Latest Gigs - April 2010

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APRIL 14:

"She Dressed Herself in Sailors' Clothes…”
Songs of Gender Smashing Through the Ages

with Marcia Deihl

“Join us for a hilarious night of folk music about gender queerness, bisexuality, feminism, and coalition politics!

We’ve all heard of folk songs about women dressing as men to follow their (male) lovers into battle. But somehow we missed hearing the ones about women who dress as men for other reasons: freedom of movement, adventure, and a passion for other women. Songs about gay liberation such as “We Are A Gentle, Angry People” and “Because She’s A Woman” emerged in the 1970s, but we didn’t hear much about the lives of the two-spirit people, then or now.”

Marcia Deihl, longtime feminist and bisexual activist and co-founder of the Boston Bisexual Women's Network, leads us through a comedic program of songs which document and celebrate this formerly invisible segment of the LGBTQ community.

Co-Sponsored by RUS and QSA
Harvard University
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
8:30-9:30 PM
Refreshments will be served





APRIL 17:
Athena Spring Conference at Harvard University

The Athena Program (a program Phillips Brooks House) seeks to provide a safe space for dialogue among Harvard women and Boston-area high school students about issues of gender and sexuality. Athena is welcoming of all perspectives and seeks to build feminist communities that extend beyond the Harvard campus.





Athena holds two conferences each year for high school students of all genders interested in learning more about issues of gender and sexuality. The conference is free for all students, and breakfast and lunch are provided. Each Athena Conference features a keynote speaker, a self-defense lesson, workshops on a variety of topics, and an informal coffeehouse for creative expression in spoken word, visual art, and other media.


12:20 pm Lunch and Performance by Marcia Deihl
Enjoy Boloco burritos while listening to Marcia Deihl, a folk singer and songwriter living in Cambridge whose music spotlights women's political activism throughout history.




PHOTO: The Athena organizers and me (with red roses)