A Reading of Rachel’s Words at The Evergreen State College

On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie died in Rafah, in Gaza, Palestine; she was defending the home of the Nasrallah family. Rachel, a student here at Evergreen, left her Olympia home to be part of the international movement that has been working for a just peace in Israel and Palestine.
Rachel was a writer and from a young age she spoke and wrote many a powerful word. Katherine Viner ( a reporter for the Guardian, London) and actor-director Alan Rickman drew upon her many writings and her emails from her days in Rafah to create the narrative monologue…..

“My Name is Rachel Corrie.”

The play has earned wide acclaim in London where it played at the Royal Court Theatre. The play was scheduled to open at the NY Theatre Workshop on March 22nd;

but — amidst great controversy — it has been postponed indefinitely.

We want to honor the life, spirit and words of Rachel with an informal and personal reading from both the play and related writings.

So, Anne Fischel, Therese Saliba and Lin Nelson invite you to …..

A Reading of Rachel’s Words
Thursday, March 16th
Noon – 2pm
Seminar 2 — Room E3105