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No contribution is too small - or too large. $2 buys coffee for a volunteer. $15 rents a rehearsal studio for an hour. $100 covers 2 hours of lighting / tech / set design. $500 helps fly Shailja to international festivals!!


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Monday, March 02, 2009

we did it!






Photo 1: Backstage, pre-show.
L to R - Laura Grant (dancer, choreographer), Shailja, Amy Hill (dancer, choreographer), Emily Hedin (co-director of Centre for Development With Dignity), Pablo Dosh (director, mastermind, aka "crazy purple gringo"), Martin Dosh (rock star)


Photo 2: Curtain call.
L to R - Martin Dosh, Emily Hedin, Shailja, Amy Hill, Caitlin Wells (actor), Pablo Dosh, Laura Grant

We raised $13,300 in pledges and donations at the Building Dignity show, at Macalester College, St. Paul / Minneapolis, last night. Added to the $5,000 already raised, this almost hits the target of $20,000 for the construction of La Encantada Centre for Development with Dignity, in Villa El Salvador, Peru.

This morning, I'm smiling at sunlight on snow. The beauty of bare branches, iced white rooftops, against blue sky. Relaxing into the deep satisfaction of a job well done and a vision for social justice set into motion.
 
         
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