[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Africa Festival of Arts and Culture Society (AFACS) regrets to inform our community that because of the COVID-19 Pandemic the 10th anniversary Africa Festival of Arts and Culture (AFRIFEST), originally scheduled to take place July 16th, 2020, through July 19th, 2020, has been postponed to July 15th, 2021 through July 18th,2021.
AFACS has planned a grand rendition that will feature many performers and artists of the African Diaspora, who have performed at AFRIFEST over the past 10 years. Performers and artists include the following: Gota Lago, Bobomusic, Amadou Kienou, Benkadi Acrobats, Wontarana drum and dance, Mapou Ginen, AKTIV-9, Carson Downey, Keonte, Burundi Drums and many more.
Please save the ‘new’ date! We are looking forward to making the 10th Anniversary of Africa Festival of Arts and Culture (AFRIFEST 2021) the best yet.
AFACS also hopes to present our 2021 Black History Month Cultural Events and Dinner, come February 10th, 2021 through February 13th, 2021. Plus, stay tuned for our first edition of our annual AFACS print and e-Magazine.
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Mission
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The mission of AFACS is to encourage and foster successful exposure and community awareness of African arts and culture in Nova Scotia. AFACS is a cultural society that strives to provide enabling environment that will encourage the promotion of African arts and culture for all people of African descent residing in Nova Scotia.
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Vision
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AFACS envisions a society in which all individuals, including those of African descent, have equitable opportunities to realize their full potentials and to participate meaningfully in the building and developing of a sustainable multicultural society.
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Purpose
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AFACS’s purpose is to encourage and expose young and talented African descent artists and performers, network with all levels of government and with other public and private organizations for the benefit of promoting African arts and culture.
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Objectives
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To partner with government departments, public and private organizations and agencies in organizing annual Africa Festival of Arts and Culture in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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To support the provision of services that encourages advancing and developing Africa arts and culture and the participation of artists and performers of African descent.
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To collaborate with government departments and agencies, public and private organizations and agencies to reduce barriers that hinder the full participation of artists and performers of African descent in the artistic and cultural activities of Nova Scotia.
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To encourage and to promote the participation of people of African descent in the building of Nova Scotia through artistic, cultural, educational, social networking and other related activities.
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To sustain a collaborative and cooperative relationship with public and private agencies.
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Our Sponsors and Partners
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Board Members
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Current Board Members
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text 0=””]George Mbamalu (Chair)
Robert Edokpayi (Treasurer)
Christie Duru (Elected member)
Naz Yemane (Elected member)
Sunday Edokpayi (Elected member)
A Sizwe Adekayode (Elected member)
ADAM (Elected member)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text 0=””]
Organizing Committee 2015
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text 0=””]George Mbamalu (Chair)
Robert Edokpayi (Treasurer)
Naz Yemane (member)
Sunday Edokpayi (member)
Christie Duru (member)
A. Sizwe Adekayode (member)
Jonathan Roberts (member)
ADAM (member)
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