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“The biggest thing that happens when you go through pain, and trauma and abuse is the feeling that no one else will understand, and no one else will see it from where you’re coming from. That’s the reason why I love art, and why I want to stay engaged with it, because I do believe that art curates hope and makes for stronger communities.”
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Currently residing here in Seattle, Yisrael is a local event organizer and poet/haiku champion. He works at a non-profit advocating for community health and wellness. He has been on many poetry teams, which have traveled to perform across the country. From conferences to art festivals, Yis is a persistent contributor and creator of the culture of this city. He currently helps run an all ages, curated poetry experience

Currently residing here in Seattle, Yisrael is a local event organizer and poet/haiku champion. He works at a non-profit advocating for community health and wellness. He has been on many poetry teams, which have traveled to perform across the country. From conferences to art festivals, Yis is a persistent contributor and creator of the culture of this city. He currently helps run an all ages, curated poetry experience
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“We have to stop trying to appeal to people who don’t care about us. We have to stop trying to assimilate. We have to stop looking at them and saying, “See, now I’m worthy”. I really like the discussion around respectability politics, I don’t have to get an oppressor’s respect, they’re an oppressor.”
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“You end up spending a lot of intimate time with the people you do poems with in your city, really getting to know them. You are listening to each other’s life stories. You hear them explain why they wrote that, or what was going through their mind, or what their triggers are. From being on poetry teams, or being in community with some of those people, you learn so much about them, their trauma, what they need to be supported, their stories.”
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Visit our website for the full interview, link in bio!
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Currently residing here in Seattle, Yisrael is a local event organizer and poet/haiku champion. He works at a non-profit advocating for community health and wellness. He has been on many poetry teams, which have traveled to perform across the country. From conferences to art festivals, Yis is a persistent contributor and creator of the culture of this city. He currently helps run an all ages, curated poetry experience

Currently residing here in Seattle, Yisrael is a local event organizer and poet/haiku champion. He works at a non-profit advocating for community health and wellness. He has been on many poetry teams, which have traveled to perform across the country. From conferences to art festivals, Yis is a persistent contributor and creator of the culture of this city. He currently helps run an all ages, curated poetry experience

Visit our website for the full interview, link in bio!

“You end up spending a lot of intimate time with the people you do poems with in your city, really getting to know them. You are listening to each other’s life stories. You hear them explain why they wrote that, or what was going through their mind, or what their triggers are. From being on poetry teams, or being in community with some of those people, you learn so much about them, their trauma, what they need to be supported, their stories.”

Thinking about our Black Qu**rs Femmes event at back in February when blessed us with an amazing feature. Even though our community still exists, we really miss celebrating and seeing you all face to face! For those of us with capacity, there are still ways we can support each other despite our physical distance.
is a working artist and business owner on Beacon Hill. She is also a part of the collective. Check out her music at http://www.iamjusmoni.com/. She is currently accepting orders at
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Hope to see you here this Sunday ! ✨

Janae Johnson is writer, performer, educator, and curator. She is a Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, a National Poetry Slam Champion, and a Write Bloody Book Award Finalist. Janae is a founder of two nationally recognized poetry venues and her work has appeared in outlets and stages such as such as ESPN, PBS Newshour, Lenny Says, SF Jazz, and Button Poetry.
Alchemy is a curated performance art space that elevates voices that are often silenced. Performers in our community focus on the brilliance of storytelling by offering personal stories and reflections that are socially relevant. We are powerful artists and our space allows our audience to witness the craft at its highest form. We believe that art is a divine power to create community.
Limited Open Mic Slots
$10
All Ages

Saturday! SEE TOU THERE! 👀👀
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We love you !!! ✨💗
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Thanks to everyone who made it out on Thursday ! We had such a nice time with you !!! Special thank you to all the beautiful artist who were vulnerable enough to share their work ✨💗 y’all are the best !!!! See a friend tag a friend !!

Y’all ready to come dance with us on Saturday ?? 🔥💃🏾🔥

We Gon’ Be Alright
A dance party
2.22.2020
1100 E Pike St

Can’t wait to see you there ! ✨
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Black History Month is right around the corner y’all and MAHAL is celebrating it 🔥 ALL MONTH LONG 🔥 starting with an art show showcasing ✨Queer Black Femmes ✨ We are honored to have so many talented people involved with this event !! So start saving your 💰💰 now so you can buy some art, tattoos, jewelry, enjoy a musical performance, and dance your MF ass off! Can’t wait to see you there !!!

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Dj Set:

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2/13 • 8pm till late
All Ages (21+ for drinks)
$5-$15 BIPOC sliding scale
Pay what you can plates of food (vegetarian options available)
1100 E Pike st
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This event is taking place on the stolen ancestral land of the Duwamish tribe, we honor with gratitude the land itself and its indigenous people.
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The only entrance to the event is down a staircase, which unfortunately makes it inaccessible to folks who cannot use stairs. A couple of the performances
will include music and poetry.
At this time we are unable to provide CART
or interpretation services
for hard of hearing or deaf individuals.

In the future we hope to host
events in spaces that are more accessible,
as we believe people’s experience of art
should not be limited by a space’s inability
to accommodate all bodies.
As of now, we as a group are operating with
little financial resource and planning capacity.