In 1993 the Brazilian police massacred 21 people in Rio di Janeiro. Out of the tragedy Grupo Cultural AfroReggae emerged - a community-based organization that takes youth out of shantytown gangs and fights back against violence with art.
Join us for a panel discussion with activist, journalist, and author Damian Platt as he discusses how culture has put violence and terror on notice in one of the most dangerous places in South America--and how activists in Boston are doing similar work every day. Platt will be featured on Tom Ashbrook's "On Point" the morning of the event, his only stop in New England on his visit from Rio di Janeiro.
Panelists include:
SAPNA PADTE, Director of Consulting & Training, Teen Empowerment, Boston
KIM DAWSON, Director of Programs for ZUMIX, an organization that serves empowered urban youth through music.
MARCUS SANTOS, a contemporary percussionist and educator, and native of Bahia, Brazil.
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