Building a Culture of Peace

Earthdance Manila @ the 6th MAHARLIKA SUNRISE FESTIVAL – LIVE ON EARTHDANCE.TV November 27-29

Joined by a shared vision of Peace, Unity and Humanitarian aims, Earthdance Manila has partnered with the 6th MAHARLIKA SUNRISE FESTIVAL to present a celebration of Arts, Music, Dance & Deep Ecology!

Join us as we rise up to a new world. Celebrate the revival of our ‘bayanihan’ spirit, also known as healthy social synergy. Let this be our offering and invitation to inspire global ‘bayanihan’, a humanity-wide
synergy of efforts to address the climate crisis and conserve the Earth.

As One global family, we can.

EARTHDANCE @ the 6th MAHARLIKA SUNRISE FESTIVAL

Located @ the Parks & Wildlife Center, Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City November 27-29, 2009 LIVE WEBCAST WORLDWIDE on Earthdance.tv

The Maharlika* Sunrise Festival is an annual celebration of arts held in the different regions of Maharlika (Philippines) by the Maharlika Artists and Writers Federation (MAWF). Started in 2004, its mission is to bring together the art and cultural communities all over the country to promote a culture of peace through the arts and literature. It aims to empower artists and writers through the cultivation of the culture of each region in the country, and to share their talents for the preservation of our cultural heritage. The Maharlika Sunrise Festival is a start of a continuing cultural movement to develop a high value and a total integration of all aspects of arts globally: music, theatre, literary, dance, senses, emotions, intuition and spirit. Sunrise is a symbol of hope and universal spirituality that speaks of humanity as one and indivisible regardless of race and color.

PROGRAM INCLUDES
Interfaith Opening Prayers • Inner and Outer Dance • Nature Mandala & Labyrinth
Bon Fire • Organic Drumming Circles • Live Musical Performances
DJ Sets • World Music • Jamming • Visual Arts Exhibit with National Artists
Indigenous Storytelling Through Music & Dance • Meditation, Tai Chi & Yoga
Interactive Art Wall • Art Installations • Film Screenings

...And...

Launching of a Green Agenda Manifesto for the PhilippinesDETAILED PROGRAMME SCHEDULE http://earthdancemanila.multiply.com/journal/item/5 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176746548111

BOOTHS AVAILABLE FOR GREEN MOVEMENT & CAUSES, CULTURE, ARTS & CRAFTS, HEALTHY VEGETARIAN FOOD & DRINKS, ORGANICS, NATURAL WELLNESS, WORKSHOPS AND NATIVE MASSAGE
• SILENT AUCTION BOOTH for anyone who wants to unload art for a cause
• NEW INVENTIONS BOOTH for new technology to help Mother Earth.
• RECYCLEABLE MATERIALS DEPOT (for donation to Echostore’s Refill Reuse Recycle Campaign & the Recycled Art Department of Creative Space Center for Integrated Learning)

Bring old clothes, medicines, books, food, school supplies and art materials for Art Therapy Classes.

To donate to flood victims: email airsigns@pldtdsl.net

*Maharlika (Etymology)
An ancient name of the Philippines; given to our group of islands and its advanced indigenous civilization. Maharlika is part of our ancient heritage and has been with us long before Western colonialists set foot on our shores. Old Malay language meaning noble creation. Maha is Sanskrit for noble or great, as in Taj Mahal, Mahatma (a great soul); the Taittiriya Upanishad of the Hindu scripture says Maha stands for the Self, the moon that supports all the planets and celestial bodies, or the food that nourishes vital forces in everyone. Maharlika is a spiritual mantra, a divine name. Chanting Maha is to be one with the Lord, Maha is God Himself. The inflectional ending of Maharlika, Likha, is our own word for create, make, cause, design, breed, conceive. Maharlika therefore means nobly created, Gods creation, the Self personified. The great philosopher-philologist-spiritual guru P. R. Sarkar said that Maharlika means a small container (country) containing great things (people). An Indian mystic said that if we were to call ourselves Maharlika once again, we would become the spiritual capital of the world.

SOURCE: Rosanna C. Escudero of the Green Agenda Philippines (GAP) and Earthdance Manila.

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