Tag:Occupy Wall Street

Mild in Manner – Bold in Matter

Lois November 4, 2011

Events / ReUnion

Jane Cutter is the Director of A.N.S.W.E.R. Seattle, a coalition of anti-war organizations with affiliates across the U.S. We first got to know Jane when she participated in our 2009 panel discussion during production of Palace of the End. Jane was going to speak during our November 5 panel “The Activist as Extremist”, but her work for the Seattle Occupy movement has understandably taken priority. She sent along the following remarks on the subject of Extremism. “Extremism in the defense […]

Re:Union Dramaturg Heidi Taylor checks in with Occupy Vancouver

Lois October 28, 2011

ReUnion

Ever since I began working with Sean Devine on his play, Re:Union, it was the play’s politics that grabbed and held me. It asked me questions that I felt uncomfortable answering: what is the consequence of action? What is the consequence of inaction? It’s a useful coincidence that Re:Union opened in the midst of one of the largest social/political movements this century – born in the Arab Spring, translated for the North American context by Vancouver-based AdBusters, developed by activists […]

Vancouver – The Activist City

Lois October 7, 2011

Events / ReUnion

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre and Pacific Theatre present Re:Union Oct 20 – Nov 12. Alongside the production, HHG Theatre presents The Activist City, a series of community events on political activism, community responsibility and anti-militarism. As part of the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary, The Activist City reflects our city’s long and proud history of activist leadership. Re:Union is a work of fiction, based on real events. On Nov 2, 1965, Norman Morrison drove to The Pentagon with his […]