Connecting to Africa in Global Solidarity
Tue, Feb 06
|Halifax Central Library
Join us in celebrating the coming together of International Development Week and African Heritage Month through a night of dialogue, music, and refreshments!
Time & Location
Feb 06, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 1E9, Canada
About the event
Join us for an evening of dialogue, entertainment, refreshments and learn from the journeys of young African Nova Scotians connecting to Africa in the spirit of global solidarity. Rising turmoil in our local and global communities require us to learn, act and come together as a global world.
Celebrating International Development Week together with African Heritage Month with an evening of drumming, music and presentations exploring how a pan African world view can inform a deeper global understanding through African centered awareness, action and advocacy.
Schedule:
5:50 to 6:05 | Welcome Drumming by Drummers From home
6:05 to 6:10 | Singing the Anthem 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' by Ariana Willis
6:10 to 6:20 | ACIC Presentation & Welcome to International Development Week
6:20 to 6:40 | Connecting To Africa
6:40 to 7:25 | Connecting to Africa in Global Solidarity: Presentations by Youth and Connecting to Africa
7:25 to 7:35 | Q&A
7:35 to 7:55 | Reception and Networking
7:55 to 8:00 | Close Out Drumming by Drummers From Home