5th annual Brooklyn Peace Fair, April 26

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The Peace Fair returns next Saturday in a new format, at the LIU Brooklyn campus, 11 am - 6 pm.

Location: 1 University Plaza (corner of Flatbush and DeKalb Aves)
Admission free! (must bring photo ID)

Music. Art. Poetry. Dance. Film. Hip-Hop. Spoken Word. Workshops and discussions. Activities for children of all ages. Information tables on peace and justice issues.

• --Speakers, including Debbie Almontaser, Congressman Major Owens, and State Senator Eric Adams
  --9 workshops by community groups and activists
  --Performance showcase of Brooklyn musicians and spoken word artists

Full info follows:

Performers
Abiodun (Last Poets), Aja Monet (Def Poet), Ajah-Yo, Amanda Diva and Friends, Dragons of Zynth, Invincible (Anomolies), Mental Notes, Queen God!s, Ra Hendrix, Remi Kanazi, Stephanie Rooker, Dancing Peace, the Raging Grannies and Their Daughters

11:00 am–2:00 pm Workshops, Tabling, and Children's Activities
2:00–3:00 pm Speakers
3:00–6:00 pm Performance Showcase

Co-sponsored by
Brooklyn For Peace (formerly Brooklyn Parents for Peace) and
The Student Government Association of Long Island University

Workshop schedule

11:00–12:00
War and Warming: Environmentalism and the Iraq War, New York State Apollo Alliance
Iraq Uncovered, Brooklyn For Peace Iraq Committee
Refugees in Crisis: Darfur & Elsewhere, Brooklyn For Peace

12:00–1:00
Media Criticism as a Tool for Social Justice, FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) and Paper Tiger Television
Youth, Race, and the Criminal Justice System, State Senator Eric Adams of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
Art, Resistance, and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Film, Mandatory Service, Eyes Infinite Films & Brooklyn For Peace Israel-Palestine Committee

1:00–2:00
History Walks With US: Dialoging Across Racial & Gender Divides, Reflect Connect Move: Brooklyn Neighborhoods Against Gender Violence
Mobilization for Peace and Prosperity: Bring Our Dollars Home to Stop the Budget Cuts! Congressman Major Owens
Uprooted: Gentrification and Development in Downtown Brooklyn, Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE)