Speech-Making for Rallies
led by nationally-renowned activist Robin Tyler
AND
Freeing the Activist Voice
led by Linklater teacher Brent Blair
2 FREE WORKSHOPS
Sunday, June 6, 2004
in the Massman Theatre at USC
10:30am-to-1:30pm AND 3:00pm-to-6:00pm
You are welcome to come and bring family, friends and colleagues of all
ages!!
Please R.S.V.P. to normabowles@earthlink.net
This day of workshops
is hosted by
Fringe Benefits,
Center for Theatre of the Oppressed
and Applied Theatre Arts, Los Angeles,
and the Paolo Freire Institute,
and is part of the
Creative Tools for Critical Times
Theatre and Pedagogy of the Oppressed Conference
*Directions & Parking Information at the end of this e-mail.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:
Speech-Making for Rallies
led by nationally-renowned activist Robin Tyler
10:30am to 1:30pm, Sunday June 6
Do you ever watch rallies, and get bored by speaker after speaker either
saying the
same thing, yelling into the mike, or carrying on too long?
Would you like to be a great pub! lic speaker? Whether you are speaking in
front of a
dozen people in a classroom, or a million people at a March on Washington,
you can
learn to be a great speaker! This class will teach you messaging, humor,
and how you can follow anyone in any rally, and be heard and remembered.
Robin Tyler is one of the leading activists, speakers and Special Event
Producers
for the Lesbian/Gay, AIDS and Women's movements. She has addressed
major rallies all over the world, including several Marches on Washington.
Robin will share the secrets about content, presentation and projection.
Because Robin has been both a comic and a producer of major events, she will
talk about the use of time, and humor.
The class is free, and open to everyone who wants to participate as a major
- non-boring,
activist-speaker. Please bring paper and pen to write short speech?very
short?
because you can sway people in a matter of minutes.
At the begi! nning of class, there will be a 20-minute tape of Robin emceeing
the Gay Games.
(10 minutes of humor, 10 minutes of speaking in front of 25 thousand
people.)
followed by
Freeing the Activist Voice
lead by theatre activist and educator Brent Blair
3:00pm to 6:00pm, also Sunday, June 6
Inspired by Kristin Linklater?s Freeing the Natural Voice, this three-hour
exploration of the instrument of the activist offers all participants the
opportunity to embody the words they have written and find a free and full
expression guaranteed to send the message home and persuade all who hear.
Release trapped passions and generate a critical clarity in your public
voice. Workshop ends with a celebration of individual passions in the form
of public speeches in the great outdoors!
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
Robin Tyler
Robin Tyler Canadian born Robin Tyler is the CEO of Robin Tyler Productions,
Inc, and Robin Tyler International Tours for women-www.robintylertours.com
She is also one of the leading activists, speakers and Special Event
Producers for the Lesbian/Gay, Aids, and Women's movement, distinguishing
herself at such events as the Main Stage Producer of the 1979,(line
producer) 1987, (sole producer) and 1993 Marches on Washington (co-producer)
for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Producer of the Women?s Philharmonic at the
Kennedy Center, and Producer/Executive Director of the Ist. International
Gay Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia. In addition to 25 major outdoor
women?s music and comedy festivals, she produced the Stonewall Democratic
Federation Convention in Palm Springs.
Robin was also the first ?out? gay or lesbian comic in the 1970?s, both on
television and records.
Robin was the cofounder and National Rally Coordinator for stopdrlaura.com.
She is the ED of the Equality Campaign, and the National Co-Chair of
DontAmend.com, ! the organization fighting to stop the US Constitutional
Amendment against same sex marriage. DontAmned.com also includes
DearMary.com. She has also been the first North American speaker to address
major rallies in England, Canada, France, Mexico and Russia calling for an
end to violence and discrimination against lesbians and gays.
Robin is featured in Paul Cain?s book, Leading the Parade, ?Conversations
with America?s Most Influential Lesbians and Gay Men."
Brent Blair
Brent Blair is a full time faculty member at USC's School of Theatre where
he is also the founding coordinator of Applied Theatre Arts. Blair has
developed curricula and programs using theatre in therapy, education, social
change and for youth since arriving from Boston nearly 8 years ago. A
recent recipient of the 2002 USC Good Neighbor Volunteer Award, Blair spends
community time as a volunteer in Central Juvenile Hall working with
incarcerated teens using Shak! espeare to free locked-up voices, and he
recently completed "The Romeo Project" with eight boys and girls from the
hall, their families, and professional volunteers from USC's student body
and the theatre community. Blair is also a Marriage and Family Therapist
serving an internship at CCS/Amanecer using theatre arts and therapy with
three groups of youth from 6 to 18 years of age in an arts program called
Cityscape developed by Bob Brodhead, formerly of the high school theatre
arts organization, Colors United. Blair is co-founder and chairperson of
the Center for Theatre of the Oppressed and Applied Theatre Arts in Los
Angeles and will be hosting internationally renowned Augusto Boal for his
second annual Los Angeles visit in April. Blair teamed up with Amde
Hamilton, founder of the Watts Prophets, to serve as artistic consultant for
the newly established Hip Hop Poetry Choir, exploring new horizons of poetry
performance. Blair is completing ! course work on his PhD in Depth Psychology
at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
******LOGISTICS*******
Directions to Massman Theatre, USC Campus:
In the Drama Center (DRC) on USC?s University Park Campus (UPC).
