Still no Google graphic for the day, I expect
JUNETEENTH WORLD WIDE CELEBRATION
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery.From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long over due.
If I can shake myself of the suckage for just one day, might head to the Old Town School of Folk Music Juneteenth Celebration tomorrow. For a start, there's:
5:00 - 6:00PM
Capoeira Workshop
with Eric Johnson in Room 101
Capoeira is a martial art that incorporates rhythmic movements and acrobatics and is accompanied by music and songs. Capoeira was used by enslaved Africans to win freedom from the Portuguese in Brazil and to establish and protect free and independent colonies, or Quilombos, deep in the jungles of the Amazon.
One hour workshop ain't gonna be enough to pick up move one, I know, but I've never actually seen it performed live.
Do wish they'd either chosen a different room, or just skipped that particular number when assigning them. . .
'You asked me once,' said O'Brien, 'what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world.'
Yes, I suppose me trying to participate in the workshop could be described that way.