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Movement 1symposium

Leadership & Freedom Symposium — Full Pass

April 28–30 · All 3 days

Full access to all three days of the Leadership & Freedom Symposium.

Free
Movement 1symposium

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.

Free
Movement 1symposium

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.

Free
Movement 1symposium

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.

Free
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Movement 1concert

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.

US$10/ person
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Movement 2symposium

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.

Free
Movement 2symposium

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.

Free
Movement 2symposium

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.

Free
Movement 2symposium

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.

Free
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Movement 2concert

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.

US$10/ person
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Movement 3symposium

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.

Free
Movement 3symposium

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.

Free
Movement 3symposium

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.

Free
Movement 3symposium

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.

Free
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Movement 3concert

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.

US$10/ person
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Movement 3concert

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.

US$10/ person

Global Freedom Festival

An annual celebration of culture, creativity, and freedom in the heart of the Caribbean.

Festival Info

April 14 – August 1, Annually
Barbados, Caribbean
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