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Monday, May 18 at 7:30PM -- on the eve of Global Day of Action for Troy Davis 

Simone's Bar

960 W 18th St (between Sangamon St & Morgan St) 

"I have been spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days, weeks to come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose a system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many more Troy Davis'. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe." -- Troy Davis 

Let's make the struggle irresistible through our words, our poetry, our music, our stories, and our sheer relentlessness.

Featuring.....

*Kevin Coval* a voice of hope for a new world of peace, grace and beauty, author of everyday people and slingshots, founder of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival

*FM Supreme* a female emcee with the power to bring hip-hop into a new golden era, Louder Than A Bomb Poetry Slam Champion 

*Darby Tillis* freedom fighter and blues extraordinaire, Illinois' first exonerated death row prisoner

*Bill Ayers* activist and educator who teaches towards freedom, transformation and possibility

*Krista Franklin* writer, poet, and visual artist who dares to explore the real and imagined lives of people of color 

*Adam Mansbach* 21st century story teller, author of The End of Jews and Angry Black White Boy

Young Poets in Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy Program at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center

*DJ David Marques* technologist, organizer, and educator for liberation, civic engagement, and bridging the digital divide

 PLUS OPEN MIC.....bring a poem to read AND to send to Troy.