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Welcome to The Every 28 Hours Plays: New Haven

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onight you’ll hear 72 one-minute plays written by artists nationwide in response to the statistic that in our country, every 28 hours a black person is killed by a police officer, vigilante, or security guard. You will hear these stories from the voices of over 70 local actors, advocates, and activists who’ve come together for tonight only. James Baldwin wrote that “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Tonight we face these plays, so that together we can create change.

The passions pulling local groups into this project are as myriad as the groups themselves: We bring social justice advocacy, fun and spirit through the eyes of youth to the Every 28 Hours plays. We help high school students study the fine arts, to generate and get involved in discussions around topics of importance in the lives of our students and our world. We create collisions: national playwrights’ imaginations collide with true New Haven stories; art-loving theaters collide with justice-loving grassroots movements; audience collides with participatory art and organizing to turn spectators into spect-actors. We collide with each other in the theatre to help ensure that no bullets collide with the living, breathing bodies of our New Haven community. We stand with the people of New Haven and our country in exposing the truth and building a resistance movement to uproot the system of criminalization of Black and Brown people and the lie of white supremacy. We create theatre of the highest quality that reflects and inspires discourse on the world in which we live. This is the world in which we live. We hope coming together tonight is a beginning.

The plays tonight will be performed by groups from: ACES Educational Center for the Arts BlackLivesMatter New Haven CT Red Black and Green (RBG) Common Ground High School Collective Consciousness Theatre Elm Shakespeare Company Hartbeat Ensemble’s Youth Play Institute

Ice the Beef Youth Long Wharf Theatre People Against Police Brutality Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Southern Connecticut State University Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA)

There is more information on our collaborators in this program.

Stick around after the show to share your experiences, create, and get involved. Find out how you can be an advocate for police accountability with a mobilization led by People Against Police Brutality and BlackLivesMatter New Haven, write a response of your own, or participate in a Theatre of the Oppressed workshop.

Your voice matters. Thank you for showing your support, The Every 28 Hours: New Haven Team

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Every twenty-eight hours a black person is killed by A vigilante, security guard, or the police in AMERICA. readings @ long wharf theatre Friday October 21, 2016 7PM Co-created and produced by Claudia Alick of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dominic D’Andrea of The One-Minute Play Festival, with the participation of theater artists around the country.

Originally created and produced on the ground in the St Louis community, and in Ferguson, the third phase of the project are a coordinated series of national readings and engagements all over the country sponsored and presented by our partnering theatres. For more information on the original artists who created this body of work, please visit: www.thefergusonmoment.com

the plays / playwrights EVERY 28 HOURS PLAYS NHV

ONE:

INTRODUCTION

2. White Air by Marshall Jones, III

Performed by Educational Center for the Arts

3. Lucky by D’lo

1. L ife By Numbers by Rasheedat Badejo and Heidi Van

4. You Try It by Neil LaBute

2. Excuses by Ova Saopeng

6. Black Cop Blues Scene One by Stew

3. System Monster Play by Aleshea Harris 4. The Fall by Shruti Purkayastha

7. N ightmare in Black: A Game by Jerome A. Parker

5. Other Stats by Sigrid Gilmer

8. Before the “Pop, Pop, Pop” by UNIVERSES

6. All Convenience by Claudia Alick 7. O utside A Small Circle of Friends by Prince Gomolvilas 8. Every Moment by Anu Yadav

TWO:

RACE

Performed by Hartbeat Ensemble’s Youth Play Institute

5. What’s In a Name? by Tarell Alvin Mccraney

FOUR:

COMMUNITY

Performed by People Against Police Brutality, BlackLivesMatter New Haven, Showing Up For Racial Justice and RBG 1. But We Only Take Cash by Jonathan Norton 2. All Ears by Kristoffer Diaz 3. Shaping His World by Stephen Peirick

1. Bad Motherfucker by Amina Henry

4. Tweet This by Syd Stewart

2. Penis Envy (Or Better) by Psalmayene 24

5. Live Here by Chelsea Gregory

3. Innocent Until Problematic by Ike Holter

6. Hare Today by Emma Goldman-Sherman

4. Co-Exist by Paul Tully

7. The Eight Thirty by Colman Domingo

5. My life matters by David Henry Hwang

8. T hrough the Lens of Ferguson at the Stop/ Waiting by Florinda Bryant

6. My Black Friend by James McManus 7. On The Black Beat by Shishir Kurup

THREE:

