Sia Amma.....
In her Funny, Playful and Wise One-Woman Comedy-Show
"What Mama Said About "Down There"
A hilarious collage of characters about mothers and daughters

Ongoing Thursday and Sunday @ 8pm

Largely hilarious, a bit provocative, with a bit of gentle insight, "What Mama Said About 'Down There'" utilizes the art of playful storytelling to spotlight sexual politics, social codes, and hidden issues at the root of What’s “down there.” By initiating dialogues and diffusing tension with humor, the play hopes to serve as a bridge to frank discussions of sexuality and more honest communication between mothers and daughters.
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Veterans Day Weekend!

SAN FRANCISCO/ BAY AREA AFRICAN DANCE & DRUM FESTIVAL

In Oakland

Starting Wednesday, Nov 5th thru Sunday, Nov 9th, 08

5 wonderful days of traditional African dance, drumming, and songs, with Master Dancers and Drummers from Senegal, Liberia Mali, Guinea, and Gambia, as well asdifferent styles of drumming and dancing of Sabar, Djembe, and Kutiro, and Congolese styles of dance and drum. Whether you are new or a veteran to African dance we would love to see you there. All levels are welcome.
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One Night Only
March 21, 2009-8pm

International CLITORIS Day CELEBRATION:

Featuring talented musicians, dancers and drummers w/performances.
"" Off-Broadway Show

Clitoris Celebration - Think Outside the Box (monologue) is a celebration of female sexuality. Hailed for its honesty, sense of humor, and most importantly, its mission to empower through celebration, "Clitoris Celebration" is a show that is hilarious, provocative and empowering. The show has received glowing accolades across the country from critics and audiences alike. Performed by various women artists, and at times by the writer and comedienne Sia Amma, "Clitoris Celebration" is a comedy act that combines humor and education in an effort to bring celebration and attention to various parts of the female sexual organ that have been neglected and ignored.  @ La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenues, Berkeley.
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The Global Women Intact Educational Project to End Female Circumcision is a reality.

Last fall, I spent two months in three villages between the boundaries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in West Africa! Ten girls were schedule for circumcision, after two months of educating them on their vulvas, clitorises, vaginas, and G-spots, I returned to the United State. My sister said my efforts were successful because only two of the 8 went through with the circumcision.  I am retuning to my village in December to do more education and need all the monetary help I can get.  If everyone who believes in ending female mutilation donates only one dollar, I will have enough money to pay for educational materials, transportation and networking with the village women. Then perhaps we can begin to change the thinking that causes people to perpetuate this barbaric custom.  Each time I visit my village, I change more minds and save more girls from being circumcised.  Like casting pebbles in a stream, each person I save, will save her daughter and she in turn will save hers.  Won't you help?

UNCLE SAM'S CHILDREN IN AFRICA
Sia Amma

"Uncle Sam's Children in Africa" is a play written by Sia Amma and directed by David Ford. The play is based on the true story of The Liberian civil war that erupted in December 1989. The play takes the audiences back into 1847 and narrates the history of Americo-Liberian who returns to Africa from the U.S. This play provides a brutal insight into 16-year civil war in Liberia and Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Sia Amma has been featured on KQED two times and has been quoted in Comedy Clubs around the Bay Area more times than any other comedian. She is smart, funny and African's most outrageous and inspiring sex educator. She's not a sex therapist but graduate from San Francisco University with a degree in Speech Communication and Drama. By 1998, she started touring the country with her One-Woman Show called "In Search of My Clitoris" and "Clitoris Celebration" Think Outside the Box. Inspiring others to talk about female genital mutilation and examine their sexual attitudes towards women's sexuality. She has given presentation, combining humor and celebration that is refreshing, honest, and sexuality informative, and has draws great reviews at major colleges, universities, and around the county. Sia Amma's newest presentation for mothers and daughters is called "What Mama Said About Down There."