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# Poets Raise Donations for Wildfire-Displaced Families at Cafe Bolivar Gathering
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/112007-story-20071120/
- Published: 2007-11-20T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T01:16:27.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

GOING NATIVE Brandon Wise Poets took a stand Friday during the Indigenous Gathering at Cafe Bolivar along with others taking part in celebrating Native American Heritage month. Donations were collected during the poetry reading for the families who lost their homes during the California wildfires last month.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 20, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112007.pdf?ref=smdp.com)