29th GarveyFest Celebration

July 20, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

All are invited to come and participate in the 29th GarveyFest Celebration sponsored by Africans on the Move (AOM). AOM is celebrating this year’s GarveyFest with a three-day event commemorating Dr. Ahmed “Baba” Mbalia beginning on Friday, August 17, 2018, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Brownstone Social Lounge, 524 N. Water Street. The main event occurs on Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 1-5 p.m. at the Parklawn YMCA, 4340 N. 46th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our celebration culminates with a Walk, Run, Ride on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at 9 a.m. on the historic Hank Aaron Trail in Milwaukee (meet at 6th and Canal).

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

The theme for this year’s celebration is “The Internal Enemy: African People’s Struggle against Our Own Weaknesses.” While we recognize that capitalism in all of its forms is our primary enemy, we want to focus on what Amilcar Cabral (African leader in Guinea Bissau, West Africa) called “the struggle against our own weaknesses,” highlighting those obstacles that are internal to the African nation, to us as a people, and which are obstructing our path to liberation. By focusing on our own weaknesses, we assure you that we are not losing sight of our principal enemy—capitalism. But we are acknowledging the fact that we can be assured of reaching our goal of complete liberation, a life free of exploitation and oppression, and reaching it much more quickly, if we address the internal weaknesses that are impeding our progress.

Please come out and help us celebrate. We hope that you’ll join us in our “Open Mic” commemoration of Dr. Ahmed “Baba” Mbalia by sharing the experience/relationship you had with him over the years.

Don’t forget to bring your blankets and lawn chairs! (In case of rain, the Saturday event will be held inside the Parklawn YMCA.)

Africans on the Move is a non-profit, community organization. It provides cultural and educational programs and information concerning people of African descent. During the year, AOM sponsors Watoto Uhuru Shule, a free weekend school for children, providing free vegan meals for each child.

For more information, please call:

(414) 702-2698

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July 20, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

All are invited to come and participate in the 29th GarveyFest Celebration sponsored by Africans on the Move (AOM). AOM is celebrating this year’s GarveyFest with a three-day event commemorating Dr. Ahmed “Baba” Mbalia beginning on Friday, August 17, 2018, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Brownstone Social Lounge, 524 N. Water Street. The main event occurs on Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 1-5 p.m. at the Parklawn YMCA, 4340 N. 46th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our celebration culminates with a Walk, Run, Ride on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at 9 a.m. on the historic Hank Aaron Trail in Milwaukee (meet at 6th and Canal).

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

The theme for this year’s celebration is “The Internal Enemy: African People’s Struggle against Our Own Weaknesses.” While we recognize that capitalism in all of its forms is our primary enemy, we want to focus on what Amilcar Cabral (African leader in Guinea Bissau, West Africa) called “the struggle against our own weaknesses,” highlighting those obstacles that are internal to the African nation, to us as a people, and which are obstructing our path to liberation. By focusing on our own weaknesses, we assure you that we are not losing sight of our principal enemy—capitalism. But we are acknowledging the fact that we can be assured of reaching our goal of complete liberation, a life free of exploitation and oppression, and reaching it much more quickly, if we address the internal weaknesses that are impeding our progress.

Please come out and help us celebrate. We hope that you’ll join us in our “Open Mic” commemoration of Dr. Ahmed “Baba” Mbalia by sharing the experience/relationship you had with him over the years.

Don’t forget to bring your blankets and lawn chairs! (In case of rain, the Saturday event will be held inside the Parklawn YMCA.)

Africans on the Move is a non-profit, community organization. It provides cultural and educational programs and information concerning people of African descent. During the year, AOM sponsors Watoto Uhuru Shule, a free weekend school for children, providing free vegan meals for each child.

For more information, please call:

(414) 702-2698

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