WABI covers 22nd HOPE Festival
WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 22nd annual HOPE Festival that was held at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center. With a theme of “Creating the Future: Art and Social Change,” this year’s event focused on creativity. Families enjoyed activities including storytelling, art, poetry, puppets, sculpture and film, according to the report. “Art can be a tool to create social change, to educate, to learn about globalization, to learn about how the U.S. is connected to the world, and to learn how we are connected to Earth and to the world,” said Stefano Tijerina, an adjunct assistant professor in history and political science at UMaine. The HOPE festival, which stands for Help Organize Peace Earthwide, is sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine and the Peace and Reconciliation Studies program at UMaine.