This project is designed to honor the service of all women in the Armed Forces. With women representing 15% of the military, it is our belief that the experience of women needs to be represented more fully in all forms of media.
The project is produced by the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute, which is a not-for-profit counseling center in New York City. The team includes mental health professionals, a playwright and several volunteers.
GOAL:
SHORT TERM: to turn the stories of women veterans into monologues to be used as a tool to facilitate dialogue between veterans and civilians and to educate the public about the role that women play in today’s military and the challenges they face.
LONG TERM: to use these monologues as the basis of a theater piece to be performed by actors for the public.
METHOD:
Interview servicewomen about their experience in the military, with special focus on the challenges of deployment during wartime and the issues faced when coming home.
INVITATION:
We invite women veterans who have recently served to contact us if they would like to participate in this project. The interviews are conducted at the mutual convenience of veteran and interviewer. Some important points about participation are:
All of the people who are working on the Women Veterans Project are volunteers whose only purpose is to highlight the stories of servicewomen and educate the public about the contributions these women make and the challenges that they face.
Proceeds from this project (should there be any) will be used to continue outreach to women veterans in whatever form is most useful, e.g. funding projects designed to help women re-enter civilian life, continuing to fund this project so that it may reach its goals.
Your privacy will be protected absolutely. If your story is used in the final product, you will be named and given credit if you wish. Or, should you want to remain anonymous, your name will never be used.
If you have questions about the project and would like more information, contact Mary Ragan.
TO PARTICIPATE:
Contact:
Mary Ragan
Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute mragan@mindspirit.org
(212) 285-1552
Women Veterans Project
IN OUR OWN VOICE: Women Veterans Tell Their Story
The project is produced by the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute, which is a not-for-profit counseling center in New York City. The team includes mental health professionals, a playwright and several volunteers.
GOAL:
SHORT TERM: to turn the stories of women veterans into monologues to be used as a tool to facilitate dialogue between veterans and civilians and to educate the public about the role that women play in today’s military and the challenges they face.
LONG TERM: to use these monologues as the basis of a theater piece to be performed by actors for the public.
METHOD:
Interview servicewomen about their experience in the military, with special focus on the challenges of deployment during wartime and the issues faced when coming home.
INVITATION:
We invite women veterans who have recently served to contact us if they would like to participate in this project. The interviews are conducted at the mutual convenience of veteran and interviewer. Some important points about participation are:
TO PARTICIPATE:
Contact:
Mary Ragan
Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute
mragan@mindspirit.org
(212) 285-1552