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The African Presence in Mexico Exhibit
PRESENTED BY:  The African American Museum in Philadelphia
DATE:  June 25-October 25, 2008
PLACE:  701 Arch Street, Philadelphia

CONTACT/RSVP:  215.574.0380, info@aampmuseum.org
WEBSITE:  www.aampmuseum.org

9th Annual IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival
PRESENTED BY:  IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Company
DATE:  July 18-20, 2008
PLACE:  
Arts & Minds Center, 3138 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove, Miami
CONTACT/RSVP:  305.476.0832, ifeiledancecompany@yahoo.com

WEBSITE:  www.ife-ile.org

“Cimarronaje: A Neo-folkloric Journey Celebrating the Lives of Revolutionary Puerto Rican Women” A Performance of Afro-Puerto Rican Women Bomba Players
PRESENTED BY:  Laney College
DATE:  July 19, 2008
PLACE:  
900 Fallon Street, Oakland, Calif.
CONTACT/RSVP: 
510.834.5740

Son de Cali Live in Concert
PRESENTED BY:  Sound Academy
DATE:  July 19, 2008
PLACE:  
11 Polson St., Toronto
CONTACT/RSVP: 
416,649.7437
WEBSITE: www.sound-academy.com

Community Dialogue and Bombazo: Deconstructing Tradition, Modernity, and Femininity in Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba
PRESENTED BY:  La Pena Cultural Center
DATE:  July 20, 2008
PLACE:  
3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, Calif.
CONTACT/RSVP: 
510.849.2568, info@lapena.org
WEBSITE: www.lapena.org

Yosvany Terry: Ye-dé-gbé & the Afro-Caribbean Legacy"  Afro-Cuban folkloric rhythms Lecture-Demonstration
PRESENTED BY:  La Pena Cultural Center
DATE:  July 22, 2008
PLACE:  
3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, Calif.
CONTACT/RSVP: 
510.849.2568, info@lapena.org
WEBSITE: www.lapena.org

Third Annual Black Docs Film Series: "Los Zafiros (The Sapphires): Music from the Edge of Time"
PRESENTED BY:  Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc.
DATE:  August 14, 2008
PLACE:  
Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema, 555 11 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
CONTACT/RSVP: 
202.409.7240, info@UrbanFilmSeries.com
WEBSITE: www.urbanfilmseries.com

Third Annual Black Docs Film Series: "Twilight Becomes Night"
PRESENTED BY:  Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc.
DATE:  September 4, 2008
PLACE:  
Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema, 555 11 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
CONTACT/RSVP: 
202.409.7240, info@UrbanFilmSeries.com
WEBSITE: www.urbanfilmseries.com

XIV International Capoeira Angola Conference
PRESENTED BY:  FICA
DATE:  September 4-7, 2008
PLACE:  
Quilombo Cultural Center, 1757 North Kimball Avenue, Chicago
CONTACT/RSVP:  773.227.8879, info@quilombocenter.org
WEBSITE:  www.quilombocenter.org

Black Latino Expo 2008
PRESENTED BY:  Bronze Identity LLC
DATE:
  September 13, 2008
PLACE:  Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia
CONTACT/RSVP: 
888.897.7022, ceo@bronzeidentity.com
WEBSITE:
  www.blacklatinoexpo.com

Baila en Cuba 2008: International Latin Dance and Music Festival Tour
PRESENTED BY:
  Cuba Education Tours
DATE:
  November 22-29 2008
PLACE:  Cuba
CONTACT/RSVP:  604.677.2944, info@cubafriends.ca
WEBSITE:
  www.canadacuba.ca

Ecotourism and Sustainability: The Pacific Coast Experience Reality Tour in Costa Rica
PRESENTED BY:
  Global Exchange
DATE:
  November 24-December 3, 2008
PLACE:  Costa Rica
CONTACT/RSVP:  415.255.7296, 800.497.1994, sneh@globalexchange.org
WEBSITE:
  www.globalexchange.org

50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution Tour
PRESENTED BY:
  Cuba Education Tours
DATE:
  December 27, 2008-January 3, 2009
PLACE:  Cuba
CONTACT/RSVP:  604.677.2944, info@cubafriends.ca
WEBSITE:
  www.canadacuba.ca

Imani Winds: Wind Quintet of African and Latin American Heritage
PRESENTED BY:  The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
DATE:  January 29, 2009
PLACE:  
512 Washington Street SE, Olympia, Wash.
CONTACT/RSVP: 
360.753.8585, info@washingtoncenter.org
WEBSITE: www.washingtoncenter.org

XIV International Capoeira Angola Conference
PRESENTED BY:  FICA
DATE:  September 4-7, 2008
PLACE:  
Quilombo Cultural Center, 1757 North Kimball Avenue, Chicago
CONTACT/RSVP:  773.227.8879, info@quilombocenter.org
WEBSITE:  www.quilombocenter.org

25th Havana International Jazz Festival Tour
PRESENTED BY:
  Cuba Education Tours
DATE:
  February 8-17, 2009
PLACE:  Cuba
CONTACT/RSVP:  604.677.2944, info@cubafriends.ca
WEBSITE:
  www.canadacuba.ca

Afro-Cuban Allstars
PRESENTED BY:  The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
DATE:  February 18, 2009
PLACE:  
512 Washington Street SE, Olympia, Wash.
CONTACT/RSVP: 
360.753.8585, info@washingtoncenter.org
WEBSITE:  www.washingtoncenter.org

Contested Modernities: Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Struggles in Latin America Academic Conference
PRESENTED BY:  Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
DATE:  February 26-28, 2009
PLACE:  University of Texas at Austin

CONTACT/RSVP:  Arturo_arias@mail.utexas.edu, crhale@mail.utexas.edu

Community-Based Organizing and the Bolivarian Revolution Reality Tour in Venezuela
PRESENTED BY:
  Global Exchange
DATE:
  May 23-June 3, 2009
PLACE:  Venezuela
CONTACT/RSVP:  415.255.7296, 800.497.1994, daniel@globalexchange.org
WEBSITE:
  www.globalexchange.org

Beyond Soccer, Sand and Samba Reality Tour in Brazil
PRESENTED BY:
  Global Exchange
DATE:
  May 26-June 4, 2009
PLACE:  Brazil
CONTACT/RSVP:  415.255.7296, 800.497.1994, sneh@globalexchange.org
WEBSITE:
  www.globalexchange.org

International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and Latin American Studies
PRESENTED BY:  University of Ghana
DATE:
  August 5-7, 2009
PLACE:  Kwame Nkrumah Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra
CONTACT/RSVP: 
814.949.5360, yxa3@psu.edu
WEBSITE:
  http://www.personal.psu.edu/yxa3/ConferenceMain.htm

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