Tarragon Theatre is proud to present the premiere of the complete sankofa trilogy, written and performed by d’bi.young anitafrika, an award-winning afrikan-jamaican-canadian playwright and actor.  the sankofa trilogy features word!sound!powah! in repertory with blood.claat and benu in Tarragon’s Extra Space.  word!sound!powah!

opens November 4 and runs to December 4, 2011. Tickets range from $20-45 (inclusive of HST) and are available by calling the box office at 416-531-1827 or by visiting www.tarragontheatre.com

the sankofa trilogy features three extraordinary stories of three powerful women—mugdu sankofa, her daughter sekesu and her granddaughter benu—and their resolute belief in blood and truth. At the heart of this trilogy—and much of d’bi.young’s work—are the spirit of sankofa (“return and get it”), and the mythical sankofa bird of the Ashanti, with its head turned backwards, holding an egg (the future) in its beak.

The 1st Annual African-Descendant Foundation Health and Wellness Expo: The Awakening Edition

Live Reggae Performers/Entertainment: Trevor Shields, Sinista, Aquilla, Donna Mekeda, Chatta Edwards.

Slam Poetry By: Brother Unblind, Aqullia

Lectures / Presentation Topics: Nuwuapian Science, Moorish Nationalist Science, Melanin and the Pineal Gland; As it Relates to Mind, Body, Nutrition, Health and Spirituality, Combating the Feminization of the Black Male in Society and the Media, Religion and Christianity; What you Need to Know that is Kept Secret, Ancient Kemetic Legacy, RIGHT Knowledge, Entertainment, African-attire fashion show, Slam Poetry, African drumming, African dancing, Dance hall party (featuring DJ yesterday’s and today’s conscious reggae, R&B, Soca and Slow Jams)

ADDITIONAL INFO: Plenty of Caribbean cuisine, vegan/vegetarian meals and delicious food available to be purchased throughout the entire expo, VENDORS selling jewelry, holistic/naturopath products, African attire, art, and more….all day silent auction all day on the Sunday, of African art, masks, sculptures, gift items and more…

*Early Bird Tickets: $20 each / $15 each, for four or more tickets. Tickets can be ordered from website below. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR OF AFTER NOVEMBER 24TH, 2011.

Nov. 25th – 9am to 2am (the next day)

Nov. 26th – 9am to 2am (the next day)

Nov. 27th – 9am to 7:30pm

Ticket allows you to enter and re-enter, all day long

*3-days passes also available for $60, gets you in to the expo on all 3 days (visit: adfoundation.wordpress.com)

For more info, visit adfoundation.wordpress.com/expo-itinerary/

LOCATION: 71 Kincort St.  (Toronto / Keele and Lawrence area)

EVENT DATE: November 25th (9am to 2am), 26th (9am to 2am) and 27th (9am to 7:30pm), 2011

Don’t miss out on this unique and valuable opportunity to unite with progressive Nubians who will converge at one, central location in November.

Call me to purchase your tickets now because they’re going fast!  Click this link for further details: adfoundation.wordpress.com/expo-itinerary/

CALL: 647 328 1856

Come listen to Tales of New Beginnings! This is a spectacular event that promises an evening of encouragement, exhortation and exhilaration. In addition to inspiring heartfelt testimonies, captivating entertainment, and inspirational messages that stick, the agenda includes:

         Launch of “Welcome to Greatness” (book)

         Launch of “Inside Out Transformation Program”

         Graduation from Life Coaching Programs

         Presentation of Awards

         Inspirational Keynotes by Elite Speakers

         Tales of New Beginning from Youth & Adults

         Live Entertainment

         3-Course Meal by Sheraton Hotel Caterers

Key Speakers are:

“Welcome to Greatness” by Alex Nosa Ihama, (Author; Life, Business, & Executive Coach; Inspirational Speaker; and Executive Director, The Exhortation Global Institute of Life and Business Strategies)

“From Greatest to Greatness” by Rowan Barrett (Basketball Olympian; NBA Veteran; and Executive Director, Canada Basketball Youth Development Program)

“Limitless Potential” by Linda Page (Ph.D. from Princeton University and an M.A. in Counselling Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois; a Licensed Clinical Professional Counsellor; founder of Adler International Learning, a coach training organization whose program is accredited by the International Coach Federation)

“The Refuge Place” by Frederick Dryden (Founder and Executive Director, Liberty for Youth, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to assisting and redirecting disadvantaged, marginalized and misguided youth to a life of hope, purpose and success; Award Winner, Canada’s Top 40 under 40; and Prominent Community Leader)

Hosted by Queen Ama of Queen Ama Food for Thought, a TV Host, Writer and Speaker, the first 50 tickets will be entered in a draw to win a Life Coaching Package that is worth $3,000.

Every attendee will receive a copy of the book that is autographed onsite by the author, and part of the proceeds from this event will be spent to meet our goal of distributing copies of Welcome to Greatness at every Detention Centre across the country.

For more information, sponsorship packages, video presentation, etc, visit http://welcometogreatness.com or send an email to [email protected].

The Black Daddies Club Taboo series presents Queer As (Black) Folk: A Conversation on Homosexuality and Homophobia in the Black Community.

The discussion will take place on Saturday, 26^th November 2011 in the spacious George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre at Ryerson University.

Tickets go on sale Oct 17, 2011 at the following locations

East- 2 lined Music Hut (Malvern Town Centre) 416-264-3999

West- Hair Play Salon 416 782 6930

Loc N Twist Brampton: 905-463-1747 / Loc N Twist Toronto: 416-850-0336

Downtown- Onyx Barbershop 416 363 8408

For more info email [email protected]

Looking forward to seeing your face in the place!

The gala is a fundraising initiative by Pierspective Entraide Humanitaire to contribute in building two schools in Haiti: one in Petionville and one Corail, in the vicinity of Port-au-Prince.

Keynote speaker for the evening will be Toronto Star Award Winning journalist, Catherine Porter. French host will be  Yves-Gérard Méhou-Loko of the Radio Canada morning programme Y a pas deux matins pareils. Entertainment will feature internationally known Haitian musician, singer and composer Toto Laraque.

Dancing will follow humanitarian award and scholarship presentations of the evening.

Tickets for the gala are $100 each.

A tax receipt will be issued to donors and/or participants in the gala.

Pierspective Entraide Humanitaire is a charitable organization founded by Dr. Eric Pierre, Honorary Consul for Haiti, with leaders of the Haitian community since 2002.

Visit our website: Haitiaide.ca

Contact: Andrea Delvaille – 647-778-9057 | Helen Pierre – 416-221-9197