Events

December 2, 7:00 PM 

Just Buffalo Literary Center, 468 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor

The event is FREE and open to the public.  

Climbing PoeTree’s award winning performance is composed of dual-voice spoken word backed with infectious beats and multi-media theater that explores diverse themes, including: healing from state and personal violence, social / environmental / economic / racial / sexual justice, human rights, spirituality, and woman’s empowerment. With flawless cadence and impeccable lyricism, Alixa and Naima weave together their voices to draw vital connections between shared struggles and common solutions in a critical moment in human history.

 This event is made possible by Open Buffalo and Just Buffalo.

Climbing PoeTree

Over the last 14 years, Climbing PoeTree has infused our movements for justice with healing and imagination, inspiring thousands through their award-winning hip hop theater, dual-voice spoken word, and grassroots organizing.

Alixa and Naima have independently organized 32 national and international tours, taking their work from South Africa to Cuba, the UK to Mexico, and throughout the U.S. including 11,000 miles toured on a bus converted to run on recycled vegetable oil. Climbing PoeTree has been experienced at diverse venues from the Brooklyn Academy of Music to the United Nations, Harvard University to Rikers Island Prison. They have been featured alongside visionaries such as Alice Walker, Alicia Keys, Danny Glover, Cornel West, Erykah Badu, Little Dragon, and Angela Davis, who remarked,

 “Each time I have the pleasure of attending a performance by Climbing PoeTree, I feel enriched, renewed, and inspired.”