POLICE

Performed by People Against Police Brutality, BlackLivesMatter New Haven, Showing Up For Racial Justice and RBG 1. D ays of Passed Past by Brian ‘Dyalekt’ Kushner

FIVE:

PROTEST

Performed by Common Ground High School Drama Club 1. Comfortable/Uncomfortable by Nancy Bell 2. A Birthday Wish by Robert Maesaka 3. A Park in Ferguson by Rick G. Trumble 4. Even If I stand Alone by Olivia Medina

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5. Equal Parts by Jake Margolin

6. Dinosaurs by Kelley Weber

6. Street Medic by Lily Junker

7. Another Mother by Jacqueline E. Lawton

7. Getting the Story by Joan Lipkin

8. Hooded Tears by Migdalia Cruz

8. The Gray Area by Chisa Hutchinson

EIGHT: SIX:

HISTORY

YOUTH

Performed by Ice the Beef Youth

Performed by Collective Consciousness Theatre

1. NewsFlash by Marty K. Casey

1. 2015/1830 Zakiyyah Alexander

2. It’s a Clock by Leilani Chan

2. Good Question by Robert Schenkkan

3. There is Inside You by Josh Wilder

3. The Tree Story by Keith Josef Adkins

4. Charge by Steven Maurice Page

4. American Thugrat by Liza Jesse Peterson

5. Colors by Joe Wilson, Jr

5. Giving Thanks by Aaron Jafferis

6. Sign of the Times by Kevin R. Free

6. Inheritance by Elaine Romero

7. Train of Dreams by Gisla Stringer

7. The Lessons by Mariah L. Richardson

8. Street Angel by Grant Harris

8. Systemic by Matthew R. Kerns

NINE: SEVEN:

FINALE

Performed by Long Wharf Theatre

MOTHERS

Performed by Southern Connecticut State University/Elm Shakespeare

1. My Son by Larissa FastHorse

1. U n-divine Sisterhood by Dominique Morisseau

3. KRIP INJUSTICE by Leroy Moore

2. Stay Out Dem Streets by Basmin Red Dear

5. Autopsy by Aurin Squire

3. Any mother, Any City by Darius Stubbs

6. Just Do It by Eric Coble

4. For Aiyana Stanley Jones by Nambi E. Kelley

7. Moments After by Lynn Nottage

5. Audacity by Kirsten Greenridge

8. Knocked Over by Aaron Posner

2. What Happened Was by Lisa Loomer 4. When the Bullet Strikes by Idris Goodwin

FINAL PIECE: Unknown Thousands by Nikkole Salter

collaborators EVERY 28 HOURS PLAYS NHV ACES Educational Center for the Arts

Collective Consciousness Theatre

ACES Educational Center for the Arts’ (ACES ECA) mission is to provide high school students with the experience of studying the fine arts with practicing professional artists, stimulating a life-long curiosity for learning and a passion for the arts.

Collective Consciousness Theatre is a multicultural theatre company dedicated to social change through the art of live theatre. We produce a two production main stage season and have several productions that are available to tour year round to schools, youth facilities, prisons, communities, and theatres across the country. We believe that theatre is a powerful art form that can inspire others, help them to imagine the possibilities and push them to ignite social change.

We know that theatre changes lives and makes the world a better place when presented in a thoughtprovoking, engaging and honest way.

FIND OUT MORE: www.aces.org/schools-programs/magnet-schools/ educational-center-for-the-arts

BlackLivesMatter new haven Our mission is to demonstrate integrity through educating individuals with knowledge of laws and their rights. We are dedicated to empowering our community. Our vision is to create a space for the community to express their needs and concerns; to create an atmosphere where young and old can work together and serve the community. We believe that by educating our people, we can provide knowledge and opportunities that will change their circumstances. In turn this will give them a chance to put back in the community building bridges for the next generation to succeed. We believe through activism and community service we will demonstrate and be the change we want to see. We feel the community needs to see an organization advocating for them on an everyday basis.

FIND OUT MORE: www.facebook.com/BLMNH/

Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc. The Citywide Youth Coalition, Inc. is a 40 year old organization responsible for the organizing and convening of youth-serving providers, professionals, and youth-led groups in the city of New Haven with the mission to create a courageous community in which all youth can succeed. In recent years, Citywide has focused its efforts to bring youth to the table as decision makers and influencers of practice and policy. As such, Citywide has been dedicated to supporting youth activism and youth organizing as a vehicle to amplify the youth voice and to civically engage young people.

