"The Healing Circle" was a fund raiser for Townhall II and a performance that advocated for sexual assault survivors.  It combined one person's personal story with various statistics and other more universal pieces of information.  The goal was to share the information in both a personal and a universal voice.

The personal story portrayed in this piece was constructed from true stories that were contributed by sexual survivors.  The performance also included a video collage of artwork by sexual assault survivors.

The Ohio Arts Council

The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.  http://www.oac.state.oh.us/

The Women's Resource Center

Kent State University Women's Resource Center exists to facilitate the advancement of and to enhance the quality of educational experience and professional life for women students, faculty and staff of all campuses. The Women's Resource Center serves as a resource for advocacy by providing education, information, and referral programs and services. The Center is dedicated to promoting dialogue and interaction with all campus constituencies concerned with the pursuit of equity and equality. A secondary purpose is to provide collaborative outreach and support services to women in Kent's larger educational and geographical communities.  http://www.kent.edu/administration/hr/wrc/

Lyrics from "Growing Roots"

(one of the songs in "The Healing Circle")

One month after the bombs fell

tendrils broke through the ground.

And in the ruins that used to be my home

I’m going to lay a garden down.

These scars that cover my body

stay with me everywhere I go.

They form a map of the places that I’ve been

I follow them all the way back home.

(Chorus)

I’ve learned to be strong.

I think I’ll grow roots.

You know it’s been such a long day.

I think I’ll grow roots.

This grief is broken to me

it won’t hold anger anymore.

I turn slowly in the healing circle

a portrait of shadows on the floor.

This healing is bigger than my body;

Bigger than the brightest summer sky;

A path that winds through eons of history

right here where my garden lies.

(Chorus)