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I would like to tell you about a workshop I have been working on with = the Halifax Raging Grannies. I hope that you will share this information = with your friends and colleagues, and that many of you will join us for = a wonderful weekend of rejuvenation and activism!=20 The event is called: Creative Activism with the Raging Grannies!=20 and it is happening at the Tatamagouche Centre in Nova Scotia, March = 9-11 (Friday 7pm to Sunday 1pm). The cost is $205 (including meals, = accommodation and tuition), and bursaries may be available from the = Tatamagouche Centre for this (our phone number is 1-800-218-2220).=20 You may have heard of the Raging Grannies. They are caring women of all = ages who use song to protest and raise awareness of the issues of peace, = the environment and social justice. Satirical and serious, they are = politically conscious but nonpartisan. The Raging Grannies write their = own material, setting politically pointed lyrics to familiar melodies. = Dressed in eye-catching hats and wild "Granny" clothes, they sing = wherever and whenever they can; at peace and environmental rallies, in = schools in places where the public congregate. Sometimes they show up = where they aren't expected or wanted!=20 Elinor Reynolds, a Halifax Raging Granny, has been working with me on = this workshop, designed to inspire and educate activists. Joining us = will be Tessa Mendel, Director of the Women's Theatre and Creativity = Centre in Halifax, who will teach us how to use popular theatre to = explore, analyse and inform activism work. Also, Olga Gladkikh, of the = Coady Institute, will be doing a session on how to understand and = utilize the media for activism. And of course the Grannies will be there = throughout, singing and cajoling us all into a fulfilling and hilarious = weekend experience!=20 I appreciate your sharing this information as widely as you can. And I = hope to see you there too!=20 Margaret Tusz-King=20 Program Development Team=20 Tatamagouche Centre=20 -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- A word from our technicians ... Many subscribers have limited space for incoming email. Please remember to limit the SIZE of your message. Messages longer than 10K cannot be posted. CCN users cannot read messages written in html, or with other bells and whistles. Please send messages to sust-mar in basic TEXT format. Finally, please respect the privacy of others. Sust-mar messages are seen by a lot of people and are accessible in our archives to anyone in the world. Therefore, if you are forwarding a message that was sent to you, please delete the names of other recipients before forwarding to sust-mar. Similarly, if your message is going to other places, please send sust-mar a separate copy. Our 200+ readers are worth the extra seconds it takes! :)
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