Done with Defense: Envisioning safety on campus and in community
February 6, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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CO-WORLD PREMIERE OF HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
Join the I Grow Chicago community for a special event at Victory Gardens Theater benefitting hope and healing in West Englewood.
Your ticket includes:
6:15 pm: Wine and cheese reception
7:30 pm: How to Defend Yourself showing
Post-show Panel discussion with I Grow Chicago community and Victory Gardens team about redefining brave spaces on campus and in community
About How to Defend Yourself:
How to Defend Yourself circles around seven college students who gather for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is raped. They learn how to “not be a victim”, how to use their bodies as weapons, how to fend off attackers. The form of self-defense becomes a channel for their rage, trauma, confusion, anxiety, and desire–lots of desire. Challenged to determine what they want and how to ask for it, the students must ultimately face the insidious ways rape culture steals one’s body and sense of belonging. Developed as part of Victory Gardens 2018 Ignition Festival of New Plays and the winner of the 2019 Yale Drama Series Prize, How to Defend Yourself is funny, raw and brutally honest – a triumph from playwright liliana padilla. The production will be directed by Marti Lyons (Cambodian Rock Band, Native Gardens Victory Gardens, Witch Writers Theatre).
Join us by buying your ticket here! Or if you can’t make it, you can sponsor a community member. There are limited seats, so make sure you get your ticket as soon as you can. In a world where fear and panic is manipulated in the media to guide our decisions, it’s important to discuss how we create a reality where we can navigate fear. Cultivating a place where love leads us to liberation requires inner and collective interrogation of concepts like these. Be a part of the change with us!