In protest, with love | Manhattan Times
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer Love and action. This past Wed., Apr. 10th was billed as a day devoted to both, as part of a nationwide wave of protest centered on immigration reform. Hundreds of thousands of immigrant rights advocates gathered in Washington D.C. and all throughout the country to call on legislators [...]
Illegal Status Keeps Immigrant Tenants In Poor Housing | The Uptowner
By Sune Engel Rasmussen “It’s very dirty here, all the apartments have rats,” says Catalina Espinosa, 34, who opens her door on the fifth floor carrying an infant son with one arm while a daughter peeks out from behind her. Three stories below, Tino Torres, 40, has lived with rodents for all his five years [...]
Deportation in the Heights
Check out this informative video expose, by our good friend Tania Rashid, on Deportation in Washington Heights. The video features the beloved People’s Theater Project. Deportation in the Heights from tropa rashid on Vimeo. Check out more of Tania’s work below: Gladys Ricart Remembered – The Brides’ March 2011 Confessions of a Go-Go Dancer What [...]
Plays focus on the struggles of immigrants | NY Daily News
BY Clem Richardson The actors aren’t actors, the plays are really meant as dress rehearsals for real life, and before the curtains come down the audience takes the stage as “spec-actors.” Welcome to El Circo de la Immigracion/Immigration Circus, the latest collaboration of the People’s Theatre Project’s Uptown Action Troupe and the Theatre of the [...]
People's Theatre Project Presents Let Me In
People’s Theatre Project, a nonprofit company working in the predominantly immigrant community of Northern Manhattan, in collaboration with Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, will present the world premiere of Let Me In! Déjame Entrar!, an original, interactive theatre event about immigration and discrimination. The performances will take place at 7:30pm on Feb. 10th at the [...]
People’s Theatre Project – Registration Deadline Tomorrow
People’s Theatre Project invites you to be a part of: Action Theatre an uptown performance group starring the people of New York City -Are you interested in addressing immigration issues and ending discrimination? -Do you want to perform for the community? -Can you commit to 10 evening rehearsals? -Then come be part of the Action!- [...]
STOP PLAYING – LOU DOBBS COMES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
By Led Black Look what the cat dragged in. Lou Dobbs who played a significant early role in fomenting the xenophobia which gave impetus to the Tea Party crowd as well as laying the groundwork for the disgusting and heavy-handed new immigration law in Arizona, showed up in Washington Heights of all places. The Wall [...]
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