Den Haag Songwriters Guild: Love Poetry Hate Racism 2008

Monday, April 21, 2008

Love Poetry Hate Racism 2008

Celebrating Diversity across the Spoken World

In Belfast, Derry, Dublin, Brisbane, Warschau, Wenen, New York, Londen, Singapore, Manchester, Auckland, Minneapolis, Sidney, Melbourne, Devon, Perth, Galway e.v.a.

In Den Haag met:

Rob Gee (UK)

D.O.M. (poÃ«ziepopgroep)

Mujsin Al Sarraj

Katbite (singersongwriter & percussionist)

Open podium: 1 gedicht per persoon max. 2 minuten

DINSDAG 6 MEI

http://www.myspace.com/lovepoetryhateracism

AANVANG: 20.00 UUR
HOTEL HET CENTRUM (Veenkade 6, Den Haag)

Stadsdichter Harry Zevenbergen besloot met deze avond aan te sluiten bij een internationaal initiatief van een groep dichters uit Belfast. Vanaf eind april zijn er in zoÂ´n 40 steden over de hele wereld poÃ«zieavonden.

Over het ontstaan van Â´Love poetry, hate racismÂ´:

Love Poetry Hate Racism is een initiatief van een groep Noord-Ierse dichters om culturele diversiteit en tolerantie te promoten d.m.v. poÃ«zie en gesproken woord. Ieder jaar worden dichters over de hele wereld gevraagd om rond eind april literaire evenementen te organiseren.

Love Poetry Hate Racism is ontstaan in Belfast waar het aantal racistische aanvallen op de groeiende populatie van etnische minderheden de laatste jaren snel toenam. Omdat het probleem niet alleen speelt in Noord-Ierland is besloten voor een wereldwijde aanpak te kiezen. Gericht tegen alle vormen van discriminatie of dat nu op basis van geloof/levensovertuiging, afkomst, huidskleur of seksuele geaardheid is.

Love Poetry Hate Racism is een oproep van schrijvers en dichters om racisme te bestrijden door op poÃ«tische wijze diversiteit te vieren.

About Us

Need to get in touch with us in a hurry? Mail denhaagsongwritersguild@yahoo.com or phone Kat on 0625570146. The Den Haag Songwriters Guild is a network of singer-songwriters. If you would like to join please send us an email. We organise weekly gigs in several cafes, and put on mini-festivals from time to time. The guild is always looking for more opportunities to get out there and play, please get in touch. If you are a music-lover and would like to be kept up to date occasionally on guild activities, send an email to this address We are on myspace and hyves too, so come be our friend

What is the Den Haag Songwriters Guild? The guild was set up in 2006 to support and encourage singersongwriter activity in Den Haag. There was a lack of places to perform for soloists, and singersongwriters from outside Den Haag found it also difficult to find places to play. The basis of the guild is a weekly evening in Lokaal Vredebreuk, where three singersongwriters present 30-45 minutes of their own songs. There is also a bi-weekly radio spot on Kakophonie. Every three months an evening Singer Songwriters Condensed is held in the HPC. The guild is also regularly asked to program local festivals, for example the Kade Rock, the Haags Pop Week and the HPC winter festival. The focus of the guild is on our local members, however the theory is that the more talent we can attract here, the more we can learn ourselves, and also gain more knowledge about other places to go and play in other parts of the country. The guild was modeled on the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild, and there are a lot of members that belong to both.

Running the guild incurs costs such as telephone calls, transport costs, printing and photocopying, etc. We dont change any membership fees to our members, and in fact do our best to ensure that as many of the gigs we put on pay the performers. In the future we hope to become an official organisation and then we can apply for subsidies and things, but right now the guild costs are paid right out of my own pocket. If you can spare a few euros to contribute towards our running costs, we would be very greatful! You can donate via this paypal link, or if you would rather transfer it by bank, send us an email for the account details.

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Love Poetry Hate Racism 2008

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