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Resistencia Bookstore
casa de Red Salmon Arts
1801-A South First St.
Austin, Texas
(512) 416-8885
revolu@swbell.net

Jan 27th, 2012 @ 3:28 pm

January/February 2012 Calendar of Events   PROUDLY CARRYING & SUPPLYING YOUTH, STUDENTS, & EDUCATORS IN AUSTIN, TEJAZTLAN WITH BOOKS BANNED IN ARIZONA!   7pm Tuesday January 31, 2012    Red Salmon Arts presents a discussion & book signing with  Circe Sturm, author of Becoming Indian: The Struggle over Cherokee Identity in the Twenty-first Century   In Becoming Indian, Circe Sturm examines Cherokee identity politics and the phenomenon of racial shifting. Racial shifters, as described by Sturm, are people who have changed their racial self-identification from non-Indian to Indian on the US Census. Many racial shifters are people who, while looking for their roots, have recently discovered their Native American ancestry. Others have family stories of an Indian great-great-grandmother or -grandfather they have not been able to document. Still others have long known they were of Native American descent, including their tribal affiliation, but only recently have become interested in reclaiming this aspect of their family history. Despite their differences, racial shifters share a conviction that they have Indian blood when asserting claims of indigeneity. Becoming Indian explores the social and cultural values that lie behind this phenomenon and delves into the motivations of these Americans—from so many different walks of life—to reinscribe their autobiographies and find deep personal and collective meaning in reclaiming their Indianness.    Circe Sturm teaches at UT Austin, where she is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and co-Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies program. She has spent most of her career working with American Indian people in the US. Her first book, Blood Politics: Race, Culture and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (California, 2002), explores issues of race, culture, nation and citizenship in Cherokee Country, particularly as they are expressed through the idiom of “blood.” Recently, Sturm has turned her attention to related debates about indigenous reclamation, tribal recognition and sovereignty.      7pm Friday February 3, 2012   Red Salmon Arts presents a DOUBLE BILL poetry reading & book signing with Paul Christensen, author of The Human Condition & Lyman Grant, author of As Long as We Need   Paul Christensen is the author of eighteen books of prose and poetry.  His latest collection of poems, The Human Condition (Wings Press 2011) includes poems about Osama bin Ladin, the Iraq war, Islamic culture and the nations of Lebanon and Morocco, elegies for the Texas poets Lorenzo Thomas and Jack Myers, as well as personal lyrics on his life and times in Texas. BOOKLIST called the The Human Condition ”startling, with a heart-thumping nail-on-the-head lyricism throughout.”  Christensen’s other poetry books, Blue Alleys: Prose Poems and Hard Country both won “Violet Crown” awards from the Writers’ League. He has received awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, the “Distinguished Prose” award from Antioch Review, and numerous other honors.  For many years he was coordinator of creative writing at Texas A&M University, and was the publisher of Cedarshouse Press. Christensen now lives and writes in central Vermont.   Lyman Grant is the author of three volumes and one chapbook of poems.  The most recent book is  As Long as We Need (Black Buzzard Press), about which Paul Christensen has written, “Finally someone has written a book of poems that sounds like the beginning of a new century.  Grant’s poems are all about atonement, making amends, loving what we have, forgiving ex-wives and pesky neighbors, putting the worst of the past behind him to allow hime to live in this era.”  In addition, Grant has published two textbooks and two volumes concerned with Texas literature.  He was one of the founding editors of MAN! magazine, a national quarterly concerned with men’s issues and recovery.  Currently, he is the Dean of Arts and Humanities at Austin Community College.     Jan/Feb Calendario 2012 via salmonrojo

January/February 2012 Calendar of Events
 
PROUDLY CARRYING & SUPPLYING YOUTH, STUDENTS, & EDUCATORS
IN AUSTIN, TEJAZTLAN WITH BOOKS BANNED IN ARIZONA!
 
