MI: Canceled Bangladeshi festival is back on after Warren Mayor Fouts changes mind
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts has had a change of heart about a Bangladeshi festival that organizers say was canceled because the city insisted it was too “ethnic.”
Fouts tells Metro Times that the Bangladeshi American Festival is back on and will take place from July 22-23 at Warren City Square.
The decision follows public outrage after the Bangladeshi Association of Michigan (BAM) said that Warren Parks and Recreation Director Dino Turcato told the organization that it could not hold an “ethnic” festival at the public space.
BAM confirmed on Saturday that it plans to hold the festival as originally planned.
“We are pleased that the Bangladeshi community will celebrate their heritage in the City of Warren, despite the City of Warren’s Mayor’s office and Park and Recreation offices attempting to block ethnic groups like the Bangladeshi Association of Michigan (BAM) from hosting a public festival,” the group said in a statement. “This is a victory for people of all backgrounds and heritage.”
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