Ubuntu Festival, Experience Southern Africa!
This year’s Ubuntu Festival, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus global pandemic. We will host a African Diaspora townhall about the pandemic.
Please see our information below and visit our past festival pages for more information about this festival!
The event features performances, entertainment and vendors from the region. You will have a variety of vendors to choose from displaying fine art, jewelry, crafts, fashion and more. Other vendors include area nonprofit organizations, embassies, entrepreneurs, and local businesses. A fun day for the whole family. We invite the public to come and experience Southern Africa!
Ubuntu: In Southern Africa, the Nguni term Ubuntu (hunhu – Shona or uMunthu – Chichewa/Chinyanja) has come to be used as a term for a kind of humanist philosophy, ethic, ideology, and world view. It is often translated to mean, “I am because we are” – an African way of thinking about what it means to be human, and how we, as humans are connected to one another.In essence, it that a persons humanity is through the recognition that there is an ‘other’ who is unique and different, but still connected to us. At the heart of the definition, is the connectedness that exists or should exist between people. It is in this spirit that we invite you to connect with us through this festival…come experience Southern Africa!
To find out more about our the concept of ubuntu and our region, see the video below form last year’s festival :
Vendors and Entertainers, visit our participant information page for more information. Email info@southernafricancommunity.org for additional questions.
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Sponsors
Sponsor our event: contact info@southernafricancommunity.org or events@southernafricancommunity.org
Vendors and Entertainers, visit our participant information page for more information.