A woman's right to choose soars in a tapestry
of 14 powerful 'shorts' -- serious and comic.
WORDS OF CHOICE
created by Cindy Cooper is performed by an ensemble of actors
and weaves together the words of many writers ....
smart. funny. ~ endangered.
These are stories from the heart: humorous and serious; poignant
and riveting, from theater, spoken word, comedy, poetry, oral history and journalism.
What People Say
Writings include a dozen or more works by Angela Bonavoglia, Judith Arcana, Justice Harry Blackmun,
Kathleen Tolan, Alix Olson, Emily Lyons, Sherica White, Michael Quinn, Emilie Townes, Gloria Feldt, Cindy Cooper, Joan Lipkin,
Kathy Najimy, The Onion.
Fascinating stories in 'WORDS OF CHOICE':
~A woman's birthday toast to 'Roe v. Wade'
~A father's feelings after his daughter is raped
~A teen's search for the phone number of a one-night stand
~The humorous invention of the fictional 'morning after'
taco.
ONE RIGHT, MANY TALES.
More: Choice Words
"Rave Reviews"
What People Say
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Special moments: Kathleen Turner
offered a dynamic -- and wildly funny -- selection from 'Words of Choice' at Stand Up for Choice!
-- at the Beacon Theater in NYC.
Read about the stories in Words of Choice, and get The Facts Behind the Stories: Choice Words
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| Virginia student activists |
| Elisha Efau Bartels |
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Words are found responsible
All you can do is choose them
or choose
to remain silent. Or, you never had a choice,
which is why the words that do stand
are responsible ..."
'North American Time' by Adrienne Rich
Visit us on MySPACE!
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READ our blog "Up The Creativity"
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FALL 2008: Our GO-VOTE TOUR
in COLORADO and more for
Words
of Choice on DVD
Perfect discussion tool for:
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activists
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college groups
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community organizations
Distributed by National Film Network!
View with ONLINE STREAMING!
Or BUY For Libraries and Showings!
In Memorium Jana Mackey, see the interview from our DVD on
YouTube. Go here.
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RECENT:
Screening of Words of Choice on Film
Bluestockings Bookstore NYC
(a SWAN Event -- see above.)
PostScreening Discussion: Cindy Cooper,
creator of Words of Choice; Bree Wellwood, The Haven Coalition; Anita Schillhorn van Veen and Diana
Whitten, co-producers of Vesssl.
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Reproductive Freedom: Using Alternative Media
Workshop at Grassroots Media
Conference
NYC - March 2, 2008
A SWAN event
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35th ANNIVERSARY of ROE v WADE
Historic Judson Memorial
Church, NYC
Sun. Jan 27, 2008
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Readings
of New Short Works
Oct. 27
& 28 NYC
World Culture Open Center & TACT Studios
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Creativity Workshop
on Choice
October 28
New York City
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Our DVD LAUNCH & PARTY NYC
Creativity Workshops!
Reproductive justice and arts come together in our AIRR -- Artistic Investigations
of Reproductive Rights, our Creativity Workshops. See: Workshops
Stage Performances!
Words of Choice has been to 20 states. In 2006, we traveled to
Rhode Island. South Dakota, New Jersey,
Iowa, Connecticut, New York, North Carolina.
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International Women's Day 2005 -- Words of Choice &
Planned Parenthood of New York City at The
Culture Project (NYC) with Heather Tom and Bree Williamson from One Life to Live.
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"It inspired me." "So strong
and focussed." "Feeds my fire."
What People Say
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| Words of Choice Cast Kansas 2005 |
In Fall 2005, we appeared in:
KANSAS, MISSOURI and OKLAHOMA
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