Join a gathering of artists and advocates for an evening of conversation, art, and visual and audio experience. Film screenings, hula, performance art, poetry reading, and speakers. Music, cash bar, pupus, silent auction.
rRed Elephant Cafe & Bar
1144 Bethel Street
3:00 -7:00 PM THIS SUNDAY, May 18th
Sorry, in our earlier alert, we goofed--the date for The Art of Resistance Show+Benefit is not March, it's MAY 18, 2008. Thanks to everyone who caught our typo for us.
Art has long played an integral role in resistance and social change-The Art of Resistance will look at a number of struggles to protect Hawaiian land, waters, and culture through the eyes of contemporary artists/activists and their work. Art will be united with first-hand testimony from artists and other advocates, creating a unique walk through the struggle for contested spaces and places that continues to shape the future of the archipelago today. Proceeds benefit the work of KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance.
Meet the artists behind the art! Come celebrate art and activism with community members from around the islands for an afternoon of music, hula, poetry, art, photography and film. The silent auction will include the art currently on display at the Red Elephant, along with many other cultural crafts, jewerly, and other exciting items. All proceeds benefit and enable the work of KAHEA.
FEATURING:
Na Maka o ka `Aina ("The Eyes of the Land")
These film makers have been documenting traditional and contemporary Hawaiian culture, history, language, environment and the politics of independence and sovereignty since 1982. Their films have been screened at film festivals from Japan to Berlin, capturing awards from CINE, the Columbus International Film Festival, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Hawai`i International Film Festival, Earthvision International Environmental Film Festival (Santa Cruz) and the Berkeley Video & Film Festival.
Meleanna Aluli Meyer
Ed Greevy
Greevy began his documentation of land rights movement the 1971 with the efforts of John Kelly, George Downing, and Save Our Surf to fight state/private interests plans to destroy surf/reef sites. This led to participation in other land rights struggles throughout the island of Oahu: Kalama Valley, Ota Camp, Chinatown, Waiahole/Waikane, Niumalu/Nawiliwili on Kaua'i, Coconut Grove, Waimanalo, Ewa, Sand Island, Mokauea Island, Heeia/Heeia Kea, and Kahana Valley. Greevy's contribution to resistance is through his long-term commitment in photographically documenting each struggle and making his work available to others who were/are resisting destructive development.
Also featuring the work of Daniela Minerbi, Jan Beckett, Richard Palmer, Ikaika Hussey, and Steve Tamminger, + spoken word by Mahealani Wendt, + hula by Halau Na Hula Ola i ke Ao.
Proceeds will support the ongoing work of KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance in its grassroots programs, working with communities to ensure the strongest possible protections for some of Hawaii's most fragile and sacred lands and waters.
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