As leaders, the North Dakota Women’s Network (NDWN) serves as a catalyst for improving the lives of women through communication, legislation and increased public activism.
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418 E Rosser #100
Bismarck, ND 58501
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North Dakota Women's Network
418 E Rosser #100
Bismarck, ND 58501
418 E Rosser #100
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 223-6985
The North Dakota Women's Network is excited to announce our project:
"The Group That Opened the Box"
photo by Kristi Rasmussen
In the heart of North Dakota, a group of courageous teens and their adult mentors have embarked on an exciting, new project, which challenges the public silence about adolescent sexuality, desire, and mental health. “The Group That Opened the Box” seeks to empower diverse youth of various races, abilities, and sexual and gender orientations. In the project, up to 20 adolescent girls will meet over the course of the next year, working with Karen Van Fossan (of Dragon Jane Theater Company) and Dr. Kathy Blohm (of Chambers & Blohm Psychological Services).
Together, they will write, co-create, and produce a full-length play, addressing a range of hush-hush topics in humorous, dynamic ways.
If you saw their first show, "Shhhhhhhhh!", this September, you know how powerful this work is.
After each show, and with the assistance of their mentors, participants in The Group will facilitate open, truthful, public discussions of adolescent sexuality, desire, and mental health -- thus giving voice to a range of experiences, and empowering teens to emerge as agents of social change.
In their work together, participants in The Group have created a supportive, courageous community among themselves; in each performance and discussion, participants will share this vision with the public. Their power to envision a more just society -- and to co-create a society founded on those values -- has the potential to effect powerful change among the larger community.
"The Group That Opened the Box” is a collaborative venture between the ND Women’s Network, whose mission is to advance social justice for women and girls; Dragon Jane Theater Company, whose mission is to promote social justice through theater arts; and Chambers & Blohm Psychological Services, whose mission is to enhance adolescent mental health. Other collaborators include a range of talented artists including Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson, filmmaker; Kristi Rasmussen, visual artist; and Kris Kitko, singer/songwriter. In addition, Dan Rogers has pledged the ongoing co-sponsorship of the BSC Theatre Department.
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