Soul of Brooklyn Block Party
FUTURE AFRICA NOW:
LE GRAND DAKAR BLOCK PARTY

A BLOCK PARTY THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THREE NEIGHBOURHOODS
Grand Avenue at the corner of Lafayette, represents the intersection of three vibrant
Brooklyn neighbourhoods: Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant. As Brooklyn
is the world capital of the African Diaspora with the largest diversity mix in the
known world, in the past, the Grand Avenue Block Party was always all-inclusive and
intensely multicultural, welcoming, White, Black, old, young and whatever falls between.

FUTURE AFRICA NOW will feature the general trademarks of what we’ve come to expect
from the Grand Avenue Block party: a marathon day long event of music, food,
art, fashion, dancing and good times for all in general. In addition to this, an “African
Township’ comprised of booths or stalls where each nation celebrating it’s Golden Jubilee
will be represented. These booths will feature culinary, cultural and educational
materials.

This year, on Sunday September 12th, the concept expands beyond the local, 2010 is
the year when at least a dozen African nations celebrate their independence from colonial
powers, hence the new and improved Block Party: FUTURE AFRICA NOW.

When: September 12th

Where: 285 Grand Avenue between Clifton Pl and Greene Av