The Maryland Pan-Afrikan Community participates in the African Liberation Day activities of the All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party (A-APRP).
ALD, founded in 1958 by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, is observed “to mark each year the onward progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of the people of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation.” (African Liberation Day – All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (aaprp-intl.org)) ALD officially falls on May 25, though the original Africa Freedom Day was observed in April, and these days ALD is observed on the weekend before or after May 25.
The Maryland Council of Elders is spearheading the coordination of the observance in the DMV (District of Columbia/Maryland-Virginia) area, with cooperation and support from a number of local Pan-Afrikan organizations:
- Pan-African Community Action (PACA)
- Black Alliance for Peace (BAP)
- Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS)
- Al-Awda (Palestinians Right to Return)
- Ujima Peoples Progress Party (UPP)
- Amilcar Cabral Ideological School Movement
- Revolutionary Socialist League-Kenya
- Fondasyon Mapau
- Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC)
- All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party (Host)
The online event will feature a virtual round-table discussion, “Spooks, Grunts & Pigs: Know The Enemy!”
The event is being held on Saturday, May 29 at 2 PM Eastern Time (United States), which will vary depending on your time zone:
- Los Angeles, California: 11 AM
- Chicago, Illinois: 1 PM
- New York City: 2 PM
- Washington, DC: 2 PM
- Coordinated Universal Time (URC): 6 PM
- South Africa: 8 PM
- Nairobi, Kenya: 9 PM
To participate, visit the following link to connect to Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83310568246?pwd=Zm1iVjlnQ1JINm1zYjlTc1NKREgrdz09
Meeting ID: 833 1056 8246
Passcode: 663754
One tap mobile: +16465588656,,83310568246#,,,,*663754#US (New York)
+13017158592,,83310568246#,,,,*663754#US (Washington, DC)
Or watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAPRP
For more information, contact the Maryland Council of Elders at marylandcounciloreldersbmore@gmail.com, or visit the Web sites https://africanliberationday.net or https://www.aaprp-intl.org.