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We are a group of
people based around the town of Machynlleth
situated
in the Dyfi Valley of Mid Wales.The roots of our
inspiration come from the life music and example
of Victor Jara. This visionary musician and
theatre director was part of the New Song
movement in Salvador Allende's Chile.  ............
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Our
aim is to celebrate and support the flowering of
popular democratic movements throughout the
world, currently illustrated by the success of
contemporary progressive movements across the
South American continent.
Inspired
by Salvador Allende's Popular Unity movement in
Chile in the 1970s, and in particular the Chilean
'New Song' movement, we aim to bring these ideas
forward into the present day.
   
We
organise events and festivals which provide a
meeting place for progressive political and
environmental groups to come together through
poetry, music, dance,theatre, and political
debate.
Following the success of
the 3-day politics and arts festivals dedicated
to Victor Jara which took place in Machynlleth in
2005, 2007 2009 and 2011, we are continuing to
develop opportunities and ideas for cultural
expression , social justice and human rights.
You can explore information
on the 2005, 2007, 2009 and the 2011 festival,
the life and ideas of Victor Jara and the events
we are organising, by clicking on the links
above.
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