Premiered: Apr 4, 2022 07:00 PM in Eastern Time

Harvard Medical School's 2022 Fabric Planning Committee welcomes you to FABRIC 2022: Kuponya. FABRIC was created over a decade ago by the Black Health Organization in accordance with its mission to share the richness of the African diaspora with the Harvard community. FABRIC is a display of the rich visual, performing, and musical traditions that have come to define the people of the African Diaspora. Over the years we've welcomed the contributions of other cultures and traditions that brighten the tapestry of Harvard Medical School and the greater Harvard Community.

This year's theme Kuponya is the Swahili word for healing. Through art, the spoken word, dance, and traditional clothing, we hope you draw closer to the traditions that are familiar to you and find comfort and healing in new ones. Sit back, breathe in, breathe out: ni wakati wa kuponya. It is time to heal.

Special Thanks to the 2022 Fabric Planning Committee: Lois Owolabi, Emily Yang, Yilong Peng, Paola Ruiz, Avina Rami, and Boris Sorkin.

Special Thanks to the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs at Harvard Medical School.

ACT ONE
-Emily Yang, Lois Owolabi, Avina Rami
FABRIC 2022 Committee
-Dean Edward Hundert
-Christopher De La Cerda
-Yoseph Boku, Melissa Himelfarb
HMS/HSDM Class Presidents
-Marta Williams
Practically Perfect – Mary Poppins
-Avina Rami
FASHION: India
-Student National Medical Association
-Naeema Hopkins-Kotb
Spoken Word: Power in Personification
-Lois Owolabi, Jowan Watson
Surround Me – LÉON
-Adetomiwa Victor Owoseni
FASHION: Nigeria
-Rasa Forati, Jessika Baral
I Like Dat
-Dr. Dara Lee Lewis
-Dr. Holly Khachadoorian-Elia
Student National Dental Association
-Sufiya Hassan
FASHION: Somalia
-Tashauna Holmes
Cooking and cultural cuisine
-Jess Wang
Rock Climbing
-Bruce Ramphal
Guided Meditation

ACT TWO
-Dean Andrea Reid
-Dr. Richard Schwartzstein
-LGBTQ+ and Allies at
Harvard Medical School
-Sierra Ha
FASHION: China and Vietnam
-Yilong Peng
Arabesque No. 1 – Debussy
-Kelly Li
APAMSA Artistry
-Deepak Suri
FASHION: India
-Onovughakpor Maxine
Otitigbe-Dangerfield
Don’t Rain On My Parade by Barbra Streisand
-Marta Williams, Juanna Xie
Baking
-Latinx Medical Student Association
-Paola Matos
Paso Fino: A national heritage of the people of Puerto Rico
-Bloopers (stay tuned!)