SPeak up! Sing Out! Fall Series
Our Fall 2020 Speak Up Sing Out! Series happened from Thur, Dec 19 – Sat, Dec 24, 2020 and featured youth musicians, poets, and speakers with a power in their community. Each day there were 4 performances of poetry, music, or dance, and an panel hosted by the youth leaders at Youth Power PDX, with 2-5 guests in conversation about the issues of today. Community partners such as Morpheus Youth Project and p:ear were also highlighted throughout the event. Please find our event recordings linked to below. You can also find people’s individual performances by clicking on their images. Enjoy!
Sat, December 19
3pm – 3:20pm
Hobbs Waters
Dancer, Painter, Muralist, Activist
3:30pm – 4:20pm
Youth Core Panel 1
An intro to our core youth organizers featuring:
Santino,
Blaine E. Coppini,
and Sadie McRae.
9pm – 9:20pm
Rowyn O’Connor
Disabled, non-binary Poet
9:30pm – 9:50pm
Cruz Delgadillo
Musician
10pm – 10:20pm
Dial Carlos
Musicians
Sun, December 20
3pm – 3:20pm
who’s cooper black
Musician
3:30pm – 4:20pm
Art is Activism Panel
youth artists share their work and what it means to them
with Kendell
hosted by Blaine E. coppini
9pm – 9:20pm
Belise Nishimwe
Poet
9:30pm – 9:50pm
Hobbs Waters
Dancer, Painter, muralist, activist
10pm – 10:20pm
Sasori 02
Musician
Mon, December 21
3pm – 3:20pm
Mei Anna
Musician
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Morpheus Youth Panel
young artists from MYP will share about the organization, themselves, and their projects.
9pm – 9:20pm
Jolly Wrapper
Musician
Poet
9:30pm – 9:50pm
Aliya Falls
Musician
10pm – 10:20pm
Myles Saucedo
Musician
Tue, December 22
3pm – 3:20pm
Jolly Wrapper
Musician
Poet
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Identity and Culture Panel
people will talk about how their their identities and cultures helped define who they are.
and Belise Nishimwe
and Jasper Gillispie
Hosted by Nimco,
and Sadie McRae.
9pm – 9:20pm
Slugtrial
Musician
9:30pm – 9:50pm
Venus Moon
Dancer
10pm – 10:20pm
Kendell
Poet, organizer
Wed, December 23
3pm – 3:20pm
Myles Saucedo
Musician
3:30pm – 4:20pm
Climate Justice Panel
This panel will talk about how youth have taken ownership pof climate justice and action.
with Rena Marthaler
9pm – 9:20pm
big papi productions
Musicians
9:30pm – 9:50pm
Slugtrial
Musician
10pm – 10:20pm
Mei Anna
Musician
Thurs, December 24
3pm – 3:20pm
Cruz Delgadillo
Musician
3:30pm – 4:20pm
Youth Core Panel #2
we will close with another conversation form our youth core.
with Kalie Minor,
Nimco,
and Rena Marthaler
9pm – 9:20pm
Ryuu Joy
Musician
9:30pm – 9:50pm
big papi productions
Musicians
10pm – 10:20pm
Aliya Falls
Musician