damali ayo • gazing through big black eyes - 1000 words, and then some!

“It was panhandling, it was performance art - and it was a political statement about the legacy of slavery and reparations for black people.” - The Associated Press



Send your pictures! pics@reparationsday.com

A warm THANK YOU to all of you who participated. You are this event. Thank you for your courage and charisma, your signs and savvy. You should be very proud. The feedback has been amazing. We got lots of press and the experience of both panhandlers and passers-by have been reported as positive learning experiences. It has been a true honor to share this performance with you. I am deeply moved that you each trusted me enough to take to the streets and take my performance into your own hands. You are Now Art.

damali

View these pictures and many more here http://www.flickr.com/photos/damaliayo/sets/72157602252100202/ If you have pics, send them into >pics@reparationsday.com

Press Coverage for National Day of Panhandling for Reparations:

The Oregonian
Panhandling for reparations
An artist’s campaign draws ire but also discussion about slavery
Thursday, October 11, 2007
by ERIN HOOVER BARNETT
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/119207313367680.xml&coll=7&thispage=1
Great story on Frances M with a great quote from Annin B.

This story was picked up by the Associated Press (AP) http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jx4bMOqVmjiKiIRB21sxNg69qqQAD8S737A00

and reprinted in over 40 papers/outlets, including:
Vail Daily News, CO
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago
Portlanders panhandle for slavery reparations
Statesman Journal, OR
6abc.com, PA
Hays Daily News, KS
WAVE, KY
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA
Worcester Telegram, MA
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC
Centre Daily Times, PA
WTOP, DC
News & Observer, NC
Bradenton Herald, United States
Charlotte Observer, NC
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
Pioneer Press, MN
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
ABC7Chicago.com, USA
The State, SC
Kansas City Star, MO
MiamiHerald.com, FL
Kansas.com, KS
Contra Costa Times, CA
Kentucky.com, KY
Tuscaloosa News, AL
Times Daily, AL
Belleville News Democrat, USA
Forbes, NY


Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio
Performance Artist Panhandles For Slavery Reparations
By Colin Fogarty
Portland, OR October 10, 2007 4:08 p.m.
http://news.opb.org/article/performance-artist-panhandles-slavery-reparations/ (you can listen online)

KOIN 6 TV News
link pending. visit http://koin.com later this week and search for “reparations”
The story features Jagjit N.

The Nation Online
Panhandling for Reparations
This article was originally published by Wiretap, a national magazine for a new generation of progressive ideas and action.
by Kameelah Rasheed
October 3, 2007
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071022/panhandling


It really was a NATIONAL performance!

damali