FIND OUT MORE: www.cwyc.org/

FIND OUT MORE: socialchangetheatre.org/ Next Meeting: 10/30/2016

The Hands of Hanifa Thought Partner - Project Management - Creative Design - Performing Artist FIND OUT MORE: www.handsofhanifa.com/

HartBeat Ensemble’s Youth Play Institute HartBeat Ensemble creates provocative theater that connects our community beyond the traditional barriers of class, race, geography and gender.

Our nationally recognized Youth Play Institute brings urban and suburban youth together for paid internships in acting, playwriting, theater design or stage management.

FIND OUT MORE: www.hartbeatensemble.org/

Ice The Beef “It’s not about you, it’s not about me, it’s about our children’s future.”

Ice The Beef curbs anger through positive workshops, youth programs, education, reading, entertainment and community events.

FIND OUT MORE: www.facebook.com/Ice-The-BeefYouth

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Long Wharf Theatre | Community

SCSU/Elm Shakespeare Company

Long Wharf Theatre’s mission is to create theatre of the highest quality that inspires discourse and reflection about each of us and the world in which we live. LWT Community builds bridges between the stories on our stages and the lives of all of us in New Haven. We envision an inclusive, engaged theatre that builds empathy and connects citizens across our city.

Elm Shakespeare is the professional theater in residence at Southern CT State University’s Department of Theater. Both organizations are committed to serving the entire New Haven community through world-class theatrical productions and education – igniting a spark in our shared humanity, enriching the lives of people of diverse ages, backgrounds and beliefs, while training the next generation of theater makers. Together, they are proud to participate in projects like Every 28 Hours, where arts can help give voice to the important issues facing our community in search of solutions.

FIND OUT MORE: www.longwharf.org/community

My Brother’s Keeper MBK is a grassroots organization established to educate and inspire those most impacted by criminal justice and prison policy to be in the forefront for changing these systems into one of justice and humanity.

People Against Police Brutality People Against Police Brutality is a grassroots organization in New Haven working to support survivors of police brutality. We are working to establish a Civilian Review Board in New Haven and statewide to hold police accountable to the communities they serve. Our proposed Civilian Review Board is based on the M.A.L.I.K. Organization’s proposal and the work of Emma Jones.

FIND OUT MORE: www.nhvcrb.org/

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) New Haven SURJ is a national network of groups and individuals organizing White people for racial justice. SURJ moves White people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability.

The goals of SURJ New Haven are to 1) organize, mobilize, and educate White people around the existence of racial injustice and ways to fight against systemic racism, and 2) engage in direct action with and in solidarity with People of Color in order to bring about equality and justice for people of all races.

FIND OUT MORE: www. facebook.com/surjnewhaven Next Meeting: 10/29/2016

Unidad Latina en Accion (ULA) ULA is a grassroots collective of migrant women, men and children who have survived human rights abuses in Latin America and the United States. ULA uses legal action, direct action, art and media to challenge the root causes of injustice, build collective power, and tell the untold stories of the migrant community. Founded in 2002 when the United States was escalating the incarceration of migrants as part of the “War on Terror,” ULA takes actions to stop deportations and dismantle ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement). ULA fights for exploited workers, police brutality victims, tenants and more. A multiethnic organization including indigenous Mam, Kakchikel, Totonaco, Chuj and mestizo people from Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Colombia, ULA practices solidarity with African Americans and other colonized peoples.

FIND OUT MORE: www.ulanewhaven.org/ Next Meeting: 10/24/2016

new haven stories IN THEIR OWN WORDS Holly Tucker

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’m heading home. An officer stops traffic – walks in front of my car to direct drag racers out of the McDonald’s parking lot on Foxon Boulevard in New Haven. Once no more traffic’s coming out of the lot and he walks back to his car, which tells me they’re done, I proceed to drive. I get ten feet away. Another officer inside a car off to the right pulls up and asks Did I not see her directing traffic. I tell her “No, I saw the other officer directing traffic. He walked away. I assumed it was done. Were they done?” She throws back attitude and says “Are you done?” and stares at me. She’s not pulling me over, I know my rights. “Have a good night.” I drive away.

