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Dialogue: Women Saving Their Own Lives Thru the Creative Process

A Theater Workshop for Social Transformation
Tuesday, 11/22/2022
7:00 - 8:30
Virtual Library

United States

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A not-to-miss discussion with Rhodessa Jones, founder of The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women.

Watch on YouTube. 

Jones is a performer, teacher, director and co-artistic director of the critically acclaimed performance company Cultural Odyssey. Jones founded and directs The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women, an award-winning performance workshop committed to the personal and social transformation of women, now in its 23rd year.

The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women / HIV Circle utilizes storytelling as a vehicle to peruse social change in the lives of female offenders. The methodology creates a space that encourages women prisoners to view their lives as mythical creatures. The process asks that each woman mines her personal experience as a means of telling the truth and practicing revolution. 

The Medea Project, supported by the Arts in Corrections program, is designed to have a positive impact on the social and emotional well-being of women experiencing incarceration and promote the healing and interpersonal transformation both inside and outside of the boundaries of institutions.​

Connect: 

Rhodessa Jones - Website | Rhodessa Jones - Twitter | Rhodessa Jones - Instagram

The Medea Project - Website | The Medea Project - Facebook

 

One City One Book

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Learn about and increase your awareness of issues related to jail, prison, incarceration and reentry resources. Find out more about our services: sfpl.org/services/jail-and-reentry-services.

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