7pm Tuesday January 31, 2012
  
Red Salmon Arts
presents
a discussion & book signing
with 
Circe Sturm,
author of Becoming Indian:
The Struggle over Cherokee Identity in the Twenty-first Century
 
In Becoming Indian, Circe Sturm examines Cherokee identity politics and the phenomenon of racial shifting. Racial shifters, as described by Sturm, are people who have changed their racial self-identification from non-Indian to Indian on the US Census. Many racial shifters are people who, while looking for their roots, have recently discovered their Native American ancestry. Others have family stories of an Indian great-great-grandmother or -grandfather they have not been able to document. Still others have long known they were of Native American descent, including their tribal affiliation, but only recently have become interested in reclaiming this aspect of their family history. Despite their differences, racial shifters share a conviction that they have Indian blood when asserting claims of indigeneity. Becoming Indian explores the social and cultural values that lie behind this phenomenon and delves into the motivations of these Americans—from so many different walks of life—to reinscribe their autobiographies and find deep personal and collective meaning in reclaiming their Indianness. 
 
Circe Sturm teaches at UT Austin, where she is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and co-Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies program. She has spent most of her career working with American Indian people in the US. Her first book, Blood Politics: Race, Culture and Identity in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (California, 2002), explores issues of race, culture, nation and citizenship in Cherokee Country, particularly as they are expressed through the idiom of “blood.” Recently, Sturm has turned her attention to related debates about indigenous reclamation, tribal recognition and sovereignty. 
 
 
7pm Friday February 3, 2012
 
Red Salmon Arts
presents
a DOUBLE BILL poetry reading & book signing
with
Paul Christensen,
author of The Human Condition
&
Lyman Grant,
author of As Long as We Need
 
Paul Christensen is the author of eighteen books of prose and poetry.  His latest collection of poems, The Human Condition (Wings Press 2011) includes poems about Osama bin Ladin, the Iraq war, Islamic culture and the nations of Lebanon and Morocco, elegies for the Texas poets Lorenzo Thomas and Jack Myers, as well as personal lyrics on his life and times in Texas. BOOKLIST called the The Human Condition ”startling, with a heart-thumping nail-on-the-head lyricism throughout.”  Christensen’s other poetry books, Blue Alleys: Prose Poems and Hard Country both won “Violet Crown” awards from the Writers’ League. He has received awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, the “Distinguished Prose” award from Antioch Review, and numerous other honors.  For many years he was coordinator of creative writing at Texas A&M University, and was the publisher of Cedarshouse Press. Christensen now lives and writes in central Vermont.
 
Lyman Grant is the author of three volumes and one chapbook of poems.  The most recent book is  As Long as We Need (Black Buzzard Press), about which Paul Christensen has written, “Finally someone has written a book of poems that sounds like the beginning of a new century.  Grant’s poems are all about atonement, making amends, loving what we have, forgiving ex-wives and pesky neighbors, putting the worst of the past behind him to allow hime to live in this era.”  In addition, Grant has published two textbooks and two volumes concerned with Texas literature.  He was one of the founding editors of MAN! magazine, a national quarterly concerned with men’s issues and recovery.  Currently, he is the Dean of Arts and Humanities at Austin Community College. 
 
 Jan/Feb Calendario 2012 via salmonrojo

Dec 22nd, 2011 @ 3:16 pm

Resistencia Bookstore Featured X-mas 2011 Item No. 1 Slingshot Organizers “The pocket version “classic” is a 176 page pocket planner (4.25 inches X 5.5 inches) with radical dates for every day of the year, space to write your phone numbers, a contact list of radical groups around the globe, menstrual calendar, info on police repression, extra note pages, plus much more. Choose from 18 cover colors printed with either black or silver ink (depending on how dark the paper stock is - you get to pick the cover color, not the ink color). It has a tough layflat binding and a laminated cover. The large-size version is bound with a spiral wire binding and is twice the size of the “classic” pocket organizer (5.5 inches X 8.5 inches) with twice as much space to write all the events in your life. It is 176 pages. It has similar contents to the classic: radical dates for every day of the year, space to write your phone numbers, a contact list of radical groups around the globe, menstrual calendar, info on police repression, extra note pages, plus much more. You get a little bonus stuff in the spiral version. The spiral version is available in 18 colors printed with either black or silver ink (depending on how dark the paper stock is). The covers are laminated with heavy duty 3 mil glossy plastic to help it survive the year.”

