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The People Could Fly Exhibition!
Opening reception  performance
by The PCF
5 to 7 pm, performance at 5:30
Ezra & Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

More info is at thepeoplefly.com

maybe a little late, but I’m sure any support is good

Read more here: the%20People%20Could%20Fly%20PDF.pdf

Dear Friends,
Exciting news! The People Could Fly Project is headed to Africa. The Project has been sponsored by the Africa Travel Association and next week we are traveling to the East African country of Djibouti to take part in the 11th Annual Eco and Cultural Tourism Symposium, being hosted by the Ministry [...]

Check out http://thepeoplecouldfly.blogspot.com/, a blog by Intisar Abioto and her sisters. I had the pleasure of meeting Intisar only briefly recently in New York. It’s a lovely project and you really have to check the blog to get a fuller flavor. Here’s a brief description of the project from the blog:

Call me Intisar. I’m on [...]

  • CARLAGIRL PHOTO was founded on 14 February 1999 by Carla Willliams, a photographer, writer, and editor, born, raised and heading back to (yea!) Los Angeles, California.

    It was established with two goals: to be able to make my own work widely available for free, and to make accessible my research about artists of the African Diaspora, especially photographers, and in particular women. As it developed it grew to also include GLBTQ artists.

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