After half a mile I pull into a gas station. She and another squad car behind her had no sirens on, they weren’t pulling me over, they were just following me. She gets out to take a picture with her personal cell phone of my license plate. So I start to record her. She says “I’m going to give you a verbal warning. Gimme your license and registration.” “For what?” “Because you disobeyed an officer’s signal when you went around my squad car when I was directing traffic.” “What are you talking about? I didn’t go around your squad car.”

I crack my window. I put my information out the window and she says “Miss can you roll the window down all the way?” I say “This is legal, can you please take the information?” She stares at me for 30 seconds, and then takes it. Everything is fine: license, insurance, up to date. She’s trying to find a reason to get into my car. “Have you been drinking?” No. “Smoking?” No. “Now get out of the car.” “For what? If you’re gonna give me a ticket, give me ticket, so I can go.” Another officer is at my passenger’s window saying “If you don’t open the door, I’m gonna bust the window and arrest you for interfering.” At the same time, these other officers are prying down my window. Soon as they got it halfway down, the male officer grabs my left arm, twists it. Female officer grabs and twists my right arm. It’s been 36 days now and I still have a mark on my left arm. They pull me out of the car, push me up against it, and then the male officer foot-swipes me to the ground, and I have a dress on. Embarrassing is not even the word to describe. Humiliating. I don’t think that’s the word. I don’t know. I’m on my way home to my 13 year old daughter, but they put me in a paddy wagon and take me to jail.

I think about what if – if something worse happens to me. Who’s gonna protect my daughter?

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Who’s gonna tell my daughter? My first reaction is to smile when I see someone, say hello, but seeing someone in a blue uniform, it makes it hard for me to be me. And that sucks. Am I not supposed to be agitated? And when you’re agitated, that means they throw you to the ground. Why escalate the problem, instead of de-escalating? Why don’t they behave as human beings? NHV

onique Hayes and M Oscar Santiago-Rivera

(as told by Kerry Ellington)

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onique Hayes, 44, was arrested and found dead in New Haven police station lock up. A witness reported Marshals taunting Hayes, making vulgar remarks and neglecting her cries for medical attention. The NHPD declared her death a suicide, and all investigations have been closed.

However, Monique Hayes’ widower, Lee Hayes, and the community at large, strongly believe she was killed at the hands of the Marshals at 1 Union Ave. Lee Hayes has filed a law suit and is still seeking justice for his wife.

Oscar Santiago-Rivera, 50, was pronounced dead at Yale-New Haven Hospital after NHPD brutalized him in his Fair Haven neighborhood. Hospital and witness accounts report Rivera died from internal bleeding; he had a ruptured spleen from blunt force and his body was covered with bruises.

Police investigations concluded the officers are free of misconduct. NHV

Aymir Holland

(as told by Citywide Youth Coalition)

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n recent years, CT has received national kudos for raising the age for juveniles to remain in family court from 16 to 18 years old. Despite this change in policy, aimed at keeping young people out of criminal court, Aymir Holland sits in a correctional facility awaiting judgment for a trial that may result in up to 61 years of imprisonment.

At 6’2 and 250 lbs, the now 17 year old, Aymir Holland is described by his teachers and peers as a “gentle giant” and “anti-bully” advocate. In November of 2015, the then 16 year-old was said to be present in an incident involving the assault and burglary of a decorated Aymir Holland Yale professor.

What started off as a walk home from the library has turned into a cautionary tale of the woes

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of being a young Person of Color in the wrong place with the wrong peers resulting in possible life imprisonment. Young people in the city can’t help but think “this could happen to me,” prompting organizing efforts from young people and adults in the community. This campaign is much bigger than Aymir as it is a reflection of the failing criminal justice system and the manner in which it exacerbates pathways to mass incarceration. Organizers continue to raise awareness through public demonstrations, on-line petitions, fundraising and direct engagement with policy makers to take notice of the issue and to join the fight to support Aymir Holland. NHV

Luis Jimenez

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n May 2010, a NHPD officer approached the car of Luis Jimenez. When Luis rolled down his window, the Officer told Luis that he “didn’t like his smile,” threw Luis to the ground and hit him with a baton, while his young children in the car screamed, and families on the nearby soccer field looked on. Luis was about to coach youth soccer with kids in Fair Haven.

