Jessica Weiner Biography

Weiner practices her everyday actionism through her ground breaking and empowering work as an author, speaker, talk show host and performer.

Weiner has reached millions of people nationwide covering topics such as eating disorders, relationships, school violence, date rape and hate crimes. Her work has been used to fuse the gap between healing and action in high profile crisis hotbeds such as Columbine High School following the massacre in 1999.

"A Very Hungry Girl", Weiner's first book, will be published in September 2003. This book chronicles Jessica's own self discovery and recovery from an eating disorder and turbulent childhood as well as stories of countless young people she has worked with across the country.

Weiner started her career as the founder of the ACT Out Ensemble, a national touring theater company based in Indianapolis. She is the author of numerous social issue plays covering topics of eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, diversity, school violence, date rape, and hate crimes. The ACT Out Ensemble engages its audience by breaking through the myths and stereotypes that surround socially controversial topics, helping to facilitate dialogue with schools and communities in crisis.

Weiner was recently the youngest recipient to be honored by Penn State University with an Alumni Achievement Award. She was also awarded with the Nuvo Cultural Vision Award from the city of Indianapolis for her artistic work and activism. Weiner has been featured on CNN, MTV, "The View," "Good Morning America" and in "The Washington Post," "Teen People" and countless other media outlets.

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