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>>INFO: new york city--exhibit: amadou diallo: his life and death in art ============================================================ Amadou Diallo: His Life and Death in Art Exhibit opens this Saturday Feb 4, 2006 3:30pm Casa Frela Gallery 47 W. 119th St. (Between Lenox & Madison) The exhibit will run thru Feb 28, 2006 Casa Frela Gallery is honored to remember Amadou Bialo Diallo (September 2, 1975-February 4, 1999) "Two hundred and thirty-one years later, 41 shots were heard 'round the World. Not for the birth of a new nation, but for the killing of a young man. The World had forgot—"so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom". And, at this moment we feel the absence of hope. A son had died, not on a field of battle, but on the steps of his home." LR Casa Frela Gallery celebrates the life of Amadou Diallo with an art exhibition of paintings and photography. The exhibition commemorates the seventh anniversary of the death of Diallo on February 4, 1999, as a result of police brutality stemming from racial profiling. Ten artists have created ten paintings about Diallo's life, death, and contributions. Featured artists like Eric Alugas, Shawn Walker, Katrina Jeffries and many more. Photographer Jim Carroll has contributed 20 poignant photographs of Amadou Diallo's funeral procession. The exhibition runs at Casa Frela from Saturday, February 4th through Tuesday, February 28th. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, February 4th from 3-8pm. ___ Stay Strong \ "Be a friend to the oppressed and an enemy to the oppressor" --Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib (as) "We restate our commitment to the peace process. But we will not submit to a process of humiliation." --patrick o'neil "...we have the responsibility to make no deal with the oppressor" --harry belafonte "...in time, we will look back to this age with incredulity and amazement -- and victories like Hamas in Israel will be the *best* of our memories." -- mumia abu jamal -- "what state? what union?" "...these people generate wars in Asia and Africa,...These are the people who, in the last century, caused several devastating wars. In one world war alone, they killed over 60 million people.... In the near future, Allah willing, we will put you to trial in courts established by the peoples...."-- mahmoud ahmadinejad \ http://www.sidebrow.net/2006/a006-braithwaite-01.php \ http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/10/7255.php \ http://ilovepoetry.com/search.asp?keywords=braithwaite&orderBy=date \ http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/en_fins__clichy-sous_bois_amixquiet-_lordpatch_the_giver__.mp3 \ http://www.lowliferecords.co.uk/ |
