Procession of the Species - Kitchener-Waterloo
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Kitchener-Waterloo will host their first annual Procession of the Species Parade on April 24, 2010.
Procession of the species is a community arts-based Earth Day celebration where people flood the street to flaunt their favourite species or natural element whether it is flora, fauna or fungi, the sky is just the beginning!
Procession is not just about the parade, it is about bringing the community together the weeks before hand with FREE workshops to help prepare us as well as educate us.
We are looking for artists and places to hold workshops in the areas of costume design, large puppets, music, dance, drama, bicycle creations and various other parade arts. We will also be having environmental speakers in the weeks before the parade.
For more information, see website linked above. If you have any questions contact Liam Kijewski or Crystal Bradford at 519-662-6064, kwprocession@gmail.com
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More About Procession of the Species
Originating in Olympia, Washington, the celebration now occurs in communities throughout the world. The Procession of the Species has become a well recognized model for community arts-based involvement, environmental education, arts education and cultural exchange.
It all started in 1995 by a group of Olympia residents to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Earth Day and to support the Congressional renewal of the Endangered Species Act. Now, 15 years later, the Procession regularly draws approximately 30,000 spectators and 2-3000 participants.
The Procession is completely non-commercial and made possible by community contributions. These contributions include things like money, materials, time and skills. Minimal donations are suggested and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
See more at: www.procession.org
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Larry says:
On the website (see post above) there are some ideas for costumes that take less than an hour but come out we may have some extras.Thanks to all the volunteers, instructors, presenters, contributors, participants for being part of this project without you we wouldn’t not of been able to offer over 50 free workshops and throw this celebration of the natural world!
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Larry says:
Procession of the Species by popular demand now has t-shirts and will be selling them for $10 available at Uptown Waterloo Square this Saturday or right now at the Button Factory. FREE workshops are still happening so come out and participate, volunteer and help create!
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Larry says:
The procession will carry on down King st. where there is a rest stop at St. Mark’s Church beside KCI and across from Central Fresh Market. We will be turning down Water St. and entering the Victoria Park. We ask that people attending the drum circle and participating in Procession, if able, to donate 2 non-perishable food items or make a monetary contribution to our local food bank.
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Larry says:
At 11:30 am there will be a drum circle lead by Nii Addico, Jason Cave and Sue Shearer, anyone is welcome to join. The procession/parade will begin at noon and at the beginning where there will be a touching section for people who are seeing impaired to experience the costumes.
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Larry says:
It’s Coming….Rain or Shine! This Saturday April 24…..down King St…..rhinos, giraffes, snails, jellyfish, snakes, tomatoes, zoo plankton, birds, bears, monkeys and elephants will be stampeding to Kitchener’s Victoria Park. Species of all sorts will be gathering for Canada’s first Procession of the Species parade at Uptown Waterloo Square
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