What: Community Gathering: Affinity Spaces
When: Monday, October 25, 6pm – 7pm Eastern Time (3pm – 4pm Pacific Time)

Who:
(Mixed Identity Facilitator) Shawna James (she/her), Board Liaison, Theatre Communications Group
(Latinx and Sephardic Co-Facilitator) Jazmine Aluma, Writer, Playwright
(MENA and Mizrahi Affinity Co-Facilitator) Jeremy Aluma, Executive Director of AJT
(​​API Facilitator) Alex Chester, Actor, Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Mixed Asian Media
(Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Co-Facilitator) Bex Ehrmann
(MENA and Mizrahi Affinity Co-Facilitator) Debórah Eliezer, Artistic Director, foolsFURY Theater
(Black Co-Facilitator) Yehudah Jai Husband, NAACP Award Animator, Artistic Director of SH’MA Theatre
(LGBTQIA+ Co-Facilitator) Stephen Kaplan, Playwright
(LGBTQIA+ Co-Facilitator) Danielle Levsky, Writer, Clown, Educator, Producer, AJT Board
(TGNC Co-Facilitator) Catherine Miller, Trans Non-Binary Casting Dir., Dramaturg, Gender Consultant
(Disability Facilitator): Ben Raanan, Director, Artistic Director of Phamaly Theatre
(Latinx and Sephardic Co-Facilitator) Jody Steiger, Vice Pres. of Teatro Espressivo, Costa Rica
(Black Co-Facilitator) Anike Tourse, Theatre & Multimedia Maker, Edinburgh Fringe

AJT Member Tickets: $15 for session ($99 for entire conference)
Non-Member Tickets: $25 for session ($99 for entire conference)

How: Register here for this single event or the entire conference

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Description:

Join us to gather in community during AJT’s 2021 Virtual Conference. These spaces are meant to allow folks from across our vital and vibrant Jewish Theatre ecosystem an opportunity to meet, share stories, and build lasting relationships. Affinity Groups will be hosted by racial/ethnic identity; gender; ability; and sexual orientation. Due to our time constraints, these sessions will be happening concurrently. We recognize that you may hold multiple identities, and understand the potential harm or discomfort that may come with choosing one group to attend. We ask you to choose whichever group feels most called to at the time of the session.  EVENT 7

This event will not be recorded.

API (Asian and Pacific Islander) Affinity

• Facilitator: Alex Chester, Actor, Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Mixed Asian Media 

Black Affinity

• Co-Facilitator: Yehudah Jai Husband, NAACP Award Animator, Artistic Director of SH’MA Theatre
• Co-Facilitator: Anike Tourse, Theatre & Multimedia Maker, Edinburgh Fringe
  

Disability Affinity

• Facilitator: Ben Raanan, Director, Artistic Director of Phamaly Theatre
  

Latinx and Sephardic Affinity

• Co-Facilitator: Jazmine Aluma, Writer, Playwright
• Co-Facilitator: Jody Steiger, Artistic Producer, Designer & Vice Pres. of Teatro Espressivo, Costa Rica
  

LGBTQIA+ Affinity

• Co-Facilitator: Danielle Levsky, Writer, Clown, Educator, Producer, AJT Board
• Co-Facilitator: Stephen Kaplan, Playwright
  

MENA: Middle Eastern and North African American and Mizrahi Affinity

• Co-Facilitator: Jeremy Aluma, Director, Producer, Executive Director of Alliance for Jewish Theatre
• Co-Facilitator: Debórah Eliezer (Social Activist, Artistic Director, foolsFURY Theater; San Francisco, CA)

Mixed/Multi-Identity Affinity

• Facilitator: Shawna James (she/her), Board Liaison, Theatre Communications Group
  

TGNC (Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming) Affinity 

• Co-Facilitator: Catherine Miller
• Co-Facilitator: Bex Ehrmann

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