BIG THINGS!
November 14, 2007
In one day two incredible things happened for Casa Africa…
Making my work here more complex and simply more in terms of mandate but about a milion times (if thats even possible seeing how much I love this project) more interesting
The day started off with the France Brésil meeting featuring one of the ugliest logos in the history of mankind
I had spent the whole day before preparing Ibra’s speach on Africa-Brazil-France cooperation and the powerpoint (yes folks even the pros do it)
well it was big ass event
Mayors of Rennes and Nantes were present as well as federally elected officials from Mali and Brazil, our friend Rodrigo had made us the special guest at this round table and we had 30 min to present our acomplishements and future senegal roject as well as bring some afican history in the mix
Ibra killed it
Both elected officials closing statements commented exlusevily on his presentation and we made some valuable contacts along the way….
especially with the city of Nantes…
Mariam another senegalese getting mixed up with CasaAfrica had projects to start up her own Casa Africa in Nantes a city that is known for its decentralized policies…économie solidaire support and left leaning political body… and many exchange programs with Senegal
Mariam does incredible work with children in the cités and african dance…she is best friends with Tiken Jah Fakoly… and just gleamingly energetic…we had to get the most projects together working out
We invited everyone of the french delegation over to live the Casa Africa experience
And it worked like a charm
The mayor of Nantes is opening up a partnership with us and we are full of other projects with Mariam and France… including a Tiken tour
Me and Ibra are in the office talking over all these developments when he suddenly jumps out his chair screamin WOOO! from the top of his lungs…it was because of an email informing us our festival project had been accepted for the sum of ….
100 000R$…..BALLIN!
We had planned the event around comnity activities since we had no money now we can make it something BIG….
That’s sick man, makes your work so much more beast and so much more badass.
Congrats
Congratulations on your mandate getting a million times even more interesting than it was before, if that’s even possible. Watch you don’t explode there, pumpkin
Best,
Vanessa.