Oct 17, 4:30 PM: Aphra Behn of Guerrilla Girls On Tour: PUSH/PUSHBACK - 9 Steps to make a ...

Aphra Behn of Guerrilla Girls On Tour: PUSH/PUSHBACK - 9 Steps to make a difference with art and activism Aphra Behn shares her experiences as a feminist activist for almost 20 years as a member of Guerrilla Girls (1997-2001) and Guerrilla Girl On Tour (2001 – present). Revealing the inside workings of the grassroots groups she discusses the successes (protests; fax blitzes, speak outs and street theatre); the struggles (hate mail; death threats; backlash) and the downright defeats (sabotage; infighting). PUSH/PUSHBACK - 9 Steps to make a difference with art and activism challenges audiences to use the tactics of the Guerrilla Girls in their own lives to address social issues and to identify as “activists,” “artists,” and “feminists.” The talk is framed with readings from Aphra’s memoir, “UN/MASKED, Memoirs of a Guerrilla Girl On Tour” (Skyhorse Publications). If you have ever wondered what it is like to be a feminist masked avenger check out PUSH/PUSHBACK - 9 Steps to make a difference with art and activism. Guerrilla Girls On Tour! are feminist/activists/artists dedicated to creating performance and visual work which addresses the current state of women in the arts and beyond. We prove feminists are funny by touring with world with work aimed to educate, entertain and ultimately transform our audiences into identifying as activist/artists themselves. In addition to making collaborative art, we lead workshops and master classes in using the arts to address local concerns. Aphra Behn is a leading feminist voice in the nation on how to combine activism and art. For the past 20 years she has led the touring activist troupe, Guerrilla Girls on Tour, around the world with talks focused on how to create plays, performances and visual works which address violence against women, pay equity, body image and reproductive rights. She has received the Venus Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award, Yoko Ono Courage Award for the Arts and the Skowhegan Medal. In 2016 her memoir, “UN/MASKED, Memoirs of a Guerrilla Girl On Tour,” was published by Skyhorse. The book chronicles Kaz’s experience of surviving domestic violence at the hands of the Hollywood star, William Hurt, and how that led to her career as a feminist activist. Kaz speaks regularly at conferences, universities and festivals and addresses advocates on trauma transformation, social change via art, grassroots activism and the feminist art movement. She has written for and been featured by media outlets including Ms. Magazine, Bitch Media, Bust, Mother Jones, NPR, Alternet, Role Reboot, Trivia: Voices of Feminism, The Dramatist, Ful Art magazine, Girl Drive Blog, Lilith, The Sun, Gender Across Borders and Women in Hollywood.

Date: October 17, 2018
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

See:https://www.facebook.com/events/890945547766009/