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through Performance.

We come together to

promote greater consciousness around social

justice, diversity, and climate issues

on the UW-L campus and

beyond. Using the stage as our forum, we creatively

challenge systems of privilege and

oppression and strive to plant

seeds of social responsibility, inspire critical thought, and

spark a campus-wide conversation.

On our campus, we are not only

students, but also change agents and leaders.

We are committed.

We are passionate. We are both learners and

teachers. We are diverse in

our identities and experiences

and most importantly,

we are willing to share our stories.

September 2, 20131:30 | 3:30 P.M. Valhalla Auditorium, Cartwright Center

This event is sponsored by the

Research and Resource Center for Campus Climate.

the

PERFORMERS Ruthann Aitch | Richard Allenby | David M. Briggs | Liz Brown

Jamie Capetillo | Kierra Cowan | Stephanie CuevasBethany Deluhery | Stephanie Fletcher | Fatima GuledKimberly Gutierrez | Stephanie Holt | Nicole Johnson

Sawyer Johnson | Alexis Klas | Megan Moneta | Ari OiumStephanie Shannon | Zach Shannon | Cheyenne Todd

Rob Warren | Sarah Zahirudin

ADVISORSNizam Arain | Angela Birrittella | Matt EvensenAmanda Goodenough| Willem Van Roosenbeek

SPECIAL THANKS TOOur Cross Cultural Guides for their valued

and different perspectives.

Barbara Stewart for her leadership and support.

Jason Bertrand, Crys Champion, Tom Link, Ryan Nell, and Ingrid Peterson for sharing their time and expertise with us.

Richard Allenby, Nizam Arain, Matt Evensen, Heather Holm, & James Vought, for their technical assistance.

Tara DeLong for keeping our tummies happy!

Kate Oganowski for her prop skills.

Michael Slevin for his assistance and patience with our scheduling needs.

The OMSS staff for allowing us to use their space.

DigiCopy for accommodating our quick printing needs.

Sodexo for their wonderful catering accommodations.

Our excellent custodial staff for their understanding and help with our performance space.

Former ATP performers for their past contributions and ongoing support with helping to build a sustainable peer education program.

And to all of the many other family members, friends, and partners of the cast and crew for understanding,

supporting, encouraging, and believing in our performance production, Awareness through Performance.

DON’T MISS OUR OPEN MIC NIGHT!Thursday, November 7 in the Cellar!

Sponsored by UW-L’s Research & Resource Center for Campus Climate and Campus Activities Board | Free & open to the publicFor disability accommodations, call (608) 785-5094 | Advance sign-up only necessary for those who desire a guaranteed spot

AWARENESS IS A STEPChoreographed by: Stephanie Holt, Fatima Guled, Steff Fletcher, Kimberly Gutierrez,

Cheyenne Todd • [All Cast]

EQUITY OR EQUALITYWritten by: Stephanie Shannon, Ari Oium, Sarah Zahirudin, Zach Shannon,

Steff Fletcher, Nicole Johnson, Megan Moneta • [Ari, Sarah, Zach, Megan, Rob]

LITTLE BLACK DRESSWritten by: Bethany Deluhery, Ruthann Aitch, Sarah Zahirudin, Zach Shannon, Stephanie

Cuevas, Sawyer Johnson, Nicole Johnson • [Ruthann, Sawyer, Zach, Fatima]

THE GAME OF IMMIGRATIONWritten by: Sarah Zahirudin, Richard Allenby, Ari Oium, Alexis Klas, Zach Shannon,

Stephanie Cuevas, Fatima Guled • [Ari, Sarah, Zach, Fatima, Steff, Megan]

THIS IS AN OPEN LETTERWritten by: David M. Briggs • [Dave, Richard, Stephanie H.]

