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PEACEMAKING <br />PROJECTS <br />",'ESTIVAL KEYNOTES <br />AUTHORS -POETS -WRITERS <br />2018 <br />Luis J. Rodriguez <br />2019 <br />Justin Torres <br />2020 <br />Zara liabeem <br />2021 <br />Pete Souza <br />BOLA DE ©R© FINALE <br />2018 <br />PERLA <br />BATTALLA <br />2019 <br />BANDA <br />MAGDA <br />202© <br />LA`I`INA <br />1EATH OF <br />FIRE <br />!'HEATER <br />1021 <br />MARL <br />I NIFUT J <br />In the minority majority community of Santa Ana, California we understand that it is very important that there are many opportunities for youth, as well as all members <br />of our community to experience the art and literary work of emerging and established figures who are successful in their fields. While California is the creative Capitol <br />of the country many of the jobs within this sector go to artists from other parts of the country and we would like to see these jobs go to our local youth. We have been <br />especially conscious in creating this fes*al to make sure that the models of success we bring to our community are made up of people who look like our youth, have <br />stories and backgrounds like them. Therefore, this festival is very intentional in highlighting RIPOC authors and artists . Having role models who provide positive <br />guidance and insp4otion is beneficial not only for adolescents, but for the community as a whole as it brings pride and joy and pride in the acknowledgement that <br />there is possibilities for connection and access to when the community commons becomes a place for building relationships within fields of literary, visual, performing <br />and all the arts. <br />LITERACY AND ARTS INITIATIVE <br />