Ourstory & Heritage Conference 1997
Seeds of the Diaspora:
African Struggle and Survival and the Role England Played
Peace All!
The Afrikan Kultural Arts Network(AKAN) would like to kulturally invite you all to the
4th Annual Ourstory & Heritage Conference-Seeds of the Diaspora: African Struggle and Progress and the Role that England Played. For registration kits and questions, please send e-mail to AfriKuNet@aol.com or call (888)4-AFRIKA or (212)439-1026.
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Ourstory & Heritage Conference 1997
Seeds of the Diaspora: African Struggle and Progress and the Role England Played
This is the 4th annual conference which will be held in Brixton, London, England October 9-13, 1997 as a benefit for the Black Cultural Archives.
There will be presentations on Gullah, Krio, transAtlantic slavery, the Caribbean, the archiving of Black history by other ethnic groups, music as a tool of survival, etc. There will be workshops, lectures, Black history tours, receptions, and a concert. Participants will also have free time to see the rest of England on their own. Some people will travel over to Paris during this time. Evenings can be spent at clubs specializing in jazz or African Diasporic music, at a Black theatrical production , or back at the hotel.
NOTE: If you cannot attend this conference, please make a donation of a book, articles, or papers for the archives. You can send a financial donation to support their on-going expansion or for a book to purchased on your behalf.
We also have a conference journal in which you can take out an ad for your business or salute the conference and the brothers and sisters of Britain.
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*General Conference Activities
Friday
*Opening Reception
- African Diasporic buffet
- Exhibition Opening at Black Cultural Archive
- Opening presentation with conference founder and hosts
Saturday
- Black History Tour and Shopping Spree
- Lectures, Workshops, and Discussions
- Diasporic Sounds Concert
- Closing Remarks and Presentation
- Buffet
Sunday ->Liverpool
- Roundtrip 1st Class Rail ticket
- TransAtlantic Slavery and Liverpool Life Exhibits
- Black History Tour and Fellowship
Monday
- Film Showing and discussion
- Tour of British Museum and other sites
- Departures to arrive back in US at night
(For Those that fly in Wednesday)
Thursday
- Eurorail trip to Paris, France
- Tour of local sites and shops