Brooklyn Book FestivalThe annual Brooklyn Book Fest takes place on Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 10 to 6 p.m., in the park adjacent to Boro Hall (Jerolemon and Court streets), downtown Brooklyn. With more than 100 exhibitors, better than 1,000 titles, and well over 20,000 visitors, it’s a pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon. If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by the National Writers Union canopied booth and talk to us.
Among the authors featured at the NWU booth this year are Loretta Campbell, Susan E. Davis (Love Means Second Chances), Jo Anne Meekins (For Such A Time As This), Roy Murphy, Louis Reyes Rivera, Julie Spooner, Tim Sheard (Love Dies), and Ted Wilson (Senses & Shadows; Slo’ Dance), among others. |
Join Me at a Reading Series
The NWU New York Chapter hosts the second of a two-part summer reading series, Reading and Righting, on Saturday, August 27, from 2 to 4:30 p.m., at the Muhlenberg Library, 209 West 23 Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues, Manhattan). Featured readers include NWU members Jo Anne Meekins, Yusef Salaam, Constance Gemson, Irving Jones, and host Loretta Campbell.
| Hampton University's Ministers Conference 2011
I will be promoting and selling my book during the week of conference, June 5 - 10, 2011, courtesy of Urban Ministry International's (UMI) author consignment slot offer. |
Writers Overcoming Obstacles
WRITERS: IN HONOR OF WOMEN’S HISTORY: “WHY WE WRITE: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO FULFILL OUR MISSION”
A FREE Program Sponsored by The National Writers Union, NY Chapter Moderated by Tim Sheard Monday, March 7, 2011, 6-8:30 PM The Houndstooth Pub (Downstairs!) 520 8th Ave at 37th Street, Manhattan Free Drinks for the first ten attendees! Information: info@nwuny.org or 917 428 1352.
- Jane La Tour
- Jo Anne Meekins
- Susan E. Davis
A FREE Program Sponsored by The National Writers Union, NY Chapter Moderated by Tim Sheard Monday, March 7, 2011, 6-8:30 PM The Houndstooth Pub (Downstairs!) 520 8th Ave at 37th Street, Manhattan Free Drinks for the first ten attendees! Information: info@nwuny.org or 917 428 1352.
Women Entrepreneur Charter Membership Information & Benefits
Click on the link (http://bit.ly/CWEmbr) to read beneficial information for all professional women everywhere interested in networking within a positive progressive community that will support you in developing your ministry/ business/professional endeavors. The site launches in January 2011 with limited charter membership slots on a first come first served basis for a one time low cost membership fee. After the launch, non-charter memberships will be available on an annual basis. Join me in participating in this great ground floor to the penthouse opportunity!
Be blessed,
Jo Anne Meekins
Be blessed,
Jo Anne Meekins
Party With A Purpose! BOOST Prayerline Big Give Banquet
Formal Birthday/ Praise Party event celebrating 2 year anniversary of Boost In Your Bathrobe conference call prayerline of praise, prayer & inspiration. Includes live performances in poetry, dance, song, and music; and a BIG GIVE to Courtney's House, an organization committed to providing a safe place for child sex trafficking victims.
Time: Saturday, December 4 at 8:00pm - December 5 at 12:00am
Location: Prince George's (PG) Ballroom 2411 Pinebrook Avenue Landover, MD
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at http://liveyourdestinytoday.com/events.
Purchase 5 tkts and receive a FREE Spa Session at Tracey Spivey-White's “NATURAL CHOICES Weight Loss and Body Wrap Center” OR a Coaching Session with Rev. Valerie Love. Purchase 10 Tkts and receive both (Spa & Coaching) sessions.
Donations welcomed and will go toward the Big Give.
Time: Saturday, December 4 at 8:00pm - December 5 at 12:00am
Location: Prince George's (PG) Ballroom 2411 Pinebrook Avenue Landover, MD
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at http://liveyourdestinytoday.com/events.
Purchase 5 tkts and receive a FREE Spa Session at Tracey Spivey-White's “NATURAL CHOICES Weight Loss and Body Wrap Center” OR a Coaching Session with Rev. Valerie Love. Purchase 10 Tkts and receive both (Spa & Coaching) sessions.
Donations welcomed and will go toward the Big Give.
Women In Ministry International 6th Annual Conference
A SISTER’S SOUL JOURNEY is the final retreat in a series of 6 annual sessions the Lord gave Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook to DEPOSIT into and INVEST in it's attendees.
