JUNETEENTH 2011, A FREEDOM CELEBRATION

Note: We take GREAT historical exception to the notion that our enslaved Ancestors were freed by Lincoln's proclamation, which is the false basis of Juneteenth.  Nevertheless,  we forward this note as a public service.

Kwasi

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From: story1@efsinc.org
Subj: JUNETEENTH 2011, A FREEDOM CELEBRATION

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Elegba Folklore Society Invites You!

Freedom Fest Concert

African Dance, Music & the Oral Tradition

Tonight, 7:30p @ Pine Camp, Free

Juneteenth 2011, A Freedom Celebration

A Freedom Fest Event

Richmond, VA ❖ Saturday, June 18, 3 - 11pm

"Healing Spirit"

@ The Manchester Dock, South Bank of the James River, 3p - 8p

(1308 Brander Street)

& Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, 8p - 11p

Another Program by Elegba Folklore Society

Richmond's Cultural Ambassador

Embrace the Spirit!

Details & Directions

804.644.3900

http://www.efsinc.org 

Special Thanks: 

City of Richmond, Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities, James River Park System, Jill & Monroe Harris

Partial Support: MArts & Cultural Funding Consortium, Future of Richmond's Past

FROM THE YORUBA COSMOLOGY OF WEST AFRICA, ELEGBA IS THE ORISA OR DIVINITY 

WHO OPENS THE ROADS & BRINGS CLARITY OUT OF CONFUSION. 

WE HOPE OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES ARE, INDEED, ROAD-OPENING EXPERIENCES.

Juneteenth 2011, A Freedom Celebration is presented in recognition of 

United Nations International Year for People of African Descent.

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