Kombit - Calabar Magazine

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The 2007 Festival Theme
Kombit
A Haitian tradition
of communal achievement
Wednesday, July 4 - Sunday, July 8, 2007
10 am - 9pm
Commodore Barry Park / Dumbo / Downtown Brooklyn
Navy Street between Park Avenue & Flushing Avenue
Suggested Donation: $3
International African Arts Festival
(718) 638-6700
info@iaafestival.org
www.iaafestival.org
Artist:
Mark "Feijao" Milligan
THE INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN ARTS FESTIVAL FAMILY 2007
Executive Committee
Basir Mchawi, Chairman
Mzee Moyo, Chief of Operations
Segun Shabaka, Secretary
Salima Moyo, Marketplace Director
Atiba Coard, Maintenance Director
Hakika Boyd, Director
Kwame Sha, Director / Stage Manager
William Fleet, Director/Fashion Show Coordinator
"Within Art, clarity and truth are of great importance to me.
As is an honest portrayal of the African Diaspora experience . . .
Our love, passion, family life and genius." - Milligan
Born and raised in St. Croix, U.S.V.I. to Mark L. Milligan Sr.
and Carmen J. Martinez. Milligan's passion for the Arts ignited at a
very early age. While in High School his studies varied from painting & drawing to graphic design & architecture. At the age of 16, he
began an apprenticeship under Paul Youngblood. One of the paintings done during this mentorship won the 16 year old the U.S.
National Congressional Art Competition. Allowing him the opportunity to represent the Virgin Islands and have his painting exhibited in
the House of Congress.
At 17, Milligan moved to New York City to acquire a Bachelor
of Science in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts. During which
time he studied under such artists as Don Eddy, Max Ginsburg and
Marvin Mattelson. After graduating, Milligan has participated in various group shows: Frederiksted Fort Museum (St. Croix, U.S.V.I.),
Avante Yard (New York, NY), BOE Laboratory (Washington, DC)
and the Corridors Gallery (Brooklyn, NY.) He has also been commissioned to paint murals for the Chelsea Adult Day Health Care Center,
the Central Park SummerStage, Adidas and the Student League of
Black Colleges.
Mark Milligan currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Dedicating
his time to both his fine art pursuits and his design firm, Soul Indigo.
He can be reached his company, Soul Indigo, http://www.soulindigo.com, or via email at contactus@soulindigo.com or 888.267.1385
IAAF Volunteers 2007
Mut – Nfr – KaRa – Ade; Aeola Baker; Lou Burns; Nia Chambers;
Steve Chambers; Steve Cromity; Angela Ellis; Barbara Fleming;
Lennie Gibson; Rebecca Hall; Dulce Holley; Louis Johnson;
Bill Jones IV; Kahamu; Evelyn Leary; Illya Maia; Jehan Abdul –
Matin; Mike Mensa; Ashanti Morgan; Baba Omilana; Marlene
Ransom; Cidra Sebastian; Bob Simms; Reggie Speight; Mdut –
Sshrankh; Joan Wiggins – Swain; Diane White; Kahlil Winslow;
Debbie Ricardo; Patricia Robinson; Ron Anderson; James Roberts;
Lamana Donadelle; Ernesto Baptiste; Chanell T. Manley; Denise
Johnson; Yolanda Johnson; Mandisa Mchawi; Belquis Newson; Zari
Newson; Nicole Bennett; Sherwain McCalla; Carol Porter;
Roosevelt Crayton; Omarsha Ambakisye; Florence Elie; Raymond
Metivier; Titilayo Nwenna Moore-Lynch; Naelege Nilaja MooreLynch; Donna M. Byrd; Shambulia Gadsden-Sam; and Valerie
Josephs
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CALABAR Magazine IAAFestival Supplement
July/Aug 2007
Festival Coordinators
Debbie Buie, Security Coordinator
Nekhena Evans, Natural Hair Coordinator
Ama Fruster, Headquarters Operations
Owen Grier, CPA
William Jones, Volunteer Coordinator
Emar Kierstedt, Field Operations Manager
Marcus Kierstedt, Electrical Director
Mark "Feijao" Milligan, Graphic Design-Artist 2007
Zamani Moyo, Talent Coordinator
Sharonnie Perry, Community Affairs
Nenefer Ptah, Graphic Design
Aline Quashie, Accountant
Julia Shaw, PR & Marketing Consultant
Valene Josephs-Byrd-Office Manager
Vivian Smith, Security Coordinator
Henrietta Sonson, Associate Comptroller
LaMont J. Headley, Food Inspector
Festival Office Support Team
Ifayomi Smith, Office Staff
Olorire Smith, Office Staff
Special Thanks to:
98.7 KISS FM Radio
African American Observer
Afrikan Poetry Theatre
Akiliaworksongs
Assemblyman Hakeem Jefferies
Assemblyman Kendal Stewart
Assemblyman Roger Green
Assemblywoman Annette Robinson
Black Star News
Brooklyn Arts Council
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
Calabar Magazine
Carib News
Caribbean American Weekly
Caribbean Life
CD 101.9 FM Radio
Citibank
City Councilwoman Tish James
