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Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras

Application ID

AC-17-1925

Application Type

Artists in Communities

Approved Grant Amount

9010

Project Description

Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras

(Day Labor Theater Without Borders, TJSF)

is a Los Angeles-based ensemble theater group made up of day laborers. Our mission is to improve the lives of day laborers everywhere through the creation of plays by and for the day labor community, over 25,000 strong in the LA area. Responding to an often degrading and hostile work environment and an increasingly anti-immigrant climate nationally, the troupe uses theater, music and dialogue to educate immigrant workers about their rights; inspire day laborers to use theater as a tool for change-making; empower the community by reflecting their stories in their own voices; and humanize the immigration debate for the community at large.

Organization Summary

Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras

(Day Labor Theater Without Borders, TJSF)

is a Los Angeles-based ensemble theater group made up of day laborers. Our mission is to improve the lives of day laborers everywhere through the creation of plays by and for the day labor community, over 25,000 strong in the LA area. Responding to an often degrading and hostile work environment and an increasingly anti-immigrant climate nationally, the troupe uses theater, music and dialogue to educate immigrant workers about their rights; inspire day laborers to use theater as a tool for change-making; empower the community by reflecting their stories in their own voices; and humanize the immigration debate for the community at large.

Organization

Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras

Address

1501 W 8th Street

Los Angeles

Phone

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