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U People: A Rockumentary

U People and Ubiquita NYC present
Untitled.jpgThe U People Experience
(Pride Brooklyn Style)

An entire weekend of music, film and community to support the the most unique documentary for a generation. A rockumentary about 30 women and trans folks of color, 2 days, 1 house and how they all made history on a not so typical music video shoot. Watch Trailer here.

Thursday, June 12th (U People Fundraiser)
The weekend of June 12th U People takes Brooklyn Pride up a notch. With a blow out concert at Southpaw featuring Staceyann Chin, Hanifah Walidah and her Fckin' Ladies and Shelley Nicole's Blakbushe. Its a maddening blend of rock, soul, rebel poetry and the urban alternative interwoven with a multi-media installation made from clips of the U People Rockumentary.

JUST ADDED SPECIAL GUEST: CELIA FROM LES NUBIANS

Here is the link to all the info on the site:

http://www.suckaforlife.com/upodcast/pages/june12.html
The concert and will be followed by the Ladies of Ubiquita NYC DJ's (DJ Reborn, DJ Selly, DJ Moni and DJ SheRock) and play host to the first ever Brooklyn based Ubiquita NYC Party.

Where: South Paw 125 5th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn
When: Doors 7pm | Show at 8pm (Open Bar from 7-8pm)
How Much: $20 (no advance sales)
18 + Ages with ID
What you receive:

3 amazing show stoppers
2 floors of dancing (including the Down South lounge) with the 4 beautiful and talented DJs of Ubiquita NYC
U People Multi-Media Installation
the debut of Hanifah Walidah's hot new music video off of the U People Sound track" Do You Mind"
A venue packed wall to wall of 500 of the best of what Brooklyn has to offer in ladies, fashionistas, bad azzez and plum good folks.
Help raise funds to support what is a benchmark film of our generation.
To say you were there.
THERE ARE KNOW ADVANCE TICKET SALES. $20 AT THE DOOR.
YOU MAY WANT TO SOLIDIFY YOUR PLACE ON THE RSVP LINE AT WWW.ILOVEUPEOPLE.COM

Friday, June 13th
THE NYC Preimere of U People at the
20th Annual NY Newfest LGBT Film Festival
Friday, June 13th, 6pm
Loews Theater Theater AMC 6
34th Street

This film NYC debut of U People will be a benchmark screening that introduces an overlooked generation of thought in regards to race, politics and music.
BUY YOUR TICKET NOW (limited seating)

Sunday, June 15th (Garden Talkback)
U People talk back meeting in the garden about issues brought up in the film
South Oxford Space in Fort Greene (138 South Oxford St.) 5-8pm. (Free)

We will be discussing in an open and safe forum some of the topics discussed in the U People Documentary.

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