Http://www.usc.edu has maps and directions as well if
you like.
Take the 110 to Exposition, turn West (right if southbound on the 110) until
you get to Vermont, and turn North (right) on Vermont to 36th Street. Park
at metered parking (free on Sunday). Walk through the pedestrian gate
across the street from the Post Office, proceed straight ahead on the little
path, the tennis stadium will be on your left and construction will be on
your right. The Massman Theatre is in the Drama Center (DRC), which is a
small one story white brick building on your left, after you've passed the
tennis stadium.
USC is located in the heart of south Metropolitan Los Angeles,
south of the 10 and we! st of the 110 freeways.
110 (Harbor Freeway) North
1. Take the Exposition Boulevard exit.
2. Go straight through the 37th Street light. Keep left.
3. Go under the freeway bridge and across Flower Street and Figueroa
Street.
4. Continue straight (west) on Exposition.
5. Turn right (north) on Vermont)
6. Turn right (east) on Jefferson.
7. Continue a couple short blocks to McClintock entrance & turn right
to enter campus.
110 (Harbor/Pasadena Freeway) South
1. Take the Exposition Boulevard exit. Keep right.
2. Go across Flower Street and Figueroa Street.
3. Continue straight (west) on Exposition.
4. Turn right (north) on Vermont)
5. Turn right (east) on Jefferson.
6. Continue a couple short blocks to McClintock entrance & turn right to
enter campus.
10 (Santa Monica Freeway)
1. Take the Vermont Street exit. Continue south on Vermont
2. Turn right (east) on Jefferson
3. Continue a couple short blocks to McClint! ock entrance & turn
right to enter campus.
405 (San Diego Freeway) South or North
1. Transition to the 10 (Santa Monica Freeway) east heading toward
Los Angeles.
2. Follow directions under "10 (Santa Monica Freeway)"
101 (Hollywood/Ventura Freeway) South or North
1. Transition to the 110 (Harbor Freeway) south.
2. Follow directions under "110 (Harbor Freeway) south"
5 (Golden State/Santa Ana Freeway) South or North
1. Transition to the 10 west (Santa Monica Freeway ) and then to the
110 south (Harbor Freeway).
Note: An alternate route if you are north of downtown and driving south on
the 5: Exit directly to the 110 south and take it through the downtown area
to Exposition Boulevard which is just south of downtown.
2. Follow directions under "110 (Harbor Freeway) south"
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
1. Take the 105 (Century Freeway) east.
2. Transition to the 110 (Harbor Freeway) north.
3. Follow directions u! nder "110 (Harbor Freeway) north"
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Parking at USC:
Entrance to USC for on-campus parking:
Jefferson Boulevard Entrance at McClintock Avenue
(#5) Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Various surface lots and Jefferson Boulevard East Parking Plaza
Off campus: Usually free on Sundays!
Parking is available on Figueroa, Vermont,
Exposition and Jefferson
On Vermont, south of Jefferson, near Taco Bell,
at 36th Street, there's an entrance to campus
that's very near the PED building where we'll be!
Public Transportation to USC:
DASH Route C (line starts at 7th Street Metro Center station): Runs every
15-30 minutes from 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mon-Sat. Drops and picks up on
Figueroa Street. Cost: 25 cents. For more information about DASH routes,
call 1-800-COMMUTE.
Metro Bus ! and Metro Rail: Bus service is provided from Union Station to the
University Park Campus on bus lines 444, 445 and 446. Bus line 71 provides
transportation between Union Station and the Health Sciences Campus. For
information about these and other routes and schedules, call 1-800-COMMUTE.
Single zone fare: .25.
Tram Services: Union Station: The shuttle picks up passengers outside of
the main lobby, adjacent to the taxi and tram pick-up area at Union Station,
and in front of the JEP House located on 34th Street at Trousdale on the
University Park Campus. Operates Mon-Fri, morning trams run from Union
Station to UPC, afternoon trams run from UPC to Union Station. NOTE: Tram
services are provided at no charge to USC students, faculty, staff and
guests. For further information regarding tram route locations and
schedules, call Transportation Services at (213) 740-3575.
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**Please note:
We are just at the beginning of our learning curve
vis how to make our workshops accessible to people with disabilities.
If you have any questions about this,
please ask us when you RSVP. **
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