Africa Day Cork 2021
Africa Day ran this year from Friday 21 st May until Saturday 29 th May. This is the second year online and the events this year were packed full of African culture, music, storytelling, fashion design and African cuisine. The Lord Mayor Cllr Joe Kavanagh raised the African Union Flag for the first time at City Hall to coincide with the actual Africa Day Commemoration on the 25 th May 2021. This as a first was extremely well received by the Africa Day organizing committee some of whom were in attendance and all of whom described it as a very proud day for them. The Lord mayor also delivered an online message for all of those in Cork who would celebrate Africa Day 2021. Also as a first five African nations ambassadors sent messages to Africa Day Cork and greeting to their fellow countrymen and women now living in Cork city. All of these messages were relayed through social media formats.
Another feature of this year’s events to engage the young people included a very well managed and Covid-19 compliant Youth Afro Flag hunt around Cork City. Prizes were awarded to the winners who collected the flags and returned them to the organisers over the period of the day from 12.00 – 5.00 p.m. on Saturday 22 nd May.
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