Poetry of Resistance
June 8th, 2009
The 519 hosted a day of the Poetry of Resistance Festival on Thursday April 30th. The first edition of this groundbreaking festival honoured The Cuban Five, a group of counter-terrorists imprisoned for life for their efforts in preventing terrorist attacks in South Florida in the late 1990’s.
The day featured a children’s social justice workshop with Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People, dub poetry with The Dub Poets Collective and a Latin dance workshops with Meta Dance. Also featured were performances by both local and international poets, musicians and a presentation by Elizabeth Palmeiro, wife of one of the Cuban Five.
In line with the 519’s mission, our day was highly interactive and community-based, featuring an open-mic and collaborative painting project of the Cuban Five by local artist Sue Molyneaux. The day succeeded in increasing local awareness of the Cuban Five and inciting new connections among artists and diverse community members based on a shared desire for justice, non-violence and freedom of speech.
For more about the Cuban Five, visit www.thecuban5.org.
Tags: Cuban Five, Elizabeth Palmeiro, Lorraine Kimsa Theatre, Poetry of Resistance, Sue Molyneaux
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