A NIGHT OF WORDS WITH LOLO LATURE

At 1-800 Happy Birthday
Sunday, November 20 at 5-6pm as part of the WORTHLESSSTUDIOS Community Day
WORTHLESSSTUDIOS

Free and Open to the Public

Lolo Lature, joined by her father poet, Gary L. Carter, will perform a night of words in response to the 1-800 Happy Birthday exhibition. Lolo, the aunt of Tony Robinson, one of the celebrants represented in 1-800 Happy Birthday, uses her poetry to tell a story about when she grew up in New York and what she witnesses as a Brown woman in America. Speaking directly from the brownstone stoop of the exhibition, Lolo will fill the space with her voice in celebration of her nephew’s life and artistic expression as a mode of activism and healing.

This performance will directly follow the Healing Walk led by Klaudia Ofwona Draber and Cameron Bertrand.

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About lolo lature

Lorien Lolo Lature Carter was born in Madison, WI, and raised on the Upper West Side of NYC. She is a mother, an author, a writer, a poet, and an advocate for the Black and Brown community. She moved back to Madison, WI, and would later begin her community/activist work in 2015, after the homicide of her 19 year old nephew, Tony Robinson, at the hands of Madison police officer Matt Kenny. Since then, she's become a voice for the Youth, a highly decorated speaker, and a pillar for the Black and Brown community. Receiving multiple awards for these achievements. Lorien has dedicated her life to being a voice for the voiceless.

About 1-800 Happy Birthday

1-800 Happy Birthday is an exhibition honoring Black and Brown lives killed by police. Originally a voicemail project, now transformed into a large-scale exhibition in a 10,000 square-foot warehouse, 1-800 Happy Birthday is created by artist Mohammad Gorjestani and Even/Odd, curated by Klaudia Ofwona Draber, with artistic direction by Neil Hamamoto, and presented by arts nonprofit WORTHLESSSTUDIOS with the aim of honoring the lives of those lost too soon. The families of Dujuan Armstrong, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Stephon Clark, Fred Cox, Eric Garner, Oscar Grant, Xzavier Hill, Donovon Lynch, Sean Monterrosa, Tony Robinson, and Mario Woods are participating in the exhibition.