supporterspfp video:Look forward andcarry on the past:stories from philadelphia’schinatownTouching on community efforts to stop a stadium from being builtin Chinatown (one of many fights over land grabs and “development”),and on other occasions when the community comestogether (including Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year), this documentaryattends to the everyday interactions, relationships, and labor—so often overlooked—that build and defend endangered communities.Directed by Debbie Wei, Barry Dornfeld, and Debora KodishSPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR PFP MEMBERS!$15 INDIVIDUALS (Members $11) $50 INSTITUTIONS (Members $37)ORDERName:FORMAddress:City:Phone:State:Email:Number ordered:Amount enclosed:Please make checks payable to: <strong>Philadelphia</strong> <strong>Folklore</strong> <strong>Project</strong>Mail to: PFP, 1304 Wharton St., Phila., PA 19147Walking on Solid GroundA new children’s book about <strong>Philadelphia</strong>’s ChinatownBy Sifu Shu Pui Cheung, Shuyuan Li, AaronChau, and Deborah Wei. A children’s bookabout <strong>Philadelphia</strong>’s Chinatown, told fromthe point of view of two artists and theiryoung student. Walking shows people takingrisks and struggling to hold on to communityand folk arts— things which money simplycannot buy. 32 pp. Photographs. BilingualChinese/English. $12.95 + $1.50 postage22Please make checks payable to: <strong>Philadelphia</strong> <strong>Folklore</strong> <strong>Project</strong>Mail to: PFP, 1304 Wharton St., <strong>Philadelphia</strong>, PA 19147
waking up the people /continued from p. 21truth!—the dog would come andlike lick his hand. And that wouldwake him up, and then he wouldget the bugle and then he wouldblow—mmmmm—and that wouldstart waking up everybody. Now Ibelieve it, because that’s what hesaid. And so he says, “I had to wakeup the people to get them to startworking.” He said, “And that’s whatyou’re doing. You’re waking up thepeople.” So he gave me the bugle.And that was so odd. Becausebefore that I did not know that’swhat he did.A lot of the times, you mightdo something, you don’t knowwhy you’re doing it, you don’t knowwhere it comes from. You don’tknow if they can trace it back toAfrica if you’re aware of it. Youknow, you just start doing it. Sothat’s something I just starteddoing, you know!And at DC, at the Smithsonianthing, these crowds just kept going,would gather around. And one ofthe people who saw me, who heardmy stories was Louise Robinson,She was one of the original membersof Sweet Honey in the Rock.So a lot of them came, they wouldsee what I was doing. And one ofthe members [of Sweet Honey] nowuses, tells the frog story I tell, andalso the Stuart sisters, Ardie StuartBrown [came], and it kind ofinspired her to develop what shedeveloped. And so what I starteddoing kind of led to a movement.●●●Linda Goss was born near theSmoky Mountains in an aluminumfactory town, Alcoa, Tennessee. Shegrew up listening to the storytelling ofher grandfather Murphy and otherfamily members who shared stories oflife under slavery as well as a heritageof folk tales, oral history and legend.Stories about ethical values, the civilrights struggle in Tennessee, and storiesfrom personal experience are amongmany hundreds of stories that she hasgathered over decades of serious studyand performance. She is currentlyworking to document play-party songs,as well. The "Official Storyteller" of<strong>Philadelphia</strong>, and a pioneer of the contemporarystorytelling movement, Ms.Goss was co-founder of "In the tradition…"the National Black StorytellingFestival and Conference and TheNational Association of BlackStorytellers, a founding member ofKeepers of the Culture, and ofPatchwork: a Storytelling Guild. She isthe author of numerous books, and acontributor to many collections onAfrican American storytelling. She willbe sharing stories as part of PFP’sFebruary 19th program (see calendarto right) and will be leading a 3-partseries of storytelling round-tables at ournew home. For more informationabout these events, and about Ms. Goss,visit www.folkloreproject.org.2005pfp•calendar>grants workshopsJan 15, Mar 19, May 21: BUILD SKILLS.Help for folk arts projects. 10-Noon. Call for details.>studio visitsFeb 8, 16, 19 & 26: BEHIND-THE-SCENESVISITS WITH PHILLY ARTISTS: Kulu Mele,Herencia Arabe, Ollin Yolitzli in rehearsal. Call for details.>storytellingFeb 19: FOLKLORE & SELF-KNOWLEDGE.@ Art Sanctuary, 18th & Diamond, 1- 5 PM. $5 See p. 17.>workdaysMarch 26, April 2 & 9: HELP US GET THENEW PFP BUILDING IN SHAPE! Paint, clean, &make our garden grow with master heritage gardenerBlanche Epps. 9 AM @ 735 S. 50th St. All welcome.>exhibitionsApril 15: “IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK”EXHIBIT OPENING. After 18 years of being a tenant,the <strong>Folklore</strong> <strong>Project</strong> is going to own our own home, andour new dining room is a work of folk art and social history.5-8 PM @ 735 S. 50th St.May 13: “WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED:”THOMAS B. MORTON: 30 YEARS OFODUNDE photo exhibition opening. 5-8 PM@ 735 S. 50th St.>salon performancesMay 4, 11 & 18: LINDA GOSS: Storytelling Table! 7PM. 735 S. 50th St. $10. May 8: ELAINE & SUSANWATTS: Klezmer. 2 PM. 735 S. 50th St. FREE. May 22:GERMAINE INGRAM: Tap Dance. 230 PM@ Indre, 1418 S. Darien. $10.>grand opening (of our new home)Sept. 13: SAVE THE DATEWANT TO LEARN MORE? For details, visitwww.folkloreproject.org, or call us and we’ll send you a fullcalendar: 215.468.7871.