Reggae Gyal's Presents:
The 1st Annual
International Women's Day Benefit & Sadie Hawkins Dance!!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

The New Parish | 579 18th St. | Oakland| 21+ | 8pm - 2am

Shopping: 8pm
Live showcase: 10:30pm
Dance Competition: 12:45am

Before 10:30pm $3 ladies, $7 couples, $7 gentlemen
After 10:30pm: $7 ladies, $10 couples, $10 gentlemen

Featuring an ALL-WOMEN lineup of DJs & Performers w/live band!!
playing Reggae, Dancehall, Latin Reggae & Soca

Ladies pon di Deks:
Green B & Daneekah (Coo-Yah Ladeez)
Zita (B.A.S.S.)
ThatGirl (Groove Suite | Peaches)
Leydis (Los Rakas)

Ladies pon di Mic:
Sistah Beauty
Song Bird
Renee Asteria
w/ LIVE BAND

Hosted by:
Vee Double (Bodirock Emcee)
Jah Yzer (Jah Warrior Shelter Hi Fi)

The highly anticipated
Reggae Gyals' Dancehall KINGS Dance Competition
with a one-of-a-kind COVETED REGGAE GYALS DHK PRIZE and a BONUS SECRET PRIZE TO THE WINNER!!

Arrive EARLY and check out vending by local Women-Owned Businesses and Women's Organizations!!

BENEFIT for local domestic violence organizations:
Family Violence Law Center-Alameda County (http://www.fvlc.org/)
A Safe Place (http://www.asafeplacedvs.org/)

REGISTRATION FOR THE DANCE CONTEST IS FREE!! GO HERE TO REGISTER:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHY3VHFGcDh0LXVsaUtzMVdpYjhJMmc6MA

IF YOU HAVE A WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS AND ARE INTERESTED IN VENDING AT THIS EVENT, GO HERE TO REGISTER:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFpVY2JCYmJ2bUZibTJ6ckFhQ2RjTVE6MA

IF YOU ARE PART OF A WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION AND ARE INTERESTED HAVING YOUR INFO DISPLAYED AT THE EVENT, GO HERE TO REGISTER:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGpBWXdoRlZwUWVCN3F4QUZiS0hNQ0E6MA

Dress Code:
Ladies: Wear what makes you feel like a Queen!
Gentlemen: Give the ladies something nice to look at ;)

Sadie Hawkins Dance (est. 1938): a dance to which a woman invites a man of her choosing instead of demurely waiting for a man to invite her.

Info: email reggaegyals@gmail.com

International Women's Day (March 8th -- note that this party is on Sunday, March 7th, the day before) was originally a day to honor the women who protested against terrible working conditions in the early 1900s in textile factories. It grew to be a day of empowerment and unity, and now has evolved to become a global day celebrating women's economic, political and social achievements of the past, present, and future. Come out and celebrate! :)