Author of recently released "Becoming a Woman of Destiny", Dr. Sujay is awaiting confirmation of her Presidential appointment. Time: Saturday, October 9 at 12:00pm - October 12 at 12:00pm Location: Marriott Harbor Beach Fort Lauderdale Resort & Spa 3030 Holiday Drive Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 I will be selling my books and presenting my destiny decision at the conference. | Boost Spiritual Retreat December 2 - 5, 2010
Join the Boost In Your Bathrobe Prayer Line Community at The Residence Inn, 6320 Golden Triangle Drive, Greenbelt, MD for the 2nd annual spiritual retreat and experience: Drumming Circle, Workshops, Formal Birthday and Praise Party, Rest & Relaxation, Prayer Breakfast, and Sunday Service. Visit www.liveyourdestinytoday.com Events page to get Information Packet and RegisterOnline. Full registration is $199 by 11/30/10, $249 effective 12/1/10 and after. Vendor opportunities are available.
My books will be on sale during retreat weekend and I will be presenting at the formal banquet on Saturday. |
Book Sale/Signing
Saturday, 8/21/10 from 10 am - 3 pm in the Metropolitan Oval at the intersection of Metropolitan Ave and Unionport Road, Bronx, NY 10462. The Parkchester Enhancement Program (PEP) is hosting their Fund Raising Annual Yard Sale, where I will be selling my books On Solid Ground: Inspirational Poetry For All Occasions for $10.00 per copy and For Such A Time As This for $7.50. Combo sale for $17.00.
Book Sales/Signing
I will be selling my books on Friday, July 2, 2010 at Greater Faih Temple Church, 4214 White Plains Road, Bronx, NY at 6 pm and after the service.
Combo $17; On Solid Ground $15; For Such A Time As This $7.50 | A Spoken Word/Book Sale
Boost In Your Bathrobe "Diva Coming Out" Party/Retreat 6-18-10 to 6-20-10 in Teaneck, NJ. Sharing a Word and Selling Books. http://hubpages.com/hub/Bringing-Forth-Your-Diva-Divinity
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Book Sale/Signing
Saturday, 5/22/10 from 10 am - 4 pm in the Metropolitan Oval at the intersection of Metropolitan Ave and Unionport Road, Bronx, NY 10462. The Parkchester Enhancement Program (PEP) is hosting their Fund Raising Annual Yard Sale, where I will be selling my book On Solid Ground: Inspirational Poetry For All Occasions for $10.00 per copy.
SPEAKERS for the DEAD
On Sunday, May 9, 2010 from 2 pm to 4 pm, New York poets gathered at the historic Flushing Meeting House (137-16 Northern Blvd. Flushing, New York 11354) to read the names of people who died in our City between 1980 - 2008 and were located through the Hart Island Project digital database. Each poet will read a page of names from a ledger book followed by a poem of their choice.
The list of poets who read included: Grace Beniquez, Ira Cohen, Louise Landes-Levi, Jo Anne Meekins, Louis Reyes Rivera, Ilka Scobie, Jackie Sheeler, Abraham Stubenhaus, Stacy Szymaszek, and Steve Turtell.
The event was jointly hosted by Flushing Monthly Meeting and Bowne House Historical Society who share a long history of supporting freedom of conscience dating back to 1657. This event represents the first time the names of the dead have been publicly read aloud since graveside religious services on Hart Island ended in 1958. The public is no longer permitted to visit actual gravesites on Hart Island.
The event was free and open to the public; donations welcome. More events will be planned in the future. Interested artists should contact Rosalind Maya Lama at mayalama@hotmail.com and or Melinda Hunt at hartisland@aol.com.
For more information about Hart Island, please view the videos below of my poetry reading and Melinda Hunt's interview; & visit http://hartisland.net ttp://hartisland.net/wwwebs
"How the other half dies is indicative of how the other half lives.
The inequalities of life extend into how we handle our dead.
Through the powerful voices of prominent poets, we hope to make
an invisible 101 acres and one-tenth of the population visible."
– Melinda Hunt, founder of The Hart Island Project
The list of poets who read included: Grace Beniquez, Ira Cohen, Louise Landes-Levi, Jo Anne Meekins, Louis Reyes Rivera, Ilka Scobie, Jackie Sheeler, Abraham Stubenhaus, Stacy Szymaszek, and Steve Turtell.
The event was jointly hosted by Flushing Monthly Meeting and Bowne House Historical Society who share a long history of supporting freedom of conscience dating back to 1657. This event represents the first time the names of the dead have been publicly read aloud since graveside religious services on Hart Island ended in 1958. The public is no longer permitted to visit actual gravesites on Hart Island.
The event was free and open to the public; donations welcome. More events will be planned in the future. Interested artists should contact Rosalind Maya Lama at mayalama@hotmail.com and or Melinda Hunt at hartisland@aol.com.
For more information about Hart Island, please view the videos below of my poetry reading and Melinda Hunt's interview; & visit http://hartisland.net ttp://hartisland.net/wwwebs
"How the other half dies is indicative of how the other half lives.
The inequalities of life extend into how we handle our dead.
Through the powerful voices of prominent poets, we hope to make
an invisible 101 acres and one-tenth of the population visible."
– Melinda Hunt, founder of The Hart Island Project