Resistencia Bookstore Featured X-mas 2011 Item No. 1 Slingshot Organizers

“The pocket version “classic” is a 176 page pocket planner (4.25 inches X 5.5 inches) with radical dates for every day of the year, space to write your phone numbers, a contact list of radical groups around the globe, menstrual calendar, info on police repression, extra note pages, plus much more. Choose from 18 cover colors printed with either black or silver ink (depending on how dark the paper stock is - you get to pick the cover color, not the ink color). It has a tough layflat binding and a laminated cover.

The large-size version is bound with a spiral wire binding and is twice the size of the “classic” pocket organizer (5.5 inches X 8.5 inches) with twice as much space to write all the events in your life. It is 176 pages. It has similar contents to the classic: radical dates for every day of the year, space to write your phone numbers, a contact list of radical groups around the globe, menstrual calendar, info on police repression, extra note pages, plus much more. You get a little bonus stuff in the spiral version. The spiral version is available in 18 colors printed with either black or silver ink (depending on how dark the paper stock is). The covers are laminated with heavy duty 3 mil glossy plastic to help it survive the year.”

@ 2:42 pm

Red Salmon Arts

Saludos desde el cora del South ‘Osten!

Friends, Community, and Supporters:  We send you good energy as we enter el año nuevo.  2011 has been a happening year for us!  Save Our Youth (SOY) is ON A MOVE, and continuing its work of utilizing the power of poetry, arts, and culture to empower, inspire, and liberate marginalized young people. 

Your year-end , tax-deductible contribution helps Red Salmon Arts continue to expand its work with young people and the Black and Brown communities of Austin.  It is deeply appreciated!   Since most of our work is volunteer-based and we receive no foundation funds, we rely on your support to keep it going!

What we’ve been up to this year

Have you been by our community space recently?  If so, you’ve probably seen the color of our dreams brightening our walls!  I’m talking about this brilliant mural:

… an inspired vision is the result of a two-month SOY all-volunteer project with twelve young people, eight of whom were transitioning out of the halfway house at Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center.  Both visually and  telling the story of their lives and ordeals through poetry, the group discovered how the public education system’s zero tolerance policies is linked to the rising rate of intergenerational incarceration for Black and Brown communities of the US.  This mural shows how the school-to-prison pipeline runs through and over their bodies and lives, as well as their dreams for a different future.

As co-facilitator Jorge Renaud noted, we owe “ a nod to the ancestors who give the vatos and rucas the power to pull these images out of their spirit and soul.”

SOY also ran two eight week poetry workshop series at Gardner Betts.  Look out for the upcoming release of the young women’s chapbook, “Stitching Our Wings,” which follows on the heels of our previous release, “Does Heaven Have a Ghetto?” and “I Come from a Teardrop.” 

In keeping with Red Salmon Art’s commitment to sharing the love of literature written by nuestra gente, our 2011 author book reading series was graced with the presence of Virginia Grise (Los Angeles, CA), Roberto Rodriguez (Tucson,

AZ), Richard Yañez (El Paso, TX), Jessica Helen Lopez (Albuquerque, NM) and Maylei Blackwell & Anna Nieto Gomez (Los Angeles, CA).  Our spoken word and jazz series, CONJURE, rocked the house in September, with Omi Osun Joni Jones and Stephanie Lang jamming with The Black Project.

Who says you can’t plant in Texas summer heat? 


SOY has also been learning about caring for our Mother Earth, reciprocity, and food sovereignty as we beautify our small patch of concrete!  First we started with planting chiles, bell peppers, rosemary, ruda, and other medicinal herbs in our box garden, with the help of Geoff Valdes.  Later, Geoff taught us how to make Self-Watering planters made out of reclaimed five-gallon pails.  Now, we’ve turned our parking lot into a vegetable garden!

SOY has been on the road!  

In March, one SOY youth and two facilitators created a performance that told the inside story about what life under lock-up means for racialized young people, for a conference in  Riverside, CA.  This inspired a powerful discussion where two young folks in the audience spoke up about the impact of the prison-industrial complex on their families.  We are so grateful for the heartfelt connections of solidarity forged from performing our stories.

