PANAFEST / EMANCIPATION DAY 2009

THEMES: EMANCIPATION, OUR HERITAGE, OUR STRENGTH
UNITING THE AFRICAN FAMILY
SUB-THEME: COMMUNICATING THE AFRICAN REALITY

16th July, 2009 Wreath Laying Ceremony in Accra W.E. Du Bois Centre 9.00am

George Padmore Centre, 11.00am

Kwame Nkrumah 12.30pm

Mausoleum, Accra

18th July, 2009 Durbar at Bono Manso Bono Manso 10.00am

1 Wreath Laying ceremony in Rev. Dr. Martin Luther

memory of Dr. Martin King Centre

Luther King Jnr., Marcus

Mosiah Garvey, Malcom X,

Mrs. Rosa Parks, Mrs.

Corretta King, etc

·1 Durbar of Chiefs

21st July, 2009 Durbar at Akwamu Atimpoku 10.00am

·1 Durbar of Chiefs

·2 Demonstration of how to

wear the traditional cloth
3 Demonstration of how to

prepare ‘oto’

22nd July, 2009 Durbar at Osu Osu, Mandela Park 10.00am

1 Durbar of Chiefs

·2 Cultural Performances

What do you know?, Quiz GNAT Hall 10.00am

Competition Finals

23rd July,2009 Opening of PANAFEST Cape Coast 10.00am

Village Expo/ Bazaar

24th July, 2009 Experiencing the return Elmina Castle 10.00am

Healing , Reconciliation and
Akwaaba ceremony

25th July 2009 Opening of PANAFEST and Cape Coast 10.00am
Grand Durbar of Chiefs

26th July 2009 1 Traditional Ceremonies Cape Coast 10.00am

(Naming and Marriage)

27th -29th July Pan African Conference Cape Coast 10.00am

2009

27TH July 2009 ·1 Tour of the Slave Wells Salaga Slave Market 10.00am

·1 Durbar of Chiefs

27th July, 2009 Durbar at Keta Keta, Fort Prezeistein 10.00am

·1 Narration on the history of

Slave Trade in Anlo

·2 Cultural performances

Tour of Fort Prezeistein and

Atorkor Slavery Memorial Park

29th July, 2009 Durbar at Assin Praso Assin Praso, Heritage 11.00am

·2 Re-enactment of river Village Durbar Grounds

crossing

·3 Durbar of Chiefs

·4 Cultural Performances

30th July, 2009 ·1 Regional Day /Local tours Anomabu, Fort William 10 00am

2 Laying of Wreath

·3 Women’s Day

31st July, 2009 Reverential Night Cape Coast Castle 9.00pm

·1 Candlelight Procession

·2 Testimonies-spoken word

·3 Cultural Performances

·4 Roll call of Ancestors

5 Reading of Proclamation

·6 Youth Day

1st August, 2009 Grand Durbar at Assin Manso Assin Manso, Slave River 10.00am

·1 Durbar of Chiefs and Reverential Gardens

·2 Wreath Laying on the

graves of two former slaves

·3 Visit to the Donkor Nsuo

(Slave River)

·4 Pan-African Awards Night Cape Coast 7.00pm