Caribbean Women & The Business Of Art
Jampact And The Caribbean Cultural Theatre Celebrate Women's History Month With A Forum And
Marketplace Of Caribbean Women In The Business Of The Arts
Susan Olton Kennedy
The forum moderated by acclaimed journalist and editor of Kuji Magazine, Sharon Gordon, will feature
prominent Caribbean women who have made an impact the in theatre, literature, film, and music. Presenters
will include award winning Trinidadian actress/comedian and co-founder of the Caribbean Cultural Theatre,
Susan Olton Kennedy; the ever-popular Jamaican deejay/songwriter turned actress Michelle "Shelly Thunder" Harrison,
whose hit 1988 hit "Kuff" propelled her to international fame in the male dominated Dancehall industry;
journalist, educator, and community activist Claudette Spence, author of Nurturing the Garden of Joy - Provocative
Essays on Relationships; and Patrice Johnson, Jamaican-born director of the documentary Kings County,
and the upcoming feature film, The Laundromat.
RSVP: jampact@jampact.org or call 212- 459-4390, by Friday, March 11th
WHEN: Sunday, March 13th, 5pm - 8pm
WHERE:
Caribbean Cultural Theatre
ART/New York South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford Street
(bet. Atlantic Avenue and Hanson Place in Brooklyn)
Subway: Take the C train to Lafayette Avenue and exit at Fulton and South Oxford;
Take the 2,3,4 or Q to Atlantic Avenue;
Take the D, N, or R trains to Pacific Street and walk through the subway to Atlantic Avenue exit;
Take the G train to Fulton Street and walk three blocks to South Oxford Street.
