How do we communicate across languages forgotten, forced, or adopted?
How do we connect the dust here to the concrete there?

The answer lies in our stories.

Four hundred years in the making, “Bakanal de Afrique” is an Afro Urban Festival for, about and to the African Diaspora. Bakanal de Afrique aims to give roots to a Diaspora spread across the world, and provide a platform for Africans to tell our own stories, our way.

So tell us your story.

First, choose a Decade [past, future or present]
Second, pick a Place [region, country, neighborhood]
Then, share with us an image, a journal entry, a story, a song, a thought, or the memory of a conversation that lingers with you.

JOIN US for one a few in-person writing workshops in the Bay Area, or submit your story remotely www.afrourbansociety.com/mystory
Upcoming Workshops

BdA 2018 Personal Story Writing for People of African Descent
MAY 25 | FRIDAY | 5:45-6:45PM
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CA
FREE | SPACE IS LIMITED, Make sure to RSVP
A free workshop geared towards people of African descent of all skill levels. Just come open and willing to participate! Presented as part of Africa Day-Bay Area celebration powered by Priority Africa Network ⟐ Afro Urban Society ⟐ The Umoja Festival ⟐ ThriveAfrica.us ⟐ Bisemi Foundation

-Bakanal de Afrique 2018 is a project of Afro Urban Society generously supported by in part by Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Dancers’ Group’s CA$H grant program, Alliance for California Traditional Arts, East Bay Fund for Artists at the East Bay Community Foundation, MAP Fund & Beloved Individuals.