We are We come together to promote greater

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We are

Awareness through

Performance .

We come together to promote greater consciousness around social justice, diversity, and climate issues on the UW-L campus and beyond. Using the stage as our forum, we creatively challenge systems of privilege and oppression and strive to plant seeds of social responsibility, inspire critical thought, and spark a campus-wide conversation.

On our campus, we are not only students, but also change agents and leaders.

We are committed.

We are passionate.

We are both learners and teachers.

We are diverse in our identities and experiences and most importantly, we are willing to share our stories.

October 15, 2012

7:00 P.M.

GMH Auditorium

This event is sponsored by the

Research and

Resource Center for

Campus Climate.

PERFORMERS

Richard Allenby | Cody Babcock | Danny Bero | Bobby Black

Lejia Dongzhu | Stephanie Fletcher | Fatima Guled

Michaela Habberley | Jazzma Holland | Stephanie Holt

Alexis Klas | Angela Marinello | Paige McKibben | Ari Oium

Caleb Roberts | Sarah Schmidt | Zach Shannon | Jon Terry

Cheyenne Todd | Valerie Wilmink

ADVISORS

Nizam Arain | Angela Birrittella | Matt Evensen

Amanda Goodenough| Lucas Graff | Natalie Magnus

Willem Van Roosenbeek

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Our Cross Cultural Guides for their valued and different perspectives.

Barbara Stewart for her leadership and support.

Jason Bertrand, Bridgette Hensley, Angie Lee, Tom Link, and

Ingrid Peterson for sharing their time and expertise with us.

Brant Mayer, Heather Holm, Richard Allenby,

Brent Bankes & Nizam Arain for their technical assistance.

Kate Oganowski for her prop skills.

Michael Slevin for his assistance and patience with our scheduling needs.

The OMSS staff for allowing us to use their space.

DigiCopy for accommodating our quick printing needs.

Sodexo for their wonderful catering accommodations.

Jeff Kerkman for capturing our message through video.

Our excellent custodial staff for their understanding and help with our performance space.

Former ATP performers for their past contributions and ongoing support with helping to build a sustainable peer education program.

And to all of the many other family members, friends, and partners of the cast and crew for understanding, supporting, encouraging, and believing in our performance production, Awareness through Performance .

DON’T MISS OUR OPEN MIC NIGHT!

Wednesday, Oct. 31 in the Cellar!

AWARENESS IS A STEP

Directed by: Jazzma Holland, Jon Terry, Richard Allenby, Valerie Wilmink

[All Cast]

SHOES

Written by: Steff Fletcher, Michaela Habberley

[Fatima, Cody, Steff, Michaela]

PLACEBO

Written by: Richard Allenby • [Richard]

IT’S NOT FUNNY

Written by: Ari Oium, Lejia Dongzhu, Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Angela Marinello

[Paige, Ari, Michaela]

PARTY CULTURE

Written by: Paige McKibben, Lejia Dongzhu, Jazzma Holland,

Michaela Habberley, Angela Marinello

[Danny, Bobby, Zach, Stephanie, Jazzma, Fatima, Sarah, Ang, Valerie]

F-A-T

Written by: Valerie Wilmink • [Valerie]

MAN UP

Written by: Paige McKibben, Fatima Guled, Lejia Dongzhu, Zach Shannon,

Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Danny Bero, Richard Allenby, Alexis Klas

[Lejia, Caleb, Jon, Danny]

VOTING - IT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

Written by: Sarah Schmidt, Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Richard Allenby

[Michaela, Valerie]

HERE I STAND

Written by: Michaela Habberley, Angela Marinello • [Michaela, Paige, Lejia]

TOOLBOX

Written by: Paige McKibben, Fatima Guled, Cody Babcock, Zach Shannon,

Sarah Schmidt • [Fatima, Cody, Lejia, Steff, Sarah, Alexis, Valerie]

STICKS AND STONES

Produced by: Amanda Goodenough

WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE

Written by: Cody Babcock • [Cody]

RACIAL STEERING

Written by: Ari Oium, Paige McKibben, Caleb Roberts, Jon Terry, Alexis Klas

[Bobby, Paige, Zach, Steff, Caleb, Michaela]

IT’S MY ISSUE

Written by: Steff Fletcher, Michaela Habberley, Angela Marinello,

Bobby Black • [Bobby, Zach, Valerie, Ang]

SMOKING WORDS

Written by: Ari Oium • [Ari]

THE HOLY HOTEL

Written by: Ari Oium, Zach Shannon, Stephanie Holt, Jazzma Holland,

Valerie Wilmink, Caleb Roberts • [Cheyenne, Ari, Danny, Stephanie,

Caleb, Richard]

PARTS AND PIECES

Written by: Paige McKibben, Ari Oium, Cody Babcock, Zach Shannon, Steff

Fletcher, Sarah Schmidt • [Cheyenne, Cody, Richard]

HANDS

Written by: Zach Shannon • [Zach]

SHADEISM

Written by: Fatima Guled, Zach Shannon, Lejia Dongzhu, Stephanie Holt,

Jon Terry, Angela Marinello • [Fatima, Ari, Zach, Lejia, Cody, Stephanie,

Danny, Jazzma, Jon, Alexis, Ang]

WHO I AM

Produced by: Sarah Schmidt, Cody Babcock, Danny Bero, Alexis Klas

[Bobby, Paige, Fatima, Ari, Zach, Cody, Steff, Sarah, Jazzma, Caleb, Jon,

Danny, Alexis, Ang]

LEAVE YOUR LEGACY

Produced by: Cheyenne Todd, Bobby Black, Michaela Habberley,

Angela Marinello • [All Cast]

