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Event Schedule
Day 1-Conference Launch - Gala Style
Date: Friday, October 18, 2024
Time: 7 PM - 10 PM
Venue: National Gallery of Canada - Scotiabank Great Hall
Format Outline:
7:00 PM - Doors open - light music by DJ.
Drumming precession by Fana Soro
Afro Libation by Kanisata
land acknowledgement by Claudette Commanda
7:30 PM - Opening remarks
8:00 PM - SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION
8:15 PM - Special guest presents
8:25 PM - 8:45 PM - Black Sun Comics presents
8:45 PM - SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION
8:50 PM - Special Performance by Abdul Lateef
9:00 PM - Reception DJ Jayel takes us out
DAY 2: Conference Day

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 10am - 5pm
Venue: National Gallery of Canada (2 spaces)
Auditorium + Foyer
> Features a Cosmic Market of Vendors and the interactive AFROBOT- the AI Robot
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM - Opening Remarks by Dr. Reynaldo Anderson
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Special Presentation by Ytasha Womack
11:30 AM - 12:40 PM
PANEL #1 – THE FUTURE IN WHAT WE CURRENTLY CALL KANADA - AFROFUTURIST ARTIST & INDIGENOUS FUTURISM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Canadian Afrofuturism recognized that many of the Diaspora in these territories are stolen people on stolen land, this introspective conversation looks at the ways that allyship and co-existence can evolve or look like in the future in community and the arts.
Moderated by Divine Lys Ndemeye
> Featuring: Kalkidan Assefa, Jason Lewis and Skawennati
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PANEL #2 – ASTROBLACK IMAGINEERS
Canada has a long history of Black inventors from Sophia Jones to all the way back to William Peyton Hubbard and Elijah McCoy. This conversation will lay deeper insight into the innovation in these different Afrofuturists approaches.
Moderated by Gabriela Sealy
Featuring: Malicious, Lateef Martin, Black Sun Comics, Debbie Deer, Jimmy Baptiste

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY AFROTRONIX
A presentation talk with the award-winning musical Afrofuturists speaking on his experience from Chad to Montreal and Canada.
DAY 3: Official After Party Social Mixer
Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Time: 7 PM - 10 PM
Venue: Club Saw | Host: Quentin VerCetty
*Dress to impress your ancestors*
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - MUSIC BY JAYEL
8:30 PM - 8:45 PM - BLACK STARTS COLLECTIVE (from Toronto and Montreal ~ AFROFUSION)
8:45 PM - DJ Velvet
Food Catering: Guest Chef to be announced soon
+ Cash bar available.
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