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Cultural Festival Brings Together Public Support for the World’s 370 Million Indigenous Peoples:

The Cultural Survival Bazaar is Celebrating 30 Years of Bringing Indigenous Arts & Crafts, Music, and Food to the New England Public

MAY!!!          Amherst Common, 10am-6pm 5/30 to 5/31/09

JULY!!!         Boston Common, Parkman Bandstand 10am-6pm 7/11/09

                       Tiverton Four Corners, 3852 Main St. Tiverton, RI,  10am-5pm 7/25 to 7/26/09

AUGUST!!!   Bas Relief Park, Between 110 and 112 Bradford Street Provincetown 10am-6pm                                        8/1/09 RAIN DATE (8/2/09)

ABOUT The Event:

The Cultural Survival Bazaars are free admission Indigenous Festivals, throughout New England , where you can support important programs benefiting Indigenous communities worldwide by shopping for unique, fairly traded items, hand-crafted by Indigenous artisans in Africa , Asia , and the Americas . It is a unique cultural event focused upon raising awareness and support for and in partnership with Indigenous Peoples worldwide.

These annual events also offer a variety of ethnic & natural cuisine, live “world music” performances, a variety of presentations, and information.

This Year, enjoy musical performances by Ecuadorian Band Yarina, a variety of cultural presentations including a Telar (loom) demonstration by Jose Buenaventura Gonzalez, a Zapotec weaver , Native American Storytelling by Leonard Four Hawks (Northern Cheyenne & Mohawk traditions), other craft making demos by Domingo, a Shona Artisan from Zimbabwe, Paula Sanchez Gomez and Florencio Fuentes Melchor, artists from San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca specializing in the making of alejibres (fanciful wood carvings), and Lenny Novak, an Algonquin / Abeniqui artisan providing the public with an educational and entertaining cultural experience.

WHAT Items Will You Find at The Bazaar?:

Handmade Jewelry, decor, weavings, clothing, instruments, music, as well as other fairly traded arts and crafts from around the world.

“This is an opportunity for the public to support indigenous artisans as well as the human rights and cultural survival of indigenous peoples worldwide.” says Dave Favreau, Marketing Director with Cultural Survival.

WHY is It Important That You GO:

Before the day is over, an indigenous person will be displaced or killed. Before the month is over, an indigenous homeland will be clear-cut, strip-mined, or flooded.  Before the year is over, dozens of indigenous languages will vanish forever. Governments and powerful economic interests perpetrate this human and cultural devastation.  Cultural Survival works to prevent it.  We partner with indigenous peoples to strengthen their languages and cultures, educate their communities about their rights, and fight marginalization, discrimination, exploitation, and abuse.

WHO Benefits:

When we are connected as a global community, human rights violations against one, are a violation against us all.  We all benefit when we stand in solidarity.  With your participation and support we can make a difference. 

Funding raised from bazaars support a wide variety of Cultural Survival Projects ( www.cs.org ) & many other important non-profit work worldwide including education and micro-finance in Uganda, literacy projects in Mexico, land & forest conservation worldwide, language training & economic development for Tibetan refugees, the building and support of a school in Adkhoy, in the Faryab Province of Northern Afghanistan-which strongly encourages female attendance, free of tuition while also supporting fair trade & Indigenous artisans worldwide.

ABOUT Cultural Survival:

Cultural Survival is a global leader in the fight to protect indigenous lands, languages, and cultures around the world. In partnership with indigenous peoples, we advocate for native communities whose rights, cultures, and dignity are under threat. To learn more about our projects, our Cultural Survival Quarterly magazine, other Bazaars, and our 35 years of success go to www.cs.org