Ripple Effect Artists Honors the African-American Experience
The murder of George Floyd will go down in history as a tipping point. This was when America said, we have had enough. This sort of a crime, does not define us as a society and we refuse to be a part of this. This conversation took the Black Lives Matter movement to new heights and people participated to create the new world we wanted to inhabit.
At Ripple Effect Artists we mounted our own response to this pivotal event. We hosted a show on WPKN radio with Dawn Speaks. Dawn shared her valuable experience as an African-American and helped us understand our world from a different point of view. In her expository life stories and provocative poetry, Dawn Speaks gave a full spectrum of her life as an African American woman both personally and professionally.
We also introduced the pivotal work of the organization Got To Stop and the incredible work they do. Ripple Effect Artists is incredible proud to have been associated with Dawn Speaks and Got To Stop.
Jessie Fahay for Ripple Effect Artists. Jessie is an actress, playwright and author who is heavily invested in bringing about societal change through the dramatic arts. After years of working in Educational Theatre, as a public speaker, actress, author, graduate student, and her work with Landmark Education and United Global Shift, she has developed an even stronger commitment to making a difference through her love of theatre and appreciation for theatre-education as a vehicle. Thus, Ripple Effect Artists was conceived. With a committed team of Board Members, Actors, Directors, and Theatre Lovers, Jessie has seen her wish of pushing audiences from apathy to action come together and hopes to continue inspiring change in generations to come.
