Showing posts with label Rasta. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

RASTA Premier In Kenya


RasTa: a soul’s journey

Bob Marley's granddaughter Donisha did a film about the Rastafarian movement and how over the years, it has left Jamaica and been embraced all over the world through the continents of South America, North America, Middle East, Europe and Africa. She will launch it today for the first time in Africa, she will host a talk and launch the film in Nairobi – Kenya.

RasTa Premier
9pm, Friday 17th August 2012
Entry: Ksh.400/-



MARCUS GARVEY EARTHDAY



On August 17th 1887, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in St. Ann’s Jamaica. He was self-educated and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, dedicated to promoting African-Americans and resettlement in Africa. He was one of the first leaders of African ancestry in the western hemisphere. He has been hailed as the one who started the conscious movement of African in the West and led to the revolutions of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. His name is synonymous to black empowerment all over the world. Read About Marcus Garvey


 
On this day in 2012 in Kenya, Bob Marley’s grand daughter Donisha will lead a group of drummers to play drums and remember Marcus Garvey. At 1pm in the community of Waithaka near Kawangware, Donisha will pay respect to Marcus Garvey with a ONE LOVE MOMENT. This is a day when you can play a good song, sing or hum the song, hug your brother, call a friend, share knowledge, feed a stranger for Marcus Garvey. One Love Moment