Moonstone Presents:

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street

     #MeToo spread virally in October 2017 and has been used on social media to help demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment. Social activist and community organizer Tarana Burke created the phrase “Me Too” on Myspace in 2006 as part of a grassroots campaign to promote “empowerment through empathy” among women of color who […]

  • Readings by Autumn Konopka and Lorraine Henrie Lins

    Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

     Autumn Konopka, born and raised in the Philadelphia area, has an M.F.A. in creative writing from Antioch University and a B.A. in English writing and communications from the University of Pittsburgh. Autumn has published work in several journals, and she is deeply interested in the relationship between the arts and socioeconomic class. Autumn has hosted […]