Book-to-Action 2021: Speaker and Performance - Rhodessa Jones and the Medea Project
Remote Participation Add to CalendarBook-to-Action, the Hayward-born community-read project intended to spur civic responses to new-found knowledge, is taking on the issue of racial inequity in criminal justice and beyond through the memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson.
Book-to-Action programming this spring will highlight the work of local organizations and leaders who promote racial equity and social justice. In book discussions and other events, the Hayward Public Library and participants will examine essential components of sustainable communities, including equal and fair access to education, housing, health care, employment and food. To learn more including how to obtain a copy of Just Mercy in print or audio form, go online here to the Book-to-Action 2021 page on the Hayward Public Library website.
About this event:
Performer, teacher, director Rhodessa Jones founded and directs The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women, an award-winning performance workshop committed to the personal and social transformation of women, now in its 23rd year. We will show an excerpt from the documentary film "This Ain't Your Mother's Theater Company!" and members of the Medea Project will join Jones for a live performance.
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