Imani Tolliver

Workshops

Co-Facilitator, ArtPod/Artists Relating to the Politics of Dreams: An LGBT normative collective for artists dedicated to social justice, Southern California Library, Los Angeles; November 2008 - Present

Facilitator, LGBT Poetry at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza/LA Gay and Lesbian Center 2nd & 4th Mondays  8:00pm; June 2007 -January 2008

Facilitator, Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop, Beyond Baroque, October 2002 & April - May 2003

Co-Facilitator, Women, Words and Other Wonders: Teaching Creative Writing to Homeless and Incarcerated Communities for WritersCorps members, WritersCorps*AmeriCorps National Service October 1995 & October 1996

Facilitator, Bringing African Storytelling to the Classroom: African Studies in PreK-12 Education Conference: An Institute for PreK-12 Educators, Parents and Students. Sponsored by the Network of Educators on the Americas, Washington, DC; May 1997

Facilitator, Introduction to Contemporary African American Poetry, For the Love of Children (FLOC), Washington, DC; October 1996

Facilitator, Higher Achievement Program, African American Poetry Lecture Series, Washington, DC; November 1995 - January 1996 

Event Production

Cultural & Fine Arts Supervisor, Department of Recreation, Parks and Community Services, the City of Buena Park, California.  Produce and oversee the Civic Theatre Under the Stars annual summer production, Buena Park Youth Theatre’s summer and fall production, Summer Concerts in the Park Summer Concert Series and the annual Children’s Arts Festival. Curates the Exhibiting Artist Series that is shown at City Hall and supervises the Mother Goose Preschool at the Walter D. Ehlers Recreation Center, September 2007 - Present

Producer and Director, Friday Nights at the Getty Presents: Pure; Poetry written and performed by Ruth Forman and Peter J. Harris.  Accompanied by Robert S. Hilton.  Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center, October 2004

Producer and Host, Juneteenth Poetry Slam: Men vs. Women, The World Stage, Los Angeles, June 2004

Producer and Host, Juneteenth Hip Hop Poetry Slam: New School vs. Old School, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, June 2003

Curator and Host, Open Reading with Rachel Kann and Charlotte Young, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, April 2002

Curator and Host, Open Reading with Jennifer Bowens and Tracy Holton, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, November 2002

Curator and Host, Open Reading with Aida Salazar and Alicia Vogl Saenz, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, June 2002

Producer and Host, Juneteenth Poetry Slam: Harlem Renaissance vs. The Black Arts Movement, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, June 2002

Co-Host, Smart Gals Production, Speakeasy: The Harlem Renaissance, Hollywood, June 2002

Co-Curator, The World Beyond Poetry Festival, Los Angeles, July 2001

Co-Coordinator, The Third Annual Storytelling Institute, The Tellin' Stories Project, Washington, D.C., July 1997

Co-Producer, Tellin' Stories End of Year Celebration, Martin Luther King Library, Washington, D.C., June 1997

Co-Producer, Come Dish With Us: A Story Swap & Lunch, Howard University, Washington, D.C., September 1996

Co-Producer, The Second Annual Storytelling Institute, Washington, D.C., July 1996

Guest Speaking

California State Long Beach, Department of Women's Studies; 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2009

1st Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair, June 2008

KPFK 90.7, The Beautiful Struggle, February 2005

KPFK 90.7, Beneath the Surface, February 2003

KPFK 90.7, The Morning Show, January 2003

National Black Arts Festival, July 2002

KXLU 88.9, Echo in the Sense: Poetry, Prose, Performance, June 2002

KPFK 90.7, The Morning Show, The World Beyond Poetry Festival, June 2000

Po Ho One: The Poetry Hosting Conclave, Beyond Baroque, April 2000

DC Area Writing Project: An Institute for Master Teachers, Howard University, July 1997

Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio, WritersCorps*AmeriCorps National Service, February 1995

WPFW FM, Pacifica Radio, The Poet and the Poem, WritersCorps*AmeriCorps National Service, special broadcast, Washington, DC; May 1995

The Importance of a Women of Color Press, Kitchen Table Press, The Washington Home of Stewart Mott, Washington, DC; April 1995

Women, Words and Other Wonders; The Dinner Program for Homeless Women's Anthology Celebration, Talk of the Nation, Washington, DC; February, 1994