SEDIBENG.- The Diniso Kasi Arts in association with BlackHouse Kollective and the Sobukwe Class will be celebrating the Birthday of Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe on the 5th December at Diniso Arts Complex in Bedworthpark, Vereeniging.

The birthday will be celebrated through planting two pine tree in remembrance of Steve Biko and Abram Tiro.  The day will also have an art exhibition, stage performances, truth talks and vegetables sales.

Iga-Makhulu Diniso, the Festival Director who is from Diniso Kasi Arts said that the pine trees planting is going to be done by BackHouse Kollective which is an institution that upholds the ideology of Pan-Africanism that Mangaliso Sobukwe pioneered in ‘working the land’. Diniso further said that Diniso Kasi Arts, through art, perpetuates the philosophy of Black Consciousness towards attaining righteousness, hence the theme of the event is ‘Arti-Culture and Agri-Culture’ to celebrate Sobukwe’s birthday.

“Through this event is to introduce the Annual Sobukwe Birthday – Black Power Festival starting on the 5^th December to 16^th December with music concerts, poetry shows, stage plays and truth-talks on black leaders and liberators such as Muntu Myeza and Sabelo Pama, Nyakane Tsholo and Nkutsoeu ‘Skaap’ Motsau amongst the others” ascertains Diniso the festival director.

Sobukwe’s birthday will be followed by on the 10^th and 11^th December with ‘Our Fathers Words of Wisdom Fest’ which will be the weekend where the attendants will be sharing the wisdom that each fathers’ left to as heritage, and on the 17^th and 18^th December it will be ‘Our Mothers Food of Wealth Feast’ where food cooked by attendants’ mothers will be eaten.

Diniso said that these two weekends will also be graced with music and other artistic performances. People who would like to exhibit art, craft, sell books, sell vegetables, herbs and spices and healthy nutritious food are welcomed through contacting 084 282 9160 or WHATSApp 062 454 5315.