Dialogue Summary: Using Theatre for Human Rights Education and Action
WHY THEATRE
The answers to: “Why Theatre” were many, here are some of the insights shared in the dialogue:
El Proyecto de Nuevas Tácticas en Derechos Humanos busca activamente individuos y organizaciones con interés, conocimiento y recursos para ayudar a traducir materiales relacionados con Nuevas Tácticas y el contenido web en otras idiomas aparte del Inglés. Además, organizaciones y otros proyectos con interés en el mantenimiento de partes de el sitio del web Nuevas Tácticas se les anima a ponerse en contacto con nosotros en newtactics [at] cvt [dot] org.
I have been focusing most of my learning around security issues,
digital activism, using mobile phones, contact management, and website
design. I am planning to go into detail about all these topics in the
next few weeks, but for this post I would to tell you about one great
experience I have had so far here at the Camp - facilitating an improv
drama exercise.
Dialogue Summary: Using Theatre for Human Rights Education and Action
The answers to: “Why Theatre” were many, here are some of the insights shared in the dialogue:

Photo: Philippe Duhamel
Janelle Treibitz is a proud puppetista, organizer and waitress who also likes to hone her training skills on the side. In this interview, she shares her passion for puppets, wholesome bread and liberation.
Q. Please tell me, Janelle Treibitz, how did you come to puppets?
J. T.: I have always cared about social justice issues and people. I attribute some of it to judaism and the way I was raised as a Jew, to my synagogue and to my parents teaching me to question, and make opinions for myself.
Theater can be used to promote, educate, motivate and move people to action regarding human rights, development and issues "screaming for" change. This dialogue is an opportunity for you to ask questions, share experiences, and build connections with practitioners using theatre. We will be sharing stories of how theatre is used as a powerful tool in human rights work.
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) in Bangladesh works to address numerous human rights problems, including gender equality and access to justice. Their approach is to form small local Action Theatre groups, or Manobadhikar Natya Parishad (MNP), by building collaborative relationships with local non-governmental or civil society organizations, as well as with local individuals.