Youth Poetry Events
Co-produced events with students in my Poetry Classes to get their word out. I would get them the space and teach them how to do audience development and other administrative activities, in order to establish a series of readings in the south Bay Area. This includes Unity Poetry Slam, co-produced with Mexican Heritage Center in February 2001.

McMuertos Opening Day of the Dead celebration
A group installation with various Regeneration artists in which a satirized McDonalds was created inside the Gallery space. I was in charge of producing the Performance aspect of the installation. Actors served as McMuertos workers, and a performer staged a mini-protest and sit-in of our work.

My Life as A Comic Stripper Performance Party, SF, CA
A project to celebrate the opening of artist Isis Rodriguez' exhibition exploring the issues of women in the sex industry through comic book style art. The show combined a curated art show, live bands, poets, and two DJs, with food and beverage in a huge downtown loft.

Cabaret del Soul/Soul Messengers
A biweekly performance series benefitting the Regeneration Project, at Amnesia Bar, SF, CA. Vision: To combine Bay area and National Performance Artists with Jazzy House DJ and an open mic in a popular setting. Artists included: Roger Bonair-Agard, Ariana Waynes, Jaime Kennedy, Shannon Williams, and Shawn Taylor. After venue shift to Fuel, San José, it became a monthly performance series hosted and co-produced by Robert Karimi and DJ Special K. Vision: To bring the vision of the original series to San José and add divergent musical talents as well. Artists included: The Last Poets, Karl Denison's Tiny Universe, Dennis Kim, I Was Born with Two Tongues, James Cagney, Michael Cirelli, Grito Serpentino, Los Delicados, Tammy Gomez, Leticia Hernandez, Eighth Wonder, La Paz, Aztlan Underground, Ollin, and others.

Y Que?! Press/kaOtic gOOd productions
Originally started to produce my own work and the work of writers not fitting into the traditional boundaries of presses of color, the press was used to help publish zines, poetry chapbooks, promotional materials, and to consult other young presses and organize performances. Highlighted readings occurred at Elbo Room, Modern Times Bookstore, and Justice League. Press has changed to kaotic good productions, now producing film too.

Interstate Poetic Collaborations (Austin, Chicago, and San Antonio)
Co-produced Spoken Word/Music Events with Artists in other cities. Sol Revival, a performance party in conjunction with the Austin Poetry Festival, produced with Tammy Gomez. Revolution at 33 1/3, a poetry rally for the National Poetry Slam, produced with Anida Esguerra. Spoken word night with Cas McGee, Melinda Corazon Foley, and Amalia Ortiz produced with Esperanza Peace and Justice Center.