Sunday, February 26 at 1:00pm
To cap off our African Heritage Month celebrations, we have invited Reverend Fells and Donna Fells to offer a special service at the Centre. For anyone who attended our Journey Back to Birchtown celebration last July and experienced Reverend Fells’ gospel service, they will know this is an event not to be missed! Following the service we will host a community social/meet & greet.
Celebrate African Heritage Month 2023
The 2023 African Heritage Month theme, Seas of Struggle – African Peoples from Shore to Shore, recognizes the resiliency, strength, and determination of people of African descent from the shores of Africa to the shores of Nova Scotia -- with the Atlantic Ocean being the everlasting connection.
The theme highlights the role the sea has played in the long-standing history of people of African descent in the development of Canada and Nova Scotia. This year’s theme aligns with the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent (DPAD) 2015-2024. The goal is to strengthen global cooperation in support of people of African descent, increase awareness and recognize their full and equal participation in society.
Nova Scotia has more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities with a long, deep and complex history dating back more than 400 years. African Heritage Month provides another opportunity to celebrate and promote the culture, legacy, achievements and contributions of people of African descent in Nova Scotia – past and present.
For more information about African Heritage Month and to order a poster, visit http://www.ahm.bccnsweb.com/wp/home