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Explore social justice issues by engaging with local community organizations and projects. Build relationships with these organizations and other team members. This is an intergenerational experience for high school students, young adults, families, and others—some locations and topics may have age appropriate considerations. |
 Through group and individual participation and reflection learn skills that transform everyday conflict. Sarah Stockholm, graduate of St. Kate's in 2009 and a facilitator for Theatre of the Oppressed, will engage methodologies of Theatre of the Oppressed and Nonviolent Communication.
"In Theatre of the Oppressed, reality is shown not only as it is, but also, more importantly, as it could be. Which is what we live for - to become what we have the potential to be. This vital element is entrusted to the creativity of the audience: the spectators come on stage, substituting themselves for the protagonist, and trying to find viable solutions for real problems." - Augusto Boal
Where: Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave., St. Paul
Cost: $10 adults / $8 Students (includes lunch)
Walk-in registration welcome!
Another event of interest:
Imagining a Just Economy: Policy Awareness Series
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Peace Vigil for Closing the School of the Americas - Sunday, November 20, 1pm
We gathered on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge for a peace vigil in
solidarity with the vigil at the School of the Americas at Fort Benning,
GA.
Invisible Children - Monday, September 19, 2011, 6:30pm
The Justice Office and Celeste’s Dream will host a screening of Tony Bracelet.
Introduced by Lakot Grace, a 25 year old Ugandan woman, this is a new
documentary about a child soldier survivor produced by Invisible
Children. The event is free and open to the public.
Any donations or free-will offerings will go to the Early Warning Radio
Network to prevent the abduction of children in Central Africa.
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service - Monday, January 17, 2011
Active
Nonviolence - Learn how to deal with conflict nonviolently. Led by
Cretin-Derham Hall's Ms. Ellie Roscher and Theater of the Oppressed
Group. Held at Carondelet Center.
Peace Vigil and Panel for Closing the SOA - Sunday, November 21, 2010
We
gathered on the Lake Street / Marshall Avenue Bridge for a Peace Vigil
in solidarity with the vigil at the School of the Americas at Fort
Benning, GA. At 2:15 following the vigil on the bridge, we met at
Carondelet Center and heard from students, St. Joseph Workers, and
Sisters who have previously participated in the vigil at Fort Benning.
Learn more about the School of the Americas.
Exploring Identity ... with photographer Wing Young Huie and his latest work "The University Avenue Project"
June 14, 2010
At this event, participants engaged celebrated local photographer Wing Young Huie's 6-mile long inquiry on the changing cultural landscape of University Avenue. They
learned from him about the background and his motivation for the
project, and we will take a bus tour along the avenue
and shared thoughts on the intersection of individual and communal
identity. The event included a bus tour along University Avenue and a
potluck dinner. Wing
Young Huie creates societal mirrors of who and what we are becoming,
seeking to reveal not only what is hidden, but also what is plainly
visible yet seldom noticed. A native of Duluth, he has received
international acclaim for his projects documenting his home state of
Minnesota. Published collections of his work include Frogtown: Photographs and Conversation in an Urban Neighborhood; Lake Street USA; and Searching for Asian America: An Ethnocentric Tour.
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service - January 18, 2010
Nearly
100 people -- youth and adults -- gathered for this day focusing on
"nonviolence in action." Kevin Lally, a teacher at Cretin-Derham Hall,
led the conference. Using techniques from Theater of the Oppressed,
participants gathered in small groups and acted out stories of
oppression such as ageism, sexism, or harrassment. During a second
"play" of the story, the audience was encouraged to interrupt, change
places with characters, and change the outcome of the "play." The lesson
behind this technique is that problems won't necessarily be solved, but
they can be identified.
Justice in Action event - October 24, 2009: An energetic group of people at WomanWell to create a spiritual and ecological landscape. Read about the day and view pictures of the transformed landscape!
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For more information on community engagement, contact Jennifer Tacheny at 651-696-2872 or email jtacheny@csjstpaul.org
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