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DESCRIPTION:FREE!\nSpecial tickets $10-$15 includes drinks and take home plate of food 
 and work of art.\n\nA night of traditional Miskitu food and drink, music, 
 art. The Miskitu Coast is an area of land stretching from Nicaragua to 
 Costa Rice along the Carribean Coast. They are the last autonomous 
 indigenous population and currently facing political violence, 
 environmental havoc, and poverty. Until last century, this used to be a 
 thriving community of coastal fishers/lobster divers/artisans. Learn how 
 you can help firsthand as well as learn something new.\n\nThe upcoming 
 Yapti Tasbia Reclamation Festival aims to be transparent with where your 
 donations are going. \nEvery dollar counts and goes a long way. Even if you 
 cannot monetarily donate, there are ways you can help! Let's break it 
 down:\n\n1) FARMING:\n\nIn the four largest districts in Miskitu Coast, we 
 are setting up a project to repair the damaged earth and regrow crops until 
 the agriculture department is steady enough to start selling on their own 
 again. Farmers will be able to rent equipment and other needs and the money 
 will be accounted by various groups to ensure that it goes straight to the 
 farmer's hands. After a healthy harvest, 10% of his/her profit goes to 
 other farmers in need. \n\n2) SCHOOL:\nUntil we can rebuild existing 
 schools and libraries, we are going digital and retrofitting cafes and 
 chosen homes to become schools of sorts. This is crucial and already has 
 been put into effect with laptops being delivered to a few villages. We 
 will teach Miskitu history (which has been wiped out in many communities), 
 English/Spanish, Computer/Internet skills, writing, math/economics.\n\n3) 
 MEDICAL, REPRODUCTIVE, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS:\nWe will supply light 
 training on first aid, emergency preparation, sex education/pregnancy, 
 holistic and western medicine mix, and counseling.\n\n4) MEDIA AND 
 COMMERCE\nWe have started to distribute cameras and laptops to the 
 communities to document their strife and want to expand on that. We would 
 like for them to collectively create their own news outlet to ensure 
 unbiased, authentic footage straight from the source! As well as encourage 
 artistic expression. Social media can really make a difference and so we 
 encourage you to research the treatment of Miskitu People and other 
 indigenous groups worldwide use #miskitu #nativelivesmatter \nWith the 
 farmers, artisans, and fishermen/lobster divers, we will form unions that 
 ensure that the current foreign companies that occupy Miskitu Coast MUST go 
 through locals before embarking on any venture and to utilize locals and 
 their livelihood. Most importantly, we will bolster local markets and teach 
 financial stewardship and entrepreneurship\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/20/18804692.php
SUMMARY:Yapti Tabay Reclamation Benefit & Festival (#NativeLivesMatter #EnvironmentalJustice)
LOCATION:Geofferey's Inner Circle\n410 14th Street Oakland CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/20/18804692.php
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