MAMAS RISING UP!
Mothers Day Festival
Sunday, MAY 9th 2004
New York City

Mamas Rising Up!, a FREE annual event, will be held for the second year to reclaim Mothers Day and address the issues that women and mothers, especially low-income families, face every day. This year's event includes speakers: Katherine Arnoldi, author of The Incredibly True Story of a Teenage Single Mom; Ayo Harrington, Producer of WBAI's prisoner's program called "On the Count!" speaking about the prison industrial complex and families; Nermin Abdel-Wahab of SLAM, talkiing about student mothers; Women in Black; a member of Casa Atabex Ache; Maureen Lane from the Welfare Rights Initiative at Hunter College; The Colorado Sisters of NYC Zapatistas and Coatlicue Theatre, speaking about violence of women in Juarez and autonomous women's organizing (also will be performing), and others. The day will also have entertainment fromGraciela Monteagudo, Argentinean autonomista and puppeteer; Green Circus, environmental theatre for kids; Tomasia "infiniTEE" Kestner, hip hop recording artist and mama; the Mahina Movement; and kids activities. The Peoples Law Collective will hold a skill share about the rights of parents at demonstrations. Other events are planned throughout the day, which will run from 12-5:30 on May 9th at La Plaza Cultural Garden (9th street between B & C, Manhattan).

In the case of rain, the event will be held at Campos Plaza Community Center, 611 E. 13th St, between Aves. B & C. For more information email mamariseup@yahoo.com or visit http://mama-nyc.org