MUSICAL SELECTIONS

“Wake Up” by The Arcade Fire

“Beautiful” by Eminem

“Crucify” by Tori Amos

“Take a Minute” by K’naan

“I am Women” by Jordin Sparks

“Perfect” by Pink

“Excuse Me Mr.” by Ben Harper

“Freedom of Choice” by A Perfect Circle

“Diamonds on the Inside” by Ben Harper

“With a Little Help from My Friends” by Joe Cocker

“The Fighter” by Gym Class Heroes, Featuring Ryan Tedder

“Changes” by 2Pac

“Jeremy” by Pearl Jam

“Man, I Feel Like a Woman” by Shania Twain

“I Love You and Buddha Too” by Mason Jennings

“Lola” by The Kinks

“Unity” by Trevor Hall

“Blood Brothers” by Ingrid Michaelson

“Same Love” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

“Amazing” by One Eskimo

“Nuvole Bianche” by Ludovico Einaudi

REFERENCES

Black or White Something to Think About. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSFqnUFOns

Fair n Lovely Ad India Female. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubbufbkbovY

Shadeism Part 1. Retrieved August 28, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=T6oaEHsdhOs

U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved from:http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/

socdemo/voting/

Willoughby, B. (2004). 10 ways to fight hate on campus: A response guide for college activists.

Law Center.

Tolerance.org, A Project of the Southern Poverty

Wisconsin State Government, Government Accountability Board.

Voter Public Access. Retrieved from https://vpa.wi.gov/.

ADDITIONAL THANKS TO

TaTa Lovicious for sharing your wisdom and inspiring us all to be better people.

Peppa for being a symbol of unconditional love and furriness.

You will forever be our unofficial ATP mascot.

SIGN THE PLEDGE AT UWLAX.EDU/UNITED!

HOW IT ALL STARTED....

Awareness through Performance (ATP) first debuted on the UW-L campus in the spring of 2006. With its essence largely rooted in the concept of performance studies, where the message is placed above the delivery,

ATP exists as an alternative outlet for social activism on campus. Currently, the Research and Resource Center for Campus Climate supports the development and delivery of 6 performances during the academic year on the UW-L campus.

A new ATP Troupe is carefully selected each semester, and is always comprised of 15-20 students who share a passion for diversity and social justice issues and a desire to further explore the dynamics of how these issues shape our world. Because of their commitment to gaining a greater understanding of the institutional oppressions and “isms” that affect all members of our community, these students come together for an accelerated journey to dialogue, research, reflect, write, and eventually perform real life experiences that touch on topics of racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, classism, heterosexism, gender expression and identity, privilege, hate, cultural differences, and more. Using the stage as their forum for educating, the performers creatively explore, examine and dissect issues that are present in today’s society.

The program you are about to experience was created in just 8 days.

It is hoped that by watching this show, audience members will increase their cross-cultural awareness, embrace a journey towards greater understanding, and become committed to tearing down barriers and building more inclusive communities. The performance is designed to begin or continue the dialogue about difficult social issues even after the performance concludes.

ATP is indeed changing the world… one performance at a time.

To learn more, please visit www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.

VOTED 2012 PROGRA M OF THE YEAR BY WISCONSIN COLLEGE

PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION (WCPA)

VOTED “2010-11 BEST ALL-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

OF THE YEAR” BY RHAC

PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

FROM THE STATE COUNCIL ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND THE OFFICE

OF STATE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

NOMINATED FOR THE 2009 REGENTS DIVERSITY AWARD

BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE

NOMINATED FOR THE 2008 REGENTS EXCELLENCE AWARD

BY UW-L‘S ACADEMIC STAFF COUNCIL

VOTED “2006-07 BEST ALL-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR” BY UW-L’S RHAC

HISTORY OF STEP

The roots of the “STEPPING” dance dates as far back as the ancestral tribes of Africa.

It has been written that rival tribes would settle disputes by challenging each other to dance. However, “STEPPING” was probably most heavily influenced by an African American dance called Juba. The Juba

Dance came from Africa to the West Indies via the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Juba eventually made it to the United States where it evolved into a rhythmic stomping, patting, and tapping of the body dance style.

During Slavery, Juba was more commonly known as Hambone. At the turn of the nineteenth century, an African American founded fraternity-

Alpha Phi Alpha- would sophisticate the Hambone Dance by adding synchronized chanting and beats from the hands and feet. This unified rhythm sport is what we now call “STEPPING.”

The roots of “STEPPING” are also heavily connected and influenced by

African American college students and Greek organizations. “STEP-

PING” is practiced at almost every college campus where Black Greek-

Letter organizations are represented. This art form allows fraternities and sororities a way of building a deeper and closer bond with each other across different college campuses in the nation, as well as provide an opportunity to connect with common history.

Today youth and adult organizations across America embrace this art form because of how it unifies people through rhythm and dialogue.

Go to: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate, click on “Hate/Bias Incident Form.”

Ready to be a change agent?!

Apply to be a part of the spring 2013 ATP Troupe.

For more information, visit: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.

(Applications accepted

October 26-November 9, 2012)

Some people want you to save the world. All we ask is that you save the date.

AWARENESS through performance.

COMING TO A GRAFF MAIN HALL AUDITORIUM NEAR YOU:

January 27 | March 4

...building commUNITY to enhance our campus climate.

Educational Programming/Training

(Intercultural Sensitivity Awareness, Diversity, Work/Life Balance, etc.)

Hate Response Team/Hate & Bias Incident Form

Awareness through Performance

Assessment of Campus Climate

Safe Space & Home for Dialogue

Community Outreach

Research, Resources & Other Information

Matt Evensen • Amanda Goodenough • Barbara Stewart • Will Van Roosenbeek www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate

1120 Centennial Hall • 608.785.5094

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