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STAND-UP for Social Justice
Sometimes you just gotta laugh!
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A FUNNYraiser featuring stand-up comedy, film, tasty treats from around the world, and a silent auction to benefit the Center for Intercultural Organizing. Click here to see a short (9 minute) documentary featuring our comedians! Tickets are $25.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 2007
6:30 PM Doors—Reception and Silent Auction Opens
7:30 PM Show—Stand-up for Social Justice: Comedians on Race, Immigration and Politics & Screening of “Manoj,” a short film produced/directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi and written by Hari Kondabolu
9:00 PM—Silent Auction Closes

Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
5340 North Interstate Avenue
Portland , Oregon

This event WILL BE HILARIOUS ... but will NOT be suitable for kids.

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ABOUT THE COMEDIANS

		Hari Kondabolu (http://www.harithecomic.com) discovers big laughs with material most comics wouldn't think about exploring: Racism, Privilege, and Power. In addition, his astute analyses of popular culture, Major League Baseball, and his childhood as the son of Indian immigrants in Queens, NY have established him as one of the fresh young voices on the comedy circuit. Hari recently performed on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live and the 2007 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. “Hari Kondabolu, who moved to Seattle from New York a year ago, eviscerated Western hypocrisy with a verbal razor that had overtones of Lenny Bruce.” —Seattle Times
		Ahamefule J. Oluo (http://www.ahamefuleoluo.com) is a Texas born, Seattle raised Trumpeter, Composer, Arranger and, oh yeah ... Comedian. The son of a Nigerian immigrant father and a “white girl from Kansas ,” Ahamefule brings his unique perspectives to comedy, music, jazz and life.

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