Irish Aid invites you to celebrate

Africa Day. Experience the richness

and diversity of African arts,
culture and traditions.
The Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre
will host five evenings of African cultural events to
include: African Music; Crafts; Poetry and Film.
Monday 17 to Friday 21 May

p resents
Iri s h A i d

See programme overleaf

Monday 17.30 – 18.30 Sounds African in association with A dynamic workshop exploring the
17 May Waltons New School of Music drums and rhythms of West Africa
19.00 – 20.00 Sounds African

17.30 – 19.00 Henna hand design workshop Learn how to do henna design and the
significance of henna, incense and
khangas in Swahili East African culture
Tuesday 18.30 - 20.00 Poetry readings and discussion Readings by recently published
18 May Nigerian and Zimbabwean poets living
in Ireland, in conversation with by Dil
Wickremasinghe of Newstalk 106 FM
Wednesday 17.30 – 18.30 Sounds African in association A dynamic workshop exploring the
19 May with Waltons New School of drums and rhythms of West Africa
Music

19.00 – 20.00 Sounds African

17.30 – 19.00 African cultural workshop

Thursday 18.30 – 20.00 African Film Sisters in Law Winner of the Prix Art et Essai at the
20 May followed by discussion Cannes Film Festival Sisters in Law,set
in Cameroon, West Africa is the
bestselling documentary from
internationally renowned director Kim
Longinotto, co-directed by Florence Ayisi
Friday 17.30 – 18.30 Sounds African in association A dynamic workshop exploring the
21 May with Waltons New School of drums and rhythms of West Africa
Music

19.00 – 20.00 Sounds African

17.30 – 19.00 African cultural workshop

All workshops are free of charge

but booking is essential as places
are limited
Don’t forget to join us to
To book contact: celebrate Africa Day in
Andrée Kearney, Irish Aid Iveagh Gardens, Dublin
01 854 6934 on 16 May and City Hall,
andree.kearney@dfa.ie Limerick on 30 May. Irish
Aid are also supporting
Irish Aid Volunteering over 30 Africa Day events
and Information Centre, around the country.
27-31 Upper O’Connell St,
Dublin 1

To find out more go to:

www.irishaid.gov.ie/africaday Printed on 100% recycled paper.