On Saturday the 24th of June during the Refugee Week, NESTAC took part as one of the participant organisations to the Exodus festival 2006 at Hulme Park, Manchester. This once-a-year Event was the opportunity for NESTAC to highlight the good job it is doing in promoting arts and cultures by the African community (Immigrants, Refugees) in the Greater Manchester (Rochdale).
Our Volunteers got involved in number of ways including running a stall where an exposition of African crafts, clothing, statues and statuettes, paints, music, etc. grabbed the attention of many visitors. They run also workshops to teach the audience traditional dance or music from different part of Africa. Some ladies took great pleasure to do a demonstration of African-style hairdressing.
- African Clothing
- African Music/movie CD's or DVD's
- Sculptures
- Paints/Crafts
- African style hairdressing demo
- Nestac's flyers/leaflets about present and future activities/events
NESTAC has provided a free transport by coach for those who have confirmed their participation to this event by Thursday 22nd.
Meeting points were:
i. Falinge / Hebron Church at 11:30 amSTILL PURSUING OUR GOALS...
Departure: 12:30 pm
ii. Freehold/ Montgomery Station at 11: 30 am
Departure: 12:30 pm
iii. Hulme Park/ NESTAC stall at 17:00 pm
Departure for Rochdale: 17:30 pm
At NESTAC, one of our goals is to facilitate integration by helping people of African origin living in the Rochdale area to better understand British culture in different points, and we teach them how to live with both cultures and how to promote their own by sharing values.
So, this Event was again the opportunity to demonstrate this aspect of our job or activities. Therefore, to ensure that Rochdale people from different origin will mix together and share this great experience, NESTAC booked a coach to ease the journey to Hulm Park and allow those who wished to bring their families to do so.
TESTIMONIALS
Here are some selected testimonials from people who took part to the Event.
Chanda:" It was wonderful to see all those people of different race and culture! It's like to have the entire world concentrated in the same place. What an experience!"
Abdul:" I've just settled in Rochdale and when I saw a leaflet of NESTAC about this Event, I thought :<< this is an opportunity to make some new friends>>. I hope you'll keep organising activities like this… thank you!"
Christopher:" I took part to the last year edition of Exodus Festival. But you guys made it easier for me to bring all my two kids and their friends, you know… the Bus coach… all your staff taking care of children… thumbs up!"
Stuart:" You know what? I am going to volunteer with Oxfam next year in Zambia, I had a little chat with some of the African people in the Coach …and also here… they gave me some hint on how to interact with locals and the must-to-eat foods and local delicatessens… Thanks to you guys!!! "
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