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Sunday October 13, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Co-presented with 48 Hills and KALW

Join journalist Alison Owings and Del Seymour, who overcame 18 years of homelessness and addiction to become one of the most respected advocates in San Francisco, as they slip behind the cold statistics and sensationalism. Mayor of Tenderloin reveals a harrowing and life-affirming portrait of Seymour, who, once housed and sober, started Tenderloin Walking Tours and later Code Tenderloin, the remarkable organization teaching homeless, recovering addicts, sex workers, dealers, ex-felons, and other marginalized people how to get and keep a job. Special performance inspired by Del’s advocacy and life by Skywatchers, the multi-disciplinary, mixed-ability ensemble that creates work amplifying the Tenderloin neighborhood’s stories. FREE, $10-15 suggested donation

Book sales for this event coordinated by Medicine for Nightmares.
Authors and Participants
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Del Seymour

A veteran and compassionate neighbor, Del Seymour has been a member of the Tenderloin community for the past 30 years. He is a leader in the neighborhood, working closely with Glide Memorial Church, St. Antony’s, and Swords to Plowshares. He is also co-chair of San Francisco's Local... Read More →
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Alison Owings

Alison Owings, trained as a journalist, wrote for network and logal television news before pursuing oral histories of stereotyped people. Her first book Frauen / German Women Recall the Third Reich, was a NYTimes Notable Book of the Year. It was followed by Hey, Waitress! The USA... Read More →
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Skywatchers

Founded in 2011, Skywatchers is a radical cross-cultural, intergenerational, and mixed-ability community arts collaboration in San Francisco's Tenderloin district (TL). In the streets, in urban plazas, and on the stages of theaters large and small, we co-create rigorous works of art... Read More →
Sunday October 13, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
KALW (220 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA)

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