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Community Board 2
HOT 97 FM Radio
Kojo Ade
Material for the Arts
Mensah K. Wali
Navy Houses Tenant Association
New American Chamber of Commerce
New York Amsterdam News
New York City Dept. of Culture Affairs
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
NYC Department of Sanitation
NYC Police Department
NYSCA
Obaba Oyo
Our Time Press
Streets of New York
Sudani Thorne
The Brooklyn Free Press
Tony Akeem – The People of the Sun Middle Passage Collective
WBAI-FM Radio
WWRL-1600AM Radio
To our vendors we love you and thank you for all your years of participating as
vendor/members of the International African Arts Festival.
Last but not least we want to thank the millions of attendees who have graced us
with their presence and supported the IAAF and our vendors.
www.calabarmag.com/www.iaafestival.org
P.O. Box 47-1730
Brooklyn, NY 11247
(718) 638-6700
(718) 638-3707 fax
info@iaafestival.org
www.iaafestival.org
www.myspace/iaafestival.org
Kombit
A Haitian tradition of
communal achievement.
A Message from the Chairman:
International African Arts
Festival-A Historic Overview
Peace and Blessings to all:
Our 2007 theme is Kombit - a Haitian tradition of communal
achievement. Historically, our Haitian sisters and brothers
came together to labor, sacrifice and win a revolution.
Kombit is the essence of organizing. It is collective work and
responsibility as well as a reflection of the same energy that
makes our African Marketplace and Cultural Arts Program
possible year after year.
Ancestors Tribute
Above: Barbara Smith-Boyd, source: Kai Crawford
Blessings to Our Ancestors
We must pay tribute to all those who have come before us and have
gone home to join the Ancestors. We love you and appreciate all that
you have given us.
· Barbara Smith-Boyd
· Edwin Phillips
· Gerald Lavert
· Jonathan "Joe" Gantt
· Mary Francis
· Ras Hari Coleman
· Jennett Gadson
· Albertha Byron
· Bill Cherry
· Jacqueline Bellamy-Fredericks
· Viola Audrey Stout
Please make a Donation today!
718-638-6700 / www.iaafestival.org
I would like to thank all of you who have continued to support our
Festival over the last 36 years. I would also like to welcome all of the
newcomers who are experiencing the International African Arts
Festival for the first time. Our Festival, a manifestation of love and
respect, provides an experience like no other event. While other
events seek to imitate what we do, it is almost impossible to recreate
this atmosphere. We are flattered by those who seek to copy us.
This year we are expanding our efforts to collaborate and work
closely with other organizations. This year we wish to thank
CALABAR Magazine for working with us to produce this supplement. We would also like to welcome Harlem Heritage Tours with
visitors from Uptown and aboard. A special thanks to Souled Out
Music Tours and the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium for the music
programming they will be providing on Sunday, July 8th. We say
"Karibu" (Welcome) to CBJC chairman Jitu Weusi whose vision was
instrumental in creating this Festival 36 years ago. We look forward
to nurturing and developing these and other organizational relationships as we continue to move forward.
Several comrades have asked that we once again revisit some of
the history that is associated with this event. I will attempt to briefly
provide some aspects of that history. The International African Arts
Festival started 36 years ago as the African Street Carnival.
Sponsored by The EAST organization and Uhuru Sasa Shule, the
IAAF began as a block party to celebrate the achievements and hard
work of the students, parents and teachers of what was then the largest
Black Independent School in the United States. This multi-day block
party started on the street right outside of 10 Claver Place, the headquarters of The EAST organization. Throngs of participants from
around the city came to sample the art and culture that the event provided. As the word spread, what had started as a "Carnival" outgrew
the few blocks surrounding 10 Claver Place and by 1977, it was time
to move to Boys and Girls High School. Thousands of supporters
looked forward to the days around the July 4th weekend so that they
could gather with family and friends. As the event continued to
mature, the name was changed to African Street Festival. That name
became so embedded in our people’s consciousness that even today,
many still refer to our event as the African Street Festival. In 1996 as
we celebrated our 25th Anniversary, the name International African
Arts Festival was adopted.
