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Should I Pray For My Abuser? Reconciling Feminism and Forgiveness

Paolo Freire writes, “In order for [the struggle for humanization] to have meaning, the oppressed must not, in seeking to regain their humanity (which is a way to create it), become in turn oppressors of the oppressors, but rather restorers of the humanity of both.”
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It’s Here! The Very First Chalchihuitán Telenovela

Miss me? I disappeared on you there for a spell. But I had a pretty darn good reason. I spent the spring and early summer working the night shift at a San Cris posada and sleeplessly dashing out to Chalchi High during the day. In just two (very busy) months, we prepared a play for [...]

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Let the Games Begin!

A week ago we left our beautiful, new world of theater and community activism in Xela, Guatemala, also known as the Second Latin American Reunion of the Theatre of the Oppressed. But the fun is just beginning! Check out Days #2-3–Raquel and I had the unforgettable experience of leading an introductory T.O. workshop with a youth association [...]

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Away We Go (For 10 Days of TO)!

Tomorrow at this time, my tocalla Raquel and I will be surrounded by 500 other artists and activists in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala at the opening of the 2nd Latin American Reunion of the Theatre of the Oppressed. The Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) was pioneered by Brazilian artist Augusto Boal as a means of [...]

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Yes! And vs. Awkward Silence: Improv For “Beginners”

I’ve never had nerves on opening night. If anything, I’ve worried my way into a weak stomach in solidarity with my fellow castmates, but, in reality, I’m right as rain in front of a rising [...]

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Nomads, Clowns, and Vaginas: A Weekend of Art at EDELO

Paren el mundo que nos queremos bajar--a weekend art festival by El Forito Nomada and EDELO

“Stop the world, we want to get off!” reads the busy green invitation to El Forito Nomada’s weekend festival of art, music, clowns, theater, film, and poetry at EDELO Residencia in [...]

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From Chiapaneca to Chapina: New Beginnings in Old Guatemala

RKA in Guatemala

After nearly a year and a half in Chiapas, Mexico, I’m a Guatemalan girl now. Today I begin my training as a social justice artist with ArtCorps, an organization dedicated [...]

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