HSR-COMICS San Ramon 2009 Delegation (50M)

[Features photos and video from the "Henniker-San Ramón Comics Exchange" 2009 delegation to Nicaragua.] Young artists in rural San Ramón, Nicaragua plan, discuss, draw, and read original comics about their communities, as part of a comics-based cultural exchange with their sister community in Henniker, NH, USA. Students draw & write about communities, work, food, families, important issues, folktales, local history, and more in a variety of educational settings, public schools, art programs, community organizations, &c.

Program design by Marek Bennett [ http://www.marekbennett.com ]
Henniker-San Ramón Comics Exchange = http://www.marekbennett.com/comicsworkshop/comics-workshops/henniker-san-ramo...

NICARAGUA Comics Travel Journal (graphic novel):
http://www.marekbennett.com/blog/2009/08/nicaragua-comics-travel-journal/

HSR Sister Community Project = http://hennikersanramon.blogspot.com/

~ Music from "A Thicket" (Marek Bennett, 2003), featuring the official ukelele of the 2009 HSR-CE Delegation. ~

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Nonprofits & Activism

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