May 18th marks 214 years of Haitian Independence! You're invited to a free, indoor event for all Haitians, Haitian families and friends of Haiti, featuring:

****Charismatic Haitian-American attorney and noted philanthropist François Ecclesiastes and Minneapolis NAACP vice president Jeff Aguy as co-MCs!****

• Our guest speaker will be world-renown Haitian multi-disciplinary academic, poet, and artist Marilène Phipps-Kettlewell:

• Highly acclaimed scholar, author, media commentator, and community elder Mahmoud El-Kati.

• A dazzling artistic performance by Afoutayi, one of the best contemporary Haitian dance troupes, led by the celebrated Haitian dancer, Djenane Saint-Juste;

• A performance by Twin Cities violinist Sarah Wolbert;

• All-Haitian girls Tae Kwondo performance.

• Noted Somali-American spoken word artist MonaLisa Salah.

• A drawing for over $5000 worth of high-end electronic toys to help get children of Haitian descent excited about science and technology; and of course

• Time to meet, connect, gather, dance, laugh, look forward and celebrate!

We look forward to this great get together of the Haitian community in Minnesota with its multi-national friends and allies.

For traditional Haitian clothing, go here.