 Through exhibits, presentations, panel discussions, and performances, this symposium examines the ripple effect of incarcerating women and the pivotal role of the arts as a catalyst for positive change.
This symposium is being held on March 8, 2008 at Mather Campus Center in honor of International Women`s Day. Saturday, March 8, 2008
1:00 to 5:00 PM
Mather Campus Center
Washington Room OPENING REMARKS 1:00 to 1:15 PM
Janet S. York, Niantic Correctional Institution Warden, 1960-1975 - - - KEYNOTE PANEL: Telling HERstory through the Arts 1:15 to 2:45
Panelists:
JEAN TROUNSTINE, Professor of Humanities, Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA and author of "Shakespeare Behind Bars"
RENA FRADEN, Dean of Faculty at Trinity College, and author of "Imagining Medea: Rhodessa Jones and Theater for Incarcerated Women"
KAREN OIEN, Deputy Warden, York Correctional Institution, Niantic, Connecticut
JUDY DWORIN, Professor of Theater and Dance at Trinity College and Artistic Director of the Judy Dworin Performance Project, Inc.
DISCUSSANTS:
ROBIN CULLEN, MADD
JOE LEA, York Correctional Institution Library Media Specialist - - - BREAK-OUT SESSIONS (concurrent sessions) 3:00 to 4:00 PM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, a road to incarceration
BARBARA PARSONS, formerly incarcerated at York, winner of PEN American/Newman`s Own First Amendment Award
LISA HOLDEN, Executive Director, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
KATHLEEN BANTLEY, Esq., Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Central Connecticut State University CHILDREN OF THE INCARCERATED, unintended victims
SAMI & SUZI JENSEN, daughters of an incarcerated woman at York
SUSAN QUINLAN, Executive Director, Families in Crisis
ANDREW CLARK, Executive Director, CCSU Institute for the Study of Crime and Justice IMMIGRATION, prisoners without a country
PAM SUPERVILLE, formerly incarcerated at York, Job Developer, Pennsylvania Prison Society
MARELA ZACARIAS, artist, teacher, activist
ANNE GEBELEIN, Professor of Modern Languages and Literature at Trinity - - - ART EXHIBIT: "Talking Paintings" 4:00 to 5:00 PM
ART SPACE AT MATHER HALL
Talking Paintings is an interactive art exhibition created by the women at York Correctional Institution. The artwork considers the impact of HIV/AIDS on the women and those around them. Each panel contains a recorded artist`s statement. Refreshments - - - BOOK SIGNING, 6:30 to 7:30 PM
AUSTIN ARTS CENTER LOBBY
Wally Lamb, best-selling novelist and editor of recently released "I`ll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison" * * * * * * Symposium held in conjunction with a Benefit Dance Performance TIME IN
March 8, 7:30 PM, Goodwin Theater, Austin Arts Center
With opening remarks by Wally Lamb
The acclaimed performance piece based on reflections on time by the women at York Correctional Institution by the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble and a cappella gospel singing group Women of the Cross, joined by formerly incarcerated women and family members of women at York, followed by a talk back with Wally Lamb, performers, and formerly incarcerated women. Proceeds from Time In will benefit Interval House and college courses at York For tickets and further information call 860-527-9800 or visit www.judydworin.org Sponsored by: CCSU`s Institute for the Study of Crime & Justice, Trinity Depts of Theater and Dance; American Studies; Philosophy; English; WGS; Sociology; the Human Rights Program and the Women`s Center; as well as the Judy Dworin Performance Project, Inc. |