Culture factories in São Paulo have a special program to mark the International Down Syndrome Day – March 21st. Among the activities, there is an itinerant exhibition, conversation circles and storytelling. With ten canvases worked with painting and other techniques, the exhibition Arte para Todos brings works made by young people with Down syndrome. The show can be seen until next Wednesday (22) at the Cidade Tiradentes Culture Factory, in the far east of São Paulo. From Thursday (23rd) until March 29th, the works will be at Fábrica de Cultura Vila Curuçá. The Itaim Paulista Cultural Factory hosts the exhibition between March 30th and April 5th. Both equipment are also located in the east zone of the capital of São Paulo. On Tuesday (21st), at 10 am, Fábrica de Cultura Sapopemba, in the east of São Paulo, will broadcast live with the mothers of apprentices with Down syndrome to share experiences. The conversation will go through the joys and challenges of raising a child with the syndrome, with the aim of bringing information and reducing the prejudice surrounding the topic. Also on Tuesday, the Cidade Tiradentes Culture Factory will promote a conversation on the subject at 3 pm. At Fábrica de Cultura Vila Curuçá, a similar activity takes place at 3:30 pm, with the participation of Juliana Urquisa, mother of a girl with Down syndrome. The book “Quem sou eu?”, by journalist and screenwriter, Mariana Reade, inspires storytelling in three Fábricas de Cultura – at 10 am at the Parque Belém unit (east area of São Paulo); at 11 am, at Itaim Paulista; at 3 pm, in Santos (Baixada Santista). The work, aimed at children, presents the way of seeing the world of a child who has the syndrome. All on Tuesday. Santos Culture Factory receives at 3 pm, on the same day, the Tam Tam Project Association, which will perform a musical performance. The program was organized by the state secretariats for Culture and Creative Economy and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in São Paulo.
Agência Brasil
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