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Cultural Survival’s
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July 26 & 27, 2008; 10AM - 5PM
Under the Tent at 3852 Main Road
in Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island
Free Admission
Cultural Survival will be hosting its 7th 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 26 and 27, 10 AM-5 PM.
BELOW IS INFORMATION FROM OUR 2007 LISTING. Please check back as we update with this year's information.
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There will be indigenous arts and crafts from around the world including Afghan and Tibetan Rugs, Brazilian Lace, Navaho Weavings, Maasai Jewelry, Handblown Guatemalan Glass, African Carvings, Indian Textiles, Batik Cloth from Bali, as well as delicious food from Tibet and Kenya.
Yarina and Sali Oyugi will also perform.
With no admission, free parking, and many other attractions nearby in this historic Rhode Island village, the Cultural Survival Summer Bazaar 2007 will be something you won’t want to miss. There will be things of interest for everyone in a family.
Since 1972 Cultural Survival has worked to defend human rights and the cultural autonomy of indigenous peoples and oppressed ethnic minorities. By concentrating efforts on research, education, and advocacy, and with its award-winning publication Cultural Survival Quarterly, Cultural Survival is working to create an effective voice on behalf of indigenous peoples around the world.
With its headquarters in Cambridge, MA, Cultural Survival sponsors various events to raise funds for specific advocacy campaigns. Through a collaborative effort Cultural Survival was successful in raising $30,000 for the reindeer herders of Mongolia and Siberia, as a part of the Totem People’s Preservation Project and more that $5,000 for the Maasai legal defense fund.
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Other special projects include an Afghan Refugees’ Weaver Project in Kelmapur, Pakistan, the Ainu Oral History Project in Japan, The Center for Traditional Textiles in Cusco, Peru, the Higaonon Tribal Agro-Forestry Project in the Philippines, the Ituri Forest People’s Fund in Zaire, the Orang Asli Assistance Fund in Malaysia, the Djenne Project in Mali, and many other projects from around the world.
In addition, Cultural Survival has worked with the Program on Nonviolent Sanctions at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, which uses one of the few early warning database systems existing in the world today. PONSACS works to establish research sites that will focus on four approaches to conflicts: computer-based conflict event monitoring; conflict analysis through anthropology and other social science methods; mapping and land-use data gathering and analysis; and conflict management through dialogues and training.
From its beginning, Cultural Survival has hosted more than 1800 interns who have received hands-on experience in the day-to-day operations of the organization, including publications, research, education, web development, event planning, fundraising, and financial development.
Spend a day in the country and support this important nonprofit organization by visiting it Summer Bazaar 2007. 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.