First ever Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival

March 10, 2010 by Amnesty Interna...

 
Included are a film festival, theater festival, dance festival, music festival, digital art festival, art installations, dozens of workshops, book readings, art exhibits, performance art and other activities, plus a dozen advocacy groups running art programming as “Festivals within the Festival.” 
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
 
Norman Lear (All in the Family etc., founder of People For the American Way) has signed on as Executive Producer of the Festival.  In joining the endeavor, he sent along a note to Art Festival Producer Thomas Block that said: "I couldn't admire more your idea and plan for the Human Rights Art Festival."
Lear's first act as a member of the Executive Committee was to commission spoken word artist Steven Connell to create a work based on Amnesty International's postcard actions.  Connell's work has been featured on numerous national television programs, as well as at Oprah Winfrey’s celebration of Maya Angelou’s 75th birthday.  He has also performed at private events for Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama.  
 
For more information, please visit: www.humanrightsartfestival.com.