THE OTHER OTHER “F” WORDWritten by: Ari Oium, Ruthann Aitch, Stephanie Cuevas, Steff Fletcher,

Nicole Johnson, Megan Moneta • [Stephanie C., Fatima, Megan, Sawyer]

THE KIDDIE YEARSWritten by: Bethany Deluhery, Ari Oium, Sarah Zahirudin, David M. Briggs

[Zach, Bethany, Stephanie S. Ari, Liz, Cheyenne]

SOCIAL JUSTICE LEAGUEWritten by: Stephanie Shannon, Alexis Klas, Rob Warren, David M. Briggs,

Sarah Zahirudin, Stephanie Cuevas, Megan Moneta[Stephanie S., Dave, Megan, Rob]

FOR THE CHILDRENWritten by: Nicole Johnson, Sarah Zahirudin, Kierra Cowan, Stephanie H.,

Cheyenne Todd, Stephanie Cuevas, Jamie Capetillo[Sarah, Kierra, Stephanie C., Jamie]

OUTWritten by: Bethany Deluhery, Ari Oium, Alexis Klas, Ruthann Aitch, Liz Brown, Zach Shannon, Steff Fletcher, Sawyer Johnson • [Bethany, Ari, Alexis, Ruthann,

Zach, Steff, Sawyer]

STICKS AND STONESProduced by: Amanda Goodenough

THE SORTING CEREMONYWritten by: Richard Allenby, Ruthann Aitch, David M. Briggs, Liz Brown,

Steff Fletcher, Sawyer Johnson, Cheyenne Todd[Stephanie S., Sawyer, Ruthann, Dave, Megan, Zach, Rob, Richard]

IS THIS REALLY ME?Written by: Rob Warren, Richard Allenby, Bethany Deluhery, David M. Briggs,

Sarah Zahirudin, Liz Brown, Zach Shannon, Kimberly Gutierrez, Jamie Capetillo [Ruthann, Dave, Sarah, Kierra, Liz, Stephanie C., Kimberly, Rob]

WHAT’S THE TEA?Written by: Kierra Cowan, Stephanie Holt, Cheyenne Todd, Jamie Capetillo

[Kierra, Stephanie H., Cheyenne, Jamie, Fatima]

THAT’S NOT GAYWritten by: Alexis Klas, David M. Briggs, Rob Warren

[Kimberly, Ari, Stephanie C., Sarah]

OPEN THE DOORWritten by: Ari Oium, Richard Allenby, Alexis Klas, Kierra Cowan, Nicole Johnson,

Megan Moneta • [Dave, Richard, Stephanie S., Stephanie H., Zach, Kimberly, Jamie, Nicole, Megan, Rob, Kierra]

REVIVEWritten by: Bethany Deluhery, Stephanie Shannon, Ari Oium, Liz Brown,

Nicole Johnson • Music and Lyrics by: Trent Reznor • [Bethany, Nicole, Stephanie S.]

BRICK BY BRICKWritten by: Ari Oium, David M. Briggs, Sarah Zahirudin, Sawyer Johnson,

Rob Warren • [Alexis, Sarah, Liz, Zach, Fatima, Sawyer, Rob]

IDENTITY WARFAREWritten by: Nicole Johnson, Jamie Capetillo, Kimberly Gutierrez, Stephanie Holt,

Ruthann Aitch, Richard Allenby • [Nicole, Bethany, Ari, Alexis, Ruthann, Sarah, Stephanie H., Kierra, Liz, Stephanie C., Steff, Kimberly, Jamie, Cheyenne]

BREAKING THE SILENCEProduced by: Liz Brown, David M. Briggs, Cheyenne Todd • [All Cast]

HOW IT ALL STARTED.. . .Awareness through Performance (ATP) first debuted on the UW-L campus in the spring of 2006. With its essence largely rooted in the concept of performance studies, where the message is placed above the delivery, ATP exists as an alternative outlet for social activism on campus. Currently, the Research and Resource Center for Campus Climate supports the development and delivery of 6 performances during the academic year on the UW-L campus.

A new ATP Troupe is carefully selected each semester, and is comprised of approximately 20 students who share a passion for diversity and social justice issues and a desire to further explore the dynamics of how these issues shape our world. Because of their commitment to gaining a greater understanding of the institutional oppressions and “isms” that affect all members of our community, these students come together for an accelerated journey to dialogue, research, reflect, write, and eventually perform real life experiences that touch on topics of racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, classism, heterosexism, gender expression and identity, privilege, hate, cultural differences, and more. Using the stage as their forum for educating, the performers creatively explore, examine and dissect issues that are present in today’s society.

The program you are about to experience was created in just 9 days. It is hoped that by watching this show, audience members will increase their cross-cultural awareness, embrace a journey towards greater understanding, and become committed to tearing down barriers and building more inclusive communities. The performance is designed to begin or continue the dialogue about difficult social issues even after the performance concludes.