In order to cover up his brutality, the Officer charged Luis with “assault on a peace officer,” a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. When it became clear that the charge would not stick, the prosecutor reduced the charge to misdemeanor “creating a public disturbance” and told Luis that if he pled guilty, he would get a $75 fine and no further punishment. Luis refused to plead guilty, so he went to trial. After hearing from witnesses, the judge found the Officer’s story “not credible” and ruled that Luis was innocent. The prosecution appealed the decision, and Luis went on trial luis & family again. A second judge found Luis innocent. The prosecution appealed a third time, and Luis went on trial again. A third judge found Luis innocent.

Luis spent three years on trial, although he was innocent. The Officer was never disciplined. He is still on the force. NHV

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PEOPLE AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY

Malik Jones

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alik Jones, 21, was shot to death in his car while unarmed and boxed in by East Haven Police officer Robert Flodquist in 1997 in New Haven. While 2 Federal juries found police guilty of racial profiling and excessive force, a Federal judge reversed those rulings. Malik Jones is a son, father, brother and grandchild. We are approaching the 20th anniversary of his death, and his mother, Emma Jones, and his family have yet to get justice. Robert Flodquist shot and killed Malik because Malik allegedly gave him “a go-to-hell look.”

Malik’s mother Emma has fought for justice ever since, in the courts, in the streets, and in local law. Seeing that the police Internal Affairs were of no help, Emma drafted a Civilian Review Board proposal, which passed in a voter referendum, only to be rendered powerless by the city’s mayor. Since then, grassroots organizing put the blueprint for the CRB into the New Haven city charter.

We are now working to give real authority to the CRB by pushing for statewide legislative changes that would empower every city in Connecticut to develop a powerful tool for police accountability. We do this because Black lives matter, because Black lives have always mattered, and because if no one else will protect us as Black people, we’ll fight to protect ourselves. NHV

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George Long (as told by brian Salters)

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uly 20, 2011. I used to think that the cops were the coolest people alive until that night. A child should never have to stand by and watch his parent get beaten, right? Especially on their 10th birthday, with the family in the backyard. I was with my cousins in the backyard having a good time. I had to run in my house for 5 minutes. Little did I know those 5 minutes could change my perspective on law inforcement. I run to the bathroom, I came out, grabbed some Kool-aid and went back outside. When I went back nobody was there, and that’s when I saw the blue lights. I saw my mother put down her phone and rush to the front of the house. I’m stuck trying to figure out what’s going on. That’s when I saw the front door was open. I rushed through it to see my step father getting his face beat in by 3 cops. I just stand there, watching and screaming “Get off of him!” I knew it could only get worse if I got involved. So I just stood back, and let the tears roll off of my face. Now I’m 15. I know the whole story. My cousin had gotten pulled over and he happened to be by the house. He didn’t have an ID with him, so he said “My uncle lives right here, he can vouch for me.” So they called my step-dad and he didn’t answer so they came to the door. He opened the door, spoke to them, and went back and got his slippers. He went back to the door and the cop that wanted him was busy so he had to talk to the state trooper.

He said, “Well come get me when the officer is ready to speak, my family is in the back and we’re having a party.” Turns out Mr. Trooper wasn’t having it. The trooper tried to search him and my step-father didn’t want to be a part of anything. So they beat him and then slapped him with a charge so they could cover themselves.

Now every time I think of them, I don’t like them. I’m scared of them because of that night, and on top of it all, I didn’t even get my cake. NHV

Jewu Richardson

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n January 16, 2010, I was almost killed by a New Haven Police officer when I was shot in my chest, inches away from my heart. Not only was I almost killed while I sat in my car with my hands up, the 2 passengers were also physically assaulted by the officers.

Prior to this incident, in 2008 I had a $1.5 million Federal lawsuit pending where I gave a detailed description of a 6 year account of physical assaults, falsifying charges and evidence, harassment, and power manipulation at the hands of the now dismantled Narcotics Task Force. For almost the last 10 years, I have been very vocal about police brutality and other social justice issues that plague the inner-city of New Haven. As of today, no police officers have apologized for what I have been through and no officer has been held accountable in any form. NHV

JEWU

From People Against Police Brutality

Demand a Civilian Review Board to hold police accountable!

What is it?

