human trafficking

Playwright + Director Interview for She Has A Name

by andrewkooman on December 17, 2010

Here’s an interview with Steve Waldschmidt, director of the world premiere of She Has A Name, and myself. I’m so thankful he’s on board – he’s an amazingly creative and visionary man.

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She Has A Name – Trailer 2

by andrewkooman on December 14, 2010

Here’s the new trailer we filmed for the play, featuring Denise Wong as NUMBER 18 and Aaron Krogman as JASON. We got the footage during the promotion shoot in Rosebud on the studio stage of Rosebud School of the Arts.

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The Detention Centre we visited is tucked away in a small town, about an hour and a half drive from the main city where we met.  We drove through the rain, a down pour of tremendous rain drops that threw themselves against the windshield with incredible force.  Ellen drove her small Proton at a casual [...]

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Fridge for Thought: Demand an End

by andrewkooman on October 19, 2010

© 2010 andrew kooman Sample more of Andrew’s FFT’s at www.FridgeForThought.com

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A Better Country – The Impossible Choices of Refugees

by andrewkooman on October 13, 2010

Change Noor’s name – he has done so himself – to another.  Make it Hashim, or Ishmael.  The names change but the stories have similar strands.  Yet the threads that tie the stories together are not rich in hue: golds, emeralds, reds, weaving together a beautiful coat of colour.  They are more like the clear [...]

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He had no reason to lie to us.  The tears on his face said it all.  They appeared suddenly, streamed clear lines on his dark skin.  The first, the only tears I saw during my time meeting with refugees in Malaysia, listening to their stories of survival, of exile, of suffering and displacement.  Tears precious [...]

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Upcoming She Has A Name Readings

by andrewkooman on September 6, 2010

Mark your calendars for these of upcoming readings for She Has A Name: Oct. 9: Grand Rapids, MI – International Justice Conference, Thornapple Church November:  Red Deer, AB – TBA November: Calgary, AB – TBA

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Urge Canadian Lawmakers to pass Bill C-268, which requires mandatory sentences for traffickers of minors. Learn more at RaiseTheirVoice.com

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