RECENT
NYC: WORDS OF CHOICE FILM SCREENING And DISCUSSION
April 3, 2008, 7 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore and Cafe, NYC
DISCUSSION: Cindy Cooper, Words of Choice; Stephanie MORIN
of The Women's Liberation Birth Control Project; Bree Wellwood, the Haven Coalition, and Anita Schillhorn
van Veek and Diana Whitten, film-in-progress, "Vessel."
Click to read Web Wire: April 3, Bluestockings
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Our DVD RELEASE on NFN NETWORK!
NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE STREAMING
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APPEARANCES -- Where We've Been
Pratt Institute: Workshop and DVD
Spring 2008
Reproductive
Freedom: Using Theater and Alternative Media
March 2, 2008:
GRASSROOTS MEDIA CONFERENCE, NYC
An interactive workshop creativity by Words of Choice artists Cindy Cooper, Suzanne Grossman,
Jaye Austin Williams) with DVD.
Part of "Support Women Artists Now" Events of The Fund for Women Artists.
WORDS OF CHOICE Selections
Including "Letters to Justice Blackmun"
35th ANNIVERSARY of Roe v. Wade
Judson Memorial Church, NYC
January 27, 2008
Featuring: Patricia A. Chilsen, Carl H.
Jaynes,Jaye Austin Williams; Directed by Francesca Mantani Arkus
Donna Schaper, Senior Minister,
Judson Memorial Church.
An EVENING OF NEW WORKS FROM
WORDS OF CHOICE
A Reading
Oct. 28, 2007, NYC
directed by Francesca Mantani Arkus
performers: Patricia A. Chilsen, Esosa Edosomwan, Carl H. Jaynes, Nairoby Otero
produced by Cindy Cooperr
In response to our call for submissions, we received 150 works
from all over the country in a matter of weeks. From this exciting and diverse mix, we chose several to share with audiences.
Writings by: Judith Arcana, Justice Harry Blackmun,
Marcy Bloom, Kim Bouchard, Meghan M. Brill, Caitlin Brock, Ellen Chesler, Esosa Edowomwan, Tia Federice, Gloria Feldt, Sheri
Graubert, Babs Lindsay, Masie McAdoo, Nikki Roberti and Mary Ann Sorrentino.
October 28, NYC
CREATIVITY WORKSHOP on
Choice and Reproductive Freedom
Artistic investigations with artists from Words of Choice to create new works or refine existing
ones that relate to reproductive liberty.
Cindy Cooper, Francesca Mantani Arkus, Suzanne Grossman.
October
27, 2007, NYC
EXPERIMENTS WITH NEW WORKS
World Culture Open Center Expo, NYC
Directed by Francesca Mantani Arkus
with Jaye Austin Williams and Kate Levy
Including works by Mellanie Booth, Maxine
Kern, Luke Oshier, Brandon Patterson, Vanessa Rodriguez, Judy Williams.
October 19, 2007, NYC
WORDS OF CHOICE DVD LAUNCH PARTY:
Film Screening
Discussion: With Angela Bonavoglia and
Emily Lyons
Helen Mills Theater
July 2007
Creativity and Reproductive Justice --
Workshop with the New Leadership Networking Institute,
Civil Liberties and Social Justice Program, Hampshire College
November 2006
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
Sponsored by The Ramapo College Women's Center, Feminists
United, and the Social Responsibilities council of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood.
SOUTH DAKOTA
GO-VOTE tour
October 26 & 27, 2006: Rapid City:
Dahl Fine Arts Center
(Planned Parenthood)
October 24, 2006: Vermillion
Farber Hall, University
of South Dakota
(U. Vox and Planned Parenthood)
October 23, 2006: Brookings
South Dakota Art Museum Auditorium
(American Assoc. of University Women, Brookings, campus organizations SD
State)
October 21, 2006: Sioux Falls, Augustana College
Back Alley Theater, Morrison Commons
(U. VOX and Planned Parenthood)
October 20, 2006: Sioux Falls
Old Courthouse Museum, Second Floor
(SDNARAL and Planned Parenthood)
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Featuring:
Bekka Lindstrom
Carl H. Jaynes
Marilyn Torres
with music by Suzanne Grossman
directed by
Francesca Mantani Arkus
New York: Panel: "Women at the Barricades"
Mon. October 16, 2006
Moderated by Alexis Greene
League of Professional Theater Women
Rhode Island
October 12, 2006
Providence Area
Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island
Women's Equality Day
Feminists Fighting Forward, NYU
August 26, 2006
'Creativity and Reproductive Justice'
Workshop: Cindy Cooper; Jaye Austin Williams,
Francesca Mantani Arkus, Suzanne Grossman
Des Moines, Iowa
Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
June 2006
State Historical Building
with Carl H. Jaynes, Stacey Linnartz, Jaye Austin Williams
directed by Francesca Mantani Arkus
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April 14 2006
Wings Theater
Greenwich Village NYC
with Carl H. Jaynes, Rebecca Mills, Christa Victoria
MARCH 26, 2006
Carrboro Century Center, North Carolina
Sponsored by the Human Rights & Relations Department
and the Orange County Commission for Women
and Co-Sponsors
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Planned Parenthood of
Connecticut
at First Presbyterian Church, New Haven
Nassau Community College
Long Island NY
Women's Center and others.
