Organised by

Asian Womens Group (Carlisle)

Culture Bazaar 2007

Culture Bazaar 2008

Dance Fest

CULTURE BAZAAR 2008 July 6^th

TRINITY SCHOOL, Strand Road, Carlisle CA1 1JB

What is the Culture Bazaar?

It is an annual event where different cultures are celebrated through music, dance, clothing, art & food.It is open for all to come, enjoy & experience.

The emphasis is on attracting local ethnic group people to get involved & display their culture through their way of life, here in Cumbria, while other Cumbrians get the chance to see, feel & taste the authenticity of different peoples perspectives.

The Culture Bazaar 2008 will be focussing around three continents. 

Asia, Africa & Europe.  Many of the people involved are volunteers.  The project relies on a bartering system, wherever possible. 

It brings together various small ethnic community groups, individuals & others who have something to offer in return for sharing information & support &, more importantly, community cohesion.

A project this ambitious relies on all members of the community offering some time or products.  That depends entirely on you.

Lots of activities will be going on for all the family, from cooking demos & tasters to dance workshops.

We hope to have The Culture Game, a play on the Generation game, where members of the audience will be asked to try out little games.  Dean Lythgoe (Trinity School Deputy Head) has offered to present it!

Food: Polish, Pakistani, Indian, Spanish, Greek, Zimbabwean, Moroccan, Chinese, Thai, Nepalese.

Dance Workshops: Eygyptian, Arabic, Bollywood, Indian, Salasa, World Dance Fest with 200 local children & World Peace Dance.

Music: Indonesian Gamelan Orchestra, Boom Dang, World Music

Other Activities: Army Assault Course, Traveller Story telling, face-painting, Chinese calligraphy, The Culture Game, Cycling, Yoga & Maharaji meditation techniques.

Plus stalls & displays.  We expect this list to increase.

The Culture Bazaar belongs to ordinary people with ordinary lives who want to make a difference to racial harmony & understanding.  Everyone is welcome, dress up, come in saris, come in kilts, come in fun &  all that represents friendship!

For more info go to www.hdmspiceshop.co.uk & click on Culture Bazaar. 

Asian Womens Group Carlisle (AWGC) is a community group, which applies for funding to cover project & & running costs.

Trinity School has very generously offered to host this years event.