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African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association
Roots, Rocks, and Ring Shouts
Roots, Rocks, and Ring Shouts
Friday, April 20, 2018 at 8:30 AM (EST)
to Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 5:00 PM (EST)
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RSVPs are now closed.
You're still welcome to join us!
$40 cash at the door, undergraduate students FREE
Join the ADRSA for a special symposium celebrating 6 years since our founding!
We’re taking the party to one of the best and most African cities in the country: New Orleans! Spend the weekend in NOLA with us enjoying a Symposium featuring presentations from scholars, activists, and practitioners of Africana Religions, a dazzling performance showcasing the history of Black New Orleans and the Mardi Gras Indians, a festival in honor of Osun, and more! Special guests include:
Yeye Luisah Teish
Author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Guide to Personal Charms and Rituals
Teresa Washington
Author of The Architects of Existence: Aje in Yoruba Cosmology, Ontology, and Orature
Aisha Beliso-De Jesus
Author of Electric Santeria: Racial and Sexual Assemblages of Transnational Religion
Kokahvah Zauditu-Selassie
Author of African Spiritual Traditions in the Novels of Toni Morrison
Anwar I. O. Uhuru
Author of Subsistere
Alison McCrary
Executive Director, National Police Accountability Project
Sula Janet Evans-Mshakamari aka Sula Spirit
Congo Square Preservation Society and Zion Trinity
Iyalode Yeyefini Efunbolade
Director, International Institute of African Studies and Knowledge Inc. (IIASK)
Jean-Marcel St. Jacques
Artist, Hoodoo Practitioner, and creator of WOODEN QUILTS®
Regine Romain
Producer/Director of Brooklyn to Benin: A Vodou PilgrimageFunlayo E. Wood
Featured in Sacred Journeys and The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
And More!
Weekend Events
Friday April 20: Symposium & Marketplace
Venue: Southern University at New Orleans
Time: 9 am - 5 pm
Interested in Vending? Contact Us Friday April 20:
New Orleans: Voices of Congo Square (Separate ticket required)
Venue: Orpheum Theater, New Orleans
Time: 8 pm
Saturday April 21:
Osun Festival (Hosted by Iya Naimah Osunbunmi Zulu)
Venue: Procession begins at The Golden Feather
Time: 10 am - sunset
Saturday April 21:
After Pary & Concert featuring WolfHawkJaguar, Osunfemi Wanbi Njeri, Sula Spirit, and Ogunlano Music
Venue: The Golden Feather
Time: 5 pm - 10 pm
Sunday, April 22:
New Orleans Tour and drumming in Congo Square
Venue: Begins and ends at Louis Armstrong Park
Time: 12 noon - 4 pm
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