We cordially invite you to join us as we celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary as the AABCC on May 17-19th, 2024. This year’s theme will explore the realities of Black vulnerability, religious racism and intolerance, and the essential role of water within African spirituality, most specifically the Candomblé ecosystem. We will survey practical applications of ancestral wisdom that harness the healing and transformative power of water, and its impact throughout vulnerable Black, indigenous, and multi-racial communities. Additionally, we will prioritize thought leadership on current day social activism around the fight to end religious racism. Workshop discussions will focus on the core mental, physical and emotional impacts that are felt by African Traditional Religious (ATR) practitioners in Brazil and the Black Atlantic world.
Anyone with an interest Candomblé and other African traditional and diasporic religions! No previous knowledge or experience is required or expected.
All of our event venues are on the South Side of Chicago. They all will have easily available street parking. For those transiting, we recommend staying along the Red or Green lines, or in Hyde Park, an area with a number of hotels and which will be a 10-12 minute ride or shorter to all Symposium events. Some options in the neighborhood include:
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Chic Hotel in Hyde Park Neighborhood | Hyatt Place Chicago South University
Normal street clothing works for both Friday and Saturday. Please wear all white on Sunday.