Daily Dose & Announcements: 07/01/09
July 1, 2009
>> Civic and Community Orgs Call on NYC DOE to Protect Youth from Harassment and Bullying
>> “Art of Laughter” - The Kyogen Theater of Japan
>> Special Kyogen Performance
>> Intergenerational/Interdisciplinary Writers Lab Final Public Reading
Compiled by Beleza Chan
Nation
Civic and Community Orgs Call on NYC DOE to Protect Youth from Harassment and Bullying
A group of five civic and community advocacy organizations recently released a white paper and report card showing that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is falling short on its duty to protect public school students from bias-based harassment and bullying.
Dignity Now: The Campaign to Stop Bullying and Bias-Harassment in New York City Schools, a white paper by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and the New York City Bar Association’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Committee, uses legal analysis and students’ first-hand accounts to conclude that though Mayor Bloomberg and the DOE have made strides toward ending the problem of bullying and biased-based harassment in the schools, more effort is necessary.
The DOE’s School Environment Survey Report for 2006-07 reflects widespread harassment and bullying in the city’s schools. According to the survey, 76 percent of sixth to 12th grade students reported seeing students “threaten or bully other students at school.” Nearly half the students surveyed said bullying happened “some of the time,” and an additional 29 percent say it happens most or all of the time.
Pervasive harassment and bullying make schools hostile places, undermining students’ ability to flourish. Students who are routinely harassed and bullied often struggle to develop the self-confidence and social skills needed to succeed in life.
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Arts
“Art of Laughter” - The Kyogen Theater of Japan
Event: AsiaAlive Event
Description: Theater-kyogen literally means wild speech or comical tales-with Izumi Junko and Miyake Tokuro from Japan. They will demonstrate performance techniques and discuss their career as the first female performers in this male-dominated field. Daughters of the 19th generation head of the Izumi school of Kyogen, Izumi and Miyake have opened the stage for women while strictly following the traditions of their art.
Details: Free, July 9-19, Thurs. - Sun., 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Asian Art Museum
Special Kyogen Performance
Event: AsiaAlive Event
Description: AsiaAlive artists Izumi Junko and Miyake Tokuro, along with their brother Izumi Motoya, will present a special performance of kyogen (literally wild speech or comical tales). Izumi Motoya is the 20th generation head master of the Izumi School of Kyogen. One of two kyogen schools in Japan, the Izumi School has a history of 571 years. Also appearing on stage is Izumi Kyoko, the daughter of Izumi Junko, making her US stage debut at the age of six.
Details:$5-$22, July 16, 6:30 p.m., Asian Art Museum
Intergenerational/Interdisciplinary Writers Lab Final Public Reading
Event: Kearny Street Workshop
Description: A public reading by emerging writers from unique literary workshop with two of SF’s oldest interdisciplinary arts organizations. Twelve selected students will participate in workshops led by accomplished writers and artists Jewelle Gomez and Truong Tran, attend special exhibitions and performances, have the opportunity to perform/read work at a public event, and be published in online anthology.
Details: Free, July 8, 7 p.m. - 9 p. m., Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Contact: 415-503-0520
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