Velina Brown, Lisa Hori-Garcia, and Kevin Rolston in a scene from San Francisco Mime Troupe's "Making a Killing 2007."
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Women Rising XIV: International Changemakers in the Arts
October 24, 2007
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Women are gaining influence as leaders throughout the world, fighting for peace, justice, the environment and civil society.
On this edition, we profile four artist activists. Velina Brown is a core actor with the world famous San Francisco Mime Troupe. So An is a singer activist in Haiti. Jaishri Abichandani is an artist and curator with the South Asian Women's Creative Collective and Zimbabwean Rutendo Mudzamiri teams with the International Museum of Women to launch the "Imagining Ourselves" online art exhibit.
Featuring:
Velina Brown, actor in the San Francisco Mime Troup; So An, Haitian singer activist; Jaishri Abichandani, artist and curator with South Asian Women's Creative Collective; Rutendo Mudzamiri, artist and activist.
Senior Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Women Rising Producer: Lynn Feinerman
Women Rising Host: Sandina Robbins
Women Rising Sound Editor: Stephanie Welch
For more information:
Velina Brown
San Francisco Mime Troupe
855 Treat Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-285-1717
www.sfmt.org
www.velandme.com
So Anne
Haiti Action Committee
HAC P.O. Box 2218
Berkeley, CA 94702
info@haitiaction.org
www.haitiaction.org
Jaishri Abichandani
c/o Exit Art
475 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
jaishri.abichandani@gmail.com
Rutendo Mudzamiri
International Museum of Women
P.O. Box 190038
San Francisco, CA 94119-0038
415-543- 4669
http://imaginingourselves.imow.org
www.imow.org