The National Youth Leadership Network - The National Voice for Young Leaders with Disabilities

SINS INVALID Performance
Reap What You Sow: Harvesting Support Systems
July 29 – 31, 2010
Raleigh, North Carolina

The National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) is holding an exciting event!  It is called “Reap What You Sow: Harvesting Support Systems.”  It is a conference that looks at how to support young people in finding power and making their dreams realities.  NYLN is hosting a performance as a part of the conference. It features artists with SINS INVALID.  It is open to the whole community!

Sins Invalid is a performance project led by disabled artists of color. Sins Invalid is based out of San Francisco, California. They focus on sexuality, disability, and beauty. One featured artist performing will be Leroy Moore. He is a co-Founder of Sins Invalid. He is also a lead force behind Krip-Hop Nation.   Maria “Goddess on Wheels” Palacios, a spoken word poet, will also be performing. She is from Houston, Texas. The third performer is Antoine Hunter, international dancer and choreographer. Film and written work by artists Todd Herman, Aurora Levins Morales and Patty Berne will be featured as well.

Please Note: This show will have sexual content.  Sins Invalid is working to  make their show youth-friendly while keeping it honest. To find out more about what might be performed, visit sinsinvalid.org

• Date: 8pm Friday, July 30, 2010           
• Place: Hilton North Raleigh at 3415 Wake Forest Road
• Tickets: $8 – $10 at door
• Details: This show will be wheelchair accessible, sign language interpreted, and audio described.

NYLN is a non-profit organization led by young leaders with disabilities.  NYLN promotes youth leadership, education, and advocacy.  We make sure that youth with disabilities know how to set and reach their own goals.

This show is made possible by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities. For more information, visit www.nyln.org. To talk to NYLN Executive Director, Betsy Valnes, call us at 1-866-480-6565. You can also e-mail her at betsy@nyln.org.