Monday, February 26, 2018 - Events

May 5, 2017

Friday

Call-In: The DARC Enlightenment Series on the Diaspora African RasTafari Congress Teleconference, Fridays
May 5, 2017 at 6:30pm to Apr 27, 2018 at 9:00pm EDT
Location: Dial In: 302-202-1110, Conference Code: 993851

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DARC GENERAL TELECONFERENCE

Greetings to the Great RasTafari Nation;

Please join us on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 10:30pm-1am EST as we continue our DARC Enlightenment Series on the Diaspora African RasTafari Congress Teleconference.

Dial In: 302-202-1110
Conference Code: 993851
ROLL CALL: 10:30pm EST/9:30pm CST
PROMPT START: 10:45pm EST/9:45 CST

DARC Enlightenment Series features special guest, Monty Howell, the eldest son of the 1st Rasta, Leonard Percival Howell - elaborating on the Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness,
designating of six plots on Pinnacle as Heritage sites.

Ras Tafari Makonnen commissioned six stunning watches for his coronation. Haile Sellassie I was the most influential leader of his age and he was the initiator of the Organization of African Unity. His Imperial Majesty always relied on his omega pocket watch. He went on to say, "It shouldn't be surprising that punctuality is part of the culture." - Fiqir Bandinet

Fiqir,

Office of the General Secretary
DARC

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February 26, 2018

Monday

Ghana festival targets US diaspora: The Ghana Tourism Authority is set to host the first Back to Africa Festival from 27 February to 5 March.
Feb 26, 2018 to Mar 5, 2018
Location: Ghana
Description:
The festival seeks to motivate citizens outside of the continent to invest in their country and will take place under the theme Two Cultures, One Foundation.

The Back to Africa Festival is one of the results of the African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT), a UNESCO-associated initiative that brings professionals from various sectors to highlight the contributions of people of African descent across the Caribbean and the Americas. Some of the territories to host the ADHT conference include Bermuda and the Bahamas.

Speaking about the forthcoming festival, Ghana Tourism Authority CEO Akwasi Agyemang said, along with other programmes – a relaunch of the Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST), which was first held in 1992, Emancipation Day and the Right to Return Festival – the Back to Africa Festival was created to target Ghanaians in the US diaspora, leading to an increase of visitors to the country.

The authorities have said African Americans in attendance will get a chance to
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Call-In: The DARC Enlightenment Series on the Diaspora African RasTafari Congress Teleconference, Fridays

Ghana festival targets US diaspora: The Ghana Tourism Authority is set to host the first Back to Africa Festival from 27 February to 5 March.