One Journey Festival is a free, day-long festival at the Washington National Cathedral, celebrating the courage, culture, talents, and benefits of refugees around the world.
Come join this Saturday, June 2, 2018 in at Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.
This family-friendly festival will connect attendees through the shared languages of humanity: art, food, fashion, music, and dance
Festival Highlights:
- Fashion: Sudanese refugee turned actor/model and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Ger Duanyto lead discussions on how he’s taken action to drive change and help aid the refugee crisis.
- Food: Live cooking show with Jose Andres+ a local refugee chef as they talk through the implications & impact of being a humanitarian in this day and age…AND featuring 10+ local DMV ethnic food trucks owned by refugee & immigrant chefs + entrepreneurs.
- Music & Dance: Live performances by refugee and immigrant musicians and dancers. The celebrated Pihcintu Multicultural Children’s Chorus and the Leftists will debut songs written especially for the Festival.
- Art: Marymount University’s Dept. of Fine Arts presents Status Undetermined., this mural creation is a project about Camp Zaatari, a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. In partnership with Karam Foundation, a photo exhibit will be featured about the activities of Syrian Refugee Youth in Turkey, hosted by John Hopkins’ SAIS’ The Big Picture.
- Workshops: Dance lessons by performing artists, and a surprise treat to end the day.
- Technology: Immersive audiovisual experience x Shared Studiosto connect festival goers with refugees at overseas camps and host countries; Full 360-VR experience hosted by Amnesty International featuring the Rohinyga crisis, and another film from UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets about a young girl growing up in the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania.
- World marketplace: Featuring local refugee artisans & business owners to showcase their artistic talents and creative perspectives.
- Next Gen tent: A dedicated tent for children engagement with multi-language calligraphy, welcome card making, henna tattoos, a build-your-own-kite station, and more…
- Take Action booth: Featuring selected partner organizations to spread awareness about their mission and cause, and to equip & educate festival goers with takeaways on how to take action in aiding the refugee crisis.
- This event will take place rain or shine.
