Performing Justice Project

Enacting racial and gender justice

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What PJP does

Performing Justice Project works with young people in diverse community and school sites to generate original performance that investigates racial and gender (in)justice.

Every project culminates in a produced performance in which young people share their point of view about living in a racialized, sexualized and patriarchal society, as well as their hopes for creating a more just society.

By lifting up the stories of young people, PJP encourages reflection on individual and systemic issues that are often silenced but significantly shape our lives and experiences.

In addition to facilitating longer-term residencies, the PJP team also leads workshops and trainings in universities and community settings.

A signature project of the Center for Women's and Gender Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

This project is generously funded by the Embrey Family Foundation

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