¡Feliz día internacional de la mujer! Hoy reflejamos sobre los logros y sacrificios de tantas mujeres que han hecho (y están haciendo) historia en todo el mundo.
Happy International Women’s Day! Today we reflect upon the many accomplishments and sacrifices of so many women who have made (and continue making) history across the world.
Renowned human rights activist Minou Tavárez Mirabal to speak in Providence this Saturday
Dominican activist, politician, and philologist, Minou Tavárez Mirabal, will visit Rhode Island to discuss national policy, female empowerment, and violence against women in today’s world. She will offer a public lecture at the Rhode Island State House at 5:30PM this Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Tavárez is the daughter of the late Dominican Republic political activist Minerva Mirabal, who, along with two of her sisters, Patria and Maria Teresa, founded the 1960 Movement of the Fourteenth of June to overthrow Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. The story was widely popularized through the award-winning 1994 novel “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez. Her talk will include the Mirabal sisters’ account.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the RI State House, 82 Smith Street, Providence. Saturday, March 10 @ 5:30PM.
The Mirabal Sisters
In honor of International Women’s Day, ECAS Theater proudly presents I AM MINERVA, the true story of three brave sisters from the Dominican Republic, Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal, who stood up against the tyrannical dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic and paid the ultimate price. Performance in Spanish. Four performances: Thursday, March 22; Friday, March 23; Thursday, March 29; Friday, March 30 – All performances 7:00 PM.
No te pierdas esta memorable puesta en escena de la obra YO SOY MINERVA en honor a las hermanas Mirabal y a todas las mujeres que han cambiado la historia de la República Dominicana con sus actos heroicos. Cuatro presentaciones: jueves 22 de marzo, viernes 23 de marzo, jueves 29 de marzo y viernes 30 de marzo – Todas las presentaciones son a las 7:00 PM.
ECAS Theater is a 501c3 non-profit arts organization promoting & exploring Spanish-language and billingual theater in RI since 1997 through performances, workshops & education for all ages. ¡El teatro latino de Rhode Island!
Dominican activist, politician, and philologist, Minou Tavárez Mirabal, will visit Rhode Island to discuss national policy, female empowerment, and violence against women in today’s world. She will offer a public lecture at the Rhode Island State House at 5:30PM this Saturday, March 10, 2018.
avárez is the daughter of the late Dominican Republic political activist Minerva Mirabal, who, along with two of her sisters, Patria and Maria Teresa, founded the 1960 Movement of the Fourteenth of June to overthrow Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. The story was widely popularized through the award-winning 1994 novel “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez. Her talk will include the Mirabal sisters’ account.
