Emancipation Day 2016 launched in Cape Coast
The Minister for Tourism Culture and the Creative Arts, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has called on the youth to get involved in the celebration of cultural activities and pan-Africanism.
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She said this during the launch of the 2016 Emancipation Day Celebration at the Centre for National Culture in Cape Coast last Friday.
The 2016 Emancipation Day celebration is on the theme, Our Heritage, Our Strength, with the sub theme Empowering Our Youth Through Pan-African Culture.
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare said the 2016 Emancipation Day celebration would focus mainly on the youth who are the future of the country.
“In the spirit of Pan-Africanism, we are entreating the youth of African descent to come together and strengthen the bond of solidarity and remember that unity is vital to the economic, social and political progress of the people of African descent,” she said.
‘We should also remember that African people, both on the continent and in the Diaspora share not only a common history but a common destiny,” she added.
The 2016 Emancipation Day celebration will commence with wreath laying ceremonies on Thursday, July 28 at the Du Bois Memorial Centre, the George Padmore Research Library and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra.
There will also be a variety showcase dubbed the Special Emancipation Variety Show at the Cape Coast Chapel Square preceeded by a procession of Asafo Companies, Masquaraders among others from the Robert Mensah Sports Stadium to the Chapel Square on Friday, July 29.
On Saturday July 30, Assin Praso, which was part of the slave route, will take centre satge with a durbar of chiefs and people to commemorate the event.
The climax of the event will be held on August 1, with a grand durbar of chiefs and people at Assin-Manso, which is also part of the slave corridor and is home to the Nnoko Nsuo, also known as the Slave River where the slaves had their bath before they were shipped overseas.