Cultural Survival Bazaar Boston Common (Event Over)

Indigenous-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 Culture to the New England Public 

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

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 u nique 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, and Paula Sanchez Gomez and Florencio Fuentes Melchor, artists from San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca specializing in the making of alejibres (fanciful wood carvings) providing the public with an educational and entertaining cultural experience.  

What Items will I 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:

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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.

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WhO Benefits:

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 Afhanistan-which strongly encourages female attendance, free of tuition while also supporting fair trade & Indigenous artisans worldwide.

Who is 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

Special Subscription Offer:

(Get a discounted subscription to the multiple award winning Cultural Survival Quarterly)

About the CSQ: 

Cultural Survival Quarterly brings you inside indigenous cultures around the world, sharing their ways of life, their spirituality, their celebrations, and their challenges, all with stunning photography and intimate insights from native writers and experts.

Directions:

Take The T Directions:

*MBTA Park Street or Boylston Stops Red or Green Lines. Parking is inexpensive during weekends and is located underneath the Boston Common

Driving:

You will find convienant parking (Underneath the Common) at the Boston Common Garage, 0 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02116.  You will see the parking entrance on the right hand side, next to a big Boston Common Sign.