Theatre versus Oppression is a group of theatre practitioners; artists; community workers; and arts professionals who use techniques developed from Theatre of the Oppressed techniques by Jennifer Hartley to address issues of conflict. We use a play as a catalyst to address the issue and then work through a series of workshops with the aim of exploring behaviour and leading to change. We have applied theatre projects in Africa - working with COBURWAS a co-operative in the Kyangwali Refugee…

Joseph Munyambaza is going to study pre med at Westminster College in Missouri USA. He has a partial scholarship and the additional fees have been met by donors inspired by his story. What is delightful about this news is three things - Joseph is a refugee and has been in the Kyangwali refugee camp Northern Uganda, since he was 6 years old; he decided to study medicine after his sister from malaria  with her unborn child (she was 7 months pregnant and was denied medical help because…

An opportunity to raise funds for our theatre project with the Kyangwali Refugee Camp while finding some great Christmas Presents, at good prices.

TvO is holding a charity auction this Tuesday 29 November at 7pm.

There are some great items to bid on – large and small, including a week long stay in a holiday cottage on the borders. 

We have some fantastic items: jewellery (lots of Rennie Macintosh stuff) - a lot of…

April 2011 Newsletter

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”

(by Jamie Paolonetti)

I know this is lengthy but there is a lot of information and some key updates and need for your support so please read through…