Maafa Awareness Month Activities

The Annual Pre-dawn Ritual
Sunday, October 12, 2008, is the 13th Annual MAAFA Commemoration. The commemoration ritual is both an honoring of our African past and a prayer for the future. All black people are invited to come and share in this time of remembrance. We ask that for this one event, those who support the well-being of black people respect out desire for the commemoration ritual and mourning ceremony. The location and time is posted at the website: http://maafasfbayarea,com/. If there are questions please call (641) 715-3900 ext. 36800. You can also send questions to mail@maafasfbayarea.com


Art Reception
Reception for "Breath of Our Ancestors" exhibit at Prescott Joseph Center, 920 Peralta Street, Oakland, CA, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., (510) 208-5651, Wednesday, October 15, 2008. There will be a reflection on the work of artists: Joy Holland, Casper Banjo and Keith Hopkins by their friends and family members, which will include introductory drumming procession and blessing. The show's curator is Wanda Sabir, with guest curators: TaSin Sabir and TheArthur Wright. We'd like to thank Dr. Burns,director of Prescott Joseph Center and Ayodele Nzinga, Shakespeare in the Yard, for their invaluable assistance. For information call: (641) 715-3900 ext. 36800# and visit http://maafasfbayarea.com/ and listen to http://www.wandaspicks.asmnetwork.org/ (Tune in Wed nesdays: 6-7 AM and Fridays 8-10 AM live or later archived shows) (Casper and Joy are ancestors; Keith Hopkins is alive.)

Film Screening of 500 Years LaterHow Did It Get This Way? Why Do We Still Live As Slaves?
There will be a free screening of "500 Years Later," Saturday, October 11, 4-8 p.m. at the Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third Street (between Oakdale and Newcomb) in San Francisco. Food will be served during the discussion after the film. The event is sponsored by: Bayview Opera House, Bayview Safe Haven, The Company of Men. For information call: (510) 393-8803. Visit http://www.bayviewoperahouse.org/about.html

October 12, 2008 Film Screening - Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North12:00 pm – 2:00 pm MoAD Salon
Join us for a screening of the feature documentary Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North in honor of the 13th Annual MAAFA celebration. In Traces of the Trade filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine cousins retrace the Triangle Trade and gain a powerful new perspective on the black/white divide. Q&A to follow screening with Co-producer Katrina Browne.

Art Show at MoAD
There will be projected images from four artists: TaSin Sabir, Opal Palmer Adisa, Keith Hopkins and Nancy Duranteau in the MoAD salon this weeke nd, October 11-12. Admission is $5. (Mention the Maafa Ritual at the door. Demetrie is our contact person.)