Afrikanation is about uniting all people of African decent internationally through art and invites them along with supporters to join minds and create solutions to issues crossing international boundaries. Health, economic and socially related challenges will be addressed and a system of community support established.

AFRIKANATION ART EXCHANGE EXHIBITION/EBONY's GOING AWAY PARTY
Friday, July 17th, 2009 • 6p - 10p • Coffee With a Beat • 458 Perkins Ave., Oakland, CA

Please come out and celebrate the work of 12 dynamic artists who participated in my final thesis project entitled Afrikanation Interactive Art Exchange. The point of this project was to unify all people of African decent and supporters in order to join minds and create solutions to common problems through art. These collaborations took place around the topics of Family and Traditions as well as Goals and Dreams. This combination of musicians, painters, poets, and video production artists truly formed a rich experience that we would like to share with you. Please invite your family and friends.

PARTICIPANTS
Eesuu Orundide, Painter • Anthony J Hall, Poet • David Goodlett, Guitar Player • Tatek Kassaye, Video Production • Sarah Webb, Poet • Opesanwo I Fakorede Fadaaro, Painter • Oluyemi Thomas (of Positive Knowledge), Bass Sax • Ijeoma Thomas (of Positive Knowledge), Poet • Mosheh "Son of a Drummer" Milon, Drummer • Maria Ortiz, Curator/Visual Art • Bush Mama Africa, Mixed Media Artist • Jinaki Bahati, Photographer

Ebony Iman Dallas, Afrikanation Community Organizer • Abdoul Diallo, Afrikanation Community Organizer

Also featuring guest artists and community activists

Please come out to support Bay Area Artists and non-profit community arts programs

COST
None, but accepting donations for non-profit community arts organizations such as Art Esteem, a local organization who provides art therapy for over 3,500 Bay Area youth including the “Self as a Super Hero” project. For more information about this organization, please visit www.ahc-oakland.org

ARTISTS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE
Painters, poets, designers, musicians, and culinary artists… you may perform, exhibit and sell work with 10% of the proceeds going back to specified non-profit community arts organizations. Art Esteem is the only confirmed at this time. For more information on Art Esteem, please visit their website at www.ahc-oakland.org. Please contact Ebony at eid@eidart.com for more information and for participation.

Please join us!

EBONY’s GOING AWAY PARTY
First of all, I love Oakland! In these clear times of change, chances must be taken. I am moving to Claremont, CA (30 miles from Los Angeles) at the end of July and I would like to party with you all 1 or 2 more times before I go. Please join me. I’m gonna miss you all very, very much.

?’s: For more information regarding this event and participation, please email Ebony at eid@eidart.com.

Take care fam and I’ll see you soon!

PAN-AFRICAN POTLUCK! • NOVEMBER 16th, 2009
This event was an invitation for people to come and share their artwork, food and music with the community and around 70 people showed up! There were 4 live performances including provocative music from Anna Whitehead and the bass clarinet and spoken word duo Positive Knowledge, and poetry that left us thinking long after they sat down by Antoinette Cooper and Knosis.

There were 13 visual artists who shared and discussed their work including 3 out of state artists by the name of Andre Johnson, Siraj, and Rico Young, who were available via satellite. Nate Smith Sr., owner of Coffee With A Beat, so generously donated his space and the Oakland Post kindly wrote an article advertising for it. This video was edited by Tatek Kassaye who truly captured its essence - Thank you Tatek! This truly was a community created success because everyone pitched in from bringing chairs and tables to passing out flyers and donating computers! It was truly an amazing site how everyone pulled together for a cause. To share.