Circo Volador (Flying Circus): Youth and Popular

Summary

Seeks to show that positive social action can have a direct effect on a community. Through inter- and multi-disciplinarian activities that parallel recreational and cultural efforts.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The project needs to increase and improve its human and financial resources, to contribute through infrastructural, technical and institutional support to a more professional work on the part of working class youths and young alternative artists that are excluded from the cultural circuit allowing them to have access to a greater audience, self work, micro industry and to share their proposals and stance regarding a society affected by neoliberal policies and globalization.

Activities

Workshops, round tables for youth problems, Movie Marathons, Concert and Musical Performances

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

20 Training Workshops, 1 Summer Course for boys and girls, 20 Movie Marathons, Book Club Service, 25 Concert and Musical Performances, 1 Magazine, 2 Professional Theses and 5 Academic Publications

Project Message

We provide support to a more professional work on the part of working class youths and young alternative artists that are excluded from the cultural circuit.
- Victor M. Trejo Galán, Project Associate

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Héctor Castillo Berthier,
Phd Sociology
Sur 77 No. 90
Col. Lorenzo Boturini
México City, Distrito Federal 15820
Mexico
(52+55 ) 55-52-32-18
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Investigación y Desarrollo de Proyectos Submetropo
Calz. La Viga #146 Col. Jamaica
Sur 77 #90 Col. Lorenzo Boturini
México City, Distrito Federal 15800
Mexico
55+52 55-52-32-18
http://www.circovolador.org

Learn more about Investigación y Desarrollo de Proyectos Submetropo and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Mexico and can also be found under Technology.

For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 26, 2004.