Big plans for the coming year! 

We’re excited to carry on our poetry workshops with young women and men at Gardner Betts.  Of course, Red Salmon Arts’  artist events and CONJURE jams will continue to be places of sacred refuge, artistic exploration, and renewal for spirits in struggle.  Adelante!

Exciting News:  To break cycles of repeated incarceration, SOY is offering a new internship program that is designed to continue the creative writing and social justice imaginations that were sparked in SOY workshops inside Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center.  It also serves as a mentorship program to support the youth in realizing their creative visions, career goals, and everyday well-being.  The transition phase of returning home is a critical time for the youth, yet the system does not offer much support.  SOY is offering paid internships that links young people to the community and helps them get back on their feet, financially and personally. 

NOW IS THE TIME! 

We are asking our communities to help re-invest in the lives, careers, and well-being of our youth especially those who are immigrant, Chicana/o, Black, and Indigenous and who are falling through the cracks of the public school system.  If you are interested in financially supporting a youth’s internship or donating on a monthly basis to the Red Salmon Arts and SOY, feel free to contact us and we would love to talk more about how you can support this important community work.

As a community-run and –supported non-profit organization, your tax-deductible donations allow us to carry on raúlrsalinas’ vision and legacy for his community and especially the young people. 

Poetry is Healing – Poetry is Empowering – Poetry is Liberating.

La poesía está en la calle!

How to Donate:

PayPal accepts credit cards

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Checks can be  mailed to Red Salmon Arts.  Or stop by to drop off your check or cash donation in person.  We welcome your visit and getting to re-connect with you!  Feel free to contact us if you have any questions …

Thank you for your generosity, love, & good energy! 

Red Salmon Arts

1801-A South First St., Austin, TX  78704

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Dec 15th, 2011 @ 1:33 pm

Elder & Youth Voices @ Resistencia! (by salmonrojo) 7pm Friday, December 16, 2011 Café Libro Open Mike presents Voces del Barrio: an intergenerational gathering to celebrate the creative voices and gifts of our people featuring veteran poets/writers Jorge Renaud and Jesse James Johnson with emerging writers Sarah Shaney Reeves, Olivia Lorena Slusher, and Mariama Konneh a special musical performance by middle school students the jazz duo of Blaigne & David We invite poet/artistas to come share/enjoy the cantos & cuentos of emerging & established writers/musicians.     ___________________________________________________________ 12pm - 6pm Saturday, December 17, 2011 Resistencia Bookstore presents its yearly X-MAS TIENDITA: where you will find unique holiday gift items: Artesania, Jewelry, Tarjetas, Posters, Literature, Música, y Liberación! Join us as we congregate/celebrate one last time before the new year! This gathering is yet another humble offering in memory of our elder raúlrsalinas who founded this tradition of showcasing local and regional arts & crafts at Resistencia Bookstore’s X-MAS TIENDITA. Resistencia Bookstore is a neighborhood center, providing quality literature to Austin communities since 1983. Specializing in Native, Chicana/o, Mexicana/o, Latina/o, African-American, feminist, and children’s bilingual literature. Buy your season’s gift items from a community-based bookstore who supports & features artwork, books, and art by local, national, and international artists, writers, and activists of color.  

Elder & Youth Voices @ Resistencia! (by salmonrojo)

7pm Friday, December 16, 2011

Café Libro Open Mike presents

Voces del Barrio:

an intergenerational gathering to celebrate the creative voices and gifts of our people

featuring

veteran poets/writers

Jorge Renaud and Jesse James Johnson

with

emerging writers

Sarah Shaney Reeves, Olivia Lorena Slusher, and Mariama Konneh

a special musical performance by middle school students

the jazz duo of Blaigne & David

We invite poet/artistas to come share/enjoy the cantos & cuentos of emerging & established writers/musicians.  

  ___________________________________________________________

12pm - 6pm Saturday, December 17, 2011

Resistencia Bookstore presents

its yearly X-MAS TIENDITA:

where you will find unique holiday gift items:

Artesania, Jewelry, Tarjetas, Posters, Literature, Música, y Liberación!

Join us as we congregate/celebrate one last time before the new year!

