Celebration of the Day of Africa – Talks, exhibition, and gastronomic exchange

This Saturday, May 25 from 7:00 pm at the Casa de la Juventud de Arrecife will take place a day to celebrate Africa Day.

During the same three talks will be developed through Afro-descendant voices:

-The role of the Spanish state in relation to the Sarahui people (Colectivo del Sahara in Lanzarote)
-Race and slavery in present-day Africa (IRA-Mauritania Collective)
-The African origin of the first Canaries (Maho Pueblo Cultural Association)

In addition you can enjoy the photographic exhibition ‘Essence and soul. Look to Africa ‘by Laura Balde (Colectivo Gatra).

During the event there will also be a cultural and gastronomic exchange.