2023 Rochester Umoja Karamu: Black Cultural Unity Box Giveaway
Sat, Nov 18
|Truform Manufactuirng Corp
An opportunity to collect the materials to celebrate a cultural celebration, Umoja Karamu! Umoja Karamu is also known as "The Other Thanksgiving."
Time & Location
Nov 18, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Truform Manufactuirng Corp, 55 Fessenden St, Rochester, NY 14611, USA
Guests
About the event
We are approaching the season of giving! Gamma Iota Boulé Foundation, Incorporated is hosting its annual cultural food giveaway program, the 2023 Umoja Karamu: Dinner Giveaway and Black Unity Celebration. We welcome volunteers from the Greater Rochester community to support the community service endeavor.
About
Umoja Karamu (meaning, “unity feast”) was established in 1971 as a Black cultural celebration acknowledged during the fourth Sunday in November; often regarded as “the other Thanksgiving.” It is a ritual for the Black Family to create new meaning and solidarity through ceremony and symbolism.