REPRESENT TONYC! 2021 Team #4

This Thursday is Thanksgiving! 

As part of this year’s celebration, the 6 of us have set a goal of raising $2,500 for Theatre of the Oppressed NYC by November 30th (which just happens to be Giving Tuesday). 

We’re asking you to help us “squash” that goal by donating to our community of actors, activists, and artists who are using theatre to catalyze creative change throughout NYC. 

We believe there are never too many cooks in the kitchen. Every person has an inner chef, a tried-and-true recipe, and a secret ingredient with the power to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. 

By donating to Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, you will help our troupes continue to create and perform more plays based on their challenges confronting economic inequality, racism, and other social, health, and human rights injustices. Please help us cook up a year-round moveable feast -- on the street, online, and in theaters and venues in communities across NYC.  

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¡Este jueves es el Día de Acción de Gracias! 

Como parte de la celebración de este año, los 6 nos hemos fijado el objetivo de recaudar 2,500 dólares para Theatre of the Oppressed NYC antes del 30 de noviembre (que casualmente es "Giving Tuesday"). 

Te pedimos que nos ayudes a "aplastar" ese objetivo donando a nuestra comunidad de actores, activistas y artistas que utilizan el teatro para catalizar el cambio creativo en toda NYC. 

Creemos que nunca hay demasiados cocineros en la cocina. Cada persona tiene una cocinera interior, una receta probada y un ingrediente secreto con el poder de transformar lo ordinario en extraordinario. 

Al hacer un donativo a Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, ayudará a que nuestras compañías sigan creando y representando más obras basadas en sus desafíos frente a la desigualdad económica, el racismo y otras injusticias sociales, sanitarias y de derechos humanos. Ayúdanos a preparar un festín móvil durante todo el año: en la calle, en línea y en los teatros y salas de las comunidades de Nueva York.  

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Ruth López Martínez líder comunitaria desde hace 12 años. Con arte y teatro es más fácil que nuestra comunidad conozca sus derechos en el país de las oportunidades, por eso me vincule al teatro, encontré una forma más fácil de conectarme con mi comunidad. DONA, APOYANOS Y CON T U APOYO ESTAS APOYANDO A LA COMUNIDAD MAS VULNERABLE

Katy Rubin is a joker, a huge fan of TONYC, and a former TONYC executive director too! Even though I live in the UK now, I've been able to attend many of the forum performances over Zoom during the pandemic, which have been funny, powerful, energizing, and thoroughly delightful. I'm blown away by the way TONYC has adapted over the past 18 months, prioritizing support of its community while still creating fantastic theatre that sparks dialogue and action. In addition to all that, I'm also a big fan of the folks in this group - who are wonderful colleagues and art-makers. Those are just some of the many reasons I hope you'll support our team - and we'll be *giving-thanks* for you this month!

Patrick Kowalczyk has been a member of the board of Theatre of the Oppressed NYC since 2016 and his public relations agency, PKPR, has helped get the word out about TONYC for even longer. He went to his first performance of Theatre of the Oppressed NYC in 2014 expecting to leave feeling hopeless. Instead, he had one of the most joyous, inspiring, and moving experiences he ever had in a theater. His Thanksgiving wish is that every New Yorker has the opportunity to experience TONYC because he knows they will leave transformed and motivated just like he was.

Omari Soulfinger discovered Theatre of the Oppressed NYC when the forum technique was used to train Brooklyn Movement Center organizers on how to engage elected officials. Omari found the intersection of social change work and theatre as praxis to be his inherit practice. He joined the team as a joker in 2018, and later as troupe coordinator and later later as Director of Communication and Creative Advocacy. He truly believes that T.O. is the tradition that can help folks move from just having “values ethics” or “empathetic emotions” to utilizing those toward REAL action.

Hi I'm Miss. Sparks. I Have Been An Actor For Three Years With TONYC. I Am A Part Of The Housing Work's Theatre Troupe; Volunteer's Department; And Fund-Raising Team #4. I Love TONYC For Theatre, Acting, Performing, Family, Support. People Should Donate To Theater Of The Oppressed Because It Actually "Work's" - Life Changing Experiences! In Solidarity & Unity. Thank You.

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