Scholars for Justice: A Legislative Theatre Event

1800 13th Avenue South,Birmingham AL 35205

23 April, 2022

Description

An interactive experience where a student-created play is the vehicle for creating social change. WHAT Scholars for Justice (SFJ) is a Legislative Theatre project, where a student-created play is the vehicle for interacting with the broader Birmingham community (policy-makers, community members, other students) with the ultimate goal of generating policy ideas by the students. These "policies" may be formal or informal. (You can stay up to speed at bit.ly/scholarsforjustice!) THE PROCESS WATCH a short (5-7 min) play based on issues from the students ACT on stage to offer alternative solutions to the issues presented PROPOSE ideas for new policies around the issues at hand VOTE on the policies you want to see passed The Scholars for Justice team will write a report with our findings following the event. THE PLAYERS Scholars for Justice is a collaboration between Breakthrough Birmingham and Cristal Brister; they are 2021 Cross Sector Impact Grant recipients. They are partnering with Ramsay High School's Youth & Government Club to host this event. This event is funded, in part, by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and Alabama State Council on the Arts. THINGS TO NOTE: - We will kick off the event with an Advocacy Fair - Childcare will be provided (please complete pertinent details when registering) - This is an INTERACTIVE event. Come with an open mind, ready to engage! * We will continue to monitor the status of the COVID-19 pandemic leading up to the event and will send out any changes or safety protocols pending CDC guidelines and local recommendations. **Disclaimer: By participating in the event you are granting permission for your image and likeness to be photographed, edited, published or distributed.