whistles and snakes

Copyright © Tatiana Cardeal. All rights reserved.
Reprodução proibida. © Todos os direitos reservados.

A Photographer Showcase about my work was presented by the Culturazzi Website some time ago. At the time, I was leaving to China and didn't published it here. So, just wanted to share here their link, images were a bit distorted from the original, probably to fit their layout, but I appreciated the selection of images they did:

Beauty, Truth, and Sensitivity

I chose this image I took at Nairobi, Kenya, during the VII World Social Forum. A Tanzanian tribal sorcerer and his assistant, playing a traditional dance with a python, at the Moi International Sports Complex.
More dancers and drummers were coming playing whistles .
I can still hear their sound, their magic.

fire on eyes

fire on eyes, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Mr. Nature, very angry, with all the damage
we've been doing to mother earth.

A performance of an enviromental activist, protesting at the opening
march of the VI World Social Forum, at Caracas, Venezuela.

dusty and dryness

dusty and dryness, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

I still feel the heat of that sunny afternoon,
looking children of Kibera playing games.
Covered by this orange color,
I was dusty, thirst.
:
Kibera is one of the largest Africa's slum,
just inside Nairobi city.
There are 800.000 people living there.
:
A place not to forget.


Nairobi, Kenya, for the VII World Social Forum.

Click to see more pictures from Kenya,
and the VII World Social Forum, in a slideshow.

happy, Maasai

happy, Maasai, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Maasai woman portrait,
at the opening march of the VII World Social Forum,
arriving at the Uhuru's Park.
Nairobi city, Kenya.

“Change is inevitable.
We would like to be agents of our change
rather than victims of change."

Kakuta Ole Maimai,
Maasai Association

Maasai colors at the WSForum

Maasai colors at the WSForum, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Maasai women at the VII World Social Forum,
from Woman's Guild organization, before activities.
Nairobi, Kenya

at the openning march

at the openning march, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

People from Organization of African Instituted Churches,
at the opening march of the VII World Social Forum,
arriving at the Uhuru's Park.
Nairobi city, Kenya.

the sky is not the limit

the sky is not the limit, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Street kids from Nairobi,
fishing with hands,
at the Uhuru's Park (Freedom's Park).

"Another World is Possible"

VII World Social Forum
Nairobi, Kenya

IV World Social Forum

originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal copyrights © 2006.

I've started to publish the photographs of the WSF at my Flickr's page first, and day by day I'll be uploading new images from the Social Forum. Just follow this link.

> Marching for the women rights and against violence, at the opening march at Caracas, Venezuela.

Puxirim

Puxirim, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Welcome to Puxirum (a Tupi word), which means in Brazilian Portuguese "mutirão", and in english this single word means "help that members of a community give each other".
The Puxirum of Arts and Indigenous Knowledge.
That was the place were the Natives had congregated to the lectures.
They came from all Latin American countrys, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil...

V World Social Forum, Porto Alegre city (jannuary, 2005)

Guillermo Ashaninka

originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

From Peruvian Amazonia, Guillermo is an Ashaninka and one representant from AIDESEP. He was funny guy, but also very serious... a interesting combination.

golden chief

originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal © 2005.

Pataxós, Brazilian Natives painting their bodies to the manifestation. They are living big problems with their land's demarcation, fighting with farmers and big cellulose multinacional industry. It was wonderful to see they doing that paintings, preparing their soul.

Nícia Maldonado

originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal © 2005.

Here is Nícia Maldonadon, co-ordenator from CONIVE (Venezuela), talking to their/ours brothers, on the Puxirim lectures, from the V World Social Forum.

Guarani Kaiowá people

originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal © 2005.

They were showing me their posters, which demands
the homologation from the land were they live in the
Village Nhanderu Marangatu, in Mato Grosso brazilian's state.

I believe the link above should be the most complete information about brazilian indigenous, translated to english. It's a non profit organization, with a very intense work. Hope you enjoy.
www.socioambiental.org

Blue head

originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

At the Puxirim lectures, on the V World Social Forum.

Mapuche guy

originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Vicente Huenupic, from Chile.

Guarani baby

Guarani baby, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

A sunset with the shinning of this eyes :)

Guarani people

Dalits 1

Dalits, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Do you know the Dalits, from India?

Dalits 2

Dalits, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

They are just like you and me, but they became from a cast were they are considered "untouchable". Untouchability is something hindering 200 milions people to have basics dignity rights. They are considered impure, and they only can do inferior works. They have to live segregated, they are poor and they can't dream or wish.

Dalits 3

Dalits, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

Discrimination continue to be a brutal reality for more than 160 million Dalits living in India today, despite the fact that more than half a century has passed since India was born as a "democratic" and independent state.

Dalits 4

Dalits, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.