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Individuals of a younger
generation unite and organize an event to expose the issue of the
Darfur Genocide through new forms of art. These young students of
Mass Art contribute their artistic skills and involve themselves in
the visual movement against the Darfur Genocide. Together, Khalid
Kodi and the students create an artistic representation of the
desert-like and burned down village of Darfur, to again reflect the
reality of the concurrent genocide.
This is a short film showing
the effects of fire and the victims of a burned village.
An event was organized to
showcase the impact of expression through art and performance
against the Darfur Genocide. Saasha A. Mukerjea performs on a
powerful piece on the piano and Veronique-Anne Epiter sings a song
to express the depth of emotion involved in the genocide.
Tents of Hope held an event
to unite and involve young adolescents and kids in the visual
movement against the Darfur Genocide.
Tents of Hope is a National
Project in cooperation with the United Church of Christ and
Grassroots of Dear of Sudan since 2004. This one-year project
national attained the collective action of local communities, in
which all of their tents converged in Washington D.C the following
year. The event emphasizes how such actions put pressure on the
government to take action against the Darfur Genocide.
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Reflections in Exile
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Part 1
At
the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists and the
South Shore Art Center, a group of individuals discuss the visual
art of five artists who are responding to the Darfur Genocide. The
role of art in social movements has helped expose the injustices
mainly effecting Africans. Specifically, the issues of migration and
the perpetual threat of guns are expressed through African art and
history. The event reflects how art can be considered as propaganda
and interrogators of contemporary issues, specifically against the
Darfur Genocide.
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