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DONATIONS
The Nakumbuka Celebration was held at The Mico College in Kingston, Jamaica on February 20 - 21, 2003 and February 24 - 25, 2005 with great success. 'Nakumbuka' is the Swahili word for 'I remember' and the celebration is designed to acknowledge and sanctify those millions of Africans who perished in the middle passage. As far as we know, there is no shrine or monument any where in the western hemisphere to commemorate this loss; it is as if our parents died and we did not bury them. Such a lack is robbing the race of incalculable energy and is contributing to our myopic sight in so many critical matters.
The celebration in Jamaica consisted of a ceremonial exercise as well as cultural displays in many forms; for example, art exhibition, poetry recitation, culinary displays, lectures, book launching, drumming, dance and so on.
This celebration was very expensive to mount. The purpose of this letter is to solicit your financial support. Kindly make cheques payable to
The Mico College Foundation/Nakumbuka Fund
1A Marescaux Road
Kingston 5, Jamaica W.I.
Thank you in anticipation of your contribution; we on our end will do everything in our power to retain the energy for which your contribution was intended.
