Playwright Erik Ehn founded the Tenderloin Opera Company in San Francisco in the hopes of building community among the homeless and their advocates. He transplanted the group to Providence when he moved here, but kept the name honoring the San Francisco neighborhood in which it was founded. Each week, TOC hosts writing workshops for homeless members of the Providence community, their friends, and advocates at Mathewson St. Church in downtown Providence. Together the TOC authors, writes music, and performs one opera a year based on stories of homelessness, abuse, addiction, hope, love, and redemption. They also perform often at soup kitchens, shelters, political rallies, and protest events with the aim of supporting and telling the stories of all marginalized people across Rhode Island and beyond.
We meet on Fridays at 1:30-2:30pm at
Mathewson Street United Methodist Church
134 Mathewson St., Providence, RI
Come join us!
All are welcome!
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Notable links:
http://www.rihomeless.org/
http://www.rihomeless.org/WhatWeDo/SpeakersBureau/OurStories/tabid/150/Default.aspx
http://www.rifuture.org/congrats-to-ri-john-joyce-for-homeless-bill-of-rights.html
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/mathewsonstumc/
We meet on Fridays at 1:30-2:30pm at
Mathewson Street United Methodist Church
134 Mathewson St., Providence, RI
Come join us!
All are welcome!
............
Notable links:
http://www.rihomeless.org/
http://www.rihomeless.org/WhatWeDo/SpeakersBureau/OurStories/tabid/150/Default.aspx
http://www.rifuture.org/congrats-to-ri-john-joyce-for-homeless-bill-of-rights.html
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/mathewsonstumc/