On a recent Monday evening, eight female comedians gathered on the fourth floor of a warehouse on an industrial stretch of Sunset Park, east of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. They sat in a circle, on threadbare rolling chairs, and one stepped into the center.
The Comedians of New York for Afghan Women Writers rehearsed last night at Magic Futurebox for the two performances this weekend. Tickets are still available for both events: The Prose event: Saturday, January 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets ($35): brownpapertickets.com/event/216775 The Poetry event, featuring Rachel Dratch: Sunday, January 22 at 4 p.m. Tickets ($15 students [...]
Stop the Press! SNL comedian Rachel Dratch will headline the third of three AWWP performances to take place at Magic Futurebox in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday, Jan. 21 & Sunday, Jan. 22. Rachel will appear at the 4 p.m. reading on Sunday.
This holiday season, honor your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues by giving a meaningful gift and helping AWWP at the same time. Your tax-deductible donation, in their name, to the Afghan Women’s Writing Project will help bring positive change to the lives of Afghan women.
While reporting in Afghanistan, freelance journalist Masha Hamilton saw women marginalized in their families and villages. Upset that women had few outlets for self-expression, she started the Afghan Women’s Writing Project. Click here to stream or download the interview.
AWWP writer Mahnaz, a student at Middlebury College in Vermont, was interviewed this week on Vermont Public Radio.
From June 15 to August 15, 2011, AWWP is running a campaign to support Project efforts to bring more voices of Afghan women to the world through their writing.
History is changed by the small actions of ordinary people. —Zahra A.
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