This gathering is yet another humble offering in memory of our elder raúlrsalinas who founded this tradition of showcasing local and regional arts & crafts at Resistencia Bookstore’s X-MAS TIENDITA.

Resistencia Bookstore is a neighborhood center, providing quality literature to Austin communities since 1983.

Specializing in Native, Chicana/o, Mexicana/o, Latina/o, African-American, feminist, and children’s bilingual literature.

Buy your season’s gift items from a community-based bookstore who supports & features artwork, books, and art by local, national, and international artists, writers, and activists of color.

 

Dec 8th, 2011 @ 9:48 pm

Native American Medicine Culture Flyer (by salmonrojo) 7pm Friday December 9, 2011 Introduction to  Native American Medicine Culture with O’odham Elder Pete Jackson, member of the Pima Tribe of Arizona   $5 dollar suggested donation (all funds raised go to Pete Jackson) Highlights of his presentation will include: Native Prophesy, Earth Changes, Spiritual growth, Structure of sweat lodge,  Ceremonial protocols, and True Hierarchy of God. F. Pete Jackson, an Elder from the Gila River Indian Community located in southern Arizona, was taken into Native ceremonies at an early age. Also, while much younger, a Spirit came to him and began to show him the Universe, then the Spirit introduced him as to why and how certain Native ceremonies were conducted, gradually this went into visions about Earth changes, and how a millennium of peace will evolve on Mother Earth.  F. Pete Jackson is a Vietnam veteran with an undergraduate degree in International Management and has extensive experience in Tribal Government.  Sponsored by the Indigenous Women’s Network and Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change.  ________________________________________________________  4pm Saturday December 10, 2011 Join us to celebrate the voices of emerging East Austin writers!   Save Our Youth presents a reading with young writers  from Eastside Memorial High School under the direction of English teacher Susan Hauff  and Lanier High School under the direction of English teacher Ashley Card Their autobiographical essays/memoirs of predominantly Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Black 10th graders are about significant moments in their lives that impacted who they are today.  Many of the writings are very moving, ranging anywhere from comical to tragedy.   Susan Diaz has been a teacher for 17 years and currently works at Eastside Memorial High School.  This fall 2011 semester, she collaborated with her former student, Ashley Card, who currently works at Lanier High School, to do an across school peer edit using Google Docs.  The students at both schools uploaded their personal stories to Google Docs and have been helping each other improve their essays via the internet.  

Native American Medicine Culture Flyer (by salmonrojo)

7pm Friday December 9, 2011

Introduction to  Native American Medicine Culture

with O’odham Elder Pete Jackson,

member of the Pima Tribe of Arizona

 

$5 dollar suggested donation

(all funds raised go to Pete Jackson)

Highlights of his presentation will include:

Native Prophesy, Earth Changes, Spiritual growth, Structure of sweat lodge,

 Ceremonial protocols, and True Hierarchy of God.

F. Pete Jackson, an Elder from the Gila River Indian Community located in southern Arizona, was taken into Native ceremonies at an early age. Also, while much younger, a Spirit came to him and began to show him the Universe, then the Spirit introduced him as to why and how certain Native ceremonies were conducted, gradually this went into visions about Earth changes, and how a millennium of peace will evolve on Mother Earth. 

F. Pete Jackson is a Vietnam veteran with an undergraduate degree in International Management and has extensive experience in Tribal Government. 

Sponsored by the Indigenous Women’s Network and Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change.

 ________________________________________________________ 

4pm Saturday December 10, 2011

Join us to celebrate the voices of emerging East Austin writers!

 

Save Our Youth presents a reading with young writers

 from

Eastside Memorial High School

under the direction of English teacher Susan Hauff

 and

Lanier High School

under the direction of English teacher Ashley Card

Their autobiographical essays/memoirs of predominantly Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Black 10th graders are about significant moments in their lives that impacted who they are today.  Many of the writings are very moving, ranging anywhere from comical to tragedy.  

Susan Diaz has been a teacher for 17 years and currently works at Eastside Memorial High School.  This fall 2011 semester, she collaborated with her former student, Ashley Card, who currently works at Lanier High School, to do an across school peer edit using Google Docs.  The students at both schools uploaded their personal stories to Google Docs and have been helping each other improve their essays via the internet.  


