Crossing Havana

AFRICAMÉRICAS

May 6 to May 11, 2013

Crossing Havana is unique, six-day, social documentary photo exhibit, sponsored by The Young Men & Women's African Heritage Association Inc. (YMWAHA) of Pittsburgh, focusing on Cuba’s African descendants living in the capital city of Havana. The entire, week-long event, entitled “AFRICAMÉRICAS,” will engage a multicultural cross-section of Pittsburghers by offering an historical & contemporary perspective of Afro-Cuban & Afro-Latin life. Other activities during AFRICAMÉRICAS include conversations, presentations & roundtable discussions by visiting Cuban scholars & activists, films, drum and dance workshops, and performances by Coro Latinoamericano-Pittsburgh, Balafon West African Dance Ensemble, LACU Dancers, and Slippery Rock University Afro-Colombian Dance Ensemble on Saturday, May 11.

For directions and a full schedule of activities, please visit:  https://www.facebook.com/CrossingHavana/