Season Five Episode 2 “Rise Up” is sponsored by Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP).

Homeless Network Newz Season 5 features virtual creative performances every other week in May and June. HNN highlights stories, experiences and the creative contributions of people who have experienced homelessness.

zAmya Theater uses creativity, collaboration and stories to build understanding and connection between people who’ve experienced homelessness and people who have not. zAmya aims to inspire people to advocate for short and long term solutions to the housing crisis in Minnesota.  zAmya began creating HNN episodes about zAmya troupe members as a way of using storytelling to build understanding and connection during COVID-19. Learn more at zamyatheater.org/homeless-network-newz.

Episodes are directed by Esther Ouray and edited by Flo Razowsky. Hosted by Corey Walton, featuring troupe members Robert Blood, Marcia Barnes, Annette Bryant, Marvin Howard, Shannon Kemp, Caroline Mannheimer, Ken Moore, Christina Sayers, Sol Moran Sepulveda, and Tahiti Robinson.

In the first four seasons, zAmya Troupe members and guests shared poems, reflections, interviews with community leaders, ideas, heartfelt stories, hilarious sketches, current events and not-so-recent news, the impact of COVID-19 on the community, police violence, and much more. 

Hit us up at Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/zAmyaTheater/

Or bounce over to our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR7Cjo_bupk-Mq6xf_DKd7g

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.