Letter from Africa
My college roommate and close buddy Ginger O’Neill is currently in Niger volunteering for the Peace Corps. She sent me this picture of her host sister, Rahila, with a note about the 2007 EstroGenius Festival and her portion of it called “Voices of Africa.” Be like a bra and support these girls!
EstroGenius 2007 – Voices of Africa
Benefit for Young Girls Scholarship Fund
This year, the festival will launch an exciting new program VOICES OF AFRICA (VOA),
a collaboration with Peace Corps Niger. Ginger O’Neill, a former EstroGenius volunteer, is currently serving a two-year appointment in Birni N’Gaoure, Niger about two hours from the country’s capital, Niamey.
She teaches songwriting as well as reading and writing to girls in her village. She has encouraged them to express themselves through music, poetry and monologues, which she has translated into English. These pieces will be performed by NYC teenage girls as part of the EstroGenius Festival this fall. The money raised from these performances will benefit the Peace Corps Partnership Program.
Directed By: Atonia Pettiford
Assistant Director: Linda Strobert
Technical Advisor: Bill Eisele
Production Assistant: Michael Strobert
Featuring: Jane Cantuna, Mark Christopher, Mikala Duke, Danielle Falls, Marc Gauthier, Hollie Graze, Louise Harris, Christopher Holland, Chesevah King, Ariel Miles, Ernestine Njieha, John Reese, Mariela Reyes, Bernice Rogers, Atalya Slater, Angelina Stokes, Kyle Williams & Mayra Zarate.
Vocalist: Nzingha Nkhrumah
Drums: Arthur Toombs & Brandon Armstead
Dancer: Yolanda Walters
Friday, Sept 28 at 6pm
Saturday, Sept 29 at 2:30 and 4:30pm
Advance tix for 2:30pm at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/199481
Advance tix for 4:30pm at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/199491