TIARA FESTIVAL

Celebrates Women's Struggles and Successes

Hamilton, Ontario, March 15, 2008 – Celebrate Mother’s Day on Thursday, May 8^th, 2008, from 11 am to 8 pm, as Tiara Festival celebrates the power of women, highlighting their struggles and successes through fashion and art.

Starting at 11 am, watch the colourful wedding costumes of women in a CULTURAL PARADE at LIUNA Station Grounds. From 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, doors will be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at the Continental Express Ballroom where you can find handmade clothing, accessories and ornaments created by tribal and ethnic women around the world at the INTERNATIONAL ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW, presented by women entrepreneurs. From 5 to 8 pm, witness the opulent history and tradition of women in the ticketed finale MULTICULTURAL FASHION & ART SHOW and MUSIC & DANCE SESSIONS at the Continental Express Ballroom. Win prizes during the hourly raffles and Raffle Finale at 7 pm.

Multicultural organizations, students, professionals and community agencies in Hamilton and Toronto will be participating. Members of the diplomatic corps of The High Commission of Lesotho from Ottawa will be attending. To join Tiara Festival, email to tiarainc@gmail.com or visit www.womenpower.ca for more details.

Tiara Festival is a fundraising event presented by Kultura Life & Art Inc., recipient of 2001 Media Relations Award from Human Rights & Race Relations Centre Canada, in collaboration with Womenpower International and The Immigrant Journal. It is made possible through the generosity of LIUNA Station and media sponsors H Magazine, Latin Life Magazine, The Voice in Diaspora and Presencia Latina.

Kultura Life & Art Inc. is a registered non-profit organization that promotes and upholds diversity through art, culture, and heritage. Womenpower International is a diverse group of women entrepreneurs, professionals and homemakers who utilize their skills and knowledge to advocate the basic rights of women. The Immigrant Journal is an alternative on-line publication run by artists and journalists who raise awareness about domestic and global issues that impact the lives of the marginalized.