After renovation of the field at Boy’s and Girls High School
forced us onto Fulton Street and a return to our roots on the street, we
sought a more permanent home. A conversation with the late
Councilman James Davis at Festival in 2003, led us to pursue
Commodore Barry Park, in downtown Brooklyn. In 2004 we transitioned into our new home nestled between the Brooklyn Navy Yard
and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Unfortunately, Councilman
Davis never had a chance to celebrate with us. He was assassinated
before our move was complete.
We would like to say Asante Sana (Thank you very much) to all
of those over the years who have contributed to the success of the
International African Arts Festival. We must also give praise to our
ancestors who make all of our victories possible and to the Creator for
setting this continuing story into motion 36 years ago. Look for us
next year as we have some more surprises in store for you. We will be
sponsoring other major events and soon will look at the history of the
EAST and the International African Arts Festival. As the African
Proverb says, "If you know the beginning, the end will not trouble
you." We will look more closely at the beginnings of two institutions
that have been important to African people throughout the Diaspora.
Stay with us as we continue to grow and evolve.
Finally, I ask all of you to send healing prayers and good vibes
to our Chief of Operations Mzee Moyo. Our brother is faced with
some health challenges. Our collective spirit can help him greatly at
this time.
Peace and Blessings,
Basir Mchawi
Chairman of the International African Arts Festival
July/Aug 2007
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THE 36th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN ARTS FESTIVAL
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
OLA STAGE (Field Stage)
(Jam Ak Jam ) Program
Wednesday, July 4th
Friday, July 6th
PurElements
Dance Company
3:30pm:
Seewe African
Dance Company
featuring
Mouminatou Camara
4:00 pm:
Universal African
Dance and Drum
Ensemble
5:00 pm:
Melanie J.B. Charles
6:00 pm:
Ancestors Tribute Omi Yesa
7:00 pm:
Reggae Explosion
featuring Bigga
Haitian & more
Thursday, July 5th
5:00 pm:
1257
6:00 pm:
Faro Z’s Brooklyn
All-Star Showcase
7:30 pm:
Soul Summit Dance
Party
5:00 pm: Walter Christopher & Band
6:00 pm: Dr, Sunyatta Amen of BOCA
6:30 pm: Zahmu/Three
7:30 pm: Ricardo Strobert and Friends
3:00 pm:
16
Saturday, July 7th
RUNWAY STAGE (Neat Corner
of Flushing Ave. & Navy St.)
(Baakowale) Program
Wednesday, July 4th
Natural Hair-isms:
4:00 pm:
Tribute to James Brown
6:30 pm:
IAAF Talent
Showcase
Thursday, July 5th
4:00 pm:
5:00 pm: Harambee Dance Company
6:00 pm: Rhythm Republik
7:00 pm: Martha Redbone
7:30 pm:
Sunday, July 8th
5:30 pm:
2:00 pm: Central Brooklyn Jazz
Consortium-Jazz: A Music of
the Spirit with Wade Barnes
Ensemble; Cynthia Holiday &
Williamsburg Music Center
All Stars; Jeff King Band
featuring Greg Porter;
Bishop Nathaniel Townsley &
the Gospel Jubilee; and Ahmed
Abdullah Quartet.
July/Aug 2007
IAAF Poetry Slam
host-Ainsley Burrows
Faro Z’s Brooklyn
All-Star Showcase
Friday, July 6th
Runway Fashions
hosted by Kenny
Woods of Woodwear
Fashions
7:00 pm:
Faro Z’s Brooklyn
All-Star Showcase
Saturday, July 7th
5:30 pm:
Runway Fashions
host-Kenny Woods
7:30 pm:
Soul Summit Dance
Party
THE 36th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN ARTS FESTIVAL
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Sunday, July 8th
The Parade
5:30 pm:Lady Set
6:00 pm:The HOT 97 "Roots, Rock,
Reggae" Showcase
7:00 pm:Reggae Explosion
DINKNESH (Activities on the grass)
(Muntu) Performance area
Wednesday, July 4th
6:00 pm:Dance class w/ Mouminatou
Camara of Seewe African
Dance Company
Thursday, July 5th
6:00 pm:Dance class w/ Angel Ali
formally of the Alvin Ailey
Dance Company
Friday, July 6th
6:00 pm:Dance Class w/ Sandella
Malloy of Harambee Dance
Company
Saturday, July 7th
6:00 pm:Dance class w/ Dr. Sunyatta
Amen of the Belly Dancers of
Color Association
Marketplace: photo credit-Lem Peterkin
On Wednesday July 4, 2007 the opening
of the International African Arts Festival
will be led by "The Approaching Storm
Marching Band".