ATP is indeed changing the world… one performance at a time.

To learn more, please visit www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.

NOMINATED FOR DIVERSITY PROGRAM OF THE MONTH(SEPTEMBER 2012, NACURH, INC.)

NOMINATED FOR ORGANIZATION OF THE MONTH(SEPTEMBER 2012, NACURH, INC.)

PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE 2012 PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD BY WISCONSIN COLLEGE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION (WCPA)

VOTED 2012 OUTSTANDING DIVERSITY PROGRAM BY UW-L’S RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

VOTED “BEST ALL-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR” BY UW-L’S RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, 2010-11

PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE STATE COUNCIL ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND

THE OFFICE OF STATE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

NOMINATED FOR THE 2009 REGENTS DIVERSITY AWARD BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE

NOMINATED FOR THE 2008 REGENTS EXCELLENCE AWARD BY UW-L‘S ACADEMIC STAFF COUNCIL

VOTED “BEST ALL-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR” BY UW-L’S RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, 2006-07

Educational Programming/Training (Intercultural Sensitivity Awareness, Diversity, Work/Life Balance, etc.)

Hate Response Team/Hate Incident FormAwareness through PerformanceAssessment of Campus Climate

Safe Space & Home for DialogueCommunity Outreach

Research, Resources & Other Information

Angela Birrittella • Matt Evensen • Amanda GoodenoughBarbara Stewart • Yang Cha Thao • Karmin Van Domelen

Will Van Roosenbeekwww.uwlax.edu/campusclimate | 1120 Centennial Hall • 608.785.5094

...building commUNITY to enhance our campus climate.

SIGN THE PLEDGE AT UWLAX.EDU/UNITED!

MUSICAL SELECTIONS“Wake Me Up” by Avicii

“First Breath After Coma” by Explosions in the Sky“K’naan” by The Seed

“Everything’s Gonna Be Better Next Year” by The Rescues “Run the World” by Beyonce

“Dark I Know Well” by Spring Awakening“The Avengers” by Alan Silvestri

“The Greatest Love of All” by Whitney Houston “Same Love” by Macklemore & Mary Lambert

“Angel” by Sarah MclachlanTheme Song - Harry Potter

“Perfect” by P!nk“Q.U.E.E.N.” by Janelle Monae

“You’re a Jerk” by New Boys“Let Me Be Myself” by 3 Doors Down“Black and Blue” by Carlie de Boer

“Wonder” by Emeli Sande“Army of Me” by Christina Aguuilera

“Brave” by Sara Bareilles

REFERENCESAnzaldúa, Gloria (2010). To Live in the Borderlands Means You. Retrieved from: http://borderlandsnarratives.blogspotcom/2010/01/ gloria-anzaldua-to-live-in-borderlands.html

Flynn, M., & Shikha, D. (2008). What Part of Legal Don’t You Understand? Retrieved from http://reason.org/files/ a871550853898a9b306ef458f116079.pdf

Hegewisch, A. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/ pay-equity-and-discrimination

Morgan, S. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.flexyourrights.org/

Reznor, Trent (1995). Hurt [Nine Inch Nails]. On The Downward Spiral. Location: Interscope Records.

Shin, Laura (2013). Moms Now Top Breadwinners in a Record 4 in 10 Homes. Retrieved from: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ laurashin/2013/05/29/moms-now-top-breadwinners-in-a-record- 4-in-10-homes/

Willoughby, B. (2004). 10 ways to fight hate on campus: A response guide for college activists. Tolerance.org, A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

ADDITIONAL THANKS TOJazzma Holland and Chris Losinski for their wonderful technical support!

Go to: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate, click on “Hate/Bias Incident Form.”

COMING TO A UW-L VALHALLA AUDITORIUM NEAR YOU:

AWARENESSthrough performance.

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For concerns about relationship violence, sexual assault, or stalking, please contact:

INGRID PETERSON ViolencePreventionSpecialist 149GraffMainHall 608-785-5126 peterson.ingr@uwlax.edu

Ready to be a change agent?!

Applications for our spring 2014 ATP Troupe begin in mid-October.

For more information, visit: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.