Restoration Plaza in Bedford Stuyvesant was the venue for December 12th Movement’s annual African Liberation Day event on Saturday, May 27th.
Responding to the call that “We must come together on African Liberation Day to ensure that our voices are heard,” community members came from as far as New Jersey, and all over New York City to enjoy the celebration.
MC’ed by Chimhwi Brown, 20, from the December 12th Movement (D12), he gave a honorable shout-out to his grandmother, the no-holds-barred fiery international activist and D12 chair and co-founder – Viola Plummer, 85. The grassroot movement matriach, once again delivered a powerful determination that Black folk need to pick up the pace of the struggle and fight intensely with reinforced focus and purpose for self-governance.
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The event was co-sponsored by Bed Stuy Council Member Chi Ossé. With the theme as “Africa’s War Against Poverty and Underdevelopment,” numerous speakers addressed the local, national, international – current and historical issue that Africans and descendants are central in the global fight to protect human rights, address climate change, resist war, and design equitable economic trade initiatives. Electeds and activists like Council Member Charles Barron and former Assembly Woman Inez Barron, Assembly Woman Stefanie Zinnerman, First Secretary for Political Affairs Audrey Gantana-Namases from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia, D12 international secretariat Attorney Roger Wareham, and Cinque Brath of the Elombe Brath Foundation.