Dec 7th, 2011 @ 3:39 pm

Red Salmon Arts

December 2, 2011

Saludos desde el cora del South ‘Osten!

Friends, Community, and Supporters:  We send you good energy as we enter el año nuevo.  2011 has been a happening year for us!  Save Our Youth (SOY) is ON A MOVE, and continuing its work of utilizing the power of poetry, arts, and culture to empower, inspire, and liberate marginalized young people. 

Your year-end , tax-deductible contribution helps Red Salmon Arts continue to expand its work with young people and the Black and Brown communities of Austin.  It is deeply appreciated!   Since most of our work is volunteer-based and we receive no foundation funds, we rely on your support to keep it going!

What we’ve been up to this year

Have you been by our community space recently?  If so, you’ve probably seen the color of our dreams brightening our walls!  I’m talking about this brilliant mural:

… an inspired vision is the result of a two-month SOY all-volunteer project with twelve young people, eight of whom were transitioning out of the halfway house at Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center.  Both visually and  telling the story of their lives and ordeals through poetry, the group discovered how the public education system’s zero tolerance policies is linked to the rising rate of intergenerational incarceration for Black and Brown communities of the US.  This mural shows how the school-to-prison pipeline runs through and over their bodies and lives, as well as their dreams for a different future.

As co-facilitator Jorge Renaud noted, we owe “ a nod to the ancestors who give the vatos and rucas the power to pull these images out of their spirit and soul.”

SOY also ran two eight week poetry workshop series at Gardner Betts.  Look out for the upcoming release of the young women’s chapbook, “Stitching Our Wings,” which follows on the heels of our previous release, “Does Heaven Have a Ghetto?” and “I Come from a Teardrop.” 

In keeping with Red Salmon Art’s commitment to sharing the love of literature written by nuestra gente, our 2011 author book reading series was graced with the presence of Virginia Grise (Los Angeles, CA), Roberto Rodriguez (Tucson,

AZ), Richard Yañez (El Paso, TX), Jessica Helen Lopez (Albuquerque, NM) and Maylei Blackwell & Anna Nieto Gomez (Los Angeles, CA).  Our spoken word and jazz series, CONJURE, rocked the house in September, with Omi Osun Joni Jones and Stephanie Lang jamming with The Black Project.

Who says you can’t plant in Texas summer heat? 


SOY has also been learning about caring for our Mother Earth, reciprocity, and food sovereignty as we beautify our small patch of concrete!  First we started with planting chiles, bell peppers, rosemary, ruda, and other medicinal herbs in our box garden, with the help of Geoff Valdes.  Later, Geoff taught us how to make Self-Watering planters made out of reclaimed five-gallon pails.  Now, we’ve turned our parking lot into a vegetable garden!

SOY has been on the road!  

In March, one SOY youth and two facilitators created a performance that told the inside story about what life under lock-up means for racialized young people, for a conference in  Riverside, CA.  This inspired a powerful discussion where two young folks in the audience spoke up about the impact of the prison-industrial complex on their families.  We are so grateful for the heartfelt connections of solidarity forged from performing our stories.

Big plans for the coming year! 

We’re excited to carry on our poetry workshops with young women and men at Gardner Betts.  Of course, Red Salmon Arts’  artist events and CONJURE jams will continue to be places of sacred refuge, artistic exploration, and renewal for spirits in struggle.  Adelante!

Exciting News:  To break cycles of repeated incarceration, SOY is offering a new internship program that is designed to continue the creative writing and social justice imaginations that were sparked in SOY workshops inside Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center.  It also serves as a mentorship program to support the youth in realizing their creative visions, career goals, and everyday well-being.  The transition phase of returning home is a critical time for the youth, yet the system does not offer much support.  SOY is offering paid internships that links young people to the community and helps them get back on their feet, financially and personally. 

NOW IS THE TIME! 

We are asking our communities to help re-invest in the lives, careers, and well-being of our youth especially those who are immigrant, Chicana/o, Black, and Indigenous and who are falling through the cracks of the public school system.  If you are interested in financially supporting a youth’s internship or donating on a monthly basis to the Red Salmon Arts and SOY, feel free to contact us and we would love to talk more about how you can support this important community work.