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In FALL 2005 ... See News
Words of Choice
RED STATE EMERGENCY TOUR
Directed by Joan Lipkin
featuring Thomasina Clarke, Jacqueline Masei and Kimberly Mason;
Stage Manager Sarah Shimchick
Where We Were:
MISSOURI : St Louis
with Missouri
NARAL ProChoice America at
Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis Webster University Sponsored by: Students for Gender
Equality, Webster Pride Association, Behavioral & Social Science Club, Women's Studies Committee Washington
University Co-Sponsored by Performing Arts Department and
Women and Gender Studies
KANSAS: Lawrence at the Lawrence
Arts Center sponsored by LAWRENCE NOW with special thanks to Planned Parenthood of Kansas/Mid-Missouri and KU Students for Reproductive Rights
Manhattan KS at Kansas State University, by Manhattan
NOW and Ordinary Women Wichita KS sponsored by the Kansas Religious
Coalition for Reproductive Choice at First Unitarian Universalist
Church of Wichita, KS
OKLAHOMA: TULSA -- at the University of Tulsa sponsored by the
TU Coalition for Women's Issues and NARAL Pro-Choice Oklahoma
Read MORE about Kansas here: Kansas -- the right to privacy at stake!
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ALSO:
'WORDS OF CHOICE' has appeared in many venues throughout the
country.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT CHOICE:
Read:
Where We've Been ...
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Colleges
George Washington University
University of Virginia
University of Richmond
Randolph Macon Woman’s College
Hampton University, VA
University of Missouri
Union Theological Seminary, NYC
Southwest Missouri State University
Kent State University
Mercer County Community College, NJ
Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
University of Cincinnati
University of Akron
Webster University, St. Louis
Washington University, St. Louis
Kansas State University
University of Tulsa
Nassau Community College, NY
University of South Dakota
Augustana University, SD
SD State, Brookings
Ramapo College of New Jersey
| Special Benefit, Guest Sally Blackmun |
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Faith-Based Institutions
Arlington Unitarian-Universalist Church, VA
Union Theological Seminary, NY
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Kan City MO
First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, MO
Presbyterian Parish House, NJ
Temple Beth Shalom, NJ
First Unitarian Church of Youngstown, OH
Akron Unitarian Universalist Church
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Wichita by KS Religious Coalition
for Reproductive Choice
Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis
First Presbyterian Church, New Haven CN
Judson Memorial Church, NYC
| Special Benefit, Planned Parenthood NYC |
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Theaters
Here Arts Center, NYC
Ensemble Studio Theater Octoberfest,
NYC
The Culture Project, NY
Mad Cow Theater, Orlando
AcrossTown Repertory Theater,
Gainesville
CoralStage, Coral Gables
Old Arizona Studios, Minneaoplis
Theatre X at the Broadway Theater
Center, Milw.
Provincetown Rep, MA (workshop)
Cedar Lee Theater,
Cleveland
Beacon Theater, NY (special event)
Lawrence Arts Center, KS
Wings Theater, NYC
Helen Mills Theater, NYC
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Community and Art Centers
World Culture Open, NYC
The Progressive Center, Tallahassee
The Women’s Club, Hagerstown MD
Wil-Mar Community Center, Wisc.
Puffin Cultural Forum, NJ
Electric Eye Café, Madison
Ceres Gallery, NY
Las Manos Gallery, Chicago
Carrboro Century Center, NC
Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City SD
South Dakota State Art Museum, Brookings SD
Courthouse Museum, Sioux Falls, SD
Menla Institute, NY
TACT Studio, NYC
Bluestockings Bookstore, NYC (film)
Special Events
The Princeton Club, NYC
Medical-Presentation Auditorium, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hotel Conference Room, Leadership Conference, Washington DC
Hotel Ballroom, National Conference, Chicago
Seminar Room, Offices of the March for Women’s Lives, DC
Health Care Center, Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey
State Historical Society, Des Moines, Iowa
Hotel Ballroom, Warwick, Rhode Island
Workshops
Creativity Workshop on Reproductive Rights, NYC
New Leadership and Networking Institute, Civil Rights and Public Policy Program
of Hampshire College
New School: Social Justice and Communications
Feminists Moving Forward, NYU: Creativity and Reproductive Justice
Grassroots Media Conference 2008, NYC
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
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Presenters, Participating Groups &
Educational Partners
That We've Worked With ...
