TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

3:24 PM
Posted by jodi rose

All quiet for the last few nights. The community elders got together and convinced the kids to lay low for a while - although the protest march is planned for the day of TJ's funeral, from the block up to the police station.

On a lighter note, went to see Staceyann Chin last night - she was amazing. Totally inspiring performer - from the Nuyorican poetry slam days, black lesbian poet with incredible charisma and plenty to say. Like how being a lesbian is illegal in her homeland of Jamaica, all very lush and fun if you're white and wealthy, but not such an eternal holiday/honeymoon for the locals. Support act Doria Roberts was also great, singer/songwriter, with a gorgeous voice and very sassy attitude. As she pointed out, it's important to support your independent artists in these times when invisibility threatens to engulf us all.

Working my way through the back catalogue of abc radio programs - the listening room, radio eye - for inspiration on my project. Lots and lots of work to do - organisational, conceptual, technical, philosophical.