Oakland: International Mother Language Day 2016

Written By Steven Bird

On International Mother Language Day (Sunday 21 February 2016), approximately 100 people gathered at the Awaken Cafe in Oakland for an afternoon of storytelling.

Given the accidental all-male line up of our inaugural event, this show consisted of female storytellers, all currently living in the San Francisco East Bay.

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The Details

Where: Awaken Cafe, Oakland, California
When: 21 February, 2016
Format: Freestanding event
Storytellers: Kumu Kau’i Peralto (Hawaiian), Audrey Koti (Shona), Asantewa Darko (Twi), Fuey Saelee (Iu Mien), Thaen Saelee (Iu Mien), Smret Solomon (Tigrigna), Feven Hedru (Tigrigna), Rassidatou Konate (Dafing), Kanyon Sayers-Roods (Ohlone).
Production: Nadia Chaney, Steven Bird, Robyn Perry
Sponsorship: Kumu, UC Berkeley Linguistics Department, The Language Conservancy
Photography: Andrew Cheng, Steven Bird
Program: pdf

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