The Canadian spoken Wordlympics www.wordolympics.com
will take place on

October 7-10 2004, at the National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street.

Over 60 slam poets from Canada and from around the globe want to meet you!

Media passes are avaliable!

Literary groups, promote yourselves!

Lovers of poetry, boost the arts in Ottawa!

Log on to www.wordolympics.com !

Spread the word! Slam Poetry Hits Ottawa!

We are back from Europe! We toured Germany France, Belgium, and Holland!
We even did guerilla poetry on the Eiffel Tower!
Bratwurst and poetry!
The Mayor of Nantes, France slams poetry!
Belgian waffles and poetry!
The Red Light District and poetry!

Who is on board?

This event is sponsored by:

The Canada Council for the Arts
The Ottawa International Writer's Festival
The Ontario Arts Council
The City of Ottawa
The National Library of Canada
Amnesty International
The Ottawa Fringe Festival
The UNESCO
(YOU?)

Many people are getting on board. We need more energy, we need food, wine, we need you!
What are you waiting for?

2 slam teams will represent Ottawa!

Be there, or be square! October 7-10 2004 www.wordolympics.com


Amnesty International will be "SLAMNESTY" during the Wordlympics! Read on!

Calling All Spoken Word Artists!

Amnesty International Canada is calling for submissions to Slamnesty!, a showcase event at the Word Olympics this October in Ottawa. This showcase theme is "Stopping Violence Against Women".

Stopping violence against women is the focus of a two-year Amnesty International campaign being worked on by our two million supporters across Canada and around the world. Now you can be a part of this campaign as well.

Use your voice! Use your poetry. Help us get the message out. Stop violence against women!

Check out Amnesty International's campaign concerns, stories and actions at: http://www.amnesty.ca/stoptheviolence/overview.php


Submission guidelines:
All submissions should deal with the topic of stopping violence against women.
The maximum submission length should not exceed 500 words.
All submissions must be electronic.
Multiple submissions may be made by an individual "Slamnesty!" is a project designed to provide aspiring writers an opportunity to be published and to grant published writers exposure to a broad audience. Upon acceptance, a contract and terms of agreement will be signed outlining both author and publisher rights. There is no monetary reimbursement. Publication will be handled by a Amnesty International. Publication details will be sent to those whose poems are selected as necessary arrangements are completed. Please include your name, e-mail, phone number and postal address.

Deadline for all submissions is September 7th.

All submissions can be to smaclean@amnesty.ca

SLAM POETRY HITS OTTAWA!

For more info please contact:

Oni, the Haitian Sensation
Festival Coordinator- Media Liason
oni@wordolypmics.com
613.247.9285