Global education nonprofit World Savvy will host a May Global Youth Media & Arts Program Festival in San Francisco, Calif., with 500 students from 20 Bay Area public schools. The MAP festival will showcase student artwork and performances around the program theme of Immigration & Identity. "In a city where over 37% of the population is foreign born and where over half - 49% - of students speak a language other than English, global and cultural literacy is essential," says World Savvy. The MAP program has been underway over the past five years in San Francisco and New York City, providing students with the opportunity to "explore, develop and express their unique perspectives on immigration and diversity through the arts." See Dana Edell's 2008 story on CAN about last year's World Savvy festival in New York. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham