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By Monica Guzman As we continue to celebrate Mes Chamorro, emphasis on our traditional arts and taking pride in our cultural heritage is paramount to the monthlong activities. Ele- ments of our language, food, storytelling, his- tory and our traditional arts and practices are woven into each of the events of Mes Chamorro. During the 12th Festival of Pacific of Arts, 27 par- ticipating islands will be sharing their culture with us and we in turn will be proudly showcasing our Chamorro culture. For the past 18 months, our cul- tural community has been meeting, planning and dis- cussing the format for our hosting. Initially, discussions centered on what our community wanted to highlight. We looked to those who participated in previous festivals to guide us through this process. It was no easy task! But thankfully, we were able bring some method to the madness. Once we all agreed on the process, we knew we were on the right track. Developed a list Using the artistic programs featured at the last five festivals, we developed our own list of artistic disciplines. We discussed the mer- its of each art form and, line by line, disci- pline by discipline, we came up with the program for 2016. It was a white board ses- sion of epic proportions with close to 100 items, but we were able to manage our way through it. This became our road map. The next step was to organize these activ- ities into genres or categories that made sense and would be understood by the wider Pa- cific community. We added items, deleted some and in some cases added the deleted items back in. We shuffled events and activ- ities around after much consultation with local experts. It took many months for this process and we can all proudly say it was done the Pacific way — by consensus, with everyone in agreement. It was an exciting time for all of us and everyone’s voice was heard and all suggestions, ideas, or comments were taken into consideration. As a result of this intense collaboration, five different subcommittees were formed to move forward in planning for the festival. They in- clude: Visual Arts; Literary Arts; Performing Arts; Traditional Arts and Forums; Workshops and Seminars. Now the real work begins! Demonstrations, exhibitions In the spirit of Mes Chamorro, the follow- ing traditional arts, demonstrations and exhi- bitions will be featured in 2016. • Carving, chaired by local carver George Francisco, will cover the art form and the var- ious materials used, to include wood, stone, shell, bone and horn. • Tools and instruments which will include blacksmithing and musical instruments, will be led by Master Blacksmith Francisco Lizama and Joe Quinata. • Fishing and Hunting Traditions is chaired by John S. Calvo of Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and will fea- ture the traditional fishing and hunting tools, techniques and practices. • Seafaring includes canoe navigation and sailing under “Tatasi” and is led by Ignacio “Nash” Camacho and Sandra Okada. • Weaving, which includes making ropes, shrimp traps and cloth, is led by Frank San Nicolas and Rosita San Nicolas of Historic Inalajan and James Bamba of Sagan Kot- turan Chamoru. • Body Ornamentation is led by Master Jill Benavente and includes jewelry and tattooing. • Healing Arts is currently led by John Calvo and will focus on traditional healing, medicine, massage therapy and medicinal plants and herbs. • Culinary Arts will feature traditional cui- sine and is led by Chef Peter Duenas and Joe Okada of the Micronesian Chef’s Association. The framework has also been established for traditional arts. As in previous festivals, demonstrations and exhibits of traditional arts are carried out at the individual delegate huts. This gives a wonderful opportunity for the public and the delegations to visit each is- land exhibit and experience these demonstra- tions firsthand. The Traditional Arts Committee plans to host two-day workshops during the festival where all artists in specific disciplines will be able to gather together in one venue to share, compare styles and techniques and learn from each other. This is truly the real meat and purpose of the festival, to assess what we have, learn from our differences and be united in our commonalities as Oceania. Håfa Iyo-ta, håfa guinahå-ta, håfa ta påtte — dinanña sunidu siha giya Pasifiku. Monica Guzman is chair for the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities. The P join u ics in Sun Guam paren If you want hear f Mak Cal Em SUB We w als, co cific D to you On addre numb cific D public Let can’t lished be on Let lished Let words 550 o of bei lished All length publis ic or o Em or ma Hagå Op and c neces Daily For Georg Th “A rig wicke to sh You c what and a RE The Ga lish St., Guzman FestPac planners set focal points Public servants must uphold transparency By Jim Zachary A s we recognize Sunshine Week, the public’s right to know is under as- sault throughout the United States. State lawmakers are whittling away at Sun- shine Laws in multiple ways, not the least of which is the effort to remove requirements to publish public notices in the place where communities are most likely to find impor- tant information they want and need to know — in the local newspaper. Efforts to allow local governments the op- tion of placing required public notices on government websites, or on third-party sites that bury the information is poor, ill-advised legislation that should be viewed as a threat to and further erosion of government trans- parency. The reason public notices are required for Public notices alert the general public about bankruptcy proceedings, adoptions, foreclosures, public hearings, tax liens, local legislative proposals, zoning changes and proposed tax increases — all things the pub- lic wants and needs to know. Burying that information on a government website would be an assault on taxpayers, and all residents. Don’t hide notices Public notices should not be hidden in a dark corner. They should be kept out in the sunshine where they can be easily seen. Government cannot be its own watchdog. Newspapers have a long, important legacy of helping the public keep an eye on local government through news reporting and the publication of government notices. record is documented by public notices. Simply placing required public notices on government owned or controlled websites would mean a person would have to know exactly what they’re searching for — or what keywords to use — in order to find the spe- cific information they want to access. The government website model effectively hides the actions of government. Making public notices available online is important and almost all newspapers also place the notices on local websites and statewide sites through press associations that aggregate the data. Lawmakers should stop assaulting the principles of government transparency and work, instead, to protect the public’s right to know. Jim Zachary is the editor of the Valdosta
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By Monica GuzmanAs we continue to celebrate Mes
Chamorro, emphasis on our traditional artsand taking pride in our cultural heritage isparamount to the monthlong activities. Ele-ments of our language, food, storytelling, his-tory and our traditional arts and practices are
woven into each of theevents of Mes Chamorro.
