Help Gabriel get to Callaloo Oxford
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Hello,
My name is Gabriel Ramirez and I'm a 22 year old poet who has just been accepted to the 2016 Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop at the University in Oxford, England! They never sent me my acceptance letter back in March. I checked my email April, 24th and Callaloo was asking for my registration fee and I was sitting there like: "How they asking me for money when I never got accepted?" So I call the Callaloo office in Texas, and they inform me that I had gotten accepted with everyone else on March, 24th but there was an error when sending my acceptance letter. In other words. to make this dream of going to Callaloo Oxford come true I need your help!
What Are You Funding?
The funds you send will all be going towards my $300 tuition, plane tickets, passport, housing, travel, food and emergency funds in Oxford from July 10th to the 16th for a week of workshops facilitated by Vievee Francis (Author of three books of poetry). The deadline for locking in my spot at Callaloo is May, 4th and all help is deeply appreciated.
Who I Am
I (Gabriel) am a 22 year old poet and teaching artists for Urban Word NYC. I have performed on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre, United Nations, Lincoln Center, Apollo Theatre and other venues & universities around the nation. In addition to having competed with my work three times at the national level I was also honored to be named one of the “10 Spoken Word Poets Who Speak To Diverse Latino Experiences” by Huffington Post. One of the “21 Spoken Word Poets To Know For National Poetry Month” by Blavity. As well as one of the “9 Afro-Latino Poets Who Get Radical On The Mic” by VIBE Magazine.
What This Means to Me
First, let me say that I am grateful for all support whether you donate or share this link with someone who can. As a Afrolatinx identified poet I am always looking for spaces where my art can exist without explanation and in so doing, evolve. To be a part of the Callaloo workshop presents a great opportunity to be in a community with other POC poets which will help me hone my craft as I am working towards my first manuscript of poetry. Ultimately this experience will prove an invaluable source of community, safety and growth and I am eternally grateful to anyone who is willing to help me pursue this opportunity!
Final Summary of Costs:
Registration - $300
Plane Tickets - $1,700
Passport - $140
Housing - $600
Food - $130
Travel - $130
Emergency - $500
Total- $3,500
Here is footage of one of my poems "on realizing i am black" which was also featured in the Huffington Post. Thank You for your time!
Blessings,
Gabriel
My name is Gabriel Ramirez and I'm a 22 year old poet who has just been accepted to the 2016 Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop at the University in Oxford, England! They never sent me my acceptance letter back in March. I checked my email April, 24th and Callaloo was asking for my registration fee and I was sitting there like: "How they asking me for money when I never got accepted?" So I call the Callaloo office in Texas, and they inform me that I had gotten accepted with everyone else on March, 24th but there was an error when sending my acceptance letter. In other words. to make this dream of going to Callaloo Oxford come true I need your help!
What Are You Funding?
The funds you send will all be going towards my $300 tuition, plane tickets, passport, housing, travel, food and emergency funds in Oxford from July 10th to the 16th for a week of workshops facilitated by Vievee Francis (Author of three books of poetry). The deadline for locking in my spot at Callaloo is May, 4th and all help is deeply appreciated.
Who I Am
I (Gabriel) am a 22 year old poet and teaching artists for Urban Word NYC. I have performed on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre, United Nations, Lincoln Center, Apollo Theatre and other venues & universities around the nation. In addition to having competed with my work three times at the national level I was also honored to be named one of the “10 Spoken Word Poets Who Speak To Diverse Latino Experiences” by Huffington Post. One of the “21 Spoken Word Poets To Know For National Poetry Month” by Blavity. As well as one of the “9 Afro-Latino Poets Who Get Radical On The Mic” by VIBE Magazine.
What This Means to Me
First, let me say that I am grateful for all support whether you donate or share this link with someone who can. As a Afrolatinx identified poet I am always looking for spaces where my art can exist without explanation and in so doing, evolve. To be a part of the Callaloo workshop presents a great opportunity to be in a community with other POC poets which will help me hone my craft as I am working towards my first manuscript of poetry. Ultimately this experience will prove an invaluable source of community, safety and growth and I am eternally grateful to anyone who is willing to help me pursue this opportunity!
Final Summary of Costs:
Registration - $300
Plane Tickets - $1,700
Passport - $140
Housing - $600
Food - $130
Travel - $130
Emergency - $500
Total- $3,500
Here is footage of one of my poems "on realizing i am black" which was also featured in the Huffington Post. Thank You for your time!
Blessings,
Gabriel
Organizer
Gabriel Barralaga
Organizer
New York, NY
