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Virtual meeting and lunch with Members of the Nuevo Amanecer Community Sunday October 28 from noon to four.
We will be hosting a virtual meeting and lunch with members of the Nuevo Amanecer community on Sunday, October 28 from noon to 2Pm at the home Joe Szwaja, 2021 NE 75th Street in Seattle. We will be serving food based on a recipe form Nuevo Amanecer community and they will be eating the same meal as we do as we talk and interact via video conference. The food will be prepared by Emily Willard who is a basing her dissertation on Nuevo Amanecer, as well as Robert Franklin, UW student and participant in our recent delegation. We welcome you to participate in this opportunity to get to know the members of the community better and share an example their culinary traditions. If you want to attend or want more information, please contact Joe Szwaja, at 206-523-3656 or joeszwaja@earthlink.net Food and Music Fundraiser
Sunday October 14th Noon to 4pm The Olive and Grape Restaurant (8516 Greenwood Avenue North). Please join us for great homemade Middle Eastern food graciously provided by the Olive and Grape, as well a Guatemalan cooking demonstration and food samples prepared by Emily Willard, a PHD candidate in Political Science from the UW. Emily is doing her doctoral dissertation on Nuevo Amanecer and recently spent a month there during which she learned about their culinary traditions. There will also be updates on the situation in Nuevo Amanecer provided by Emily and folks who participated in our July delegation to New Dawn to support and participate in 20th anniversary celebration. Live music will include Correo Aereo who play an eclectic blend of traditional and modern Latin Music. Check out their music at www.correoaereo.us/. Many prizes will be available, including indigenous crafts, an original painting y acclaimed artist Heather Danso, check out her work at https://www.winddancemotion.com/art-and-design.html. Other prizes will include a Guatemala meal for 4 and cooking lesson from Emily herself! Suggested donation is $20.00 -whatever you give is greatly appreciated and will go a long way for our friends Nuevo Amanecer. Proceeds from the event will benefit the community of Nuevo Amanecer to help pay for scholarships for youth and young adults who can’t afford to go to school without our solidarity. It will also help fund the storage and transport of water from the new parcel of land the community recently acquired via their own fundraising and your generous donations. Can’t make it but want to help support scholarships and sustainable water? Please make a tax-deductible contribution at www.newdawnguatemala.org.  When: Saturday, August 26th, 7-9 pm
Where: The ArtXchange Gallery 512 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 New Dawn Guatemala has been hard at work editing footage for a documentary film about the heroic story and resilient people of Nuevo Amanecer, an ex-refugee community in Guatemala. We are pleased to announce that we will be premiering an extended preview of the film at an upcoming event later this month at the ArtXchange Gallery in Pioneer Square. The event will also showcase artwork by talented local artists Heather Danso and Victor Fuentes, which will be on sale with proceeds directly funding scholarships for youth living in Nuevo Amanecer. Musician Aldo Sanchez will be performing along with his daughter, Amaya. This incredibly entertaining duet has performed at previous New Dawn Guatemala events and is a must-see! New Dawn is working on securing an additional band to perform during the event. Admission is free, however a small donation is suggested. Light refreshments will be provided. If you plan to attend please RSVP on Facebook here. We look forward seeing you on Saturday, August 26th at the ArtXchange Gallery!  When: Sunday, April 23rd 2017, 1-4 PM
Where: 8516 Greenwood Ave. N, Seattle WA, 98103 Join us at The Olive & Grape Restaurant in Greenwood on Saturday April 23rd for a benefit lunch to support New Dawn Guatemala. Come hear live Latin music by local band Correo Aereo – check out their music here – while enjoying a delicious meal provided by The Olive & Grape! $20 minimum donation for food and a cash bar will be available. We will have handmade crafts from Guatemala for sale as well as dessert giveaways courtesy of The Olive & Grape! We will also be screening a preview of the forthcoming documentary film: Giving a Voice to Nuevo Amanecer. The Olive & Grape has graciously offered to donate all of the proceeds from the lunch to New Dawn Guatemala. Proceeds will go directly towards providing scholarships and job training to youth living in the Guatemalan community of Nuevo Amanecer. Can't make it but still want to help? Donate instead! Share this event on Facebook When: Saturday, Dec. 17th 2016, 7-10PM |
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