Photos by Eric Hester
Photos by Eric Hester
The production, held in Sarwar’s East Houston residence, shed light on Dr. Sarwar who led Pakistan 1950’s student movement. The show also focused on accomplishments of Daniel Bustamante, the founder of Houston’s Festival Chicano, who was involved with the United Farm Workers, and La Raza Unida. The evening drew more than 400 audience members including Sissy Farenthold, Pakistani Consul General Aqil Nadeem, Alice Valdez and many more. Over the course of the night, audience members experienced performance, open mic, installations, video screenings, and a collaborative altar, and people left Sarwar’s home with new insights about her father, the student movement in Pakistan and the Chicano struggle.
Watch this video to learn how Honoring Dissent/Descent led Sarwar to kick off new stream of VBB projects!