A wee update and success on the Magdalene Laundries. I've been writing, researching, meeting folks who've put me in touch with contacts from Ireland, the NYC solo show community and companies that are interested in pursuing theatre work about women who've been/continue to be oppressed all over the world. I will be doing a 20 minute staged performance of Magdalene at a solo show production space in NYC as part of a showcase of new work, which I'm super excited about! More to come....
If you want to learn more about the Magdalene Laundries, you can download a video for free through google called "Sex In A Cold Climate" with interviews of four of the Magdalene survivors. It's a pretty gruesome portrait of the Catholic Church too so beware.
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While it is important that the public learns about the Magdalene Laundries, it is equally important the public know that many of these survivors are very much alive and still fighting to achieve justice. They were omitted from the 2002 Redress Act and to date have received no pension for the unpaid labour they performed and misery they suffered while doing it. This fight continues and we have now submitted a separate draft redress act (http://www.magdalenelaundries.com/Mag_Laund_Redress_07_02_09.pdf).
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Thank you,
Mari Steed
Justice for Magdalenes
www.magdalenelaundries.com