Bond Street Theatre Haiti campaign

Here is a note from Bond Street Theatre headquarters giving a brief overview of our venture, as part of our fundraising drive to support this recent project and to make it possible for us to continue our work.  Check it out.

FAVELIK means Stand Up Get Up!   Dear Anna,                       It was LOVE at first cartwheel...   Bond Street and the women of FAVILEK fell in love this past month in Port-au-Prince! The FAVILEK women await Bond Street's return June 15th to continue working together!     We need to raise $3,875 more to get there!   Josh, Anna and Christina with the women of FAVILEK Bond Street Theatre ensemble members Anna Zastrow, Christina Pinnell and Joshua Wynter just returned from working in HAITI with the daring women's group FAVILEK -- all survivors of rape and sexual assault who have joined together to speak out about the situation... through theatre! Bond Street crew also gave performances in the congested tent camps of The Flying Head, a dynamic play about community action, and gave workshops for children, women, and other artists.  We thank the Jewish-American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and our generous donors!   Our KICKSTARTER campaign needs your help in the next 4 days!   If we do not reach the full $5,000 goal, we do not receive any of the pledged funds.     Please donate HERE !   This past month, the Bond Street ensemble worked closely with FAVILEK (15 women), on the healing nature of self-expression, and expanding the group's theatrical talents.  With virtually no security, sexual violence has been increasing in the camps at an alarming rate. Girls as young as 3 years old have been victims of assault. Ignored, rebuked, and even abused by authorities, FAVILEK wants to create a theatre piece about the issue and bring international attention to this horrific situation!    The women of FAVILEK have asked for our help!  We return to Haiti on June 15.  Please help us get there! "We make theatre to process our feelings of what we have endured and to reach out to the world,"                                    says FAVILEK co-founder Bazelais Yolande.      To read more stories from Haiti, visit our Blog        FAVILEK co-founder Maricia Jean stands tall Stand Up Get Up  for our FAVILEK partners...       Time is of the essence.  Only 4 days left!   Please make a donation today!   24 generous people have pledged a total of $1,125 so far. Please join them! Passing this link on to friends and family is a great way to help our Haiti Project!  Thank you -- Anna, Christina, Josh, Maricia, Bazelais, and the entire BST-FAVILEK team                    Tax deductible contributions can also be mailed to:                                2 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 USA     tel  212-254-4614  ·  fax 212-460-9378    www.bondst.org  ·  info@bondst.org  Joanna Sherman, Artistic Director Michael McGuigan, Managing Director Lisa Dowda, Program Director Bond Street Theatre, founded in 1976, draws on the musical and gestural arts of many traditions and the performance styles from many cultures to create original theatre works. The company is dedicated to creating theatre that crosses borders and bringing artistic-humanitarian aid to areas in need worldwide.   Recipient of a MacArthur Award, the company has also received support from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, Theatre Communications Group, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, CEC ArtsLink, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, JPMorgan Chase, National Endowment for the Arts,  NYSCA, the US Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs,  the US Institute for Peace, and others, and has performed in theatres and festivals worldwide.