Astraea | The 18th Annual Lynn Campbell Memorial Fund Benefit

CHIN & OLSON ELECTRIFY LYNN CAMPBELL BENEFIT

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It was an electrifying night when, on November 18, performance poets Staceyann Chin and Alix Olson rocked the stage of the Lighthouse International. Headlining Astraea's 18th Annual Lynn Campbell Memorial Fund Benefit, both delivered a night of powerful poetry and provocative performances.

Post performance, audience members were treated to a live Q&A with emcee, Samiya Bashir and the artists; and two lucky audience members won DVD box sets of Showtimes L-Word Season 2! Also, during the reception, guests had the opportunity to mingle with Chin and Olson.

We at Astraea, were especially moved that Lynn's parents, Warren and Mary Campbell, and their family traveled to be with us for one of Astraea's most important nights of the year. Warren's words, "Lynn loved Astraea, and Astraea loved her back," still resonates with us.

It's a sentiment that inspires all of us to continue our work—on Lynn's behalf, and on behalf of all our grantee partners around the world working for justice.

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

in collaboration with New Fest presents

Dazzling Spoken Word Poets

Staceyann Chin and Alix Olson

The 18th Annual Lynn Campbell
Memorial Fund Benefit

Friday November 18, 2005 • New York City

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TICKETS ONLINE RIGHT HERE!

Friday November 18, 2005

Doors open 6:30PM

The Lighthouse Theater, Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street (between Lexington and Park Avenues)

General Tickets $60
Event Sponsorship begins at $100
Performances 7:00PM
Q & A with both poets
Samiya Bashir, Emcee
After-party with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails 9:00PM

For more information and to inquire about student group discounts and limited income tickets, contact Candace Hewitt: Candace@astraeafoundation.org or 212.529.8021 x14

Staceyann Chin "gives off enough electric current to keep Manhattan in air conditioning for a century of summers." (The New York Times) From the rousing cheers of the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe to one-woman shows Off-Broadway to poetry workshops in Denmark and London, Staceyann Chin has been an out poet and political activist since 1998. A co-writer and performer in the Tony nominated, Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, she has been featured on 60 Minutes and has won countless slam poet titles around the country.

Alix Olson is "a red-hot, fire-bellied, feminism-spewin' volcano. Plus she rhymes." (Allison Bechdel) Igniting audiences around the world, Alix Olson is an internationally touring folk poet and progressive queer artist-activist. One part peace vigil, one part protest rally, and one part joyful raucous concert, she has twice headlined HBO's Def Poetry Jam. The recently released and heralded documentary, Left Lane chronicles her life on the road.

Samiya Bashir is the author of Where the Apple Falls: poems, editor of Best Black Women's Erotica 2 and co-editor of Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social & Political Black Literature & Art. Bashir has won numerous awards for her poetry including the Astraea Lesbian Writers Fund Poetry Award.
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Lynn Campbell (1955—1984) The Lynn Campbell Memorial Fund was established in memory of Lynn, a friend and supporter of Astraea. During her brief 28 years, Lynn devoted her immense talents and energies to many social justice issues, including the women's, labor, lesbian and gay political movements.
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The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice works for social, racial, and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Our grantmaking and philanthropic advocacy programs help lesbians and allied communities challenge oppression and claim their human rights.

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