Please join Healing Truth Center founder, Shawna Marie Aarons-Cooke, along with 1+1+1=ONE's Board, staff, participants and Benefit Committee to celebrate the We Got Issues! Leadership Institute Class of 2009. The benefit will be held Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at The Theater at Saint Peters located at 619 Lexington Avenue (54th Street, Citicorp Center) New York, NY 10022.

Doors open at 6:30pm.
Showtime 7-8:30pm
VIP Reception 8:30pm

An interdisciplinary evening of theater exploring domestic violence, dance and movement reflecting women's sensuality, poetry about finding home and inspirational words and song from courageous you women leaders.

Featuring
Featuring host comedian/activist Kabibi Dillon, and the fierce voices of visionaries Jodie Evans, Rha Goddess, Kamilah Forbes and Kelly Tsai with a special message from Eve Ensler.

Creating Change
We Got Issues! is dedicated to cultivating a new brand of feminine centered leadership and social political activism. The Leadershipo Institute uses the power of creativity to grow young women's capacity to affect positive social change. The program utilizes each component of the Arts Based Civic Transformation model to empower young women wo seek to use their creative talents and expression to better themselves, their communities and society as a whole.

Your generous donation supports the work of young women leaders whose project include:

• Understanding and healing the Palestinian/Israeli conflict through art and dialogue
• HIV education and prevention for young girls in Kenya
• Storytelling and dialogue exploring the concept of homelessness and addiction
• LGBT/Q filmmaking and activism
• Theater engaging issues of abuse and violence against girls and women
• Revolutionary single mother parenting model

and many more!

To Attend the Event
Purchase tickets for $100 (for an amazing performance) or $250 (includes performance and VIP Reception.) Call 914.813.0906 or email shawna@healingtruthcenter.com.
 
Support WGI!
Support the training of our next generation of young leaders. 100% of the proceeds from this event and all donations will be used support WGI! Institute, including scholarships for your women who would not be able to attend without financial support. For more information visit www.111ONE.org.
 
Thank you for your generosity and support of our young women leaders!