Thursday, March 23, 2006

 

Dance for Peace Festival '06



On Sunday June 4th, 2006, Ollin Imagination accomplished their second annual Dance for Peace Festival, this year attracting more than 300 people at Flushing Meadows Park. People gathered to enjoy numeroous cultural performances as well as to learn about the current political state affecting people of color, particularly immigrants. This action is a free, annual, multicultural and interactive dance festival attracting youth, families, and communities of different backgrounds. Aside to protesting the current Iraq occupation, the festival’s objective was to raise awareness about the attacks on immigrant communities since 9/11, and the aggressive military recruitment of youth of color. In addition, the Festival attracts communities who have limited access to artistic and cultural events, and that are not traditionally engaged in political discourse.

The pictures above belong to Ollin's first Dance for Peace Festival, which took place on July 31st, 2005 at Union Square Park. Pictures were taken by Cristian Peña. If you would like to learn more about the Dance for Peace Festival '05, please read the article below: "A Dance Against the Occupation."


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