BLAQ! Queering Black History Month: Toronto

BLAQ! Queering Black History Month

Wednesday, 17 February 2010
7:00 - 9:00
The Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St W

FAITH NOLAN and TWCC, R3 collective and BQY Present:
BLAQ! "QUEERING BLACK HISTORY MONTH"
A Historic evening celebrating Black Queer artists and experience : FREEDOM NOW

FREE EVENT

Wednesday FEB.17th 2010
GLADSTONE HOTEL
1214 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M6J 1J6
(416) 531-4635
7pm- 10pm

Featuring
Faith Nolan ( Blues ) and the CUPE Freedom Choir
Troy Jackson( queer funk R&B),
Amai Kuda and Les Bois ( original SOUL)
Lorelei King ( folk)
A night of political music, performance, and community building and MORE!!! We are looking for performers for the open mic portion, slam poetry/dance /music./visual artists

Hosted by Singer, Songwriter, Activist Faith Nolan and Queer Pop Funk Punk Troy Jackson, this QUEER Black History Month event will celebrate pre colonial as well as contemporary Black Queer existence . This celebration of Black Queerdom will be a fundraising opportunity for Queer Sisters /Brothers/ in Haiti /Uganda/ Disappeared Native SISTERS

CHECK out FAITH NOLAN'S MANNISH GAL CD Faith is the first open queer to receive an African Nova Scotian MUSIC HERITAGE AWARD JAN.2009 and was elected HEAD DYKE FOR TORONTO PRIDE PARADE AND DYKE MARCH 2009