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Leadership & Freedom Symposium — Full Pass
April 28–30 · All 3 days
Full access to all three days of the Leadership & Freedom Symposium.
Leadership & Freedom Symposium — Day 1
Monday, April 28 · 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration, welcome, panel discussions on global freedoms & imperialism, and Venezuela round table.
Leadership & Freedom Symposium — Day 2
Tuesday, April 29 · 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Panel discussions on labour, capitalism, AI & automation, and Burkina Faso round table.
Leadership & Freedom Symposium — Day 3
Wednesday, April 30 · 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Pan-African leadership philosophies, CARICOM & US policy, and joint Venezuela/Burkina Faso round table.
Labour Day Live Show — May 1
Friday, May 1 · Doors 7:00 pm
Special Labour Day celebration concert with labour unions. A powerful night of music and solidarity.
Indigenous Knowledge Symposium — Full Pass
June 9–11 · All 3 days
Full access to three days exploring African and Caribbean indigenous knowledge, ethnopharmacology, plants, metaphysics and divination.
Indigenous Knowledge Symposium — Day 1
Tuesday, June 9 · 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grounding western vs. indigenous knowledge, historical intersections, and ethnopharmacology round table.
Indigenous Knowledge Symposium — Day 2
Wednesday, June 10 · 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Plants in action, marijuana policy, and a round table on the cost of colonial destruction of indigenous knowledge.
Indigenous Knowledge Symposium — Day 3
Thursday, June 11 · 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
African metaphysics, divination systems, and the value and future of indigenous knowledge round table.
Indigenous Knowledge Live Shows
Fridays: May 15, 22, 29 · June 5
All four Friday live band shows of the second movement. Nyame Roots blending West African percussion with Caribbean rhythms.
Afrikan Spirituality Symposium — Full Pass
July 28–30 · All 3 days
Full access to three days exploring West African traditions, diaspora innovation, ancestral communion and the state of spiritual freedom.
Afrikan Spirituality Symposium — Day 1
Tuesday, July 28 · 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
West African spiritual traditions on the continent, in the Caribbean, and Africa round table.
Afrikan Spirituality Symposium — Day 2
Wednesday, July 29 · 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Diasporic spiritual innovations, spirituality as technology, and the diaspora round table.
Afrikan Spirituality Symposium — Day 3
Thursday, July 30 · 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Ancestral communion, freedom to practice, and the closing round table on contemporary challenges.
Afrikan Spirituality Live Shows
Fridays: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
All five Friday night shows of the third movement. Ile Aiyé Sound performs across sacred and contemporary traditions.
Emancipation Day Grand Finale — August 1
Saturday, August 1 · Doors 6:00 pm
The grand closing celebration of the entire festival on Emancipation Day. A night of freedom, fire and spirit.