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February 2015
Civil rights photographer Sweet news: Girl Scout Cookie displaying peaceful protest images Dessert Challenge is back With the recent riots in Ferguson and protests in other cities, the release of the valley feature film “Selma,” and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, civil rights is front and center in America again. Residents can take part in the conversation with “Journey to Freedom,” an art exhibition on display through Saturday, March 7, at Gilbert’s Art Intersection, 207 N. Gilbert Rd. The exhibit will feature famous civil rights images by documentary photojournalist Dan Budnik. At the exhibit opening, Budnik, 81, shared his insider account of interacting with people like King and Harry Belafonte during the marches. Photographs captured by the Flagstaff resident highlight some of the most poignant moments of the 1960s civil rights marches. One of his iconic images of King after his “I Have a Dream” speech was featured on the cover of Time magazine’s 50-year special commemorative issue on Aug. 26, 2013. The images from the exhibit are also featured in Budnik’s recently released book, “Marching to the Freedom Dream.” Signed copies will be available during the exhibition. “There are two voices I remember from
King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” Budnik says. “I remember him starting to give a prepared speech, but there weren’t any sparks flying. Then I remember a woman from the crowd—gospel singer Mahalia Jackson—calling out to King, saying ‘Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin.’ He did, and it was a dramatic moment.” Budnik’s exhibit covers the three pivotal marches of the civil rights movements: the 1958 Youth March for Integrated Schools, organized by Harry Belafonte; the iconic 1963 March on Washington; and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March, where thousands of people marched 54 miles through segregated Alabama for voting rights. Although many of these marches experienced violent opposition, Budnik’s work focuses entirely on nonviolent moments in the marches. He hopes his work reminds people of the good that can be accomplished when people exercise discipline and peaceable protest to affect social and political change. “We accomplished a lot without violence,” Budnik says. “The kids I photographed in Selma were not loose cannons like the kids in Ferguson. Everyone has forgotten the history.”
BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ The Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council has brought back its awardwinning Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge. For the second year in a row, chefs from some of the state’s most popular restaurants—including several in the Southeast Valley—will use their culinary prowess to reimagine one of the beloved flavors of Girl Scouts’ cookies— Do-Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Trefoils and a new flavor, Rah Rah Raisins—into a custom dessert menu item. Each restaurant has agreed to feature its dessert on its menu through Feb. 28, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the transformation of the local council’s Camp Sombrero into a Leadership Center for Girls and Women. Among the participating restaurants in the area, and their creative desserts are: Restaurant: Blue Wasabi in Gilbert Chef/Dessert Designer: Christian Palomares Dessert: Tempura Thin Mint Ice Cream Restaurant: CHoP in Chandler Chef/Dessert Designer: Grant Gates Dessert: Tagalong Shortbread Restaurant: Grimaldi’s in Gilbert and
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Chandler Chef/Dessert Designer: Cory Lattuca Desserts: Chocolate Thin Mint Cheesecake and Samoa Cheesecake Restaurant: Melting Pot in Ahwatukee Chef/Dessert Designer: Jon Boggs Dessert: Melting Pot Dark Chocolate Mojito Fondue Restaurant: Over Easy in Gilbert and Mesa Chef/Dessert Designer: Aaron May Dessert: Chocolate Do-Si-Dos Muffins Camp Sombrero is a 14.5-acre site that has been owned and used by Girl Scouts for the past 51 years. “It’s time to better utilize this beautiful property and transform it into an urban program center, with camp appeal, to provide leadership training for girls and see COOKIES page 15
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