During the 12th Festivalof Pacific of Arts, 27 par-ticipating islands will besharing their culture withus and we in turn will beproudly showcasing ourChamorro culture. For thepast 18 months, our cul-tural community has beenmeeting, planning and dis-
cussing the format for our hosting. Initially,discussions centered on what our communitywanted to highlight. We looked to those whoparticipated in previous festivals to guide usthrough this process. It was no easy task! Butthankfully, we were able bring some methodto the madness. Once we all agreed on theprocess, we knew we were on the right track.
Developed a listUsing the artistic programs featured at the
last five festivals, we developed our own listof artistic disciplines. We discussed the mer-its of each art form and, line by line, disci-pline by discipline, we came up with theprogram for 2016. It was a white board ses-sion of epic proportions with close to 100items, but we were able to manage our waythrough it. This became our road map.
The next step was to organize these activ-ities into genres or categories that made senseand would be understood by the wider Pa-cific community. We added items, deletedsome and in some cases added the deleteditems back in. We shuffled events and activ-
ities around after much consultation withlocal experts.
It took many months for this process andwe can all proudly say it was done the Pacificway — by consensus, with everyone inagreement. It was an exciting time for all ofus and everyone’s voice was heard and allsuggestions, ideas, or comments were takeninto consideration.
As a result of this intense collaboration, fivedifferent subcommittees were formed to moveforward in planning for the festival. They in-clude: Visual Arts; Literary Arts; PerformingArts; Traditional Arts and Forums; Workshopsand Seminars. Now the real work begins!
Demonstrations, exhibitionsIn the spirit of Mes Chamorro, the follow-
ing traditional arts, demonstrations and exhi-bitions will be featured in 2016.
• Carving, chaired by local carver GeorgeFrancisco, will cover the art form and the var-ious materials used, to include wood, stone,shell, bone and horn.
• Tools and instruments which will includeblacksmithing and musical instruments, willbe led by Master Blacksmith Francisco
Lizama and Joe Quinata.• Fishing and Hunting Traditions is chaired
by John S. Calvo of Western Pacific RegionalFishery Management Council and will fea-ture the traditional fishing and hunting tools,techniques and practices.
• Seafaring includes canoe navigation andsailing under “Tatasi” and is led by Ignacio“Nash” Camacho and Sandra Okada.
• Weaving, which includes making ropes,shrimp traps and cloth, is led by Frank SanNicolas and Rosita San Nicolas of HistoricInalajan and James Bamba of Sagan Kot-turan Chamoru.
• Body Ornamentation is led by Master JillBenavente and includes jewelry and tattooing.
• Healing Arts is currently led by JohnCalvo and will focus on traditional healing,medicine, massage therapy and medicinalplants and herbs.
• Culinary Arts will feature traditional cui-sine and is led by Chef Peter Duenas and JoeOkada of the Micronesian Chef’s Association.
The framework has also been establishedfor traditional arts. As in previous festivals,demonstrations and exhibits of traditionalarts are carried out at the individual delegatehuts. This gives a wonderful opportunity forthe public and the delegations to visit each is-land exhibit and experience these demonstra-tions firsthand.
The Traditional Arts Committee plans tohost two-day workshops during the festivalwhere all artists in specific disciplines will beable to gather together in one venue to share,compare styles and techniques and learnfrom each other. This is truly the real meatand purpose of the festival, to assess what wehave, learn from our differences and beunited in our commonalities as Oceania.
Håfa Iyo-ta, håfa guinahå-ta, håfa ta påtte— dinanña sunidu siha giya Pasifiku.
Monica Guzman is chair for the GuamCouncil on the Arts and Humanities.
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Public servants must uphold transparencyBy Jim Zachary
As we recognize Sunshine Week, thepublic’s right to know is under as-sault throughout the United States.
State lawmakers are whittling away at Sun-shine Laws in multiple ways, not the least ofwhich is the effort to remove requirements topublish public notices in the place wherecommunities are most likely to find impor-tant information they want and need to know— in the local newspaper.
Efforts to allow local governments the op-tion of placing required public notices ongovernment websites, or on third-party sitesthat bury the information is poor, ill-advisedlegislation that should be viewed as a threatto and further erosion of government trans-parency.
The reason public notices are required forpublication in newspapers is to make themavailable to as wide an audience as possible.
Keeping public notices public is critical.
Public notices alert the general publicabout bankruptcy proceedings, adoptions,foreclosures, public hearings, tax liens, locallegislative proposals, zoning changes andproposed tax increases — all things the pub-lic wants and needs to know.
Burying that information on a governmentwebsite would be an assault on taxpayers,and all residents.
Don’t hide noticesPublic notices should not be hidden in a
dark corner.They should be kept out in the sunshine
where they can be easily seen.Government cannot be its own watchdog.Newspapers have a long, important legacy
of helping the public keep an eye on localgovernment through news reporting and thepublication of government notices.
Newspapers also serve as a historicalrecord that will be looked upon by researchersnow and years in the future. Much of that
record is documented by public notices.Simply placing required public notices on
government owned or controlled websiteswould mean a person would have to knowexactly what they’re searching for — or whatkeywords to use — in order to find the spe-cific information they want to access.
The government website model effectivelyhides the actions of government.
Making public notices available online isimportant and almost all newspapers alsoplace the notices on local websites andstatewide sites through press associations thataggregate the data.
Lawmakers should stop assaulting theprinciples of government transparency andwork, instead, to protect the public’s right toknow.
Jim Zachary is the editor of the Valdosta(Georgia) Daily Times and Director of the
Transparency Project of Georgia (www.trans-parencyprojectofgeorgia.com) .
