OuterSpaces event set for Wednesday

OuterSpaces, a visionary force of emcees and hip-hop poets representing the strength in marginalized identities, will present "Power in the margins" on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Featuring the spitfire wordplay of Invincible (Detroit), the soul-stirring spoken word of Climbing PoeTree (Brooklyn), and the irrepressible flow and flavor of Las Krudas (Havana), this international, bilingual, pansexual, polyracial, multi-media, cross-genre collaboration of artists nurtures parallel universes where our visions for planetary transformation become possible.

Everywhere in nature, the strongest, rarest and most uniquely evolved species thrive in the margins; in the outer spaces. The natural environment shows us that in the borders between ocean and shore, wetlands and forest, is where new life begins. OuterSpaces is a brigade of shape-shifting, gender-bending artists and activists who refuse to deny any aspect of their dynamic identities, seeking to explore the crossroads of these margins where new ideas emerge and grow.

The OuterSpaces tour will present multi-dimensional performances, interactive workshops and dialogues addressing some of the most pressing social justice issues of our times. Bridging the gap between the personal and political, OuterSpaces aims to inspire audiences and participants to free their imaginations and become agents for the change the world thirsts for. Their art is a space craft breaking through to uncharted territories in our planet's capacity to come into balance, and illuminating the borderlands where we can bring our whole complex selves.

Workshops from noon to 3 p.m. in Miller Hall Room 231.

Performance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room.

For more information, contact Kashmir Reier at 360-650-6804 or as.sirc.asst@wwu.edu.