As a community-run and –supported non-profit organization, your tax-deductible donations allow us to carry on raúlrsalinas’ vision and legacy for his community and especially the young people. 

Poetry is Healing – Poetry is Empowering – Poetry is Liberating.

La poesía está en la calle!

How to Donate:

PayPal accepts credit cards

(click HERE for more info). 

(Paste this url below if you are having trouble):  

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8PYSAGEBJ5ZRC

Checks can be  mailed to Red Salmon Arts.  Or stop by to drop off your check or cash donation in person.  We welcome your visit and getting to re-connect with you!  Feel free to contact us if you have any questions …

Thank you for your generosity, love, & good energy! 

Rene Valdez

Red Salmon Arts

1801-A South First St., Austin, TX  78704

512-416-8885/ salmonrojo.tumblr.com

Dec 1st, 2011 @ 1:58 pm

Calendar of Events December 2011 

Thursday-Saturday December 1-3, 2011

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center presents

Flor de Nopal Literary Festival (Free and open to the general public.)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

7-9pm

The first night of the festival will feature 3 workshops on writing and creativity.

Facilitated by Scott Wiggerman, Jo Reyes-Boitel, and Moises S. L. Lara & ire’ne lara silva. Email flordenopal@gmail.com to reserve a space.

Friday, December 2, 2011 

7-9pm

Poetry Reading with MC Audrea Diaz

Texas Poetas:  Christopher Carmona, Sarah Shaney Reeves, Gloria Amescua, 

Ari Chagoya,  Katie Pace, jo reyes-boitel, Abe Louise Young, Trey Moore, Lauren Espinoza, Joe Jimenez, & Scott Wiggerman.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

5pm

Presentation:  Discussion with Trey Moore

6pm

Poets’ Panel

7-9pm

Poetry Reading with MC Audrea Diaz

Texas Poetas:  Laurie Ann Guerrero, K. Denea Stewart Shaheed, Celeste Guzman Mendoza, Maria Miranda Maloney, Rachel Jennings, Jorge Antonio Renaud, Tammy Melody Gomez, Brenda Nettles Riojas, ire’ne lara silva, Erin Bad Hand, & Carmen Tafolla 

All events are free and open to the public.

@ Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

600 River St., Austin, TejAztlán

About the Flor De Nopal Literary Festival:

www.flordenopalliteraryfestival.wordpress.com

www.facebook.com/flordenopallitfest or email: irenelarasilva@yahoo.com

___________________________________

Saturday December 10, 2011, 4pm

Join us to celebrate the voices of emerging East Austin writers!

Save Our Youth presents a reading with young writers 

From Eastside Memorial High School under the direction of English teacher Susan Diaz and Lanier High School under the direction of English teacher Ashley Card.

Their autobiographical essays/memoirs of predominantly Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Black 10th graders are about significant moments in their lives that impacted who they are today.  Many of the writings are very moving, ranging anywhere from comical to tragedy.  

Susan Diaz has been a teacher for 17 years and currently works at Eastside Memorial High School.  This fall 2011 semester, she collaborated with her former student, Ashley Card, who currently works at Lanier High School, to do an across school peer edit using Google Docs.  The students at both schools uploaded their personal stories to Google Docs and have been helping each other improve their essays via the internet.  

 

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Queer Codex: Rooted!
Love Conjure/Blues
The Bull-Jean Stories
Seeds of struggle, songs of hope: poetry of emerging youth y sus maestros del movimiento / El Centro de la Raza
Red Arc: A Call for Liberacion con Salsa y Cool
Beyond the Beaten Path
raúlrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon Is My Pen
Los Many Mundos Of Raulrsalinas: Un Poetic Jazz Viaje Con Friends
Indio Trails: A Xicano Odyssey Through Indian Country
East of the Freeway: Reflections De Mi Pueblo : Poems
Un Trip through the Mind Jail y Otras Excursions
Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez, 1893-1923
The Annexation of Mexico: From the Aztecs to the Imf : One Reporter's Journey Through History


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