Cultural Survival’s
Summer Bazaar 2009
at Tiverton Four Corners, RI
July 25 & 26, 2009; 10AM - 4PM
Under the Tent at 3852 Main Road
in Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island
Free Admission
Cultural Survival will be hosting its 9th annual Summer Bazaar on the lawn of the Soule-Seabury House at Tiverton Four Corners. Cultural Survival is a world-wide non-profit organization which promotes the rights, visions, and voices of indigenous people throughout the world. The Bazaar will be held on both Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, 10 AM-5 PM.
The Cultural Survival Bazaar is the Biggest & Best International Craft Fair in America.
Cultural Survival Bazaars are fair-trade events around New England that give indigenous artists from around the world the chance to sell their work directly to the American public. They also expose 30,000 Americans each year to indigenous food, music, and culture, and give visitors a chance to talk with indigenous artists directly.
In the past six years alone the bazaars have generated $3 million for indigenous artisans, fair trade businesses, indigenous communities’ programs, and Cultural Survival’s work on behalf of indigenous peoples. Revenue from past bazaars has supported education and micro-finance in Uganda, literacy projects in Mexico, land and forest conservation across Latin America, language training and economic development for Tibetan refugees, and the building of a school in Adkhoy, Afghanistan, that strongly encourages female attendance, free of tuition.
Every year, hundreds of artists and their representatives sell traditional crafts, artwork, clothing, jewelry, carpets, and accessories. The bazaars also offer a wide assortment of cultural performances, from the live music of Ecuadorian Band Yarina (yarinamusic.com) to the award winning Tuvan Group Alash Ensemble (alashensemble.com), traditional Native American storytelling by Leonard Fourhawks, Native American Singing and drumming by Tim Swallow, and craft-making demonstrations by Zimbabwe's Shona artisan Bernard Domingo.
Spend a day in the country and support this important nonprofit organization by visiting it Summer Bazaar 2009. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to discuss the current work of Cultural Survival. Enjoy this special summer event!
Cultural Survival’s web site is http://www.cs.org.
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