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Choose Your Favorite Monologue Competition Video

May 17, 2013

What’s your favorite video? Choose the one you like best, or share another below. Don’t forget to join us at SEI on June 3rd at 6pm for the Educators Workshop.

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Seeking Artistic Students for Photo Shoot

May 14, 2013

Artistic Students Wanted for August Wilson Monologue Competition Photo Campaign Saturday, May 18 10am – 2pm Are you a student with something to say? Express yourself and give back to our local arts ...

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Congratulations to the National August Wilson Monologue Competition Winners

May 9, 2013

True Colors Theatre and Jujamcyn Theaters have announced the winners of the 2012–2013 August Wilson Monologue Competition, after the finals at New York City’s August Wilson Theater. This year’s winner ...

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Are Social Networks Racially Biased?

May 5, 2013

Nancy DiTomaso, author of The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism, wrote an interesting op-ed piece in the New York Times recently, arguing that social networks are one of the driving ...

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Dismantling Racism, Presented by the YWCA

April 17, 2013

The YWCA of Greater Portland is hosting a series of events this spring focused on social change. Included in those events is “Dismantling Racism,” a look at the historical and ...

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Quote of the Week – Apr. 8, 2013

April 9, 2013

“We need all methods of art to be present, everywhere present, and all the time present.” –Maya Angelou

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Dan Pallotta: “The way we think about charity is dead wrong”

April 4, 2013

Dan Pallotta’s Thought-provoking TED Talk About Nonprofits Activist, fundraiser, and nonprofit guru Dan Pallotta believes the way we think about charity is “dead wrong,” because we’re rewarded for how little we ...

"There are all too many people who in some great period of social change fail to achieve the new mental outlooks that the new situation demands." – MLK

Quote of the Week – Apr. 1, 2013

April 2, 2013

“There are all too many people who in some great period of social change fail to achieve the new mental outlooks that the new situation demands.” –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Friday Links: Mar. 29, 2013

March 29, 2013

Friday Links (3/29/13) Every week, the August Wilson Red Door Project rounds up events and links we find interesting and worth your time. Check back every Friday for news, opinion, and ...

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Friday Links: Mar. 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

Friday Links (3/22/13) Every week, the August Wilson Red Door Project rounds up events and links we find interesting and worth your time. Check back every Friday for news, opinion, and ...


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