CHICAGO SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ON DALEY PLAZA, JUNE 15 – 18, 2009
CHICAGO, IL (June, 2009) – The Chicago Sister Cities International Program will host its 4th Annual Chicago Sister Cities International Festival on Daley Plaza on June 15-18, 2009 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily. With all 28 of our international sister cities represented, this is the only city festival that truly represents the diversity and international spirit that exists in Chicago.
As part of this year’s festival, Daley Plaza will be transformed into an international village featuring authentic ethnic food, merchandise and entertainment from around the world. Visitors to the festival can taste Colombian empanadas and Pakistani samosas, purchase antique African art or beaded jewelry, all while watching acrobats visiting from China or traditional Ukrainian dancers.
New this year! The festival will feature an “International Summer Social” on Wednesday, June 17 from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. p.m. Evening entertainment includes: Chicago Aissawa Project (belly dancing) and the Choom Sarang Korean Dance Group. Guests will also enjoy sporting activities with Chicago 2016, culinary demos with Chef Pierre Pollin, highlighting cuisine from Paris, France and much more! Evening culinary demos will take place at 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
In 2008, the festival coincided with the naming of the City of Chicago as a finalist to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mayor Richard M. Daley, Senator Barack Obama and Congressman Rahm Emanuel joined Olympians, Paralympians, the Sister Cities community and thousands of Chicagoans to celebrate the announcement.
Participating performers for the 4th Annual Chicago Sister Cities International Festival are outlined in the following week-at-a-glance calendar. Performance times are subject to change. Please visit www.chicagosistercities.com for updates and a full list of food and merchandising vendors.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Time
Performer
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Cirque Shanghai representing Shanghai, China
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremony
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Skotiabank Caribana representing Toronto, Canada
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
ELLAS Greek Dancers representing Athens, Greece
Cooking Demo with Chef Koetke highlighting Amman, Jordan
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Time
Performer
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Skotiabank Caribana representing Toronto, Canada
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
“Grandis” Folk Dance Ensemble representing Vilnius, Lithuania
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Ngoma Alegre with Tierra Colombiana Folk Dancers representing Bogotá, Colombia
Cooking Demo with Chef Leo Waldmeier representing Lucerne, Switzerland
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 – EXTENDED HOURS!
Time
Performer
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Cesky Svaz Rock and Rullu representing Czech Republic, Prague
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Sam Burckhardt Quartet representing Lucerne, Germany
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Chicago Koto Group representing Osaka, Japan
Cooking demo with Chef Dina Altieri
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Time
Performer
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Hromovytsia Ukrainian Dance Ensemble representing Kyiv, Ukraine
12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
World Fashion Chicago celebrates Africa representing Accra, Ghana
12:45 – 1 p.m.
Rhythms of India (Jai Ho) representing Delhi, India
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago representing Gothenburg, Sweden
Cooking demo with Chef Chris Quirk
*Daily culinary demo times: 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1 p.m.
*Performance times are subject to change
Food Vendors Include:
Sandy’s Bakery representing Belgrade, Serbia
Mazzone’s Snack Foods representing Milan, Italy
Lalqila representing Lahore, Pakistan
Phil Stefani’s 437 Rush representing Milan, Italy
Kasia’s Deli representing Warsaw, Poland
Las Tablas representing Bogota, Colombia
Stella’s Market & Catering, Global
Shokolad Pastry and Café Inc. representing Kyiv, Ukraine
Bowl Square representing Busan, Republic of Korea
Kendall College, Global
Merchandise Vendors Include:
What the Traveler Saw representing Accra, Ghana
E & J Designs representing Mexico City, Mexico
Oriental Art Center representing Shenyang, China
Arabah representing Petach Tikva, Israel
Mata Traders representing Delhi, India
Jan Lee Design representing Shanghai, China
Ten Thousand Villages–Fair Trade Goods, Global
Antique African Art representing Accra, Ghana
Fashion House representing Shenyang, China
Nuada representing Galway, Ireland
Ziyadd Products representing Amman, Jordan
Casita Azul Folk Art representing Mexico City, Mexico
Chicago 2016 representing Chicago
About CSCIP
The Chicago Sister Cities International Program provides leadership to develop, manage, and coordinate comprehensive programs and projects with Chicago’s sister cities. It aims to increase international trade, promote economic development and support exchanges in the fields of culture, education, medicine, social services, environment, and technology with its sister cities for the benefit of the City of Chicago, its residents and businesses. For more information about the Chicago Sister Cities International Program, please call (312) 744-2172 or visit www.chicagosistercities.com.