The band, numbering approximately
60 young people and many teenagers is
under the leadership of Mr. Sergio Carter.
The band has performed in many parades
and countless venues throughout the New
York City area.
The march will begin on Myrtle
Avenue by Ft. Greene Park go down to
Ashland Place turn right onto Ashland Pl.
and continue to Commodore Barry Park.
The march will begin at approximately
10:00 A.M.
Sunday, July 8th
Directions
4:00 pm:Akom
Q. How do you get to the festival grounds?
Ancestors Tribute:
By car:
Friday, July 6th at 6:00pm
Children’s Program Runway Stage
Queens:
Continue on Clearview Expy/I-295 N
(signs for Clearview Expy/I-295 N/Throgs
Neck Bridge); Take exit 4E-W to merge
onto I-495 W/Long Island Expy toward
Manhattan; Take exit 17W to merge onto
Brooklyn Queens Expy/I-278 W toward
Brooklyn; Take exit 31 toward Wythe
Ave/Kent Ave; Merge onto Williamsburg St
W; Turn right at Flushing Ave
Manhattan:
Brooklyn Bridge toward Kennedy /La
Guardia Airport; Turn left at Tillary St
Turn left at Navy St
Bronx:
Take FDR to Brooklyn Bridge (follow
Manhattan directions)
By Subway:
A or F train to Jay St. Transfer to B57 to
Maspeth or B61 to Queens Plaza. Get off
bus at Flushing Ave. and Navy St.
Brooklyn Jumbies, photo credit Lem Peterkin
Wednesday, July 4th
Watoto Walk12:00 pm:
around Clowns
Thursday, July 5th
12:00 pm:
Friday, July 6th
12:00 pm:
Watoto Puppet Show
Saturday, July 7th
12:00 pm:
Harambee Kids
Watoto Puppet Show
Watoto Storyteller
PurElements Youth
Dance Company
Watoto Magician
Sunday, July 8th
12:30 pm:
Watoto Wacky
O’lympics
Brooklyn Jumbies
Watoto Walkaround Clowns
Watoto Storyteller
C to Clinton - Washington Ave at Fulton
St. Transfer to B69 downtown to Flushing
Ave. and Navy St.
G to Clinton - Washington Ave at Lafayette
Ave. Walk one block to Vanderbilt Ave.
Transfer to B69 downtown to Flushing Ave.
and Navy St.
M, N, B and R trains to Dekalb Ave. and
Flatbush Ave. Transfer to B57 to Maspeth
or B61 to Queens Plaza. Get off bus at
Flushing Ave. and Navy St.
2 and 3 trains to Hoyt St. and walk to
Smith St. Transfer to B57 to Masbeth or
B61 to Queens Plaza. Get off bus at
Flushing Ave and Navy St.
By Bus:
There are four buses that access the park.
B 69, B54, B57 and B61
July/Aug 2007
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NATURAL HAIR "ISMS"
A Natural Hair Show and
Tribute to James Brown
NYC Council Member
Letitia James
Commemorates
the 36th International
African Arts Festival
and congratulates
the Festival’s Board of Trustees
on this celebrated occasion
Nefer at Hair Show 2006, photo Credit-Lem Peterkin
C
ome celebrate with us on Wednesday July 4, 2007. We are
going to "Say It Loud…We’re Black & We’re Proud! as we
"Make It Funky" and make you "Feel Good" as we present
the worlds’ best and Brooklyn’s own, Natural Hair Stylists in a
Natural Hair Extravaganza.
Join us as we celebrate the music of James Brown and showcase an array of natural hair artistry and style in a Hair Show to be
remembered! The show will feature Brooklyn’s top stylists including:
House of Oraje featuring Thando Kafele & Derrick Scurry,
New Bein’, Locks of Nu, Designer Braids & Trade, Mishon
Mishon, Sheny Nefer, Red Creative Art Salon, Locks N Chops, Tar
Baby, Riqui Did It, Revelations Hair Spa, Beyond Braids, DeLux
Gallery & many more.
