Ujamaa 365: Freedom Festival

Name: Ujamaa 365: Freedom Festival
Start: 2024-06-13T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-13T20:00:00-04:00
Location: The Peoples Market

Schedule

Thu Jun 13 2024 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Peoples Market | Greensboro, NC

The Ujamaa Festival, inspired by the principles of Ujamaa (cooperative economics) from Kwanzaa, is a celebration that emphasizes community empowerment, economic cooperation, and cultural pride. Incorporating Juneteenth, it expands its focus to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The festival showcases African heritage through music, dance, art, and food, while also highlighting the significance of economic self-reliance and solidarity within the community. It serves as a platform for education, reflection, and collective action towards social justice and economic empowerment, honoring the past struggles while fostering unity and progress for the future.