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The Native Spirit Festival
a fundraising event to support a video and film festival of the indigenous people of the three americas.
Saturday 19th May 2007 2pm - 6am 
Programme for Cinema and Arts Stage - Upstairs
2.30 pm Introduction to the Native Spirit Festival by Mapuche native festival director
Freddy Treuquil.
2:30-3:30 Indigenous Mural Painting for children with Raul.
3:30-4 pm "Zeraf!" Storytelling from Ethiopia
by Tsehay Alemayehu
4 - 5 pm INSTRUMENT MAKING WORKSHOP with Vicky Cespedes.
Indigenous instrument making from Bolivia, possibly
followed by brief concert including the children.
5 – 6 pm FILM - No Es Un Joc ( It is not a Game ) Dir: Antonio Rosa
Latin America/Spain: 45 mins Documentary
Accomplished filmmaker and photographer Antonio Rosa travelled acrossCentral and South America documenting the harsh living and working conditions of its children. A sincere documentary and an unmissable opportunity to hear the feelings and experiences of Latin America's children workers. An important film and a reality we cannot afford to ignore.
6-6:30 pm POETRY PERFORMANCE & MUSIC
Poems by Freddy Treuquil and Albert Pellicer, music by Mark Thomas.
6:30-7pm LEONARD PELTIER POEMS - Read by his relatives.
7 - 8 pm FILM - SIPAKAPA IS NOT FOR SALE - Dir. Alvaro Revenga
The steep environmental and human costs of gold mining lead Maya communities in the Sipakapa municipality of Guatemala to exercise their right to be consulted about the expansion of mining operations into their area. The outcome of their plebiscite is a resounding 'No!" to mining.
8 – 8:30pm SIPANAKA IS NOT FOR SALE - Talk with Jane Pelly
rom Right Actions.
9 - 10 pm JOSE NAVARRO – Danza de las Tijeras - Scissors Dance.
Traditional indigenous dance/martial art from Peru.
10:30-11:30 SOFIA BUCHUCK – Singer and Poet
A celebration the popular and ancestral cultures of Latin America
11:30-1:30 DJ CousCous – World / Latin Fusion
1:30-3:30 DJ Larisa - Brasil Chill Out Ambient
3:30-5:30 DJ Diego – Latin - World
Programme for LIVE BANDS Stage - Downstairs
2.30 pm Introduction to the Native Spirit Festival by Mapuche native festival director
Freddy Treuquil.
3 – 6pm The indigenous of America - Projectected Photography Exhibition
by renowned photojournalist Julio Etchart.
6:30-7:30 KAKATSITSI Drumming Workshop
7:30–8:30 TRADICION ANDINA - Indigenous Bolivian Dance Group.
8 - 9 GRUPO AMBAIBO
A new approach to Andean music combining traditional and modern
9:30–10:30 KAKATSITSI - Master Drummers from Ghana.
11 – 12 GRUPO KAUSARY - Indigenous Andean Fusion Band.
12 – 12:30 BANDS JAM
All bands join sounds to create a togetherness jam.
1 – 3 BANCO DE GAIA - live set with visuals
3 - 4 DJ Monkey Pilot
4 - 6 DJ Gabi (tbc)
PLUS - NSF Info stall, Gallery, café, indigenous shops, food and visuals.
£5 before 7pm, £10 after, £7 concessions
kids under 16 free, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 25
Please let your friends know, the event is for all publics and specially earlier in the day for parents and children. We would like get lots of children for the workshops!
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09/06 Native Spirit Festival