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DETROIT
METRO DEI'ROrr Youth
nt1 j t around the comer, July
10 mara the date. But it' mt too
to register or to obtain dition­
al1nformadon concerning this
event and i pomors. Phone the
M#chipn Food and Beverage As­
�tion (313) 979�22 or (313)
�MFBA.
• . .. In 1bc. ry Ibout the
SOSAD Benefit Celebrity Softball
• t week we sorta forgot the
I t few digi in the SOSAD
�De number. They are (313) 833-
•• EverytbiDl else is pretty
�h the same, the baseball game
wtn l&art at 11:00 am and end
ar:ound 2:00 pm with a semi-picnic
to,be held afterwards: TbC picnic
wiJl consist of bot dogs and other
ecllb tblt will be sold by
SOSAD staff for the benefit of the
orpnizatioo. Tbe fcativiti will
� place at Detroit� P lmer Park.
]be National Association of
BaK Journalist are on the move
a ... n! 'Ibis years annlal conven­
tion will be held in K.aDsIs aty,
�, with the Detroit a-pter lead­
ins the way� July 24-28 is when it
will all come together and sourcca
to this reporter that the event
promises to be a "smorpsbolJ" of
knowledge, entertainment and DCt­
wetl'k1llLR experiences.
On �y July 24, the
troit a.pter will bolt a
otown/MO Better" Reception.
DIOI'Cd by the Free Prell and
w Detroit, Inc whicb will allo
participants to pin a biJdseye
review of the upcoming Detroit
Nscd, 1992 Convention. For more
ormation contact Randye Bul­
lock at (313) 961-5670.
: Ale you between the ages of 10
PI 21? Can you ing or at leut
-.old a tune? Well if so, and you're
i 1Iereatcd in being a part of the
upt S, Afro-American Youth
y that will be held at TIger
ium tell Jamea Sepbers. (313)
7-7177. Oh and by the way, he's
. llookina for bers
REMEMBER TO HAVE A,
REATWEBK AND �AY
.. �..,.�PD ON YOUR DREAMS!!
Ethiopia covers 471,776 sq.
ile , three' time the size of
alifomia. Addi Ababa i the
pi tal. Eritrea covers about ,
,00 sq. miles, about the size
f Pe1lDSylvania.
70 percent of Ethiopia's
uclget consists of military and
urity expenditUres, less than
o percent on agricultqre and
ee percent on health. - Paul
eaze, Rand Corporation
The 1934-85 famine claimed
live of 1 million people in
thiopia . ....:. Bread for the World
Rlcla.rct Buat
"Active Hybrid"
h
ture ."
MontH thi
education contribut to ci min i
ppro h to tudy. "Education i a
moldin proces that hould be
con tructive experience. 1 en­
courag "tra nation ll m" in my
tuden to allow them the bilily to
communicate with the world t I rge.
By challenging c uvini m and the
limited view 0 the world, ignorance
i challenged." he aid.
A HAITIAN BY birth, MontH
began lecturing in th United Stat
in 1974 t New York' City College,
nd Rutgers University in New Jer­
sey. Before moving to North
America he taught Religion nd
Anthropology in 'WI t Africa. AI 0
a Iingui t, he blends uniqu educa­
tional b c ground with the urban
ct room. He hold a doctorate in
Philo ophy from the University of
Zurich in Switzerland with creden­
tials from Can da, Haiti nd France.
Here is a mple of Montil us ,
diverse instructional competence:
World Religion giv a perspec­
tive on Asian and African religions,
Judai m, Christanily nd 1 lam.
The Africans explore Africa
through history, geography, oclol­
ogy and political structure . Africa
is surveyed from pre-colonial,
colonial and po t-colonial civiliza­
tions. Art nd culture arc> al 0 ex­
amined. Audio vi ual ugment
cia e io. .
Semantics and locations are in­
ve tigated through the transforma­
tion of indigenous religions and art
in Insroductlon to African Literature.
. Perspective on Ethnicity is a cl
that cballeng the "concept of cul­
ture" as being ufficient to explain
diversity and unity in America.
, American ethnic group are sur­
veyed from a historical perspective.
Magic, Religion and Science is an
approach to religious symbolic sy -
tems to transcen� phy ieal limita­
tions. Diaspora religious practices
from Cuba, Haiti, Brazil and Puerto
Rico are examined.
