Festival of Rights, Festival of Lights for peace, unity and diversity , sponsored by the Pasadena Coalition for a Just Palestinian-Israeli peace, Pasadena, CA, Dec. 2002
Special guest poet at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center , Poets for Peace: L.A. Poets Against the War, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 2002
Why Women/Why Words: The Ancient Root: Readings from the Poetry of Arab Women in New York, NY, Nov. 2002
Featured poet at the L.A. County Museum of Art, Readings of Remembrance , Southern California writers reflect on 9/11, Sept 2002
KPFK Radio, 90.7 FM, Inspiration House , poetry reading to a shifting tapestry of instrumental music, Aug 2002
Featured poet at World Stage, premiere literature and music performance gallery, Los Angeles, CA Aug 2002
Guest poet at first International Reading Series at Alexandria Library in Egypt, May 2002
KPFA Radio, 94.1 FM, Islam Today , poetry reading, April 2002
Guest poet, Balancing Civil Liberties & National Security , Japanese American Cultural Community Center, Los Angeles, Feb. 2002
Poetry reading at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center , Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 2001
KXLU Radio, 88.9 FM, Echo in the Sense, Nov. 2001
UC Berkeley Poetry for the People Alumni Poetry Reading, Spring 2001
Guest poet at Affirmative Acts: A Tribute to June Jordan, Feb. 1999
Lunch Poems , featured poet in Robert Hass' weekly poetry series at UC Berkeley, 1997
KPFA Radio, 94.1 FM, Guest appearance with host June Jordan on Flashpoints, Oct. 96