Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza as she tried to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. "My Name Is Rachel Corrie" recounts the young woman's life from journal entries, letters, and e-mails she left behind. This current production has been touring colleges across the country to excellent reviews. Ashley Malloy will lead a discussion of the play at the end. Funds raised will go to support The Freedom Theatre located in the Jenin Refugee Camp in the West Bank.
Sponsored by Vassar Students for Justice in Palestine, and cosponsored by Middle East Crisis Response http://www.mideastcrisis.org, and Hudson Valley BDS http://www.hudsonvalleybds.org. Contact: sjpvassar@gmail.com or 845 876-7906.
Turnout was OK, but not as good as we expected. We had short notice to get the publicity out, a little over one week. We will have to work more closely with SJP campus groups to insure better turnout. The play itself was great, and we had an excellent question and answer session at the end with Ashley.