{"id":3000,"date":"2008-03-15T13:58:37","date_gmt":"2008-03-15T19:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=3000"},"modified":"2008-03-15T14:03:57","modified_gmt":"2008-03-15T20:03:57","slug":"march-16th-5th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=3000","title":{"rendered":"March 16th – 5th Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY | CLICK THIS LINK TO DONATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, March 16, 2008 is the fifth anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s death.<\/strong> We mark the day with grief as people in Gaza struggle to survive. The international siege has left them without basic needs such as fuel, electricity, and potable water, and the recent Israeli military invasion killed 120 people – over 70 civilians and children. (Read more here<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

For people planning events, The U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation<\/strong><\/a> has put together an excellent vigil guide<\/strong><\/a>. Also, Rachel’s emails from Gaza can be found, in many languages, on our website<\/strong><\/a>. We hope that the anniversary will be used as a day to commemorate Rachel Corrie and keep Gaza in the news. We encourage people to continue reading Rachel’s emails in public gatherings large or small, on March 16th and beyond.<\/p>\n

In the last 5 years, Rachel’s Corrie’s voice has broken through barriers to reach a widening audience. Craig and Cindy Corrie are in Haifa. On March 16 they will attend the opening performance of the play My Name is Rachel Corrie<\/em><\/strong> in Arabic at the Al-Midan Theatre. Friends from the Royal Court Theatre, which originally premiered the play, are joining them. After Haifa, the play will travel to Nazareth, Jaffa and Ramallah. The play, whose cancellation in New York launched our own initiative, is now being produced in theaters all over the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n

This week W.W. Norton released Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie<\/em><\/strong> – a collection of Rachel’s prolific writing, from her poems and lists at an early age to her last email from Gaza. In their introduction to the book, the Corrie family says, “The world knows of Rachel from how she died. But we know her from how she lived. She was, first and foremost, a writer and an artist.” Rachel’s book is their gift to us.<\/p>\n

Let Me Stand Alone<\/em><\/strong> can be purchased online here<\/strong><\/a> or from bookstores. If your local independent book store has not already stocked the book, you can encourage them to do so. Cindy and Craig Corrie will be on tour with the book in April. Below is a list of events planned for the national book tour, followed by a list of the many places around the world that My Name is Rachel Corrie<\/em><\/strong> has now performed.<\/p>\n

Your efforts and support have helped make this possible. Thank you.<\/p>\n

In Solidarity,
\nRachel’s Words<\/strong>
\nwww.RachelsWords.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

LET ME STAND ALONE BOOK TOUR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO, CA<\/strong>
\nSat, April 5 @ 8PM<\/strong>
\nKing Middle School<\/strong><\/a>, Berkeley
\n510.848.6767<\/p>\n

SEATTLE, WA<\/strong>
\nMonday April 7 @ 7:30 PM<\/strong>
\nUniversity Bookstore at Town Hall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

OLYMPIA, WA<\/strong>
\nTuesday April 8 @ 7:00PM<\/strong>
\nORCA BOOKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday April 9 @ 7:00PM<\/strong>
\nEvergreen State College<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u201cStudents Educating Students about the Middle East\u201d<\/p>\n

PORTLAND, OR<\/strong>
\nThursday April 10 @ 7:30PM<\/strong>
\nPowell’s at Hawthorne Bookstore<\/a>
\n800.878.7323<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong>
\nMonday April 14 @ 7PM<\/strong>
\nDelaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center<\/strong><\/a>
\n301.698.0656<\/p>\n

Tuesday April 15 @ 6PM<\/strong>
\nBusboys & Poets<\/strong><\/a>
\n202.387.POET<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW YORK, NY<\/strong>
\nFriday April 18 @ 6:30PM<\/strong>
\nCooper Union<\/strong><\/a>, Wollman Auditorium
\n212.353.4165<\/p>\n

IOWA CITY, IA<\/strong>
\nApril 21 or 22<\/strong> – Event Pending – Iowa Memorial Union
\nPrairie Lights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

