Regis College Lively Arts Program
presents
Weaving a Dream
The Story of Iqbal Masih
Tuesday, November 25, 1997 5:15pm
Eleanor Welch Casey Theatre, Fine Arts Center Regis College
A program funded in part by the Maurice R. Robinson Fund, Inc. and The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies |
by: Creative Children 1997 Sing & Learn Music What can one person do? I'm too busy I'll do it tomorrow This is our call to action -SONG- There comes a time
-CHORUS-
This is our call to action |
Regis College's Lively Arts Program offers excellence in Arts Education for young people;e in a state of the art facility. Our goal is to provide a cohesive, combined arts program in a creative and non-competitive environment. In order to reach this goal, our teaching staff consists of professional artist/educators of the highest quality in theatre, music, dance, and the visual and literary arts. Recognizing the importance of a multi-cultural arts education, our curriculum is theme-based in order to explore the art of countries around the world. Designed are both challenging and fun.
Today we welcome family, friends and educators of students form Mother Caroline Academy and Immaculate Conception School to the third presentation of the Lively Arts Program. We would like to extend a special welcome to Ron Adams, Peggy Settig, and students from the Broad Meadows Middle School, whose compelling presentation inspired today's demonstration.
When Students from the Broad Meadows Middle School spoke with us at the beginning of the 1997 Lively Arts Program, this question threw me. Child labor was "something you saw on the evening news" or "something that happened in underdeveloped countries." My t-shirt said Made in the USA, but as to who make it, I had no idea. Tough question.
Iqbal Masih made rugs. Using a tool called a punjah, he wove rugs by hand. The owners of the factory where he worked said the rugs were being bought in America. Iqbal didn't;t like Americans. He didn't like his job, but if his work was poor, his overseers would hurt him. They would hit him with his tool, hang him upside down, or stick his fingers in hot oil. He was four-years old.
The young women form Mother Caroline Academy and the Immaculate Conception School never met Iqbal. They have never been chained to a carpet loom for days on end. They have not fought against their own slavery. Yet, in a small way, they have shared Iqbal's message of hope, perseverance and excellence. They share that message with you today.
Art, music, dance, painting, singing, drama: these are the tools offered to the students. They have crafted a story and they will demonstrate their hard work for you today. These tools are theirs to keep and to use again. Their work is now our to share. we know who made this art.
I'd like to thank Regis College for making all of this possible. Thanks to Mary Murphy for her expert administration, to Wendy Lement for her guidance and trust, and the Regis College assistants for their hard work. Thanks again to Ron Adams and Peggy Settig for the inspirational presentation by their students, and to the chaperons from Immaculate Conception and Mother Caroline Academy. To Mimi, Peter, and Naoe, thank you for your patience, tireless creativity, and laughter.
Ron Heneghan - Drama Instructor, 1997
MEMBERS OF THE REGIS COLLEGE LIVELY ARTS PROGRAM
MOTHER CAROLINE ACADEMY OF BOSTON:
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Lisa Barbosa Sonia Centelo Stacy Centelo Ashlee Davis Maureen Gomes Sihorell Hernandez Jessie Lebon |
Amanda Lovell Colette Mahoney Maria Montefusco Aderinsola Okenla Shinikha Paige Tanasia Portis Jessica Ventura |
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Ashley Benevides Jennifer Bourdelais Samantha Cole Brianne Courtemanche Serena David Colleen Davis Kate Garbarino Bethany King |
Amy Krager Danielle Krantz Amanda Mayo Robyn O'Toole Emily Pattison Sheeva Sairafi Vanessa Sinacole |
| Maghan Buckley Angela Demo Sarah Gagnon Kicole Kilduff Kathleen O'Connor |
Anna Perez Kristen Pulsifer Judith Rock Jennifer Savole |
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S. Sheila Megley - President, Regis College S. Francis Butler - Mother Caroline Academy Martha McCook - Immaculate Conception School Ron Adams, Peggy Settig, and Students form the Broad Meadows Middle School Rosemary Noon - Assistant Technical Director Robert Naughton - Director of Campus Safety, Security and Transportation Carrie Gilmore - Teacher Chaperone, Mother Caroline Academy Numerous Parent Chaperones form Immaculate Conception Sedexho Food Services |
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