| Next Communities Tackles Race - WBEZ
by Jason Loewith on 3/21/2008 01:31:00 PM
So Senator Barack Obama might be having a tough time lately getting the conversation started in this country about race, but we at Next Theatre - and specifically, Outreach Director Julie Ganey and Next Communities - are doing it on the local level with huge success! Check out this clip from WBEZ's Eight-Forty-Eight if you don't believe me.
Julie Ganey has really built this program over the past three years through her care, talent and hard work, and the interest of the press is testimony to her diligence. For those of you that still wonder what Next Communities is about, the clip explains it all beautifully: what it is, why it's important, and who we're making this work for.
I'm also proud to share the following from one of our major funders of the project:
Thanks so much for taking time to share the 848 clip with us. It was such a wonderful piece and one that not only captured the success of this program but also the essence of what the Woods Fund hopes might come from supporting efforts that use the arts and open conversations to build diverse and healthy communities - in whatever form that might take. We are truly proud of all that Julie and Next Theatre has been able to accomplish during this three-year grant period. Bravo!
Consuella Brown
Program Director
Woods Fund of Chicago
As a reminder, performances this year are:
Thursday May 15, 7pm at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center
Saturday May 17, 3pm at Raven Theatre in Rogers Park
Sunday May 18, 3pm at Next Theatre Company
All perfs are free/donations accepted/reservations suggested at 847-475-1875 x10 or amber@nexttheatre.orgLabels: Next Communities, Race
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