Suggested donation $5. No one will be turned away.
schedule
Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Click for THE JOY PROJECT Schedule @ the D-Town Harvest Festival
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Watoto Village children’s activities + family games + activities + + food + vendors
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Learnshop - Seed Saving by Sherrie Smith
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3:00 pm – 5:00 pm - African Drumming Workshop
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Horse Rides by Equestrian Play Therapy
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Storytelling booth by Detroit is Different
MAIN STAGE:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Opening Ceremony led by Baba Kefentse + African Drum & Dance Performance by Nano Djapo
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1:00 pm - Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund Award Ceremony
2:00 pm - Black Food Sovereignty Plenary presented by Food Plus
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Horse Rides
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3:30 pm - Performance by Nano Djapo
5:00 pm - Afrobeat performance by DJ Idris + Sowande
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Sunday, September 24, 2023 - 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Watoto Village children’s activities + family games + activities + + food + vendors
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1:00 pm - Youth Black Food Sovereignty Debate Workshop lead by Jerjuan Howard of Umoja Village
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Learnshop - Seed Saving by Sherrie Smith
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Healthy Hip Hop performance by Xavier Jack
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Gratitude Ceremony
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MAIN STAGE:
2:00 pm - African Drum & Dance Performance- Nano Djapo
5:00 pm - Musical performance by Mollywop
ACTIVITIES
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PLENARY
Updates coming soon!
HANDS ON YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Arts and Crafts
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Face Painting
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Horseback riding by Detroit Equestrian Play Therapy
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Hayrides
LIVE PERFORMANCES
A special tribute to
Baba Malik Yakini
MOLLYWOP!!
African Drum & Dance by Nano Djapo
LEARNSHOPS
Ancestral Foodways Learnshops by The Joy Project
Seed Saving Learnshop by ZO, Composting with Food Plus