[Shadow_Group] Dec. 3 Play and Stop Hate Curriculum Program

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This is, unfortunately, on the same night as the Bhopal movie Group 4 is 
also co-sponsoring and going to, but if anyone else is interested in either 
tabling with me or attending; the following play is part of an ambitious 
Project Stop Hate program started by the Organization of Chinese Americans, 
Hate Free Zone, the King County Human Rights Commission and others which 
we've been asked to table.

Project Stop Hate is a multi-year program which is developing curriculum for 
elementary grade levels in the Seattle Public School district and eventually 
spreading throughout the state.  This play by 4th & 5th grade ORCA 
Elementary School students is the kick off event.

Colleen

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Local 4th and 5th Graders Present Play That Brings Forth Discussion on Hate

Organization of Chinese Americans - Greater Seattle Chapter Hosts Children's 
Play at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, at Rainier Beach Performing Arts Center

Seattle, WA, November 15, 2004 - The Organization of Chinese Americans 
Greater Seattle Chapter (OCA-GS) launches anti-hate initiative by hosting 
children's play titled "The First Day," starring fourth and fifth grade 
students from ORCA Elementary. The event is at 7 p.m., on Friday, December 
3, at Rainier Beach Performing Arts Center at Rainier Beach High School.

The play is based on the seminal Brown vs. Board of Education case, 
following the journey of two young girls as they are forced to become the 
symbol of "what should be" while trying to understand the reality they live 
in. Tickets are available in advance at the OCA-GS Office & at the Door. 
Cost is $5 per person. The characters are framed ala Dr. Seuss-style with 
the orange and green communities of the Snookles and the Snikels.

The play, sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company, is being produced as a 
collaborative effort between OCA-GS and ORCA Elementary teacher Donte 
Felder, and co-sponsored by several local civil rights organizations; 
including the Hate Free Zone, and the King County Civil Rights Commission, 
Japanese American Citizens League - Lake Washington Chapter (JACL/LW), 
Washington Asian Pacific Islanders Families Against Substance Abuse 
(WAPIFASA), Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS), Korean American 
Voters Alliance (KAVA), Safe Schools Coalition, Wing Luke Asian Museum, 
Washington Educators Association and individual donors. Additional 
supporters include Asian Community Leadership Forum (ACLF) and Washington 
State Commission on APA Affairs.

ORCA elementary is part of the Powerful Schools program, which aims to unite 
students, teachers, parents, volunteers, and neighborhood resources into a 
powerful community dedicated to helping all children succeed in school.

The Organization of Chinese Americans is an advocacy and educational group 
dedicated to ensure equal treatment and equal justice for Asian Americans 
and all people in the United States. OCA maintains its headquarters in 
Washington, D.C.

Susanna Chung & Kathy Law, OCA-GS Project Stop Hate Co-Chairs





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