The Light of Unity Association

THE LIGHT OF UNITY ASSOCIATION JOINS MAD POETS SOCIETY AT UPENN

FOR MULTIPLE CHARITY EVENTS 2010

Light of Unity Association (LOU) founded in 2007 by executive director, Tamara G. Oakman, is a charity organization with a mission to help the community here and abroad. Half of the proceeds will go to a different charity attached to every event from April - September. Their April charity is Haiti relief via OIC International. In May proceeds will be donated to the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. In June, Little Brother's Friend's of the Elderly, July, Philabundance, August, City Team Ministries and in September, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In these hard times, it is so important to stand up for something, and this series with 6 events on 1st Thursdays at 6pm from April to September, and 52 outstanding performers from all geographical distances is doing that in a huge way. LOU will award the other half of proceeds to the artists. LOU retains no monies.

Mad Poet's Society (MPS) has been in the business of donating its proceeds to charities for many years. Eileen D'Angelo, director, is not ever paid a penny for hosting MPS events, nor has anyone else connected to MPS, for producing over a thousand arts events since 1987. D'Angelo and Oakman are the same in that they are both committed to community, charity, and bringing artists of all backgrounds together to help initiate change. Their payment is the lives they touch.

There are 52 fine performers in the series from every genre, race, culture including, Yellow Rage (featured, Def Poetry Jam), Jafar Barron (discography, Erykah Badu & Jill Scott), Christine Weiser (co-publisher, Philadelphia Stories), Jeffrey Ethan Lee (co-director, Many Mountains Moving), Lamont B. Steptoe (author of over 8 books, gay rights activist), Deborah Derrickson Kossman (NY Times published author and psychologist) and many, many more.

The Light of Unity Association is an all volunteer run organization that bridges cultural, racial, and regional backgrounds to highlight arts ranging from poets and essayists to musicians and even theatrical performances. It is their mission to promote social and cultural unity in the city of Philadelphia and beyond. They are joining forces with poets, musicians, writers, organizers, performers, artists of all kinds in celebration of love, compassion, hope, joy, and charity. There is a cafe in the bookstore that provides food and drink. There is metered parking around the venue and nearby parking lots. Please join them in their celebration of life, unity, love.

LIGHT OF UNITY ASSOCIATION

& MAD POETS PERFORMANCE SERIES

University of Pennsylvania Bookstore

3601 Walnut St , University Sq, Phila., PA 19104

(215) 898-7595

Hosted by Tamara G. Oakman
and Guest Hosts including:
Stephanie Durann Seymour, Ebony Malaika Collier, & Quincy Scott Jones
First Thursdays * 6pm - 8pm* (*Unless otherwise noted.)
ADMISSION: $7.00
($5 Students, Seniors & MPS Members; UPenn Faculty Free. Proceeds split in half, between selected charities (one per month) & artists.)

April 1, 2010
OIC International—http://www.oicinternational.org/

Deborah Derrickson Kossman * Peter Baroth *
Denice Frohman, a/k/a Ms. Misconception
Cole Larry Eubanks * Shani Sheryl Asantewaa Strothers * Michael Steffen *
and music by: Jafar Barron & Anthony Mohammed

May 6, 2010 - 6 pm—9:00 pm
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware Co.— http://www.dapdc.org/
*In Celebration of Women*
Yolanda Wisher * Anne Kaier * Michelle Myers * Gabrielle B.C. (a.k.a PlumDragoness) * Christine Weiser * Aziza Kinteh * Courtney Bambrick * Debra Morkun * Lillian Dunn * Ebony Malaika Collier * J Mase III * Michelle Tooker * Rhythm Keene * Laura Spagnoli * Gwyneth Bacon * and music by: Alexis "Golden Lover" Simmons

June 3, 2010
Little Brother's Friends of the Elderly— http://philadelphia.littlebrothers.org/
Jeffrey Ethan Lee * Dan Maguire * Quincy Scott Jones * Mel Brake * Tree Riesener* George McDermott and a musical/spoken performance by: Ian Wolf

July 1, 2010

Philabundance— http://www.philabundance.org/
Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore * Ryan Eckes * Greg Bem * Eric Smith * Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Bonnie MacAllister and music by: Professor Jazz & Phunkadelphia

August 5, 2010—6 pm—8:30 pm
City Team Ministries— http://www.cityteam.org/
Paul Siegell * Bojan Louis * Kevyn Johnson * Stephanie Durann Seymour * Daniel Schall * Liam Wolf * Francesca Constanzo * Vernyce Dannells *and music by: Jaz * Anwar Thurston a/k/a Pastor Green * Devin Cohen a/k/a Alien Architect

September 2, 2010

National Alliance on Mental Illness—http://www.nami.org/

* Lamont B. Steptoe * Yellow Rage * and music by: PLP the Unity * Monica McIntyre

Questions? Light of Unity Executive Director, Tamara Oakman, thebusinessofwords@gmail.com
More Series Information? www.madpoetssociety.com, http://upenn.bncollege.com