A Civilian Review Board (CRB) is an elected or appointed board of civilians (not police) who are empowered to hold police accountable by: • Investigating instances of police misconduct • Collecting and publishing data on police practices • Giving the community a real voice in deciding on department policy • Playing a significant role in sanctioning officers who violate the public’s trust

Why do we need it?

The police cannot police themselves. Police violence against poor communities and communities of color remains a serious problem. Internal Affairs is not an effective way to hold police accountable, because the community has no active role in the process.

What does it need to be effective?

• Subpoena power: The CRB must be able to call witnesses, including police officers, to testify before it.

• Independent investigations: The CRB must have independent investigators who can conduct fair investigations that the public can trust.

• The power to sanction officers for misconduct: The CRB must have real power to sanction officers. This will help stop police misconduct before it happens, as well as provide a way of addressing misconduct after the fact.

Get involved!

Help build police accountability in Connecticut.

• Sign up for the NHVCRB contact list to hear about updates and events • Talk to us about hosting a workshop in your city on the Civilian Review Board proposal • Visit us at NHVCRB.org • Like us on Facebook at fb.me/nhvcrb • Change your social media picture to your “Why we need a CRB” photo. Use the hashtags #ctcrb and #nhvcrb

glossary E x cerpted from

THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES Ableism Discrimination in favor of able-bodied people

Anti-Black The Council for Democratizing Education defines anti-Blackness as being a twopart formation that both voids Blackness of value, while systematically marginalizing Black people and their issues. The first form of anti-Blackness is overt racism. Beneath this anti-Black racism is the covert structural and systemic racism which categorically predetermines the socioeconomic status of Blacks in this country. The structure is held in place by anti-Black policies, institutions, and ideologies.

The second form of anti-Blackness is the unethical disregard for anti-Black institutions and policies. This disregard is the product of class, race, and/or gender privilege certain individuals experience due to anti-Black institutions and policies. This form of anti-Blackness is protected by the first form of overt racism.

It is, in essence, the local community having control of issues that directly affect their lives, land, and security. Implicit in this definition is the clear statement that Black people must determine and control the pace, shape, and manner of change and decision-making at local, regional, state, and national levels. – adopted from http:// www.bullinahahs.org.au/about-us/aboriginalcommunity-control/

Non-Black People of Color

A non-Black Person of Color is defined as a person of color (non-white person) that does not identify as Black and does not have African indigenous ancestry that predates colonization. The term was developed to provide greater context to the distinct and unique oppression imposed on Black people, while recognizing the struggles of other People of Color.

Black is defined as a person who identifies as Black AND has African indigenous ancestry that predates colonization (be located anywhere in the diaspora—excluding generic claims of Dinknesh, or also known as Lucy, descendants)

Patriarchy A form of social stratification and power-relationships in society that favors men, mainly White men, and grants them more rights and privileges over women and oppresses women’s social, political, financial, sexual, and human rights. It has a connection with a socioeconomic system such as capitalism. — Agenda to Build Black Futures

Community Control

Privilege

Black

Community control occurs when a community, whether community be defined by geographical boundaries, culturally, or otherwise, directs the institutions and businesses that affect their lives, on how they will meet the community’s needs.

A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.

Trigger Warning

A statement alerting audience of potentially traumatic or distressing material

More at The Movement For Black Lives at policy.m4bl.org/glossary

thank you!

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Special Thank You to: Our core collaborators Aaron Jafferis, Kerry Ellington, Jewu Richardson, Camelle Scott-Mujahid, Chaz Carmon, Raynetta Woods, Rebecca Goodheart, Elizabeth Nearing, Megan Fountain, Aleta Staton, Terrence Riggins, Mike Merli, Trevor Williams, Ingrid Schaeffer, Peter Lofreddo and Jaroen Garnes To Long Wharf Community, who’ve supported this project, including Joshua Borenstein, Gordon Edelstein, Michael Wyant, Steven Scarpa, Claire Zoghb, Molly Leona, Katrina Lewoncyzk, Kimberly Shepherd, Joshua Sinclair, Jennifer Carroll, Daniel O’Mara, Mary Readinger, Samantha Abbott, and the rest of our entire brilliant staff.

Production Supervisor Nicole Bouclier Lighting and Sound Operator James Futter Front of House Manager Molly Leona House Manager Ariana Silva Community Engagement Manager Elizabeth Nearing

THE CONTENTS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE CREATED BY COLLABORATORS AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF LONG WHARF THEATRE.