V-Day Presents VOICES: a sacred sisterscape listening launch event at The Apollo

May 31 , 7:00 pm to May 31 , 9:00 pm

The Apollo's Jonelle Procope Theater - 233 West 125th Street, New York, NY

General Admission - $20.00

VOICES: a sacred sisterscape, spearheaded by Grammy nominated poet aja monet (When The Poems Do What They Do), is an audio experience of stories written by, narrated by and centering Black women. It encourages radical listening for the sake of connection, compassion, and community and celebrates the interior lives Black women embody. This premiere event will be a shared listening experience with monet, the composer LeahAnn “Lafemmebear” Mitchell and producer Hollis Heath and is presented by V-Day.

“We seek to encourage and establish a culture that fosters radical truth-telling love and solidarity,” – aja monet, Artistic Creative Director Voices at V-Day.hi Mark

Doors will open at 6:00pm and the venue is accessible.

VOICES will be available on all streaming platforms on June 11, 2024.

Important Message
Adult themes including sex and sexual assault

Appropriate for ages 13 and up

Organization Details:
V-Day/VOICEShttps://voices.vday.org/Nina Marie Ward6178525552nina@thepressroomnyc.com

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