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On Wednesday, November 2nd, visit the In the Banlieues/Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis exhibition and enjoy an evening of readings by Bay Area poets and music by Kev Choice.

Poets:

ayodele nzinga, Oakland’s Poet Laureate

Tongo Eisen-Martin, San Francisco’s Poet Laureate

Alejandro Murguía, the first Latino named San Francisco Poet Laureate, 2013-2017

Musician: Kev Choice

ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅthe exhibition: Whatever you call them - banlieues, peripheries, suburbs - the In the Banlieues/Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis international exhibition highlights the symbolic pivot from the center to the periphery. Artistic movements, social struggles, urban innovations: Oakland, California and Saint-Denis, France are today exerting their influence and inventing solutions to the challenges posed by equity and the rapid urban development of metropolitan areas. The exhibition is co-produced by the Villa Albertine in San Francisco and California Humanities, in partnership with the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅSan Francisco, Oakstop, and la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Paris Nord; with the support of the foundation 836M, l’Institut Français, la Fondation Art Explora; in collaboration with the cities of Oakland and Saint-Denis, Périféeries and with the participation of ARTE. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.