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Congratulations to the entire BAD ACTIVIST team! Your work was felt by every person in attendance.
Thank you @MaiKhoiOi for sharing your story and your music.💜
Thank you @PointParkCMI for your dedication and partnership in this project.
More to come #fightforfreeexpression
Tube City Writers held their third annual "Tube City Writers Live" at @mckeeslibrary on July 28th. This year, local writers shared stories about #monvalley places they love or find intriguing 📖
Here are some moments that made for a memorable evening ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nZ0G7VJqy8&t=1s
🌟 Learn more about the exciting presentation of “Bad Activist” in the link below! ⬇️
https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/tickets/speakerSeries/performance-page1
IFEP & @PointParkCMI are proud to present the world Premiere of @MaiKhoiOi BAD ACTIVIST at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Sept 15th.
🎟 Tickets are now on sale for the performance & VIP Afterparty: https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/tickets/speakerSeries/performance-page1
The Tube City Writers LIVE event last night was a huge success! Thank you, as always, to @MarthaRial and @pointparkcmi for holding this event outside of our library!
All-Abilities Media is bringing together mental health professionals and advocates to have real conversations about mental illness 🤲
Any organizations interested in sponsoring the "Loving Our Minds" symposium can fill out the form below ⬇️
Suicide is the second-leading cause of deaths among high school- and college-age students. Loving Our Minds will be hosted in partnership with @PointParkCMI and @StauntonFarm . If you can sponsor this event, please submit this form by Aug 1. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1O79rlbWOThsGKdHDsmxZCEw0BhjVZLAtyH2n4xvGVhA/edit