The show begins at 4:00 pm at the Runway stage! The show
is produced by Nekhena Evans, owner of New Bein’ Enterprises
and creator of NYC’s biggest and best Natural Hair Show
"Intertwined" and festivals Hair Show for the past 4 years. Trust
me…You don’t want to miss this!
District Office Address:
67 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
District Office Phone No.:
718-260-9191
District Office Fax No.:
718-260-9099
Email:
james@council.nyc.ny.us
SERVING THE 35th DISTRICT, BROOKLYN
You were Born Where?
by Zunnania Anderson
African Marketplace Vendor
ou were born where? You mean your mom just had you
right on the field!" This is the typical reaction I get whenever I tell anyone I was born at the African Street Festival
(now known as the International African Arts Festival or the IAAF)
in 1981. That mixed with the fact that my birth date is July 4thIndependence Day- makes for a very interesting story. A story some
may feel is eccentric, but one that grounds me in my adventurous
life. In my eyes being born at the International African Arts
Festival was my introduction to a world of culture and entrepreneurship. Seeing my mom and other vendors sell their craft, taught
me the necessary skills of business, leadership, and communication; skills that I depend on every day when dealing with my own
business.
The International African Arts Festivalalso exposed me to a
living heritage. As we all know, public school education (really all
"American" education) provides very limited African "American"
history. Participating in festivals like IAAF showed me the very
first images of a history beyond slavery, knowledge that has
brought me security, pride, purpose, and self-understanding.
Attributes that have guided me in a tough and crazy world. Stop by
my booth Creations from Paradise in the Muntu area at festival.
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July/Aug 2007
Souled-Out Music
Festival Tours
presents Walter
Christopher and Lady
Set at IAAF
Above: Walter Christopher, photo
source: Souled-Out Music Festival Tours
O
n Sunday, July 8th R & B artist,
Walter Christopher and Hip-Hop
group, Lady Set will be part of
the entertainment at this year’s Festival.
SOULED-OUT is an "exciting", "hot"
concept in tour packaging; featuring live
performances by nationally acclaimed
Neo-Soul and Classic-Soul Artist.
Souled-Out will take center stage,
this summer, at twenty (20) of the
nation's "key" African American outdoor
festivals. SOULED-OUT will travel to
festivals that are focused on the culture,
style and creativity of AfricanAmericans, reaching millions and allowing Soul/R&B Music to be "experienced" and "celebrated." . The tour is
scheduled to kick-off June 23rd in
Wheeling, West Virginia and will feature
the best in Soul/R&B music, on the festival main stages.
In addition, the tour will provide an
audience for new artist as opening acts.
The performances will take place during
the day and in some cases over a two-day
period. The festivals have grown into a
must-attend event and SOULED-OUT
will be there to entertain you. For more
information, see www.souledoutusa.com
Jazz: A Music of the Spirit
C
entral Brooklyn Jazz Consortium
presents, Jazz: A Music of the
Spirit on the Ola Stage, starting at
2:00pm until 9:00pm on Sunday, July 8th
at the IAAF. Jazz: A Music of the Spirit
features a diverse spectrum of five musical presentations.
The program showcases drummer
Wade Barnes Ensemble, a group that
extends the tradition of Bebop into
today's music; vocalist Cynthia Holiday
& Williamsburg Music Center All Stars,
R&B /Jazz songstress sensation; saxophonist Jeff King Band featuring Greg
Porter, playing the new jazz standards;
Bishop Nathaniel Townsley & the Gospel
Jubilee, Brooklyn's own international
contemporary and traditional gospel
group; trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah
Quartet, brings his Black Music genre,
Jazz: A Music of the Spirit to the stage.
Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium
born in 1999 is an amalgam of jazz musicians, jazz venues, faith based organizations, community based organizations,
and patrons of the music. Over the past
eight (8) years, they have presented an
Above: Ahmed Abdullah, photo by
Dimitry
annual spring festival, established a
Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame, and produced yearly programs of events and
activities that feature local jazz musical
talents.
Martha Redbone
at the IAAF
artha Redbone grew up in New
York and Kentucky. An unlikely
combination that you can hear
in her flow: the staccato melodies of the
city, mixed with the easy, wide-open
praise song of a country choir. Mentored
by legendary musician, Walter 'Junie'
Morrison, who was an original member
of the Ohio Players and later, Parliament
Funkadelic. She sang background vocals
on the Mothership reunion album with
George Clinton.
See Martha Redbone perform at the
Festival on Saturday, July 7 at 7pm at the
Ola Stage (Jam Ak Jam). Visit her website at www.martharedbone.com
M
Martha Redbone, photo: martharedbone.com
July/Aug 2007
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Uptown Harlem
comes to Downtown
Brooklyn at IAAF with
Harlem Heritage Tours
H
arlem Heritage Tours will be making two round-trips per day
starting Wednesday, July 4th to Sunday, July 8th. Individuals
from Harlem will meet at the Harlem Heritage Tourism &
Cultural Center at 104 Malcolm X Blvd., and be escorted to and from
Commodore Park.
Bus Departures from Harlem Heritage Tours to Commodore
Park are as follows: 11:AM & 4:30 PM
Bus departs from Commodore Park for Harlem complimentary
experience will are as follows: 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Visitors to Harlem will experience a two hour bus/walking tour
featuring some of Harlem most well-known sites such Strivers Row
and the Apollo Theater.
Harlem Heritage Tours started in 1998 by Neal Shoemaker, in
an effort to use the industry of tourism as a tool to preserve the history of Harlem and contribute to the development of our local economy. Over the last few years, they have escorted thousands of groups
through New York, with great appreciation being expressed by the
visitors. Much attention is paid to designing experiences that are
authentic. The tour company has expanded into the Harlem Heritage
Tourism & Cultural Center, providing Harlem with its first visitor and
information center. The center also provides much needed cultural
programs that are enjoyed by those from inside and outside of
Harlem. To schedule a tour call, Neal Shoemaker at 212 280-7888 or
www.harlemheritage.com
Listen Up!
Youth Media Networkwww.listenup.org
L
isten Up! serves a diverse community of media practitioners, educators and young video producers and their allies
to achieve an authentic youth voice in mass media. Our
network is anchored by a partnership model that identifies and
exchanges resources with leading organizations, individuals,
communities networks and institutions who share our vision and
dedication to empowering and growing the next generation of
leaders.
Simply stated, we cultivate meaningful partnerships with
like-minded organizations to develop and promote the field of
youth media. Listen Up! has grown to over 100 organizations in
the United States, with seven international partners. We leverage
our breadth of experience in youth media and cumulative depth
in partnership development to serve a growing number of organizations, educators and young video producers.
Please feel free to contact us regarding membership,
resources and connecting with youth media allies around
the world at www.listenup.org or 212-725-7000.
Check out Listen Up! in the non-profit information
area at Festival.
www.ghtnyc.info
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July/Aug 2007
Citibank: Our Community
Commitment
At Citibank, we are dedicated to making communities better because we are there. We achieve this by working
together with nonprofit organizations to offer customized
financial solutions, business services, financial education
programs, management expertise, technical assistance,
grants and the support of our employee volunteers.
· Financial Education – When it comes to financial education, we believe that knowledge is your greatest asset.
To achieve this, in 2004 Citi and the Citi Foundation
announced a $200 million commitment over ten years to
support financial education programs around the world.
Additionally, through Citibank at Work, we bring financial education and money management solutions to
employees at the worksites at no cost to organizations or
companies.
· Community Development Lending and Investing –
In 2005, Citibank Community Development lent and
invested more than $2.7 billion to create more affordable
housing, social services facilities, and retail outlets
across the U.S.
· Affordable Mortgage Lending – We also want to
ensure that mortgage money is available to low- and
moderate-income families who want to own a home and
in 2003, Citigroup committed to make $200 billion in
affordable mortgage dollars available nationwide
through 2010. To date we have lent over $160 billion
toward this commitment.
· Financial Products and Services – Citibank and
Citibank at Work offer products such as the Access
Account, which helps people, build credit histories, get
bank accounts and become part of the financial mainstream at no cost to the members of the community.
· Philanthropic Giving – The Citi Foundation focuses its
support in three areas: community development, financial education and educating the next generation. In
2005, more than $126 million in grants were awarded to
nonprofits and NGOs around the world through the
Citigroup Foundation and the company’s businesses.
Citi, the leading global financial services company, has
some 200 million customer accounts and does business in
more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of
financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi’s major brand
names include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Citi
Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may
be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.
For additional information about the Citibank at
Work/Community program please contact: Mirna
Colbert- 718-243-2480 or mirna.p.colbert@citigroup.com
July/Aug 2007
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Vendors Welcome Message Volunteer Today at the IAAF
reetings. The board and staff of the International African
Arts Festival welcomes you to the start of another Festival
season. With this announcement, we launch our 37th
consecutive year, conscious of our many blessings and strong
community support. Join us for another cultural extravaganza,
Friday-July 4 to Sunday-July 6, 2008, at our spacious home,
Commodore Barry Park. The time has come to put our hands
together and produce Brooklyn’s largest celebration of African
Diaspora culture. It’s Festival time!
It is collective work and responsibility as well as a reflection of the same energy that makes our African Marketplace and
Cultural Arts Program possible year after year. Become a Moja
member today. A Moja member supports the new festival year
with early planning and also has first choice space at a discount
rate.
Our early bird, Moja Membership period is December 1,
2007 through February 1, 2008. Please indicate your section preference (Baakowale, Jam ak Jam, or Muntu (see the map on page
16) or 2007 location on the space provided in the application.
As always, we wish that the Creator’s blessings be evident
in all your affairs. Here’s to another successful and lucrative year
of culture and celebration.
reetings Community. The International African Arts Festival is
Brooklyn’s premiere street festival. We are going into our 37th
year and we are doing all in our power to make the festival as
wonderful as it has always been
Once again we will be at Commodore Barry Park, and once
again we will need the help of volunteers. There will be no charge for
admission; consequently we will need all the help that the community can give us. Volunteers are needed in all of the following areas:
Pamoja ta Tushinda (Together we will win!)
Peace Festival Patrons and Supporters,
G
- Sis. Salima Moyo
At Citibank, we realize a true community depends on the
commitment and values of its people. Things that are
important to you: home, family, your future - are just as
important to us. We’ll continue to strive everyday to earn
your trust and earn our place in the community.
Bedford/Stuyvesant
1398 Fulton Street
Tel: 718-789-5146
Wendy Peters, MGR
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Security
Finance
Electrical
Publicity
Maintenance
Fundraising
Stage Building
Sound Technician
Merchant Registration
Office Maintenance
Stage Hands;
And Many More…
Additionally, we need those who are computer savy to help out
in the office during the weeks prior to the festival.If you would like to
truly give something back to the community your help would be
greatly appreciated. You may contact me at 347-228-9662 or at
Volunteer@IAAFestival.org. Again, we look forward to working with
you in the near future. Peace and love, Bill Jones
MINIMUM SUGGESTED
DONATION: $3.00
The International African Arts Festival (IAAF) would like to
thank for your years of tremendous and incalculable support.
However, given the conditions under which we must produce this
Festival at this new venue demands your generous contributions more
than ever. All of your valuable contributions go toward and helps
IAAF in some aspect to offset the myriad of expenses it takes to
weave together the various features of this great cultural tapestry and
celebration. Below is a partial list of where your contributions go. If
you wish to contribute, volunteer and do more, or have any questions
or suggestions please call or email us at 718-638-6700 /
- IAAF BOARD
www.IAAFESTIVAL.org
Here are some suggestion of what we are seeking assistance:
ADVERTISING
AWARDS & GIFTS
COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE
CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT
CONTRACT LABOR
CONTRIBUTIONS & DONATIONS
ENTERTAINMENT AND PERFORMERS
ENTERTAINMENT MEALS & DRINKS
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
FIRST AID STAFF & SUPPLIES
GRAPHIC DESIGN
INSURANCE
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT
MEALS
OFFICE PRINTING & COPYING EQUIPMENT
OFFICE RENT
OFFICE STAFF
OFFICE SUPPLIES
PARK RENTAL FEES
PERMITS
PORT-O-SAN RENTALS
POSTAGE AND DELIVERY
PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION
PROFESSIONAL FEES
RENTAL OF TENTS, TABLES & CHAIRS
SECURITY
SECURITY EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
SOUND EQUIPMENT
SPECIAL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
SPECIAL EVENTS RENTAL
STAGE & LIGHTING
STORAGE RENTAL
TEE SHIRTS
TELEPHONE
TRAVEL , TRANSPORTATION & VEHICLE RENTAL
Designers of Color
featured at Annual
Boutique Fashion at IAAF
he Festival proudly presents their annual Fashion
Designer’s Showcase. The
scheduled Showtime is 5:00pm
on Friday, July 6th and Saturday,
July 7th on the Runway Stage.
