Flowers Aren't Enough

1 LMU Drive,Los Angeles CA 90045

03 February, 2022

Description

As part of the 2022 CSJ Center Symposium, a presentation of a one woman show about domestic violence and justice written by Naomi Ackerman. As part of the 2022 CSJ Center Symposium, the CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Flowers Aren’t Enough tells the story of Michal, a young woman who falls into an abusive relationship. The show’s power is that it breaks the often-held myth that only uneducated, poor women from bad families are victims. Based on true stories, Ms. Ackerman has woven the voices of women from different cultures and backgrounds into a performance that encourages social change. Flowers Aren’t Enough has been performed internationally over 2,000 times, across 7 continents. The show has been translated into and performed in Arabic, English, Hebrew, and Spanish. Naomi Ackerman is an experienced actress, consultant, and facilitator creating curriculums that use drama techniques to deal with social, gender, and educational issues as well as exploring identity and promoting tolerance and dialogue between diverse participants. Naomi is a recipient of the KCET – Link Local Hero 2014 Award, the 2016 International Woman Achievers Community leadership award, and the 2018 Covenant Award. The Advot Project is a nonprofit organization that uses theater for transformation by empowering youth particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds to take control of their destiny by teaching them communication skills and healthy relationships through the arts. Home Shalom strives to raise awareness about domestic violence in the Jewish community by presenting teen workshops on healthy relationships in synagogues, schools and Jewish youth organizations.