Presented By: the F-word
Making Folk A Threat Again: Music for Liberation
The F-Word Presents: An evening with artist and activist Evan Greer
Evan Greer is a radical genderqueer singer/songwriter and musician who tours and facilitates interactive workshops through high-energy folk/pop/punk music and poetry. (S)he is a founding member of the Riot-Folk! Collective, an innovative group of radical musicians who work together to use their music as a tool for social change. A deep involvement in movements for social and ecological justice gives him a unique perspective on how to inspire other young people to take concrete action towards a more just and sustainable world.
The event will begin with a 90-minute workshop that traces gender-based activism across time in efforts to spread knowledge and incite activism amongst participants. Through music, discussion, visual exercises, games, and stories we will illuminate the connections between many seemingly different issues. Following the workshop, Evan will put on a concert featuring music that shares stories of activism across a variety of issues. Stories to be shared include tales of grassroots movements, disaster relief, environmental justice movements, and more. Evan's high-energy acoustic songs have been featured on NPR, recorded by well-known artists, and used in high school and college courses. Evan's lyrics, stories, and analysis offer a challenging and empowering alternative to traditional discussions around social and environmental justice.
Reply to the event invitation on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121159111286617. For more information, please e-mail thef-word@umich.edu. For more information on the artist, see www.evangreer.org and www.riotfolk.org. Refreshments and appetizers served.
"Evan Greer is an eloquent and energetic writer. (S)he reminds me of Phil Ochs."
--Howard Zinn, historian and author of A People's History of the United States
"Evan Greer continues to write inspiring folk music in the tradition of the great protest singers ... and (s)he's a heck of a guitar player. I suspect that songs like 'Ya Basta!' and 'Picketline Song' will be heard at the barricades for years to come."
--Tom Morello, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine
The event will begin with a 90-minute workshop that traces gender-based activism across time in efforts to spread knowledge and incite activism amongst participants. Through music, discussion, visual exercises, games, and stories we will illuminate the connections between many seemingly different issues. Following the workshop, Evan will put on a concert featuring music that shares stories of activism across a variety of issues. Stories to be shared include tales of grassroots movements, disaster relief, environmental justice movements, and more. Evan's high-energy acoustic songs have been featured on NPR, recorded by well-known artists, and used in high school and college courses. Evan's lyrics, stories, and analysis offer a challenging and empowering alternative to traditional discussions around social and environmental justice.
Reply to the event invitation on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121159111286617. For more information, please e-mail thef-word@umich.edu. For more information on the artist, see www.evangreer.org and www.riotfolk.org. Refreshments and appetizers served.
"Evan Greer is an eloquent and energetic writer. (S)he reminds me of Phil Ochs."
--Howard Zinn, historian and author of A People's History of the United States
"Evan Greer continues to write inspiring folk music in the tradition of the great protest singers ... and (s)he's a heck of a guitar player. I suspect that songs like 'Ya Basta!' and 'Picketline Song' will be heard at the barricades for years to come."
--Tom Morello, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine
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