J 1 ,MontH developed.
We t Afric Study Trip ith the
University of Benin through lecture
and field tudy to provid a com­
pari on of Afri n life tyle and.
valu yst m .
"The 1 trip the t yet,-
Montilu aid. "I am al .y.
rewarded by eeing how the tuden
adapt to nd experience how otbell
live with diferent value . Tbey are
surprised beca they never could
imagine it that way ... tbey are
bro dened."
MontH u ,the tudy pro ra
director, took 75 men and women
through Brussels into Benin for 30
days of re e reh and excite :Ibe
month-long exc�rsiQn. e b.� P'U'.
ticip � . �-
latedn AlP ,� ·ted
Stat and the rest of the world. A
The rudy program i n inle j­
ciplinary octal cience college
credit course for both undergraduate
and graduai students. Explored
during th ummer, the next trip will
occur in July, 1992. For dditional
information on prerequisite cl
for the West Africa Study Program or
the College of Life Long Learnina.
plea e call Dr. Montilus at 517-4612.
Art from the
By CAROLYN WARFIELD
Arts Corr.spotul.nt
DETROIT - A colorful array
of distinct subject and bright
pallets portraying Haitian
vitality opened in exhibition
Saturday, June 15 at Detroit'
Your Heritage House, 110 East
Ferry, and will remain on view
through September
30.
" Art of the Hai tian
Child", comprised of
oil paintings and ob­
jeers d' art are on ale
and reflect daily
events and tbe
island's culture,
Papier-macbe scupl­
ture , puzzles and
wooden toys comple­
ment tbe paintings
a<ldi ng pontaneity
, and youthful temper.
Many of the arti ts are well
known around the i land, ome
have e rned international stat­
ure and, some are just di cover­
ing themselves.
These are the children:
-Hai ti Cherie, Two C rrots,
Four Flowers'; bare surprising
onder of the orld.
DESPITE HAITI'S dense
popula lion, underdevelopment
from dictatorial governments,
10 per capita income, it i a
thriving international art center
where many arti ts specialize
in a variety of art forms.
Art i considered. a joy in
Haiti, much of which is family
tradition. Fathers teach .their
sons to make metal relief scupl­
ture from salvaged hell drums.
Wom�n and young girls are
restricted from learning the art
technigue because it is tedious
and requires great trength.
Once n image/ cene i
selected for e ecutlon, the art­
ist lays tbe flattened drum on
tbe ground and chisels and
hammer it into a 2-dimen­
sion I relief work repre enting'
faith, daily occurrences or 10 s
(African pirits).
Those arti ts �ho Jive in
rural areas and start elf­
taught are referred to as
"n ive." Some receive tbe
privilege to tudy at the world
famous Centre DC Art in Port­
au-Prince here they learn
ct tc and modem technique
and become represented by gal­
lerie .
Haitian in optometric method
and practice," Julio Bateau
said. Bateau i vice president
of Espoir, Detroit'S Haitian cul­
ture/education a soci arlon :
founded in 1986. They are col­
laborator ith Eye·Care in
bringing "Art of the Haitian
Child" to Detroit.
igh Ground
Calixtre Henri i one such
artist who wa at the Centre in,
1955 where he perfected
cubi m and impressioni m
styles of expression. He later
joined the Monnin Gallery.
Henri's "Girl in Blue"
reflects his refined painting
style of a young maiden
priestes with
v 0 u d 0 u
ceremonial
trinket
clutched in ber
bands.
Jean Baptiste
Jean, born in
1953, i a young
rtist who ha
studied at the
Centre. His
"Cherub Wed­
ding" and
"Chri tmas"
, cluster Black
angel "taking care of God's
b ine ."
Josephine Love,
Founder/Directo� of Your
Heritage Hou e, expre sed
excitement at' the reality of
the work being in Detroit.
"The p intings are 0 fresh
and onderfully expre ive
of Creole culture'. Sho cu­
ing uch a worthwhile project
delights me tremendou ly.·
Proceeds from the exhibi­
tion ill go to the
Wa hington b ed Eye-Care,
IDc., a profe ional de elop­
�nt organizaUoD t t trai