Unite proudly sponsors this year’s El Sueño Existe festival
29 July 2011
El Sueño Existe - The Dream Lives On - 12/13/14
August 2011
Unite, the UK’s largest trade union, is proudly sponsoring this
years El Sueño Existe Festival in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales from 12
– 14 August.
A colourful mix of artists and dreamers will converge in
Machynlleth on 12 - 14 August to celebrate the 4th El Sueño Existe
festival. The El Sueño Existe festival is a vibrant fusion of Welsh
and Latin American music, dance, poetry, theatre and political
discussion.
The festival takes inspiration from Victor Jara, the Chilean
theatre director and singer-songwriter who has become an enduring
symbol of the struggle for human rights and justice across Latin
America. This year’s theme ‘Yma o Hyd/Against All Odds’, signifies
the resilience of social movements in Latin America and Wales in
preserving their integrity and culture.
Andy Richards, Unite regional secretary in Wales, said: “Unite
is proud to support this event because it chimes perfectly with
many of the core values that our union holds dear, socialism,
solidarity and the promotion of peace around the world. Our union
will be using this year’s festival to promote the issue of trade
union rights in Columbia.”
Keith Jackson, festival chairman, added: "The 2011 festival, the
fourth since our first in 2005, looks like it’s going to be the
best ever, with interesting debates, workshops, theatre and a
packed music programme- there really is something for
everyone."
The festival is a small, family friendly volunteer run event
with a relaxed atmosphere - for more information visit www.elsuenoexiste.com
ENDS
For further information contact Glyn Conolly, Unite education
organiser on 07974 131771 or Ashraf Choudhury in the Unite Press
Office on 020 3371 2061 or 07980 224761.
Notes to editors:
There will be workshops and talks from a wide variety of
organisations and groups starting on Friday 12 August. Talks will
be given by ambassador Samuel Moncada - Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, John Crabtree - Oxford University Latin America Centre,
Angharad Tomos - author and campaigner, Grace Livingstone -
journalist and author, and Dafydd Iwan - international musician and
campaigner who will also perform on the Friday night.
Workshops will be run throughout the weekend on a wide variety
of topics including climate change, indigenous rights issues, and
social justice. There will also be music and dance workshops and
plenty of activities for children. Ecomemoria, a Chilean group will
be planting two trees in remembrance of victims of the Pinochet
dictatorship, under which Víctor Jara was tortured and
murdered.
Music headliners for the 2011 festival will be Peruvian band
Kausary playing a heady mix of Andean folk and lively merengue,
Carlos Arredondo, Cass Meurig and Nial Cain. Galo Ceron from Chile
will be heard along with ever popular resident band Cloud
Cuckoo.
Brilliant Venezuelan musician Gerardo Osal will be travelling to
the festival from his homeland as will tiple player, Chilean Carlos
Jesús.
Performance poet Alfredo Cordal will be launching his new book
of poetry: “Tongues of Fire”.
Banner Theatre will be performing their new play, “Viva
Venezuela”, on Saturday and we expect to be joined by Steve Eaves
recently awarded Radio Cymru’s RAP Award for his Lifetime
Contribution to Welsh music.
An artwork by Luned Rhys Parri, artist in residence at the
National Library of Wales, and pupils of Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd in
Newtown, about famous Welsh photographer Geoff Charles, will have
its first public display.
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