NEXT SING PEOPLE SING! EVENT april 16…
LOCATION:
Historic Alberta House
(5131 Northeast 23rd Avenue Portland, OR 97211)
Arrival: 6:30-7pm
Singing: 7-9pm
This is a no-alcohol event
All ages welcome
$15-45 sliding scale
Pay what you can / No one turned away Ticket: $0-$14 >> enter Access Code: CARETICKET
ABOUT SING PEOPLE SING!:
We invite you to this queer and POC-led singing gathering to experience the power of song as medicine, as a tool for liberation, and to simply fill your well of joy and connection. We believe singing is a birthright and welcome all levels of experience. We teach songs on-the-spot, usually through call and echo, that are sourced from the modern community singing movement or have come through the song leaders themselves.
We may sing some songs in Spanish! ¡Cantamos algunas canciones en español!
We aim to create an integrated space rooted in understandings of our historical context and current social realities. No matter your gender, sexual orientation, abilities, or housing status, you are not only welcome here, you belong here. It is one of our core values to utilize song to resist societal oppression and support liberation from the inside out.
We are not perfect, but it is our intention to respect and uplift all beings, human and non-human, seen and unseen. If there is a way we can better care for you, your values, and your experience in this space, please let us know.
We hope you will bring the wholeness of who you are to this embodied experience of singing with full permission to be in movement, grief, laughter and more.
Our gathering is focused on singing and will have designated percussion support. You are welcome to play percussion instruments upon invitation.
REGARDING COVID-19:
If you are not feeling well, please stay home. Masking is not required for this event. We encourage you to mask and distance to your own comfort level and will hold a culture of respect for the choices everyone makes to take care of themselves.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & TITHING:
We acknowledge that the land upon which we will sing is the traditional territory of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla, Grande Ronde and many more tribes.
A portion of donations will go to the Native American Youth and Family Center (nayapdx.org) to support our enduring indigenous community.
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED:
Water and hot tea
Chairs
Restroom facilities
WHAT TO BRING:
A water bottle and/or hot tea mug
Any clothing layers and supports you need to to help your body feel comfortable
Your voice, your open heart, your whole truth
YOUR CO-ORGANIZERS:
Shireen Amini (non-binary using she/her in English, elle in Spanish) is a queer, Puerto Rican-Iranian American, Earth-loving singer-songwriter, percussionist, and song leader based in unceded indigenous territory known as Portland, Oregon. While holding transformational space, Shireen leads infectious, soulful, and groove-based community songs, often engaging her participants in rhythm, because she believes strongly in music’s power to propel cultural revolution. She also teaches drumming, leads workshops, and facilitates grief ritual as part of her community-based music empowerment project Shireen Amini Music Medicine.
Artist Website: shireenamini.com
Community Offerings Website: shireenaminimusicmedicine.com
Darlissa Andrea (she/her) is a Puerto Rican, Cape Verdean, and Hawaiian singer-songwriter, community facilitator, life coach and lover of the people. She focuses on bringing folks together through self development, connection, community collaboration.