The Village Project will present their 12th annual Kwanzaa celebrations throughout San Francisco, with seven days of community events, starting on Dec. 26th through January 1st. Striving to heal, unite and strengthen our family, community and nation, we will celebrate each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa (the Nguzo Saba). There will be 15 free events in 8 different neighborhoods. Each hosting organization will present exciting and enriching cultural programs, intended to both entertain and engage the entire family.
UMOJA (unity)
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race
Wednesday, Dec. 26th
12 Noon – City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Way, Rotunda
2 pm, Museum Of The African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street @ 3rd
6 pm, African American Arts & Culture Complex, 762 Fulton @ Webster
KUJICHAGULIA (self-determination)
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves
Thursday, Dec. 27th:
1:00 Hamilton Rec/MoMagic, 1900 Geary @ Steiner
4:00 pm, RSSE, 1099 Sunnydale Ave
6:00 pm Success Center/Citizen Film @ The Jazz Heritage Center, 1330 Fillmore
UJIMA (collective work and responsibility)
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and solve them together
Friday, Dec. 28th:
1 pm – Dr. George Davis Senior Center, 1753 Carroll Ave
6:00 pm Bayview Y, 1601 Lane @ Revere
UJAMAA (cooperative economics)
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together
Saturday, Dec 29th:
11:00 am, SF Library/MOAD (Visitation Valley Branch), 201 Leland Ave
1 pm - Boys & Girls Club, 380 Fulton @ Gough
3 pm - Booker T. Washington Community Center, 800 Presidio @ Sutter
5 pm - OMI Family Resource Center/Minnie & Lovie, 650 Capitol Ave
NIA (purpose)
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness
Sunday, Dec. 30th:
1:00 pm - SF Main Library, 100 Larkins @
4 pm Third Baptist
7 pm TBD
KUUMBA (creativity)
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it
Monday, Dec. 31st:
1:00 PM: Western Addition Family Resource/Western Addition Senior Center
5 pm Potrero Hill Family Resource Center/Potrero Hill Rec Center, 801 Arkansas @23rd
IMANI (faith)
To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle
Tuesday, Jan. 1st:
6 pm - St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, 2097 Turk @ Lyons
