Not an Amnesty International event.

Take a Trip with Thaddeus Phillips and Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental in 17 Border Crossings

Presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater

A seasoned world traveler and wildly inventive artist, Thaddeus Phillips embarks on new territory, stripping the stage bare to create a deceptively simple stage voyage that takes audiences to the frontiers of Tunisia, Bosnia, Cuba, Brazil, Colombia, Bali, Czech Republic, Israel, Jordan, Serbia, Slovenia, and Mexico. The performance style uses the Spalding Gray platform as a launching pad to create 17 action-based monologues that draw inspiration from stand-up comedy, the films of Kustarica, the floor shows of the Tropicana in Havana, musicals about Austria, cheap magic, Native myths of the Arizona desert, and Chilli Relleno recipes.

Collected over 15 years of international travel, 17 Border Crossings weaves together real adventures of international border crossings into a dramatic examination of imaginary lines, arbitrary passports and curious customs. It explores a world opened up by the fall of the Berlin Wall, sealed off by the events of 9/11, and reimagined after the protest of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruit vendor who, said ‘enough is enough’ and thus started the revolutions that became known as the Arab Spring.

He ramps his performances up with physical movement, acting, a plethora of authentic-sounding accents in any language he affects, and ingenious stagecraft that includes lighting, the latest high-tech gadgetry and the oldest low-tech slight-of-hand.
– Jackson Dance & Theatre

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Event Details

17 Border Crossings
by Thaddeus Phillips/Lucidity Suitcase Interncontinental
Friday & Saturday, September 27–28 :: 8 PM (Doors & drinks at 7 PM)
Kelly Strayhorn Theater :: Map

Tickets

• $20 General
• $15 15206 Resident
• $10 Student/Artist

Tickets on sale soon

Join members of Amnesty International Group 39 (community group) for our annual picnic held in lieu of our usual monthly August meeting on Monday, August 12 at 6:30 pm.  ALL are WELCOME to attend, whether or not you have been active in the group.  Student group members are also welcome to attend.

Potluck picnic (please label if meat, vegetarian, vegan, GF) (and be prepared to take leftover meat items back home with you). 🙂  Some refreshments provided.

This is a casual event to be held at Group 39 member Chris’s house in Friendship. There will be room to mingle inside and on the deck or yard.  Located near the new Aldi in Friendship. Accessible by 71A, 71C, 77, 87, 82, 86, 64 and 75 buses.  Free on-street parking (permit parking ends at 7 pm).

Please email amnesty39@gmail.com for specific address and other details.

Let’s take some time to celebrate our work so far, and get ready for the coming months of human rights work!!

Amnesty International Pittsburgh is one of many sponsors for this great event.

This will be an opportunity to hear from Robert King, one of the Angola Three, who was held in solitary confinement for 29 years.  Since his release King has worked tirelessly to expose injustices of the American penal system perpetuated against African-Americans and poor people.  We will also hear from family members whose children are in isolation and explore actions that we can take to end prolonged isolation in our prisons.

A panel discussion and Q & A will follow the presentation.  you will have the opportunity to learn how you can help.  Bring your friends!

Share light lunch, books for sale, book signing, and Free Will offering.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

East Liberty Presbyterian Church (enter on S. Highland) 116 S. Highland Ave, 15206

10:30 am – 2:30 pm

Registration is preferred:

Contact  Scilla Wahrhaftig, American Friends Service Committee

Office: 412-315-7423

Email: swahrhaftig@afsc.org

Sponsored by Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (PADP)

Please join us to meet Sister Helen Prejean, a tireless advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Sister Helen is a Sister of Saint Joseph of Medaille who is renowned for her book “Dead Man Walking“, made into an internationally known feature film. Her latest book is “Death of Innocents“, in which she advocates for the many innocents who populate the death rows and some of whom have already been executed.

When: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 7pm
Where: Rodef Shalom (Morewood Ave at 5th Ave in Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA)