Today I am floored by the power of the integration of arts and activism.
I had the immense privilege to read for the part of Sister Helen Prejean in a staged reading of the play Dead Man Walking. What's more, I got to read this part in front of Sister Helen Prejean! And she liked it!
But what was more inspiring was to be able to engage my heart and emotions, as well as those of others in the play and audience in the issue that several experts on the death penalty were about to address in a panel discussion.
Today exemplified why I study and am moved by the use of arts to engage and acknowledge that our emotions influence human rights, policy and the necessity of challenging the status quo.
Glowing,
L
