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====Date: [[:Category:1985 - 1995|1985 - 1995]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Date: [[:Category:1995|1995]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Theatre|Theatre]] [[:Category:Performance Art|Performance Art]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Theater|Theater]] , [[:Category:Performance Art|Performance Art]]====
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'''Artist:''' Sponsors of the production were the Fresno/Madera Medical Auxiliary organization.
'''Artist:''' Sponsors of the production were the Fresno/Madera Medical Auxiliary organization.


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Parents of students who are schooled where the theatre performances occurred.
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Parents of students who are schooled where the theater performances occurred.


'''Dates of Action:''' 1995
'''Dates of Action:''' 1995
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Professional acting groups perform vignettes dealing with teen pregnancy, AIDS and nutrition. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Professional acting groups perform vignettes dealing with teen pregnancy, AIDS and nutrition. <P>


'''The Incident:''' A group entitled Concerned Women for America organized a protest calling for the play's cancellation on grounds that it contained vulgar language and promoted masturbation. The school board then scheduled a meeting to debate the issue of the plays propriety. <P>
'''The Incident:''' A group entitled ''Concerned Women for America'' organized a protest calling for the play's cancellation on grounds that it contained vulgar language and promoted masturbation. The school board then scheduled a meeting to debate the issue of the plays propriety. <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' Rather than fighting the protest the Fresno/Madera Medical Auxilliary withdrew the program from Clovis High School. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' Rather than fighting the protest the Fresno/Madera Medical Auxilliary withdrew the program from Clovis High School. <P>
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'''Source:''' NCAC: based on a report in "Artistic Freedom Under Attack" Vol. 3, 1995, provided by People for the American Way.
'''Source:''' NCAC: based on a report in "Artistic Freedom Under Attack" Vol. 3, 1995, provided by People for the American Way.


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Latest revision as of 19:56, 4 August 2011

Date: 1995

Region: North America

Subject: Explicit Sexuality

Medium: Theater , Performance Art


Artist: Sponsors of the production were the Fresno/Madera Medical Auxiliary organization.

Confronting Bodies: Parents of students who are schooled where the theater performances occurred.

Dates of Action: 1995

Location: Clovis High School, Clovis, California.

Description of Artwork: Professional acting groups perform vignettes dealing with teen pregnancy, AIDS and nutrition.

The Incident: A group entitled Concerned Women for America organized a protest calling for the play's cancellation on grounds that it contained vulgar language and promoted masturbation. The school board then scheduled a meeting to debate the issue of the plays propriety.

Results of Incident: Rather than fighting the protest the Fresno/Madera Medical Auxilliary withdrew the program from Clovis High School.

Source: NCAC: based on a report in "Artistic Freedom Under Attack" Vol. 3, 1995, provided by People for the American Way.