Planned Parenthood of New York City
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Persist (Union Theological Seminary)
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Queen Bee Theater
Florida NOW
Radigals, NB, Rutgers
Virginia NOW
National Abortion Federation
Planned Parenthood Chicago
Chicago NOW
Planned Parenthood Greater Orlando
NARAL Pro-Choice New Jersey
Missouri Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
National Council of Jewish Women, West Morris County
NOW-NJ
National Council of Jewish Women-Jersey Hills Section
Women's Defense Coalition, Rutgers
Women's Studies Department, Rutgers
Tallahassee Abortion Fund
Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey
ACLU-NJ
Planned Parenthood of Mahoning Valley
Youngstown Coalition for the March to Save Women's Lives
Republican Majority for Choice
Planned Parenthood of Cincinnati
Women's Studies Department, Univ. Cincy
Tidewater NOW
Lynchberg NOW
Planned Parenthood of Summt, Medina and Portage Counties
Akron Colaition for March for Women's Lives
Akron chapter of the National Organization for Women
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio
Center for Reproductive Rights
YWCA of Summit County
Social Action Council of the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Arlington
Planned Parenthood Northeastern Ohio
Charlottesville NOW
National Organization for Women at UVA
Voices for Choices, GWU
Feminist Majority, GWU
Leadership Alliance, GWU
Medical Students for Choice, GWU
March for Women's Lives, GWU
GW Student Global AIDS Campaign
Law Students for Choice, Univ Richmond
Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (MO)
Lawrence NOW
NOW Manhattan KS
NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri
KANSAS Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Tulsa University Coalition for Women's Issues
Ordinary Women, KSU
NARAL ProChoice Oklahoma
Performing Arts Department, Washington University
Women and Gender Studies, Washington Univ.
Students for Gender Equality, Webster Univ.
Webster University Pride Assoc., Webster Univ.
Behavioral & Soc.Science Club, Webster U.
Women's Studies Committee, Webster Univ.
Planned Parnenthood of Connecticut
Women's Center of the Department of Academic/Student Services,
Nassau Community College
The Women Students' Association, Nassau Community College
Human Rights and Relations Depart. & Orange County Commission
for Women, NC
IPAS
NOW - Chapel Hill
NOW- Raleigh
Orange County Rape Crisis Center
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina
Birth Control Project
Family Violence Prevention Center, NC
Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
Women's Rights/Human Rights NYC
Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island
South Dakota Naral
Planned Parenthood SD/ND/MN
American Association of University Women, Brookings SD
VOX, University of South Dakota
VOX, Augustana College, Sioux Falls
Ramapo College Women's Center
Feminists United, Ramapo
Social Responsibilities Council of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
Civil Liberties & Public Policy Program, Hamshire College
New Leadership and Networking Institute
National Film Institute (NFI)
World Culture Open Center
Judson Memorial Church, NYC
Grassroots Media Conference, NYC
Bluestockings Bookstore, NYC
The Haven Coalition
SWAN: The Fund for Women Artists
Pratt Institute (DVD)
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44 Cities:
New York City - Princeton NJ - Morristown
NJ
Hagerstown MD - Minneapolis MN
Cambridge MA - Chicago IL
Provincetown MA - New Brunswick
NJ
Teaneck NJ- Jersey Hills
NJ -
Madison WI - Kansas City
MO - Springfield MO
Columbia MO - Webster Grove, MO- St.
Louis, MO
Coral Gables FL -
Tallahassee FL
Gainesville FL - Orlando
FL
Cleveland Hts. OH - Arlington
VA
Lynchberg VA - Hampton VA
Richmond VA - Akron OH
Kent OH - Cincinnati OH
Lawrence KS - Manhattan KS
New Haven CN - Carrboro
NC
Wichita KS - Tulsa OK
Flemington NJ - Garden City NY
Des Moines IO - Warwick
RI
Sioux Falls SD - Brookings
SD
Vermillion SD - Rapid
City SD
Mahwah, NJ
18 Plus States:
New York - New Jersey
Massachusetts - Maryland
District of Columbia - Virginia
Minnesota - Wisconsin
Illinois - Missouri
Florida- Ohio
Oklahoma - Kansas
Connecticut - North Carolina
Iowa - Rhode Island
South Dakota
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