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This year's event, one of the largest in the Festival's
34-year history, will feature 6,000 musicians, dancers, tradition bearers and
visual artists, in more than 1,000 music and dance performances, visual arts
and folklore exhibits, symposia , workshops, craft and cooking demonstrations
and films. "In a world
dominated by opposites -- love and hate, wealth and poverty, hope and despair
-- the Festival is a celebration of the strength , hope and resolve that people
and communities derive from their cultural diversity. The vast majority of costs are covered by major donors and
benefactors, as well as the individual contributions of thousands of citizens.S. It is the largest industrial union in North
America with 850,000 members .

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"The Northwest Folklife Festival is more important, and more needed today
than ever before ," said Michael Herschensohn, Executive Director.

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alleges that white supervisors are enforcing company work rules and imposing
discipline more harshly against African -American employees, and are
retaliating against employees who have complained of the racism.

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2005 Northwest Folklife Festival Set for Memorial Day Weekend

, May 27, 28, 29
and 30, 2005.
The USW was formed as a result of the April 14, 2005 merger between the
Paper, Allied-Industrial , Chemical and Energy Workers Intl.

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"While human conflict and cultural differences may draw the majority of
headlines, the Northwest Folklife Festival is both literal and symbolic proof
that human beings have far more similarities than differences, and that the
differences can be a uniting, positive force in our lives," Herschensohn
added.

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The Festival is FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL (with a suggested donation of $5 per
person, per day)., The United Steelworkers (USW )
has filed a charge of race discrimination against Imerys Carbonates on behalf
of employees working at the company's Sylacauga, Ala.

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The USW represents workers at four Imerys
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Imerys, a
French company headquartered in Paris, operates in 38 countries worldwide.
The charge, filed with the U.

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This
year's Cultural Focus, Generation to Generation: Passing on our Traditions,
will highlight folk artists who are exemplary bearers of tradition in special
concerts, exhibits and demonstrations.
According to the charge, one white supervisor responded to a complaint by
an African-American employee by stating that if the employee was going to be
hanged, "He would complain about the rope and the tree.

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For background information on the escalating conflict between the USW and
Imerys see http://www.

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The Festival will exhibit a wide array of ethnic, occupational, religious
and artistic traditions, deepening visitors' understanding of and appreciation
for the breadth of cultures and artistic expressions in the region.imerys-solidarity .

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275,000 Visitors, 6,000 Performers Expected at Largest Festival of its Kind in
North America

SEATTLE, The 2005 Northwest Folklife Festival --
the largest folk, ethnic and traditional arts festival west of the other
Washington -- will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 27th through 30th, at
Seattle Center.
The event is held, rain or shine, from 11 a. Union and the
United Steelworkers of America.

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More than 2,000 volunteers are helping to organize the Festival, which is
expected to attract more than 275,000 visitors during its four -day run.
Extensive information, including a full calendar of events and performers,
is available online at http://www."
"We don't tolerate racial discrimination against anyone, including our own
members, and we will vigorously pursue these charges," said Region Five Vice
President Don Langham.

A variety of subjects on Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations.

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complaint also alleges that African-American employees have been subjected to
a hostile work environment because of racial epithets and threats made by
white supervisors.

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The
Festival is an interactive event -- while investigating the fundamental theme
of the mentor-apprentice relationship, every visitor will become an apprentice
to the folk traditions of the Pacific Northwest.