USA NETWORK AND THE MOTH PRESENT A MORE PERFECT UNION: STORIES OF PREJUDICE AND POWER A CHARACTERS UNITE STORYTELLING EVENT
Hosted by Actor Peter Gallagher
Five storytellers to share their personal experiences with discrimination and bigotry on Monday, March 28th, at the Chicago History Museum
Host Peter Gallagher (USA Network's COVERT AFFAIRS) and the following storytellers:
˘ Cindy Chupack — Author/Screenwriter/Producer
˘ Judy Gold — Actress/Comedian
˘ Joey Kemmerling — Anti-Discrimination Advocate/Founder of "The Equality Project"
˘ Tim King — President and CEO of Urban Prep Academies
˘ Walter Mosley — Bestselling Novelist
USA Network and The Moth's Storytelling Tour: "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power."
USA Network is taking Characters Unite, its multi-platform public service campaign to combat prejudice and discrimination, into communities and schools across the country through a special partnership with The Moth, the renowned nonprofit storytelling organization, and Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD). The partnership includes Characters Unite-themed "Mainstage" storytelling shows in five cities across the country. Each Mainstage show — entitled A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power — will feature storytellers sharing a true, personal experience of facing bigotry or discrimination, in front of a live audience, without notes. The tales will highlight a time when the storyteller discovered his/her own identity and voice, making for powerful and uplifting evenings
A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power is presented locally in Chicago by Comcast. In addition to Chicago, USA and The Moth's Characters Unite tour has stopped in New Orleans, New York Seattle and Denver. The tour coincides with extensive on-air programming, online content and other off-air activities.
Monday, March 28th
6:15 PM: MEDIA CHECK-IN
6:30 PM: ARRIVALS - RECEPTION
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago
About The Moth: The Moth — hailed as "New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by The Wall Street Journal — is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. The Moth has presented more than three thousand stories, told live and without notes, by people from all walks of life to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth features simple, old-fashioned storytelling on thoroughly modern themes by wildly divergent raconteurs who develop and shape their stories with The Moth's directors. The Moth conducts six ongoing programs — The Moth Mainstage, which tours nationally; The Moth StorySLAM program, which conducts open-mic story competitions around the country; The MothSHOP Community Program, which brings storytelling workshops free of charge to underserved populations; The Moth Podcast, which is downloaded over a million times a month; The MothSHOP Business Program, which offers corporate storytelling solutions; and The Moth Radio Hour, produced by Jay Allison and distributed by PRX, which airs on more than 200 public radio stations across the country. www.themoth.org
About Characters Unite: Characters Unite was created in January 2009 by USA Network with the simple premise that life is richer when people see beyond stereotypes and appreciate individual differences. The initiative has included award-winning Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaigns, a multimedia pledge drive for unity, and the first-ever Characters Unite Town Hall moderated by NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw in Washington, DC.
About USA Network: USA Network is the #1 network in all of basic cable and is seen in over 102 million U.S. homes. A division of NBC Universal, USA is the cable television leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, acquired television series and entertainment events. The award-winning USA website is located at www.usanetwork.com . Characters Welcome.
USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.