Chicago’s Sister Cities include: Accra, Ghana (1989); Amman, Jordan (2004); Athens Greece (1997); Belgrade, Serbia (2005); Birmingham, England (1993); Bogotá, Colombia (2009); Busan, Republic of Korea (2007); Casablanca, Morocco (1982); Delhi, India (2001); Durban, South Africa (1997); Galway, Ireland (1997); Gothenburg, Sweden (1987); Hamburg, Germany (1994); Kyiv, Ukraine (1991); Lahore, Pakistan (2007); Lucerne, Switzerland (1998); Mexico City, Mexico (1991); Milan, Italy (1973); Moscow, Russia (1997); Osaka, Japan (1973); Paris, France (1996); Petach Tikva, Israel (1994); Prague, Czech Republic (1990); Shanghai, China (1985); Shenyang, China (1985); Toronto, Canada (1991); Vilnius, Lithuania (1993); and Warsaw, Poland (1960).
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Rabu, 03 Juni 2009
Senin, 01 Juni 2009
Committee to Protect journalists offers issues for Obama to address in Middle East speech
Committee to Protect Journalists
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA Phone: (212) 465‑1004 Fax: (212) 465‑9568 Web: www.cpj.org E-Mail: media@cpj.org
Contacts:
Mohamed Abdel Dayem, program coordinator
Phone: (212) 465-1004, x103; E-mail: m.abdel.dayem@cpj.org
Mariwan Hama-Saeed, research associate
Phone: (212) 465-1004, x104; E-mail: mariwan@cpj.org
As Cairo speech nears, concerns for Obama
June 1, 2009
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Via facsimile 202-456-2461
Dear Mr. President,
The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing ahead of your scheduled speech in Cairo on June 4 to bring to your attention important matters that are crucial to the long-term success of your stated goal of engaging the people—and not just the regimes—of the Arab and Muslim worlds.
In a few days, hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims will be listening to you with a mix of skepticism and hopeful anticipation. I would like to suggest concrete steps that you and your administration can take to bring U.S. policy in the region in line with the country’s unwavering commitment to press freedom and free expression, not just at home but also across the globe.
The overseas detention of journalists without due process has markedly damaged U.S. prestige worldwide and especially in the Muslim world. It is likely that it has also contributed to an overall increase in imprisoned journalists by authoritarian regimes that have used this policy as a pretext for sidelining critical journalists in their own countries. To date, 14 journalists have been held by the United States for extended periods of time without adequate legal consideration in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo. One remains in custody.
Reuters freelance photographer Ibrahim Jassam was detained by U.S. forces at his home just outside Baghdad on September 2, 2008. A November 30 Iraqi Central Criminal Court decision found that there was no evidence to hold Jassam, and an order that U.S. forces release him was rejected by U.S. military authorities, who concluded that he “continued to pose a serious threat to the security and stability of Iraq.” The military did not provide evidence to corroborate that finding. In correspondence dated February 9 of this year, Chief of Public Affairs Major Neal Fisher told CPJ that Jassam “is awaiting release ...as [are] the other remaining approximate 14,800 detainees” in accordance with a “ranking based on their assessed threat” level. Fisher could not provide more detail as to when that would take place.
The prompt release of Ibrahim Jassam, the last remaining journalist in U.S. custody, and a firm commitment that any journalists detained in the future will be guaranteed a timely judicial review would send a clear message to the people of the Muslim world that the United States has brought a difficult chapter of history to an end and is upholding its stated commitment to press freedom.
Since 2003, at least 16 journalists have died and an undetermined number have been seriously injured by U.S. fire in Iraq. CPJ research indicates that the U.S. military has investigated less than a handful of these deaths, and has absolved troops of wrongdoing in all of them. The substantive results of these cases, such as the 2003 strike on Al-Jazeera’s Baghdad bureau that killed correspondent Tareq Ayyoub, have not been made public.
U.S. military authorities should conduct thorough investigations into all instances of journalists killed by U.S. fire. The results of these investigations must be made public and their conclusions should be integrated into the military’s operational procedures. Such a step is not only beneficial for future U.S. military objectives, it is also an essential element in winning over the masses of Muslims who have been disillusioned by the real or perceived lack of accountability for journalist and civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. CPJ’s own report into a U.S. tank shelling of the Palestine Hotel in 2003, which killed Spanish cameraman Jose Couso and Ukrainian cameraman Taras Protsyuk, concluded that an apparent breakdown in operational command and control was a contributing factor.