The inspiration, creativity
and sometimes-daring fashions
are on full display. The fashions
of the African Marketplace have
come alive on the Runway Stage
stage. Again this year will be no
exception.
William Fleet, owner and
designer of TBA – To Be Afrikan,
an e-commerce boutique, will
Model with TBA wear. photo
coordinate the Fashion Showcase.
courtesy William Fleet
He will be making every effort to
impress and to create a two-day
fashion extravaganza.
Designers featured in the show in addition to TBA Clothing
will be Futa Fashions, Jimi King, Born As a Raggamuffin, along
with several surprise designers. So come check out the Fashion
Show and then shop the Festival marketplace for the outfit that is
uniquely you!
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Napi (Nile) Valley Business
Association at IAAF
Napi (Nile) Valley Association is a co-operative agent which
promotes a (re) generation of economics in order to grow and maintain a self-sustaining ecology, business and family network.
Its foundation is guided by the principles of Maat: Balance,
truth, reciprocity as well as the Nguzo Saba: Self-Determination,
faith, cooperative economics, creativity, unity, collective works and
accountability and purpose.
Members of the Association are: Studio of Ptah "Joyelry for
the Soul"; S.T.A.A.R. Khamitics Bookstore; Heal Thyself Center,
"Fortify Your Life"; City of Wellness "Restore your 7 Kitchens of
Consciousness; Keru Jhuty Heru Neb Hu Kemet Shrine of
Articulate Thought, Speech, Writing & Action-Mastery of Your
Senses; Ra Ra Ntrtainment "Unify the Hood, Heal the Hood;
Nutrition Kitchen, Ali "The Chef"; Enchanted Garden, Live,
Organic, Konscious Kuisine; Essential Living; Heru’s Juice Bar;
Creative Genius Enterprise Jewelry, Have Jewels, Will Travel!;
Cowrie Shell Center & Creative Locs and Henna Art Yendys &
Ahkiya. Look for the collective of booths/village at the Festival or
for more information call 718-221-4325.
For more Live Music & Entertainment,
Please make a Donation today!
718-638-6700 / www.iaafestival.org
Debbie's Reins & Things
Presents
'The Big Apple Scholarship Bull
Riding & Barrel Racing Event'
@ Cedar Lane Stables
- Home of the Federation of Black Cowboys
August 17th - August 19th, 2007
Tickets on Sale now!
July/Aug 2007
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IT IS TIME TO GO HOME!!!
AFRICA IS CALLING YOU!!!
Are you ready to be
pampered and paid?
Join me
Julia D. Shaw
(Consultant ID 2594)
for a
Warm Spirit Spa Party
Date: July 14 from 2pm - 4pm
Where: Calabar Imports
820 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
(Bet. Lincoln Place and St. John’s Place)
Take the 2 or 3 train to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
Discover its Treasures & Pleasures!
TRAVEL AFRICA & THE WORLD
with PYRAMID PRODUCTIONS
Great Prices, Safe & Unforgettable Experiences,
Fabulous Accommodations, Historical Sites
2007 Trips:
August 4-14 Senegal, Gambia,
& Morocco - $2,599.00
August 18-28 – Ghana & Morocco- $2599.00
2008 Trips:
February 14-25 -Senegal, Gambia - $2,500.00
April 17–April 27–Senegal, Gambia – $2,395.00
Summer 2008 - Nambia & South Africa
RSVP: 718-638-4288
or info@calabar-imports.com
or warmspirit2594@aol.com
Get a free gift for attending.
Contact: Dr. Segun Shabaka
shabaka@mindspring.com
or pyramidproductionsnyc.com
or 718.398.1729
Warm Spirit is a collection of nature-based bath and
body products created with you in mind.
www.warmspirit.org/JShaw
"Over 35 years of experience in traveling
the world African community"
BE AN ACTIVE PART OF THE FESTIVAL
MAKE A DONATION, VOLUNTEER TODAY!
International African Arts Festival 718-638-6700 www.iaafestival.org
Our Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 1pm - 9pm, Wednesdsy and Saturday: 11am - 1pm and Sunday 1pm -7pm.
How to find us: Take the 2 or 3 train to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum. By Bus: B71 to the Brooklyn Museum;
B45 at St. John's Place and Washington Avenue; B41 and B69 at Grand Army Plaza and B48 at Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway

Kombit - Calabar Magazine

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