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Our Story
Harambee refers to the Kenyan tradition of
community self-help events, literally means "all pull
together". Harambee events may range from
informal affairs lasting a few hours - in which
invitations are spread by word of mouth - to formal,
multi-day events advertised in media. These events
have long been important in parts of East Africa, as
ways to build and maintain communities.
Ujima means "Collective Work and
Responsibility"; is the third of seven principle refers
to tradition and reason of Kwanzaa, which is a
Swahili for Nguzu Saba - the seven principles of
blackness, of what is called "the best of African
thought and practice in constant exchange with the
world. "Ujima" here is used to reminds us of our
obligation to the past, present and future, that we
have a role of "Collective Work and
Responsibility", to play in our neighborhoods,
community, society and world.
Harambee Ujima Black Art and Cultural
Association (Harambee Ujima) is a direct legacy
of the 1967 Together Inc, the region's original
Harambee Blacks Arts Festival committee. Founded
by Bagumba Lowery in 2001 to preserve the
anatomy of African-American neighborhoods.
Adopted by Diversity FOOTprint formed a
consortium with Harambee Ujima. The hopes of
Harambee Ujima all volunteer board is to develop a
self-determining Black Diaspora cultural and
economic environment; results in caring for,
looking after the health and wellness of the Black
Diaspora; a foot-print, evidence that the exercise of
economic growth has stopped abusing social trust.
The Diversity FOOTprint construct is an
economic justice project of the Thomas Merton
Center (TMC) our fiscal agent; TMC is a central
hub of peace and justice activity in the greater
Pittsburgh area strives to be a coalition-building
organization that follows the principles of non-
violent resistance. Diversity FOOTprint based on
Nature's *Diversity Trade Agreement form
consortiums where people of all cultures come
together to provide sustainable benefits that flow
from a diverse pluralistic society. At the core is its
'SeedSpeak", In May of 2010,The Seed speak
Project was formed as a subset of the Diversity
Advisory Committee (DAC) to create an diversity
foot-print for The Three Rivers Bioneers (3RB).
Vision, lead a new exploration in social responsible
syntax. The emphasis is on opening emerging new
markets, sustainable community, and economic
development. Start building social and economic
generators provide social responsible targeted
services and deliverable outcomes. Our maiden
project is Harambee Ujima.
The Black Arts Festival is Harambee Ujima main
focus and first priority of four economic generator
processes: 1) The Festival 2) The Neighborhood
Market Square, 3) Harambee Legacy Project and 4)
the Art Gallery. These Ujima(s); is how the
consortium promote trade through designed to
discover the diversity footprint in the Pittsburgh
region by marketing excellent Black arts
presentation and production. The process opens the
dialogue on the Black Arts Movement; targeted to
impact youth delivering a cultural family to those
who have never experienced the Harambee;
addresses disparity issues concerning minorities and
the higher percentage of unemployment and crime
in general, to help improve the area's free trade
infrastructure, to build commerce by raise the
consciousness about the areas African American
trade thru Art. The Black Arts Festival acts as
amateur recreational and entrepreneurial resource
for the youth in the region, benefit to persons of
low/moderate income, as training ground for the
long term and under employed. Giving its
Pittsburgh district 9 residents first priority to reduce
vendor and artist tabling and space fee to help them
become viable businesses
The Harambee Black Arts Festival was made
possible by the courageous efforts of its all-
volunteer board, and the local individual and
organizations and supporters exercising their
individual gifts and personal rights affirmed by
the dynamic solidarity of one human family
pulling together keep the Harambee Legacy
alive. The Harambee Ujima Arts and Cultural
Association Thank You!!!