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Sulu @codenimm.bsky.social · 1d

Theater-makers, if you're at your computers, a livestream of @lamamaetc.bsky.social Stages of Change Panel is about to start on @howlround.bsky.social My colleague Liz Morgan from @tonycaction.bsky.social will be part of it!

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Theatre Practices for Healing and Engagement

A Stages of Change Panel|Visionaries in the theatre field will lead a community conversation exploring a range of theatrical practices for engaging communities in conflict resolution, healing, and fos...

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · 10d

NYC - our Forum Theatre training with Julian Boal is on November 1-2. Early bird registration for $300 closes today!

www.tonyc.nyc/events

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · 11d

Stopped by @msfoundation.bsky.social today! (That's a half-selfie by our Director of Strategy & Learning, Liz Morgan!)

A half-selfie of a Black woman wearing a cap and glasses, in front of a red wall that has the following text: "We believe in a just and safe world where power and possibility are not limited by gender, race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or age. We believe that equity and inclusion are the cornerstones of a true democracy in which the worth and dignity of every person are valued."

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · 15d

Our upcoming FIGHT-RAISER II is in Playbill
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Tix & Online Auction: givebutter.com/c/fight2025

Fighting for Change, One Performance at a Time: Theatre of the Oppressed NYC’s FIGHT-RAISER II

In a year marked by funding cuts and rising urgency, the longtime institution stages its second fight-night of theatre and activism.

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Bajando al Sur @bajandoalsur.bsky.social · 15d

Este viernes 26 de septiembre a las 18.30 en el @ateneomaliciosa.net tendremos a Sanjoy y Sima, los fundadores de Jana Sanskriti Centre for Theatre of the Oppressed, compartiendo su testimonio tan potente sobre Teatro, activismo y transformación social ¡Vente!
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Teatro, activismo y transformación social - Ateneo Maliciosa

JANASANSKRITI (https://janasanskriti.org.in/) representa la experiencia más grande de teatro del oprimido en el mundo, donde las técnicas que nacieron en los 60 en Brasil se mezclan con la tradición y...

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · 21d

Two spot available for tomorrow (Saturday!)

Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 21d

NYC friends! We just had *two* (2) spots open up for our Theatre of the Oppressed Starter Kit workshop happening tomorrow, Sept. 20 11AM-2:30PM. This hands-on session will also include “train-the-trainer” time! Learn more and sign up:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversi...

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fall list of trainings & events - updates and registrations coming in our newsletter www.tonyc.nyc/newsletter

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Sep 3

Here's what was in the email: www.tonyc.nyc/fall_2025_ev...

Fall 2025 Events + Early Bird Extended

www.tonyc.nyc

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Sep 3

Here's what was in the email: www.tonyc.nyc/fall_2025_ev...

Fall 2025 Events + Early Bird Extended

www.tonyc.nyc

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · Aug 25

Books I’m drawing in to frame my own thinking and we’ll read little bits from them to spark their thinking… here we go!

Photo of books - Jacques ranciere the ignorant schoolmaster, Maxine Greene the dialectic of freedom, Paulo friere pedagogy of the oppressed, Mike rose why school, bell hooks teaching to transgress, paul Lockhart a mathematicians lament, Dewey experience and education Ivan illicj deschooling society

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Sep 3

tell your NYC friends to sign up for the newsletter

Sulu @codenimm.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm working after bedtime, to get a @tonycaction.bsky.social newsletter set up to send out tomorrow. It's announcing our fall events - including Theatre of the Oppressed workshops, performances, and our fall benefit (our "Fight-Raiser"). If you wanna get it in your inbox: www.tonyc.nyc/newsletter

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · Aug 13

Communiversities are ways to strengthen and to build local bonds. We believe that these are key ingredients for local organizing.

If you are based in NYC, we encourage you to check out the classes and workshops we're offering this fall and sign up for one if you can. We'll highlight a few below ⬇️

Anti-Criminalization Communiversity in NYC: August-November 2025 — Interrupting Criminalization

Interrupting Criminalization and Women Building Up have partnered up to offer an anti-criminalization “Communiversity” series of workshops and classes, taking place in person in Brooklyn, starting mid...

www.interruptingcriminalization.com

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hey New Yorkers - Tickets our live for FIGHT-RAISER II: Tactics and Theatrics, our fall benefit. Early bird tickets are available through 9/3. Get all that gala goodness without the gala prices!

givebutter.com/c/fight2025/

FIGHT-RAISER II: Tactics & Theatrics

Join Theatre of the Oppressed NYC and a line-up of radicals, raconteurs, and revolutionaries for an evening spent training to change the world.

