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SUMMARY:Songs For Our Fathers: The Glory That is Fatherhood
DESCRIPTION:  \nFathers shape the world. Through their love\, labor\, lessons and sometimes through their absence\, they leave a legacy that lives on in us. Join More Than a Single Story and The Friends of the Saint Paul Library for a series of 2 panels that aim to bridge cultural\, racial\, and generational divides as single fathers\, married fathers\, stepfathers\, and grandfathers gather to explore the songs and silences passed down by our fathers\, and the stories we’re crafting now as we raise\, support\, and stand beside the next generation. \nCo-Moderators: Ben Weaver and Suleiman Adan. \nTo Register Click Here \nPanelist Bios \nAlexei Moon Casselle\, known on stage as Crescent Moon\, is a father\, educator\, and artist who first discovered the power of words at age 12—thanks to a teacher who turned classroom outbursts into creative writing assignments. By 15\, he was writing rap lyrics and performing at South High School\, launching a music career rooted in Hip Hop that remains at the core of his work. As a former member of the group Oddjobs and current member of Kill The Vultures\, he has toured internationally and shared stages with artists like Snoop Dogg\, Shock G of Digital Underground\, and De la Soul. Over the years\, his creative expression has expanded to include Folk/Americana\, Spoken Word\, and experimental music that resists easy categorization. Alexei is the proud father of a teenage daughter\, and together they write and perform as the duo DoubleDragon. His journey as a parent deeply shapes both his songwriting and his work as a secondary educator\, where he helps amplify young voices. \nNick Metcalf is Sicangu Oyate – Burnt Thigh People – Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Nick has lived in the Twin Cities for 30 years where they’ve made a life filled with lots of friends\, family\, and community. Nick is a proud Parent and Grandparent. Nick is a Poet and Writer. Nick participated in the Loft’s 2024 year-long Poetry Apprenticeship with Heid E. Erdrich. Abdirahman (Abdi) Mukhtar is passionate about the health of the young people in his community. A leader\, coach for numerous sports teams\, mentor\, and passionate youth worker over two decades\, he is widely known on the West Bank of Minneapolis and in the Somali American community in Minnesota for his community work. He founded Daryeel (the Somali word for “care”) Youth to be a non-judging beacon of light for young people in the throes of active addiction. He welcomes all to his Friday night gatherings\, where he supplies food\, clean clothing\, personal hygiene products\, a first aid kit with Narcan\, and dressing for wounds. His compassion has earned him the trust of his community\, especially parents who are trying to help their children reclaim a healthy life. \nMohamud Nur has been living in Minnesota since 1998. He is a proud father and grandfather. While raising his children\, he worked double shifts to support them and ensure his familys survival. Raising children\, especially boys in the United States\, and particularly in Minnesota\, comes with many challenges. It requires time\, space\, and most importantly\, presence. Mohmed made it a priority to not just be a parent\, but also a friend to his children. \nModerater Bios: \nSuleiman Adan is a writer\, poet\, and writing teacher whose work has been published in the anthology We are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World. In addition to his creative pursuits\, Suleiman is a dedicated systems builder\, community advocate\, and DEI trainer with over a decade of experience empowering teams and building capacity through grassroots trainings and organizing efforts. Passionate about youth education\, he has operated a free tutoring company focused on increasing literacy and proficiency in BIPOC youth\, while also serving on Education and Arts boards. As an experienced project manager and fundraiser\, Suleiman has led diverse global initiatives across sectors. A skilled trainer\, he has mobilized volunteers in 8 countries for social justice causes and facilitates critical dialogues on diversity\, equity and inclusion. Suleiman currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director at CAIR MN\, the nations largest civil rights organization. \nBen Weaver is a father\, caregiver\, songwriter\, poet and hide tanner\, who travels by bicycle. He uses music and poetry to strengthen relationships and culture between human and non-human entities. He has released nine studio albums of music and five books of poetry. Given the choice he will side with the animals\, lakes\, rivers and trees. Relationship is the repair.
