Building off of the success of Youth Speaks in-school and after-school workshops, assemblies, open mic’s, and the Teen Poetry Slam, the District Poetry Slam is an exciting opportunity for your school’s students to perform, dialogue, and speak their minds with high school youth throughout the district and the entire Bay Area.
The event is a team slam, with each participating school having a team of 4-6 poets. The District Slam event is open to schools beyond San Francisco and Oakland: schools from across the East Bay, North Bay, and Peninsula are invited to send a team to the Greater Bay Slam preliminary bout! Spots are limited, and priority is given to schools with Youth Speaks residencies and/or SLAM clubs.
Teachers: register your school’s team at http://udps2011.eventbrite.com/
For more information, contact Michelle Lee at mlee@youthspeaks.org or (415) 255-9025 x 15.
District Slam Bout Schedule, 2011
Schools must participate in one of the following preliminary bouts to qualify for the Finals:
Oakland Unified School District Preliminary Slam
Friday, March 18, 2011
Bout 1: 10AM – 11:30AM
Bout 2: 12:00PM – 2:00PM
Laney College Theater
900 Fallon St., Oakland (1 block from Lake Merritt BART)
San Francisco Unified School District Preliminary Slam
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Bout 1: 10AM – 11:30AM
Bout 2: 12:00PM – 2:00PM
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA (Across the street from Civic Center BART)
Greater Bay Preliminary Slam
Friday, March 25, 2011
Bout 1: 10AM – 11:30AM
Bout 2: 12:00PM – 2:00PM
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA (Across the street from Civic Center BART)
The top-scoring schools from each bout move on to perform for the title of UDPS Slam Champion!
UDPS Grand Slam Finals
April 8, 2011
7pm
Oakland Museum
1000 Oak St, Oakland (2 blocks from Lake Merritt BART)
