World Youth Festival benefit party

Thursday, June 16
World Youth Festival Benefit Party!

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: The Welfare Poets!

Thursday, June 16 7-10 PM
Plan B Bar:
339 E 10th Street (Avenue B) in the East Village

Drinks special! Happy hour prices = $2 off
all drinks

with performances by:
IMPACT THEATRE
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
and The Welfare Poets
Also, back by popular demand: DJ Mellow G

(Directions:F to Second Ave, L to 1st or 6 to Astor Place)

$15 suggested donation to support NYLOC Scholarship
Fund sliding scale / no one will be turned away

For more on the 16th World Festival of Youth and
Students www.festivalmundial2005.org.ve

The World Festival of Youth and Students is an international gathering of young people from every region of the world who come together in the spirit of peace and international solidarity. The festival movement started after the events of World War II when young people swore to never again allow fascism to take hold and spread. The first festival was held in Prague in 1947 and since then it has become an important event for radical and progressive youth featuring cultural exhibitions, performances, workshops, panel discussions, intramural sports events, parties, demonstrations, marches and much more. The festival offers a chance to learn about the struggles and cultures of young people from around the world. One exciting feature of the festival is the clubhouse, which is organized by region and offers each delegation an opportunity to display information, materials and artwork from their country to share with other delegations. The festival also offers a space for dialogue and exchange between delegates; both in formal settings like workshops and panels and in informal settings like over a meal or at a party.

The 16th World Festival of Youth and Students will be held in Caracas,Venezuela, August 7-15, 2005. It is expected that over 10,000 youth from over 100 countries around the world will travel to Caracas to participate in the festival. This year, given the current state of the world and the particularly destructive and illegal behavior of the US government towards not only Iraq but other countries around the world, the theme of "For Peace and Solidarity, We Struggle Against Imperialism and War" is of particular importance. This festival will allow us a chance to show that young people in the U.S. do not agree with George Bush and his policies and that we too believe in and struggle for a more just, peaceful world.