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
- Description:
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 CSTDARC 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
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Friday, March 2, 2018 (4)
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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Orange, NJ., Councilwoman Donna K. Williams will participate in #LandcasterStandUp Against NRA Republican and Gun Violence in Lancaster, PA.
- Mar 2, 2018 to Mar 3, 2018
- Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description:
On Saturday, March 3rd, Orange Councilwoman Donna K. Williams will travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to participate in a massive grassroots canvassing campaign against National Rifle Association-backed Republican Congressman Lloyd Smucker.
The effort is being called ‘Lancaster Stands Up’ (LSU). Smucker has received $221, 736 in NRA campaign funds, more campaign funds than anyone else sitting in Congress!
LSU is seeking to defeat Smucker and replace him with grassroots Democratic candidate Jess King. Democrats from as far away as New York City are mobilized to participate in the major pitch to unseat Smucker. (www.Lancasterstandsup.org)
“For anyone asking ‘Why are going to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to do this?’ we answer, ‘Why isn’t everyone going’?
“The time has come for people of goodwill to come together and do all that they can get a handle on this senseless violence,” she said passionately.
The recent school shooting in Parkland, Flo
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Black Love, Black Women & Black Resistance: A "FREE" Community Conversation With 4 Veteran Sistahs of the Black Liberation Movement
- Mar 2, 2018 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm EST
- Location: West Park Presbyterian Church Balcony Theater
- Description: Black Love, Black Womyn & Black ResistanceA Conversation With 4 Veteran Sistahs of the Black Liberation Movement:
FREE' ADMISSION - ALL ARE WELCOME!
Special Guest Speakers...
Déqui Kioni-Sadiki
~ Black Panther Collective Alumni & Malcolm X Commemoration Committee Chairperson.
Dr. Robyn C. Spencer
~ Black Panther Collective Alumni & Author of a book on Panther women, The Revolution Has Come.
Yasmine Sutton
~ Black Panther Party New York State Chapter Veteran & BPP-National Alumni Committee Member.
Claudia Williams
~ Black Panther Party New York State Chapter Veteran & BPP-National Alumni Committee Member.Plus: The (9) All Female Cast Members & Writer/Director, Jacqueline Wade of the play Black Panther Women.
** Followed By A 7:00 PM Performance Of The Play: BLACK PANTHER WOMEN!
Only (5) Shows Are Left So Please See Below & Get Your TICKETS NOW!The Center at West Park and Women of Color Productions present Black Panther Women by Jacqueline Wade
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