DESSALINES, TOYA, GARVEY Tour in association with NATION KAMIT
The Haitian Revolution is legendary for being the first successful rebellion of Afrikan People during the Maafa (enslavement of Afrikan People). Inspired by the Vudun spirit, the people of Ayiti (Haiti) defeated the French, the Spanish & the British under leadership of Jean Jacques Dessalines, declared the nation an Empire, instituting the first constitution to completely outlaw slavery.
Little as its known, Afrikan womanhood was powerfully represented in Rank, File & Leadership of the revolution! It can be said without shadow of a doubt that without the Afrikan woman, there would have been no revolution. Join us as we bring the names & deeds of Mambo Cecile Fatimon, The Haitian Revolution is legendary for being the first successful rebellion of Afrikan People during the Maafa (enslavement of Afrikan People). Inspired by the Vudun spirit, the people of Ayiti (Haiti) defeated the French, the Spanish & the British under leadership of Jean Jacques Dessalines, declared the nation an Empire, instituting the first constitution to completely outlaw slavery. Little as its known, Afrikan womanhood was powerfully represented in Rank, File & Leadership of the revolution! It can be said without shadow of a doubt that without the Afrikan woman, there would have been no revolution. Join us as we bring the names & deeds of Mambo Cecile Fatimon, Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité and many others to life as we hear from a daughter of the soil of Ayiti. and many others to life as we hear from a daughter of the soil of Ayiti.
Tues 29th May 2018 | 7pm
TRINITY CHURCH HALL 274 High Road Leyton, E10 5PW
Adm: £5
Bayyinah Bello is a Haitian historian, teacher, writer and humanitarian worker. As the founder of Fondasyon Félicité (FF), she conducts research to uncover the hidden history of Afrikans in Ayiti. Her work has led her to become a Professor of History at the State University. Following the Earthquake in 2010 Mama Bello founded Friends of Fondation Félicité, and organisation dedicated to assisting the rebuilding of the country. Mama Bello is well travelled, bringing a vast Afrikan diaspora experience especially having lived in Nigeria, Benin, Togo and other countries in West Afrika.