Native Spirit Festival in London

NATIVE SPIRIT
FUNDRAISER

Friday 16th May 2008
7pm till late
Tickets £6.50 (B4 9pm+ Concessions) £8 after 9pm

@ SYNERGY CENTRE
220 Farmers Road,
London SE5 0TW
nearest tube: Oval

All funds raised go towards helping indigenous projects such as the Indigenous Wayuu school in Sierra de Perija, Venezuela

LIVE MUSIC – DOWNSTAIRS from 7pm till sunrise
8.00 pm Opening Ceremony and Introduction to the Native Spirit Festival by Mapuche Native Spirit director Freddy Treuquil

9.00 pm Kogui featuring Anthar Kharana
Rhythms, dance and melodies from the Caribbean coast of Colombia - rootsy mix of African, Indigenous Indian and European flavours. www.khantara.com

10.30 pm Blackfire & the Jones Benally Family
First time in the UK , this is a rare opportunity to see traditional Navajo Indigenous music from the Dine Culture ( North America ) - with Indigenous story telling and dance www.blackfire.net

12.30 pm Radio Revolution
Latin Ska, Reggae, & Revolution Rock! Radio Revolución play a fiery brand of Latin Ska, Reggae, and Revolution Rock recently championed by Manu Chao whilst touring the UK , they played a brilliant live set before Manu DJed at a secret Movimientos party. www.myspace.com/radiorevolucion

1.30 am Arkology
English roots reggae urban dub. Arkology, a London-based Rasta Farai collective of musicians, artists and singers plays English roots reggae urban dub. Its debut album, The Blueprint was released in 1994. Arkology have worked with artists such us Abashanti-I, run a music studio, and have been working together and PAs and sound-recording for almost 20 years. www.arkologyx.com

3am Movimientos Sound System
A heady mix of Musica Mestiza, from Folkloric to Electronic, new wave Cumbia, Latin Dub, Norteno beats, Reggae-Ska, Rumba, Rock, Hip Hop, Baile Funk, Salsa, Latin House, Brazilian Drum n Bass & beyond www.movimientos.org.uk

CINE INDIGEN -UPSTAIRS
7.00 pm Mapuche & the Forset Invasion (CHILE 2007) - Mapuche means people of the earth, an ancient indigenous culture which now faces the invasion of forest companies onto their traditional territories that supplant sacred millennial trees with fast growingpine and eucalyptus, which strip the land of nutrients and destroy thenaturalenvironment and the balance of harmony between traditionalfarmers and the mother earth. by Rueda Mapuche - Spanish w/English subtitles, 32mins

7.35pm Short films from The Native Spirit Festival 2007

8.45 pm El Violin (MEXICO 2005) - Beautifully shot in black and white, EL VIOLIN is anchored on the amazing performance by Tavira (an actual violinist) and Gama as the captain. Through its juxtaposition of gorgeous images and shocking violence, the film evokes the struggle between peasants and government, duty and pleasure. In Spanish w/English subtitles, 98mins www.sodapictures.com

10.30 pm The Canary Effect ( USA , 2007) -The Canary Effect takes an in depth look at the devastating effects that US policies have had on the Indigenous people of North America. Using beautifully crafted imagery it presents a chilling case to what many believe is an ongoing genocide of the American Indian. Featuring interviews with some of the leading scholars and experts of Indigenous struggles, alondside revealing testimoneys from those who work and live on resevations today. Tha Canary Effect creats a link between the past and preasant in a unique way. By Robin Davey & Yellow Thunder Woman Film In English, 60mins. www.myspace.com/thecanaryeffect

11.30 pm Tierra de mujeres - Land of woman (MEXICO Chiapas 2003) Portraits thestruggle of Indigenous women fighting for a dignified life in Chiapas , Mexico . A film by Adriana Estrada. 57 min, Spanish w/English subtitles www.cinerebelde.org

1am Snowball Effect (Navajo USA) -The Snowball Effect explores the controversy surrounding the recently proposed expansion and snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks as Native American tribal officials and spiritual leaders, Forest Service officials, and concerned citizens discuss the issues: sacred lands, protection, public health concerns associated with groundbreaking studies on wastewater, economic misconceptions, threats to the environment, global warming and a small community caught in the conflict. www.savethepeaks.org

VIDEO-VISUALS
Wayuu own productions “La Siembra del Agua”, “Aania, El Telar Wayuu” and Zapatistas productions such us “Tierra Sagrada” “La Tierra es de quien la trabaja” and others.

POETRY
Poems by Freddy Treuquil and Albert Pellicer
The Jones Benally family Traditional Navajo Dance & Spiritual Guide

PHOTO EXHIBITION & VISUALS
The indigenous of America - Projectected Photography Exhibition by renowned photojournalist Julio Etchart

STALLS
Indigenous Latin American crafts and art work, organised by Mapuche leader in UK
Photos
Books from the Latin American Bureau (Return of the Indian by Phillip Wearne)
Documentaries DVDs (No es un Joc, by Antonio Rosa; the Mapuche & the Forest Invasion, by Rueda Mapuche)
Traditional Indigenous Food & Soft drinks from Latin America.

SYNERGY CENTRE
220 Farmers Road,
London SE5 0TW
nearest tube: Oval
www.thesynergycentre.org