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June 20, 2008: Please Join Rep. John Lewis' Multicultural Festival this Sunday |
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Please Join Rep. John Lewis This Sunday for the 4th Annual Multicultural Festival
Rep. John Lewis Multicultural Festival 2008, "Atlanta: Celebrating the Beloved Community" Uniting the Global Community to Prevail against Global Warming and Environmental Injustice
Free Multicultural Food, Dance, Art, Music and More!
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| When: |
Sunday, June 22 |
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Noon-4 pm |
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Perkerson Park (770 Deckner Ave SW, Atlanta, 30310) |
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Uniting our global community together to combat world climate change. "Leaving this little planet we call home a little greener and cleaner for our children and grandchildren." |
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Dr. Howie Frumkin, National Center on Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
PARTICIPANTS
Africa
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Educational table: STAND table on Darfur genocide (David Wilner-Congressman Lewis Youth Council)
Food: Ethiopian - Queen Sheeba (Solomon)
Performance: Manga African Dance (Ramatu Sabbatt) |
India
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Cultural display table: Indian Professional (Narsi Narasimhan)
Food: vegetarian and meat dishes, naan bread (Narsi Narasimhan and Desai)
Performance: Indian dancers-traditional and Bollywood style (Narsi Narasimhan)
Interactive: Yoga class for all ages-meadow (Jaya Das-Kashi Yoga)
Interactive: Cricket lessons-meadow (Narsi Narasimhan)
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Taiwan
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Cultural display table: TECO (Erica Lee)
Food: sampling provided by TECO (Erica Lee)
Performance/Interactive: Tai-Chi group - (Erica Lee) |
Japan
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Cultural display table: Consulate General of Japan (Ike Chi)
Food: Wasabi restaurant Japanese food sampling (Nahn)
Interactive: Origami lessons inside rec. center-Konichiwa Club (Yoshie Brandt) |
Caribbean
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Cultural display table: Haitian - Georgia Caribbean-American Heritage Coalition (Maggie Kirton & Tracy Lettsome)
Food: Caribbean food sampling (GCAHC-Tracy Lettsome)
Performance: St. Lucia Quadrille Group (dance) (GCAHC - Tracy Lettsome)
Performance: Fashion/National Costume Display (GCAHC - Tracy Lettsome)
Interactive: Arts/crafts inside the rec. center (GCAHC-Tracy Lettsome) (more) |
Jamaica
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Interactive: Futbol clinic by United for Jamaica (Jason Walker)
Food: Jamaican sampling - Golden Krust (Jason Walker) |
Peru
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Cultural display table: Peruvian American Association of Georgia (Rocio Woody) Anthony Dietrich
Food: Macchu Picchu (Zoya Garcia)
Performance: Peruvian dance group (Rocio Woody) |
Russia
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Cultural display table: Russian American Federation (Julia Gladish)
Food: Russian finger food sampling (Julia Gladish)
Performance: Russian American Federation dance group (Julia Gladish)
Performance: Russian Metropolis Theatre (stage performance) |
Brazil
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Interactive: ICAF Capoeira class/interaction for children in the meadow (Joseph Watkins) |
Turkey
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Cultural display table: Turkish Honorary Consulate (Gokce and Bilge)
Food: Turkish food sampling (Gokce and Bilge)
Performance: Turkish Folk Dance (Gokce and Bilge) |
Armenian
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Cultural display table: Armenian National Committee of America (Sarkis Agasarkisian)
Armenian food: Armenian sampling (Sarkis Agasarkisian)
Performances: Music (cello/piano)-Grigor Grigorian and Varvioui Agasarkisian (Sarkis Agasarkisian)
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Antarctica
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Food: Sno-cones (Popcorn Lady, Inc.)
Educational: Global warming tables by Sierra Club (Erin Glynn)
Educational: Georgia Interfaith Power and Light table (Katy Hinman)
Educational: Georgia Conservancy (Bryan Schroeder) |
Performance groups:
African dance performance - Manga African Dance;
Indian dance performances (2) traditional and Bollywood style;
Taipei tai-chi performance;
Caribbean dance performance: St. Lucia Quadrille Group;
Caribbean costume performance;
Peruvian dance performance;
Russian dance performance;
Russian theatre performance;
Turkish folk dance performance;
Armenian music performance-cello and keyboard; |
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