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Tía Chucha’s & the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs are honored to present The 8th Annual Celebrating Words Festival: Written, Performed, and Sung
The Celebrating Words Festival (CWF) is the biggest annual community-based literacy festival in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.
The theme of this year’s festival is Liberating Histories: The Rise of Banned Literature
We will focus on the political and cultural implications of the Ethnic Studies ban in Arizona with author panels including Luis J. Rodriguez and many others. Below are additional event details.
When: Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 1 PM to 7 PM
Where: Los Angeles Mission College, 13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar, CA 91342
Opening Ceremony by Danza Temachtia Quetzalcoatl
CWF Co-Hosts:
Karina Ceja
Jeffery Martin
Performances by:
• El Gavachillo y Grupo Armado
• Son Valleros and the Little Jaraner@s
• The Chuchas with featured guest singer Cuñao
Featured Poets:
Silent Art Auction and Live Art by Rah Azul
Panel Presentations:
• The Rise of Banned Literature with moderator Dr. Cintli Rodriguez, and panelists Luis J. Rodriguez, Frank Mundo, Caroline Gerardo, Melinda Palacio, and Rudy Acuña
• Liberating Queer Stories with moderator Blas Falconer, and panelists Dan Olivas, Thelma Reyna, and Sandra O’Brient
• The Struggle for Peoples History presented by Professor Jose Maldonado and the LAMC Chican@ Studies Department
Book Fair Participants: AK Press, FloriCanto Press, Hinchas de Poesia, Pathfinder Press, Tía Chucha’s Bookstore & Tía Chucha Press, Writ Large/Tongue and Groove
Food Vendors:
Other highlights include:
• Mercado Pochtecayotl (Artisan Marketplace)
• Children’s Corner
• Community Resources
** FREE AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC **
** ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE ENVIRONMENT **
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WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
Sign up here:http://bit.ly/CWFvolunteer
For festival related inquiries, please contact CWF Coordinators Melissa Sanvicente & Natalia Hernandez at celebratingwords@gmail.com
Sponsors: Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Mission College Associated Student Organization, Galpin Honda, Zev Yaroslavsky, David R. Diaz, Poetry in Motion, John Cantú
In-Kind Support: Food4Less (San Fernando), Fresh N Easy (Sylmar), Amanda Verano, La Guayaba Kitchen, Chipotle (Northridge), 99 Cents Store (Chatsworth), El Vaquero (Sylmar), Trader Joe’s (Granada Hills), Starbucks (San Fernando), Costco (Pacoima), Ralphs Sylmar, Rocamar Seafood (Sylmar), Lenchitas (Van Nuys), Guido’s Pizza (Sylmar), Tony’s Pizza (San Fernando), Esther’s Bakery (Pacoima), Mi Pueblito (Pacoima)