Artists and Writers Respond to Domestic Violence
An Online Special Event Presented by Remember the Women Institute
We are honoured and excited to take a part in a special international event inspired by our installation “She’s gone”.
The impressive webinar, which seeks to connect art and protest against domestic violence, will be attended by talented artists from various fields, as well as by a the mother of murder victim who will share her testimony in memory of her murdered daughter.
Join us by pre-registering at the link below. Participation is free.
https://bit.ly/3o0Fij8
You will receive a confirmation as soon as you register. Zoom will send reminders the day before and day of the event.
During the preparations for the event, garments of local American victims were collected for our future plan of producing an international cross-cultural exhibition of victims clothes from all over the world in the UN building in NYC.
The preparations for the originally planned symposium and exhibition took about a year and then the corona virus arrived and changed the plans. Therefore the event will be streamed by zoom and you are most invited to join us and participate!
We all prey that this fruitful cooperation will contribute to increasing the global discourse on gender-based violence.
This Zoom webinar is a prequel to our symposium and exhibition of She’s Gone, which will take place when the situation allows.
The event was made possible thanks to the vision, hard work and dedication of the dear and beloved Dr. Rochelle Seidel - Director of the Remember the Woman Institute, Ms. Joan Dean, the Israeli Consulate in New York, New York City Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence, and in collaboration with UN Women.
Webinar Programme
Music
Renowned folksinger Suzanne Vega sings "Luka," about an abused boy's experience with domestic violence.
Visual Art
She's gone artist Keren Goldstein and her colleague Adi Levy preview her art installation based on the clothing of domestic violence victims; and Hannah Pennington, Assistant Commissioner for Policy and Training at the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence, speaks about the art contests held by their office.
Theater
"All Databases Are Incomplete," premiere of a monologue written by playwright Cynthia L. Cooper and performed by Lisa Pelikan.
Poetry
"Imperatives for Carrying On in the Aftermath" by former USA poet laureate Natasha Trethewey, read by the poet; and "Domestic Violence" by Eavan Boland, read by Dr. Jody Allen Randolph, the expert on this poet.
Dance
Dancer Jill Sigman of jill sigman/thinkdance presents an interactive dance and movement interlude.
Non-Fiction Literature
Rachel Louise Snyder, award-winning author, reads from her No Visible Bruises.
Remembering the Victims of Domestic Violence
Jana Lynne Mackey's mother, Dr. Christie Brungardt, and Sissy (Simeonette) Mapes's mother, Theresa Mapes, talk about their beloved daughters and why they have generously given their daughters' clothing to Remember the Women Institute to add to the She's Gone installation.
Hon. Adva Vilchinski, Consul for Public Diplomacy, The Consulate General of Israel in New York, speaks about UN Women's Orange the World and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.
This Zoom webinar is a prequel to our symposium and exhibition of She's gone, which will take place as soon as larger in-person gatherings are safe.
The webinar is being presented in cooperation with Remember the Women Institute, the Consulate General of Israel in New York and the New York City Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence.