Hi All! I am back in Vermont; it's good to be back home!
You may remember that I sent out an e-mail this winter trying to get support to bring "An Olive on the Seder Plate" to Burlington. A student from UVM, Helaine Alon, who is active in Students for Global Justice and Hillel has organized a performance in Burlington! They will be coming on Wednesday, April 13 to Billings North Lounge. I think it would be great in VTJP could pledge financial support. There are some high costs--they are asking $2000 for the performance, and we will need to rent lighting, which will be something like $350. Helaine has secured funding from the on-campus groups of Students for Global Justice, Spark, the Office of Conflict Resolution, and the Sociology Department; she's waiting to hear back from others. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue has pledged $200. I like the idea of collaborating with these groups to work on building positive alliances. Also, the performance would be a good opportunity to begin plugging the Al-Rowwad performance, eh? We don't have a meeting until 2 days before the performance, so could we agree to support or not to support via e-mail? I'm going to work on promotion and will be printing the first round of flyers this week. If we'd like to sponser it would be great to get VTJP's name on the poster soon. What are your thoughts? I'm including in this message a description of the performance. The website is a more colorful representation: www.libertycabbage.org Peace, Hilary Hello there. My name is Ray Young. I am a member of Liberty Cabbage Theatre Revival and I’m writing to you because I think you’ll be interested in our show that is touring to Colleges and Universities this spring. "An Olive on the Seder Plate" is a Multi-media Performance exploring how progressive Jews wrestle with the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip. While the politics expressed challenge the policies behind the occupation, the show consistently approaches the issues from multiple perspectives, and addresses Jewish concerns of anti-Semitism as well as Jews’ desire for a sense of Home. After an incredibly successful tour this past autumn, and a sold-out run in Philadelphia last spring, we’ve decided to take the show on tour again. This spring An Olive on the Seder Plate, and our accompanying workshop, will be on tour throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. We want to give you the opportunity to bring the performance to your campus. Our tour is currently being scheduled for March through Mid-April of 2005. We are asking for a student group or groups to host the play for a sliding scale fee of $1,000-$3,000. (other amounts are negotiable, but this fee offsets the cost of travel and equipment.) The performance is then FREE for students, faculty, staff, and community members. Following each performance, we will also facilitate a group discussion relating to content from the show, audience members’ responses, and activity around the conflict in your local area. Also, if schedules are permitting, we can facilitate a more in-depth workshop with students. We would love to talk with you about the possibility of adding your campus to our tour schedule. If you would like more information or are interested in booking a show, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't miss this rare opportunity to bring a multi-media performance about Israel and Palestine to your campus! Thanks for your interest. Ray Young. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE: www.libertycabbage.org ****************************************************** "An Olive on the Seder Plate" is a multi-media performance exploring how progressive Jews wrestle with the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip. While the politics expressed challenge the policies behind the occupation, the show consistently approaches the issues from multiple perspectives, and addresses Jewish concerns of anti-Semitism as well as Jews’ desire for a sense of Home. "An Olive on the Seder Plate" is a collaboration between over a dozen Jewish musicians, performers, artists and activists in the Philadelphia area. Content of the show is discussed on an on-going basis with leading Palestinian and Jewish peace activists. As the Liberty Cabbage Theatre Revival has demonstrated in the past, performance art provides a (literal) stage for discussion of complex and difficult topics. This show is a creative, innovative, and much-needed contribution to on-going peace and social justice work in the United States and throughout the world. www.libertycabbage.org _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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