MINNEAPOLIS, MN<\/strong>
\nThursday April 24 @ 7PM<\/strong>
\nThe Loft Library Center<\/strong>
\nMicawber\u2019s Book Store<\/a>
\n612.215.2575<\/p>\n

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE<\/font><\/p>\n

THEATER PRODUCTIONS TO DATE*<\/strong>
\n*Please send us any missing info!<\/p>\n

A special note of thanks to all of you who staged your own readings and interpretations of Rachel’s Words.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We will post any upcoming Rachel’s Words events on our website – write us at <\/em><\/strong>
\ninfo@rachelswords.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Court Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, London, England
\nPremiered April 4, 2005 through April 30, 2005
\nRan again October 11-29, 2005<\/p>\n

Playhouse Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, London, England
\nMarch 29 – May 7, 2006<\/p>\n

Minetta Lane Theatre<\/strong><\/a>
\nNew York, New York
\nOctober 15 – December 17, 2006<\/p>\n

Orpheum Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Madison, Wisconsin
\nMarch 7, 8, 14, 15, 2007<\/p>\n

Seattle Repertory Theatre<\/strong>, Seattle, Washington
\nMarch 15, 2007 – May 6, 2007
\n(With a weekend of performances at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wa)<\/p>\n

Contemporary American Theater Festival<\/strong><\/a>,Shepherdstown, Virginia
\nJuly 6 – July 29, 2007<\/p>\n

The Kitchen & Roundhouse Theatre<\/strong>, Silver Spring, Maryland
\nJuly 21, 2007<\/p>\n

Synchronicity Performance Group<\/strong><\/a>, Atlanta, Georgia
\nSeptember 7 – October 7, 2007<\/p>\n

Countdown to Zero<\/strong><\/a>, Denver, Colorado
\nDenver: September 28 – November 17, 2007
\nLincoln, Nebraska: January 25, 2008
\nOmaha, Nebraska: January 26, 2008
\nDes Moines, IA: January 27, 2008 (2 shows)
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico: February 16 & 17, 2008<\/p>\n

Teatro La Plaza<\/strong>, Lima, Peru
\nRan until 31st October 2007; plans to tour until summer ’08<\/p>\n

Van Duzer Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
\nOctober 18-27, 2007<\/p>\n

Fournos Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Athens, Greece
\nProduction opened on 12th October 2007<\/p>\n

Nord Nederlands Toneel<\/strong><\/a>, Netherlands
\nProduction opened 11th October 2007<\/p>\n

Organic Theater Company<\/strong><\/a>, Atlanta, Georgia
\nOctober 4 – November 4, 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gothenberg City Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Sweden
\nProduction opened on 9th November 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sage Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Calgary, Canada
\nNovember 15-24, 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stockholm City Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Sweden
\nProduction opened on 8th December 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teesri Duniya Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Montreal, Canada
\nDecember 2-22, 2007<\/p>\n

Neworld Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Vancouver, Canada
\nJanuary 23 – February 9, 2008<\/p>\n

Viterbo University Theatre Department<\/strong><\/a>, Lacrosse, Wisconsin
\nJan 31- Feb 2, 2008<\/p>\n

Theatre Yes<\/strong><\/a>, Edmonton, Alabama
\nMarch 28 – April 12, 2008<\/p>\n

Belvoir St Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Sydney, Australia
\nProduction opened 14th May 2008<\/p>\n

Theatre Panik<\/strong><\/a>, Toronto, Canada
\nMay 29 – June 22, 2008<\/p>\n

Radio broadcast by Deutschlandradio<\/strong><\/a>, Germany<\/strong>
\nAugust 4, 2008<\/p>\n

New Repertory Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Watertown, Massachusetts<\/strong>
\nMarch 8-30, 2008<\/p>\n

Subversive Theatre<\/strong><\/a>, Buffalo, New York
\nMarch 7-29, 2008<\/p>\n

–~–~———~–~—-~————~——-~–~—-~
\nFor more information, actions you can take to spread Rachel’s words, and updates on efforts to bring the play “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” around the world, visit http:\/\/www.rachelswords.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Please consider a financial donation to the effort.<\/p>\n

You can donate online securely at http:\/\/www.rachelswords.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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