Arts & Culture FestivalVoices of Peace & Solidarityfor Colombia

Arts & Culture FestivalVoices of Peace & Solidarityfor Colombia
A Day-Long Community-Based Arts/Cultural Festival
Featuring:*Art/Video Exhibits*Children's Activities*Peña with live music, poetry, spoken word & dance performances *Panel discussion on current situation

*Colombian Dishes

Free AdmissionSaturday, June 7th/08
Bickford Centre, 777 Bloor St West(near Christie subway)

Program:

* 2:00 p.m. -Aztec Dance Ceremonial Opening
* 2:00 p.m. -Art/Video Exhibits
* 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Children's Painting
*3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. AfroColombian Percussion Workshop (children and youth)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.-Panel discussion on challenges facing a negotiated solution to social and armed conflict in Colombia
6:00 p.m.-10: p.m.- Peña featuring live music, poetry, spoken work & dance performances

Artists:

Spin, Ruben "Beny" Esguerra, FAM, Julieta Maria, Arlan Londoño, Pilar Gonzales, Jesus Maya,
Jesus Mora, Jorge Lozano, Juana Awad, Victoria Mata, Grisel Severino, Irma Villafuerte,Maria Elena Mesa, Marcelo Puente, Dino Toledo & Oriana Barbato (Santerias), Ballet Folklorico Bolivia Nueva, Mata Dance, Beehive Collective, El "Tio Claro" (Juan Carranza).

New Tradition (AfroColombian music from Atlantic Coast) Grupo Encuentro (Latin American rhythms)

Organizers:Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance CASA, Grupo Cultural Víctor Jara y Casa Salvador Allende.

Sponsors: CUPE 4400, CUPE ON International Solidarity Committee, Guatemalan Community Network, Casa Maiz, Orlando Letelier Cultural Group, Canadian Centre of Bolivian Studies-La Guacamaya, Aqui Nuestra America CKLN 88.1 FM, Ontario Secondary Teachers' Federation (OSSTF-District 12)

More information: 416-651-4167/416-651-2409e-mail: info@victorjara-gc.com