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[ Music: "Lip Gloss" by hip hop artist Lil Mama ]
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"OK... it's poppin'..."
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"I gotta ask em, 'cause if I don't"
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"It's poppin', its poppin' (I don't know)
It's poppin', its poppin' (Lets go!)"
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"What you know bout me?
What you, what you know bout me?"
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"What you know bout me?
What you, what you know"
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"Is that my lip gloss is cool
My lip gloss be poppin'"
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"I'm standin' at my locker
And all the boys keep stoppin'"
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"What you know bout me?
What you, what you know bout me?"
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"What you know bout me?
What you, what you know"
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"Is that my lip gloss is poppin'
My lip gloss is cool"
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"All the boys keep jockin
And chase me after school [fades out]"
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--> Hi, I'm Cherry Galette.
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<-- And I'm Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.
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[ C ] And we are the co-founders and co-directors
of Mangos with Chili.
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[ L ] Mangos with Chili is known to some people
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and a queer and trans people of colour
art apocalypse.
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To us, we know it as the group founded in 2006
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that is taking queer and trans people of colour artists
all across north america.
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[ "Lip Gloss" continues...]
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[ C ] In our 8 years of existence
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we have supported 150 queer and trans artists
of colour in developing their work.
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[ L ] Um, we have gone on 3 north american tours,
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we have performed over 100 different shows
in the Bay Area and beyond.
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We're awesome.
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BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S
REALLY FUCKING AWESOME???
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What're we doing? What're we doing, Cherry?
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[ C ] We are going on our 4th tour.
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[ L ] It's our 4th tour, and it's
our first one in 4 years, guys.
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[ Music: "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. ]
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[ L ] We decided we wanna take our beautiful stories
of love and resistance back on the road,
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and we're doing it this February 2014.
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[ C ] And we wanna do this with you!
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[ L ] YES! Because as we've always said, capitalism
does not love us, but our communities love us.
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[ C ] And we always said that we make this art for you
and we can't do it without you.
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[ L ] We are taking an amazing crew
of artists on the road,
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going from Vancouver Canada AKA Coast Salish,
un-ceded and occupied territories,
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to New Orleans.
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The theme of our show is
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[ C ] "Whipped: Queer and Trans People of Colour Recipes for Love Sex and Disaster"
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[ L ] Um, you need this work, and we need this work
to be in the world.
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And this is our 8th year of being in existence,
which is a fucking miracle for any organization,
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but especially any grassroots
funded on a shoestring,
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queer and trans people of colour arts organization.
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[ C ] And we really wanna
celebrate our 8th birthday with you.
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[ L ] Yes, we also wanna get tour booty,
um, y'know, if it's possible, so...
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[ C ] And we're also committed to doing a combination of community shows & university shows
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and it's really important for us to show up in community and not just be on university campuses.
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[ L ] Yes. Van rental is $3,000. Gas is $3-4 a gallon.
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We pay artists a fair amount for 2 weeks of work,
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[ C ] and we also provide them with a
per diem and all travel.
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[ L ] Per. Diem.
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So... that's where y'all come in.
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[ C ] So basically we need some funds to make this
happen, and we wanna ask you to support us.
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[ L ] So we just wanna say that, um, we are asking
you for any dollars that you can,
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to support this life giving work.
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Um, we've always said that
we're not just performance art,
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we are also a community healing space,
where people get to celebrate our loves,
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and remember our ancestors, and give thanks
to the fact that we're still alive.
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That's what we're taking on the road this year.
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[ C ] So please support us.
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[ L ] Yep. Um, there'll be titties, joy, revolution,
resilience aplenty if you do.
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Do love [ If you? ] your community,
please support us.
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[ "Paper Planes" continues...]
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"All I wanna do is... (gun shot x 4 / gun cocks /
cash register dings) ...take your money..."
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"All I wanna do is... (gun shot x 4 / gun cocks /
cash register dings) ...take your money..."
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"All I wanna do is... (gun shot x 4 / gun cocks /
cash register dings) ...take your money..."