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Spoken word artist to appear at Ivory Tower 'Writer's Block' workshop

FUSE, Ivory Tower, and Voices Merging will hold another installment of their Writer's Block workshop series Wednesday, featuring spoken word artist Tou SaiKo Lee.

Tou SaiKo Lee is a local spoken word and hip hop artist/activist. He is part of a hip-hop duo called Delicious Venom and MCs for a socially conscious funk/hip-hop band called PosNoSys (Post Nomadic Syndrome). In his music, he addresses human rights violations, diversity in America, race and the media, gang violence and arts for social change. He is the coordinator for creative development and outreach for the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT), a non-profit organization in St. Paul that aims to nurture Hmong artists through community classes and programs.

The event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lind Hall Library, 207 Church St. S.E. For more information, log onto http://www.ivorytower.umn.edu/.