The evening of interdisciplinary collaboration will bring together York University students, faculty, members of the fine arts community, and the public.

Story teller and poet T. Kofi Hadjor will open the evening with his personal story of emigrating from Ghana to Canada, titled, A Fork in the Road – Personal Stories of Overcoming Homelessness and Starting Again! Three Thousand Days in the Wilderness: A Spiritual Journey through Homelessness!

Dipo dance and music of the Krobo people of Ghana will share the stage with Oromo of Ethiopia, Soukos of Congo, Kora of Guinea, and Gumboot of South Africa.

Performers at the Humanity in Harmony festival:

Isaac Nii Akrong, Ga Gome 

African Dance Ensemble (ADE)

Daniel Schnee & Gerry, Music Improvisation

Dean, Kora Solo

Bert Smith, Spoken Word

Jaivah/Nouvel Exposé, Soukous & Oromo

TheatrePeace Mimes

Nina Soypher & Co., Paintings

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

TIME: 7:00 pm

WHERE: Accolade East building, York University, Keele campus, 2^nd floor student lounge

INFORMATION: http://afridance.com

York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto, Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 50,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as more than 200,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 11 faculties and 26 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation.

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Media contact:

Keith Marnoch, Media Relations, York University, 416-736-2100 ext. 22091 or marnoch@yorku.ca