[Reader-list] The Mother Tour

[Ujwala Samarth]

*Press Release:*

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*‘Mother: Caring Our Way Out of the Population Dilemma’*



In partnership with Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI), we invite
you to a screening of the film  ‘*Mother: Caring Our Way Out of the
Population Dilemma’ *and an interaction with *Dr Beth Osnes*,*, *co-founder
of *Mothers Acting Up,** *an international movement to mobilize mothers to
act on behalf of the world’s children.* *In the film, we follow Beth, an
American mother, theater professor and children-rights activist, as she
helps the audience navigate the thorny complexities of the population issue.
Beth – who comes from a Catholic family of 12 and has adopted an
African-born daughter – travels to Ethiopia where she meets Zinet, the
oldest daughter of a desperately poor family of 12. Zinet has found the
courage to break free from thousand-year-old-cultural barriers, and their
encounter will change Beth forever.

Grounded in the theories of social scientist Riane Eisler, the film strives
not to blame but to educate, to highlight a different path for humanity.
Overpopulation is merely a symptom of an even larger problem – a "domination
system" that for most of human history has glorified the domination of man
over nature, man over child and man over woman. To break this pattern, the
film demonstrates that we must change our conquering mindset into a
nurturing one. And the first step is to raise the status of women worldwide.


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*Venue:* Open Space, 301, 2nd floor, Kanchanjunga Bldg, Kanchan Lane, Near
Krishna Dining
                                                  Hall (Off Law College
Road), Pune - 411 004

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*Date & Time **: *March 10, 6pm-8pm


*About **Prof. Beth Osnes*: Beth Osnes is a professor of Theatre at the
University of Colorado in the US and Co-founder of *Mothers Acting Up* (an
international movement to mobilize mothers to act on behalf of the world’s
children, www.mothersactingup.org). She will be bringing her *‘Mother
Tour’*(a programme funded through a partnership with the Philanthropic
Foundation)
to Pune during March 9 to 16, 2011, at the invitation of Appropriate Rural
Technology Institute (ARTI). The *Mother Tour* has traveled around North
America and internationally with the performance ‘*M-other’* and the
‘*Empowering
Mother Voices **workshop’* to create a global community of mothers all
moving from concern to *action* on behalf of the world’s children. Beth has
shared the *Vocal Empowerment Workshop* she developed in cities across North
America and to many areas of the world through her *MOTHER tour.* The
intention of both the performance and the workshop is to inspire mothers
(and others) to find their full-embodied voice, and spark conversations and
actions.

Please take a look at: http://vimeo.com/16482993 for a better understanding
of Beth’s work

For more details about the screening, please contact: ujwala at openspace.org*
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For more details about the Mother Tour, please contact:
geeta.poptani at gmail.com**

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-- 
Ujwala Samarth
(Programme Coordinator, Open Space)

www.openspaceindia.org
www.infochangeindia.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Space/116557125037041

B-301, Kanchanjunga Building,
Kanchan Lane, Off Law College Rd,,
Pune 411004
(020-25457371)









-- 
Ujwala Samarth
(Programme Coordinator, Open Space)

www.openspaceindia.org
www.infochangeindia.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Space/116557125037041

B-301, Kanchanjunga Building,
Kanchan Lane, Off Law College Rd,,
Pune 411004
(020-25457371)








-- 
Ujwala Samarth
(Programme Coordinator, Open Space)

www.openspaceindia.org
www.infochangeindia.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Space/116557125037041

B-301, Kanchanjunga Building,
Kanchan Lane, Off Law College Rd,,
Pune 411004
(020-25457371)









-- 
Ujwala Samarth
(Programme Coordinator, Open Space)

www.openspaceindia.org
www.infochangeindia.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Space/116557125037041

B-301, Kanchanjunga Building,
Kanchan Lane, Off Law College Rd,,
Pune 411004
(020-25457371)