NO, WE WON'T SHUT UP! Returns To The Speak Up, Rise Up Festival

For a second year, "No We Won't Shut Up" appears at The Tank's "Speak Up, Rise Up Festival on Sunday, August 12 at 4pm. With riveting-and timely stories on issues from #metoo to a personal journey toward activism to realizing what it means to be American only after you go abroad-and more, from some of NYC's most sought-after performers, including: Robin Bady (BADYHouse Storytelling Concerts, The MOTH, "Nancy Drewinsky and the Search for the Missing Letter"), Michele Carlo (MOTH Mainstage, PBS, Radio Free Brooklyn), Nicole Ferraro (Art, Humanity & Action, The New York STORY Exchange), Dawn Fraser (Storyteller/ Speaker/Educator: The MOTH, The Story Studio) and Angel Yau (RISK!, Mortified, VHS Presents).

Performances take place at The Tank, 312 West 36th Street (between 8th & 9th avenues), 4th Floor, New York, New York 10018. Subways: 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, R, Q, W to 34th Street. Tickets are $17 online; $20 at the door http://thetanknyc.org/series/speak_up_rise_up_2018/

Speak Up, Rise Up is a storytelling festival that aims to amplify the voices of communities and people we don't get to hear from. Through live, personal storytelling, we combine both traditional and non-traditional storytellers on the big stage for curated events that share personal experiences. For more info: www.speakupriseup.com

The Tank is a Manhattan-based multi-disciplinary arts presenter and producer whose mission is to remove economic barriers from the creation of new work by artists launching their careers and experimenting within their art form.