President Obama, when we wrote to you in January just before you assumed office, we asked you to ensure that as U.S. troops find themselves increasingly engaged in fighting foes that move among the civilian population, they are trained to accommodate the presence of journalists who have a legitimate right to cover the conflict. Far too often CPJ gets reports from local journalists in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq of verbal and sometimes physical abuse and detention by U.S. troops.
As you know, the Middle East and North Africa have some of the most repressive environments for journalists in the world. Journalists in Egypt, for example, must endure numerous implicit and explicit threats to their safety and physical integrity to bring news of corruption, mismanagement, and negligence to their audiences.
We commend you for your statement on May 3, World Press Freedom Day, in which you said that the United States “sound[s] the alarm about the growing number of journalists silenced by death or jail as they attempt to bring daily news to the public.” We ask that you reaffirm this commitment when you travel to the heart of the Arab world by seeking the release of journalists unjustly jailed merely for doing what their colleagues in the United States do every day: Report the news as they see it.
Sincerely,
Joel Simon Executive Director
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA Phone: (212) 465‑1004 Fax: (212) 465‑9568 Web: www.cpj.org E-Mail: media@cpj.org
Contacts:
Mohamed Abdel Dayem, program coordinator
Phone: (212) 465-1004, x103; E-mail: m.abdel.dayem@cpj.org
Mariwan Hama-Saeed, research associate
Phone: (212) 465-1004, x104; E-mail: mariwan@cpj.org
As Cairo speech nears, concerns for Obama
June 1, 2009
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Via facsimile 202-456-2461
Dear Mr. President,
The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing ahead of your scheduled speech in Cairo on June 4 to bring to your attention important matters that are crucial to the long-term success of your stated goal of engaging the people—and not just the regimes—of the Arab and Muslim worlds.
In a few days, hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims will be listening to you with a mix of skepticism and hopeful anticipation. I would like to suggest concrete steps that you and your administration can take to bring U.S. policy in the region in line with the country’s unwavering commitment to press freedom and free expression, not just at home but also across the globe.
The overseas detention of journalists without due process has markedly damaged U.S. prestige worldwide and especially in the Muslim world. It is likely that it has also contributed to an overall increase in imprisoned journalists by authoritarian regimes that have used this policy as a pretext for sidelining critical journalists in their own countries. To date, 14 journalists have been held by the United States for extended periods of time without adequate legal consideration in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo. One remains in custody.
Reuters freelance photographer Ibrahim Jassam was detained by U.S. forces at his home just outside Baghdad on September 2, 2008. A November 30 Iraqi Central Criminal Court decision found that there was no evidence to hold Jassam, and an order that U.S. forces release him was rejected by U.S. military authorities, who concluded that he “continued to pose a serious threat to the security and stability of Iraq.” The military did not provide evidence to corroborate that finding. In correspondence dated February 9 of this year, Chief of Public Affairs Major Neal Fisher told CPJ that Jassam “is awaiting release ...as [are] the other remaining approximate 14,800 detainees” in accordance with a “ranking based on their assessed threat” level. Fisher could not provide more detail as to when that would take place.
The prompt release of Ibrahim Jassam, the last remaining journalist in U.S. custody, and a firm commitment that any journalists detained in the future will be guaranteed a timely judicial review would send a clear message to the people of the Muslim world that the United States has brought a difficult chapter of history to an end and is upholding its stated commitment to press freedom.
Since 2003, at least 16 journalists have died and an undetermined number have been seriously injured by U.S. fire in Iraq. CPJ research indicates that the U.S. military has investigated less than a handful of these deaths, and has absolved troops of wrongdoing in all of them. The substantive results of these cases, such as the 2003 strike on Al-Jazeera’s Baghdad bureau that killed correspondent Tareq Ayyoub, have not been made public.
U.S. military authorities should conduct thorough investigations into all instances of journalists killed by U.S. fire. The results of these investigations must be made public and their conclusions should be integrated into the military’s operational procedures. Such a step is not only beneficial for future U.S. military objectives, it is also an essential element in winning over the masses of Muslims who have been disillusioned by the real or perceived lack of accountability for journalist and civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. CPJ’s own report into a U.S. tank shelling of the Palestine Hotel in 2003, which killed Spanish cameraman Jose Couso and Ukrainian cameraman Taras Protsyuk, concluded that an apparent breakdown in operational command and control was a contributing factor.
President Obama, when we wrote to you in January just before you assumed office, we asked you to ensure that as U.S. troops find themselves increasingly engaged in fighting foes that move among the civilian population, they are trained to accommodate the presence of journalists who have a legitimate right to cover the conflict. Far too often CPJ gets reports from local journalists in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq of verbal and sometimes physical abuse and detention by U.S. troops.
