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feature in California Shakespeare Theater program, summer 2018

Articles & Video on My Work  
A Mirror, A Threshold, A Song: Profile on Chaterji's Healing Arts Practice (California Arts Council, filmmaker: Nicole Gervacio) 
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Rise of Restorative Justice in Oakland Schools Brings Promise, Controversy (EdSource)
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We are 1 in 4: Testimonies from Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones  (Panel Facilitator, 2016 Policy Summit #StandWithHer, Essie Justice Group)
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Youth Confront Violence Through Theater of the Oppressed (Oakland Museum of California & One West Oakland)
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California Shakespeare Theater 2018 Luminary Awards 
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Narrative Writing / Lyric Essays on My Work
Restorative Economics: Creating an Alternative Pipeline for System-Impacted Youth Through Arts-Based Leadership  (Inspire Awards, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation)
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Theater-Based Healing with Incarcerated Women:
      Mirrors of Each Other    
      Through the Looking Glass
      Ritual & Memory 
(Artist Investigator, California Shakespeare Theater)
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To Find Spirit, To Survive: Reflecting on Artistic Process During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Public Participation Fellow, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) 
Performance Collaborations
Multiverse (Core Artist, Original Devised Theater Performance with Ragged Wing Ensemble) 
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Stories High IV, Bindlestiff Studio's One-Act Play Festival
     It Has A Face (writer); Untethered (director) 
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VONA Open Studio at Kelly Writer's House (excerpt from original play, "Purva Express")
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Features on Political & Artistic Projects with Youth
Oakland Listening Sessions (Facilitator & Youth Organizer, People's Policy Platform on Responses to Violence, 2016 City Council Elections)
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Youth Poets Against Racial Profiling (KDOL forum, Poet-Mentor)
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Counter-Militarism and Youth Voice  (KDOL profile on BAY-Peace)
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Oakland Youth on the Frontlines in Movement Against Police Brutality  (KPFA profile on BAY-Peace)  
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Power of Youth (Bay Area Video Coalition profile on BAY-Peace)
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Youth Poets Against Police Brutality (Youth Organizer & Teaching Artist, Oakland's Geography of Resistance, BAY-Peace) 
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Food Justice & Anti-Displacement: Aunti Frances' Legacy of Black Power (Oakland's Geography of Resistance, BAY-Peace) 
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Curriculum & Educational Resources 
A Mirror, A Threshold, A Song: Medicines of Healing in Theater and Restorative Justice, Lead Author
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Coliberate: Community-Driven Climate Resilience Planning, Contributing Author
Gallery / Visual Snapshot It's difficult to capture what I do with (amateur) photography - since it is about process rather than final product; the sacred, fleeting, ritual of live performance - but here is an imperfect attempt to do exactly that! Published with permission from the talented artists, youth visionaries, and participant-facilitators depicted here. Click the images to learn more about the context.