Photo by Shelley Whitehead

Upcoming Events

Pandora’s Collective Summer Literary Dream Festival World Poetry Reading Series
July 26, 2008
Lumberman's Arch: Stanley Park, Vancouver.  Included in the festival events is an Empowered Dreaming Workshop by Ariadne Sawyer

Afrikadey Festival
August 16-17, 2008
Serbian Cultural Centre, 7837 Canada Way, Burnaby
World Poetry readings at 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Festival hours: 10 a.m. –6:00 p.m. Open free market and entertainment.

World Poetry Reading Series
September 29, 2008
Vancouver Public Library, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver Public Library: Alma Van Dusen Room

Past Events

West End Car Free Festival 2008
Black Writer’s Network : Spoken Word Event June 15 2008
A reading from “Stay Black & Die” was included in the line up of story-telling and poetry performances by Black Writer’s Network members.: The event was hosted by Roger Blenman.


World Poetry New Westminster & Goby Catt Jazz
May 22 at 8:00 pm
For the first time ever, World Poetry (New Westminster) presented Poetry and Jazz by Goby Catt at the famous Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St, New Westminster.
The event was hosted by Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Featured poets:
Jamie Reid
Addena Sumter-Freitag
Sandra Lucke from Bellingham, Washington
Kyle Christianson

World Poetry Gala
March 29th, 2008
Vancouver Public Library, Alice MacKaye Room

Black History Tribute and book signing: Addena Sumter-Freitag and Ola Tawose. World Poetry  new partners: Women in Film and The Pan African Film and Arts Festival.

An invitation to celebrate Black History Month from theCaribbean and African Association of UBC
March 27th, 2008  

In honour of Black History Month, Djami Diallo of the Caribbean and African Association of UBC cordially invited Addena Sumter-Freitagto attend Chocolate Month: A Celebration of African and Caribbean Voices through Film, Art and Literature. The aim was to bring continued awareness of our historical past by exploring issues that affect our community and to celebrate the various media through which we express our culture.

On Edge Reading Series
March 21st, 2008
Glen Lowry and Rita Wong from the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design extended an invitation to read Stay Black & Die at the ECIAD

World Poetry Reading Series partnered with Women and Film BC for the 3rd Annual Women in Film Festival BC
March 8th, 2008

Readings by Addena Sumter-Freitag, Bong Ja Ahn, Jacqueline Maire, Mariko Kage, Lucia Gorea

Travelling Pan African Film & Arts Festival Bowen Island, BC, Canada
March 3rd, 2008

U. Ebony, hosted a day of films sponsored by: The Pan African Film and Arts Festival

Special Event: Book Reading and Signing of  Stay Black & Die by Addena Sumter-Freitag

International Women’s Day Concert
Honouring Our Grandmothers” St. Andrew’s Wesley Church
March 3rd, 2008

Special guests: Joy Goghill and Jeni Legon
Master of Ceremonies:  Leon Bib
Artists: Dalannah Gail Bowen, Jacky Essombe & the Makalas & drummers, M’ Girl, Fauzia Rafiq, Addena Sumter-Freitag


News

August 2008

Professor C. Brooks has added Stay Black and Die to the Women's Studies curriculuum at UBC.

UBC

July 2008

Dr. Suzanne James: Department of English at University of British Columbia has added Stay Black and Die to her curriculum reading list, writing: "I am really excited by your work, and have put "Stay Black & Die" on the reading list for my second year Canadian lit course this fall.

Vanier College

English Professor Simon McAslan of Vanier College in Montreal is putting Stay Black and Die on his (winter) English Curriculum.

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

Rita Wong, Professor of Critical and Cultural Studies at the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver, BC, Canada (ECIAD) has currently added my book “Stay Black and Die” to her English Composition class reading list.