As you know, the Middle East and North Africa have some of the most repressive environments for journalists in the world. Journalists in Egypt, for example, must endure numerous implicit and explicit threats to their safety and physical integrity to bring news of corruption, mismanagement, and negligence to their audiences.
We commend you for your statement on May 3, World Press Freedom Day, in which you said that the United States “sound[s] the alarm about the growing number of journalists silenced by death or jail as they attempt to bring daily news to the public.” We ask that you reaffirm this commitment when you travel to the heart of the Arab world by seeking the release of journalists unjustly jailed merely for doing what their colleagues in the United States do every day: Report the news as they see it.
Sincerely,
Joel Simon Executive Director
Jumat, 29 Mei 2009
Muslim Voices Arts and Ideas, June 5-14, 2009
Asia Society, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and
New York University Center for Dialogues present over 100 artists as part of
Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas
June 5–14, 2009
A ten-day, multi-venue arts festival and conference celebrating the extraordinary range of
artistic expression throughout the Muslim world
Singer Youssou N’Dour, visual artist Shirin Neshat, actor Naseeruddin Shah and
choreographer/dancer Sardono Kusumo highlight the festival
New York, NY/February 3, 2009 (updated 4/9/09)—In celebration of the extraordinary range of artistic expression in the
Muslim world, Asia Society, BAM, and New York University Center for Dialogues announce the full lineup of events for
Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas, an unprecedented ten-day festival and conference taking place June 5–14, 2009 throughout
New York City. More than 100 artists and speakers from as far away as Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and as near
as Brooklyn, will gather for performances, films, exhibitions, talks, and other events, ranging from the traditional
(calligraphy, storytelling, and Sufi devotional voices) to the contemporary (video installations and Arabic hip-hop). Festival
presentations and programs aim to present multiple perspectives from the Muslim world.
World renowned singer Youssou N’Dour will open the festival at BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette
Avenue) on Friday, June 5 at 8pm. Additional festival highlights will feature artists from India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco,
Afghanistan and Pakistan, among others. Tickets for Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas events at BAM are currently on sale at
BAM.org or 718.636.4100. Tickets for Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas events at Asia Society are currently on sale at
AsiaSociety.org or (212) 517-ASIA. Further information may be found at MuslimVoicesFestival.org.
In addition to the mainstage offerings and complementary education and humanities events from Asia Society, BAM, and
NYU Center for Dialogues, programs associated with the Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas festival will take place at locations
including: American Museum of Natural History, Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Brooklyn Museum, MoCADA
(Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The New York Public Library.
In celebration of Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas, the Empire State Building and Brooklyn Borough Hall will be lit green from
June 5—7. The color green has many significant associations in Islam and is considered auspicious.
New York University Center for Dialogues present over 100 artists as part of
Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas
June 5–14, 2009
A ten-day, multi-venue arts festival and conference celebrating the extraordinary range of
artistic expression throughout the Muslim world
Singer Youssou N’Dour, visual artist Shirin Neshat, actor Naseeruddin Shah and
choreographer/dancer Sardono Kusumo highlight the festival
New York, NY/February 3, 2009 (updated 4/9/09)—In celebration of the extraordinary range of artistic expression in the
Muslim world, Asia Society, BAM, and New York University Center for Dialogues announce the full lineup of events for
Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas, an unprecedented ten-day festival and conference taking place June 5–14, 2009 throughout
New York City. More than 100 artists and speakers from as far away as Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and as near
as Brooklyn, will gather for performances, films, exhibitions, talks, and other events, ranging from the traditional
(calligraphy, storytelling, and Sufi devotional voices) to the contemporary (video installations and Arabic hip-hop). Festival
presentations and programs aim to present multiple perspectives from the Muslim world.
World renowned singer Youssou N’Dour will open the festival at BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette
Avenue) on Friday, June 5 at 8pm. Additional festival highlights will feature artists from India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Morocco,
Afghanistan and Pakistan, among others. Tickets for Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas events at BAM are currently on sale at
BAM.org or 718.636.4100. Tickets for Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas events at Asia Society are currently on sale at
AsiaSociety.org or (212) 517-ASIA. Further information may be found at MuslimVoicesFestival.org.
In addition to the mainstage offerings and complementary education and humanities events from Asia Society, BAM, and
NYU Center for Dialogues, programs associated with the Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas festival will take place at locations
including: American Museum of Natural History, Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Brooklyn Museum, MoCADA
(Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The New York Public Library.
In celebration of Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas, the Empire State Building and Brooklyn Borough Hall will be lit green from
June 5—7. The color green has many significant associations in Islam and is considered auspicious.
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