Saturday, July 26, 2008 – 8pm
Cecil Community Centre (58 Cecil St., South of College and Spadina)

Today more than ever, we need to reinforce our efforts to build collectively and at all levels a Culture of Peace, one of the greatest challenges being to better dialogue, understand and share between and among cultures and civilizations.~ UNESCO 2001

The Centre for Social Justice will be hosting Rhythms of Peace on Saturday July 26th 2008at the Cecil Community Centre (58 Cecil Street, near Spadina Ave. and College St.) to mark the United Nation’s declaration that this decade is dedicated to promoting a culture of peace. Professional and amateur artists will share the ways in which their art form brings about healing,transforms, enlivens, and promotes a culture of togetherness.

Several visual artists will simultaneously be painting their rendition of peace in what will be called “Pieces of Peace”. The artwork will be auctioned at the end of the night and proceeds will go towards further research and education on the importance of the arts in manifesting peace. Raffle tickets will also be sold, the proceeds of which will also go towards the cause. Doors will open from 7:30pm and performances will begin at8:00pm and end at midnight in a family-friendly and wheelchair accessible venue, The Cecil Community Centre. The space is versatile and allows for participants to be seated, to dance, to interact and to network.

List of Performers:
Al-Lala Dance Group - Lebanese dance
Arabesque Dance Company - Sufi whirling dancer/belly dance and drums
Asifa Sheikh - poetry
Chaitanya (Chai) Kalevar - poetry
Douglas Gordon Campbell - painter
Farheen Beg - jazz
Harv Sokoloff - Hootenanny
Izuba Theatre Troupe - healing after Rwandan genocide
Ladan Adhami - poetry
Mayada’s Bellydance - Egyptian folkloric troop
Nathan Roder - classical violinist
Rhythm of the Nile Dance Company
Salimah Valiani - spoken word artist
And more to be added…

For more information about the event or to become a performer, partner and or sponsor please contact the event coordinator, Bahar Karbakhsh, at: baharkarbakhsh@hotmail.com or (416) 727-1030.