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mandascott.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social · Aug 9

Our 'democracy' is not fit for purpose—IF that purpose is the continuation of complex life on earth.

We need a new House of the People to accrue power to those with wisdom and enact governance of, for and by the people and the planet.

accidentalgods.life/peoples-char

#AccidentalGods #Podcast

People's Charter for People Power - with Katy Rubin and Oli Whittington of Our House

When people have experienced ways to bring Power to those with Wisdom and Wisdom to those with Power, then they’ll work together to make it a reality at a larger scale.

accidentalgods.life

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 31

There's a Theatre of the Oppressed workshop on September 20 at @interruptcrim.bsky.social Communiversity, facilitated by @codenimm.bsky.social

www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversi...

Communiversity Catalog: Theatre of the Oppressed Starter Kit — Interrupting Criminalization

www.interruptingcriminalization.com

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The Circle Keepers @thecirclekeepers.bsky.social · Jul 30

What will you do not if but when ICE shows up in your neighborhood?

ROLE PLAY OUR RIGHTS is a restorative justice based, theater-of-the-oppressed-style workshop where youth + community members rehearse real-life scenarios—and build real skills.

Book us now:
👉 bit.ly/roleplayrights-workshop

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Aug 5

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're looking for organizations to sponsor our fall fundraising event, and businesses excited to donate items or services! Information and a link to the album from last year is at www.tonyc.nyc/fight2025

A yellow banner, with letters in purple and red that say "FIGHT-RAISER II: TACTICS & THEATRICS. October 2, 2025 at 6pm - The People's Forum"

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 31

We made this shift with year of support via @usworker.coop‬ ! as well as discussions with other groups in this model.

And we're also getting questions from other non-profits about how this works!

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 31

To read about some of the big decisions our worker-members had to make this year... check out www.tonyc.nyc/feb2025

Training Deadline + Staff Announcement

www.tonyc.nyc

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 31

Now we have a group of staff (most) who have opted into worker-membership. This week, that group is making decisions about our fall programs, because we have limited budget but some new invitations, changes to mission/values, and when the administrative staff return to full-time hours.

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 31

Last year, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC shifted to become a worker self-directed non-profit! (that's as close as a 501c3 can be to a worker-owned cooperative, considering that we have no owners, but we also legally have a board).

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 31

There's a Theatre of the Oppressed workshop on September 20 at @interruptcrim.bsky.social Communiversity, facilitated by @codenimm.bsky.social

www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversi...

Communiversity Catalog: Theatre of the Oppressed Starter Kit — Interrupting Criminalization

www.interruptingcriminalization.com

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NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly) @npquarterly.bsky.social · Jul 2

This July, #WeTheCivic is flipping the script on patriotism. Here’s how you can join:
—Download a visual from our #WeTheCivic graphics collection: www.wethecivic.org/our-voices-a...
—Share how an organization is strengthening democracy in your community
—Tag #WeTheCivic on socials

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're looking for organizations to sponsor our fall fundraising event, and businesses excited to donate items or services! Information and a link to the album from last year is at www.tonyc.nyc/fight2025

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Augusto Boal’s Copernican Revolution in Reverse

Fifty years after the publication of Técnicas Latino-americanas de teatro popular, we revisit Augusto Boal’s vision of a ‘Copernican revolution in reverse’ to reclaim the Global South as the centre of...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Jul 14

Here's another cool looking progressive group that's ditched Twitter! Check 'em out and give 'em a follow, especially if you're in NYC!

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social · Jul 14

We shut down our handle over there in April.

People can read about us here! nonprofitquarterly.org/rehearsing-f...

Rehearsing for the Revolution: Theater as a Tool of Democratic Imagination - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Theatre of the Oppressed empowers people to advocate for themselves and could revitalize democratic practice at the local level.

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