Join us for a seriously joyous night of wisdom, history, laughter, and comaraderie at the ANTIFASCIST DRUNK(ISH) HISTORY SHOW! Our brilliant storyteller-performers Autumn Brown, Olivia Levins Holden, Ricardo Levins Morales, Oanh Vu and Aziz Bisanz will guide you through a journey of how extraordinary people have resisted their oppressors throughout the ages. Whether you're a history fiend, on the lookout for some hope, or just trying to step into a powerful room, this event is sure to entertain and inspire in equal measure. Don't miss out on this unique blend of comedy and preparing for what's to come - grab your tickets now!
HOSTS
Eiko Mizushima (she/they) is an integrative occupational therapist, somatic therapist, massage therapist, and artist. She is the owner of Eiko Mizushima Integrative OT and Eikoologies art in Minneapolis. She works at the intersections of healing, justice, art, science, and studies how people build the worlds they want — together. Eiko will be hosting this event.
신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin (she/her) was born in Seoul, Korea and was raised in the Chicago area. She is a poet, writer, biodynamic craniosacral therapist, and cultural worker. She is a teaching artist with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and elsewhere. She is a former MacDowell fellow and has received grants from the Bush Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She lives in Minneapolis where she co-directs the community organization Poetry Asylum with poet Su Hwang. Sun Yung will be hosting this event.
PERFORMERS
Autumn Brown is a writer, musician, and activist based in Minneapolis, MN. Cohost of the podcast, How to Survive the End of the World, and front woman of the soul-pop band, AUTUMN, she spends most of her time writing about fugitivity, channeling music, raising teens, and training in aikido.
Drunk(ish) History Character: "I am James Baldwin. I was a queer, Black artist, activist, and orator. Known for my oceanic works of fiction, my incisive essays and speeches about America, and my unique voice, I published six novels between the early 50s and late 70s, and countless essays and poems across my life."
Ricardo Levins Morales is a Minneapolis-based artist and organizer known for his art that supports social justice movements. He was born into the anti-colonial movement in Puerto Rico and became involved in activism in Chicago as a teenager. His art is used to support individual and collective healing from oppression. He co-founded the Northland Poster Collective, and also leads workshops on creative organizing and sustainable activism.
Drunk(ish) History Character: "I am Urayoan, cacique of Yagueca on my beloved island of Boriken. I will recount for you how I devised and led a theatrical direct action that exposed the vulnerability of the Spanish invaders, thus opening the pathways of resistance."
Olivia Levins Holden (She/They) is a queer, mixed Boricua muralist, organizer, artist, and educator living on Dakota homeland, Mni Sota Makoce, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Olivia’s work explores many ways that the arts can transform and support movements, tell stories, plant seeds, and combat toxic narratives.With her artist collective, Studio Thalo, Olivia creates live-painted mobile murals to reflect conversations and events.
Drunk(ish) History Character: "I am Miría Mirabal Reyes. I was a revolutionary who, along with my sisters, resisted the brutal dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in 1940s Dominican Republic. Our activities and eventual martyrdom were part of what finally toppled the dictatorship and earned them the collective title of 'Las Mariposas'.
Aziz (they/he) is a trans, mixed somatic therapist, cultural worker, organizer and astrologer living in Mni Sota Makoce. Aziz tends the ever evolving community space of the Grief and Rage Circle for Palestine and other community spaces focused on the intersections of grief + trauma healing + embodied diasporic resilience building.
Drunk(ish) History Character: "I am Les/Leslie Feinberg (zie/hir) born in 1949. I was an American author, activist and a self-described 'anti-racist, white, working-class, secular jewish, transgender, lesbian, female, revolutionary communist.' I was a leading voice in the transgender rights movement and known for my novel Stone Butch Blues and my theoretical work on transgender liberation. I viewed transgender liberation through a Marxist lens, emphasizing the role of capitalism and class struggle in shaping gender oppression and was a fierce activist and advocate for a free Palestine."
Oanh Vu is an educator, artist, and community organizer known for her work in puppetry and film. She uses puppetry to explore themes of healing, identity, and heritage, particularly for herself and the Vietnamese community. She is a 2020 Puppet Lab Artist at Open Eye Theatre and her work has been featured in various venues, including Twin Cities Public Television.
Drunk(ish) History Character: "I am the Trac Trung sisters. We fought against the colonization of our land pre-Chinese colonization when Vietnamese society was matrilineal. When we were alive there was more gender equity in what is today known as Vietnam."
Can't join, but want to donate to our fundraiser? Visit our GoFundMe, Empower Accessible Culturally Informed Somatic Healing!
More information on our broader fundraiser:
We believe culturally-informed somatic healing should be accessible for all, and we need your help to make it possible. We are independent, Asian, queer, women, and GNC small business owners investing in community wellness models and collective resource sharing. Donate to our fundraiser to support our efforts to keep our healing work accessible to everyone, especially BIPOC/Queer/Trans/Immigrants/Low Income people. We offer sliding scale and negotiated prices to make this possible. Join us at Bryant Lake Bowl for our Antifascist Drunk(ish) History Show in-person or online, donate to our GoFundMe, or give an item to our Open House/Silent Auction by messaging us what you can contribute on our social media pages @eikoologies and @sunyungshin. Thank you for supporting us!
Can't join or can't afford tickets? Save the date for our FREE Social Open House on Saturday, October 4th 1-4p @ Sabathani, Room 206.
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Tickets are Donation Based on a Sliding Scale from $27 - $100. Doors open at 6pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.