Audio By Carbonatix
Independent Journalism in Phoenix Needs You
We need to raise $15,000 by August 9 to support the reporting our community depends on. Reader support keeps us independent and is playing a larger role in funding local journalism and shaping what comes next. If you believe independent local journalism matters, make a contribution today.
“Dream” is a powerful and politically charged word. Abraham Lincoln once said, “My
dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best
hope of earth.” Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is one of the most famous
in history. And in more modern history, DREAM is an acronym for the Development,
Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, which gives residency status to hardworking
illegal students.
The Arizona DREAM Act Coalition will present its first art exhibit, “Illustrated
Dreams,” at Alwun House, 1204 East Roosevelt Street. For the show, featured artist
Carla Chavarria painted the faces and bodies of fellow Dreamers, supporters, and local
celebrities and photographed the results. Chavarria hopes to introduce audiences to the
iDREAM campaign while clearing up misconceptions about it.
Social movements and art have always gone together, she points out. “I wanted to
promote the DREAM Act in a visually attractive way without getting too political, and
where everyone can be involved one way or another,” says Chavarria.
Tuesdays-Fridays, 12-6 p.m. Starts: Aug. 5. Continues through Aug. 26, 2011
