Sunday June 23

Master of Ceremony - Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks

9:30 - 10:35 am         Blowing of the Abeng

Procession & Greeting of the Ancestors

Call to the Sacred Directions Kasike Nibonri Kaiman Yukayeke Yamaye Quani

Taíno Songs

Velva “Akosua Kasabiana” Lawrence Sankofie

Maroon Libation

Gaa'maa Gloria 'Mau Mau G' Simms Charles Town Maroon Community

Quao Warrior Songs

Charles Town Maroon Drummers & Dancers Charles Town Maroon Community

Yoruba Libation

Babalawo Oluwole A. Ifakunle Ile Omo Ope, New York, USA

Sounds of West Africa JamAfrican Ensemble Kingston & St Andrew

10:35 - 10:50 am

10:50 - 1:00 pm

Welcome

Actg Col. Marcia Douglas

Charles Town Maroon Community

Mr. Richard Lumsden

Charles Town Maroon Conference & Festival Planning Committee

Greetings

Gaa'maa Gloria “Mau Mau G” Simms Charles Town Maroon Community

Quao's Victory

Jamokia Rose, Anastasia Robinson Kenika Douglas, Renee Robinson & Samantha Douglas

Charles Town Maroon Community

Guest Presenter

“Taíno African Connections” Dr. Lesley-Gail Atkinson Swaby, Archaeologist

Quao Skit

Charles Town Primary School, Plum Valley, Portland

Presentation

Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers Youth

Guest Speaker

“Communication with the Divine Ancestors” Babalawo Oluwole A. Ifakunle

Ile Omo Ope, New York, USA

Maypole

Cascade Primary & Junior High School Cascade District, Portland

1:00 - 2:00 pm

2:00 - 2:10 pm

2:10 - 3:25 pm

3:25 - 3:30 pm

3:30 - 3:55 pm

3:55 - 4:10 pm

4:10 - 4:45 pm

4:45 - 5:00 pm

5:00 - 5:15 pm

5:15 - 6:00 pm

Ancestral Rhythms

Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers Youth

Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers JamAfrican Ensemble

LUNCH

Master of Ceremony – Dr. Marcus Goffe

Greetings from Charles Town Maroons

Greetings and Performances from Maroon Communities:

Scott’s Hall Maroons Moore Town Maroons Accompong Maroons Trelawny Town Maroons Surinamese Maroons

Greetings

His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki Ambassador of Japan

Presentation by Fight for Peace

Greetings from Sponsors

Presentation by Capoeira Cativeiro Jamaica

Performance by All 4 Betta Drummers

Keynote Speaker

Kasike Nibonri Kaiman Yukayeke Yamaye Quani

Performances

Rastafari Indigenous Village

Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers Youth

Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers

FRIDAY: 6:00 pm

SATURDAY: 8:00 am

10:00 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 3:30 pm 7:00 pm

SUNDAY: 8:00 am 11:00 am 2:00 pm 3:30 pm

Wellness Village Opening: Yoga with Live Music

Morning Yoga Session Herb Lecture

Live Food Demo Paida Lajin Demo Plant Ceremony

Afternoon Yoga Session Stargazing

3 Body Workout

Mid Morning Yoga Session Healthy Eating Workshop

Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation

Available by Appointment Throughout the Day:

• Reiki · Massage · Paida Lajin (Stretch & Slap for Aches & Pains) · Sound Balm Yaad Offerings (Chants and Meditations)
• Healing Sessions