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LOCATION:Rondo Community Library\, 461 Dale St N\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writer to Writer Queer Voices: Curators\, Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:Writer to Writer is a series featuring conversations between BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous and people of color) writers. \nQueer Births & Queer Battles: A Panel Discussion with Queer Voices Curators \nThe four curators of Queer Voices\, past and present\, have been honored to celebrate the queer literary community of Minnesota and create space for all voices across our big\, beautiful\, and bold rainbow. This Pride month founding curators\, Andrea Jenkins\, and John Medeiros\, along with present curators\, LM Brimmer and Sherrie Fernandez-Williams will share their work and discuss their writing lives\, while providing some stories around Queer Voices’ 32-year history. \nThis program takes place at Quatrefoil Library. \nTo register please Click Here \nPanelist Bios: \nAndrea Jenkins is a soulful poet\, educator\, artist\, respected historian and  political powerhouse. In 2017 she became the 1st out Black Trans woman elected to public office in the United States. She serves on the Minneapolis City Council. She holds a Masters Degree in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University\, a Masters of Fine Arts from Hamline University\, and Bachelors Degree from Metropolitan State University. Additionally she completed the Senior Government and Executive Leadership program at Harvard University. She has been featured in TIME Magazine\, Essence\, Teen Vogue\, The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine. In 2022 she was named on the OUT100 list by OUT Magazine\, Twin Cities Business 100 People to Know\, and Fast Company Top 50 Queers. \nJohn Medeiros is a poetry\, memoirist\, and lawyer living in Minneapolis. His is the author of couplets for a shrinking world (North Star Press) and co-editor of Queer Voices: Poetry\, Prose\, and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press). His work has appeared in several anthologies\, including Squares and Rebels (Handtype Press)\, Poetry City\, USA\, vol. 2 (Lowbrow Press)\, Collective Brightness (Sibling Rivalry Press)\, Other Words: A Writer’s Reader (Kendall/Hunt)\, and Gents\, Badboys\, and Barbarians: New Gay Male Poetry (Alison Publications). His writing is featured in numerous journals\, including qarrtsiluni\, Midway Journal\, Marco Polo Quarterly\, Two Hawks Quarterly\, Raging Dove\, Second Run\, Swell\, Sport Literate\, Hot Metal Press\, Water~Stone Review; Gulf Coast; Willow Springs\, The Talking Stick\, and Evergreen Chronicles.  He is the recipient of two Minnesota State Arts Board grants; Gulf Coast ‘s Nonfiction Award; and the AWP Intro Journals Award.  He has an MFA from Hamline University (St. Paul)\, and his work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize\, and as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays (2006). He co-curated the Queer Voices Reading Series with Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, from 2005 to 2018. More information about him can be found at his website\, www.jmedeiros.net. \nLM Brimmer is an interdisciplinary artist living on Dakota land in Minneapolis\, MN. Co-editor of the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry\, Prose and Pride\, their poetry have appeared in Colorado Review\, Voicemail Poems\, Impossible Archetype\, Gasher Journal\, The B’K’\, Quarterly West and are forthcoming from Sonora Review.  A Randolph College MFA alumni\, they are Artistic Director of Queer Voices of Minnesota – a reading series that since 1993 has celebrated and supported queer lives and the writers living them. They teach at Century College and the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. \nSherrie Fernandez-Williams is a Black\, Queer writer who earned her MFA from Hamline University. She is the author of the book of poems\, Goddess of the Whole Self\, and the memoir Soft. She has published poems and essays in New Limestone Review\, Aquifer: The Florida Review\, Duke University Press\, We are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World\, How Dare We Write: A Multicultural Creative Writing Discourse\, and The Poverty and Education Reader. Her grants and awards include a Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship\, a Black Voices in Children’s Literature award\,  Minnesota State Arts Board\, The Loft Literary Center\, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature\, Intermedia Arts\,  SASE: The Write Place\, and The Playwrights’ Center. Sherrie is Operation Director of Queer Voices.
URL:https://morethanasinglestory.com/event/writer-to-writer-queer-voices-curators-past-and-present/
LOCATION:Quatrefoil Library\, 1220 E Lake st\, Minneapolis\, 55407\, United States
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