Brooklyn, New York - June 9, 2008 - Join Ifetayo Cultural Arts as they celebrate their 19th Annual Cultural Arts Program Presentation “THE URBAN MBONGI” an artistic journey dedicated to the traditional system of building and healing community through Mbongi.

Mbongi is a community structure committed to validating each and every member’s voice. Presented by the community’s most precious gift, the youth, Ifetayo will creatively propose how they have brought and continue to bring the transformative method of Mbongi into the 21st century.

Communities and families today are in need of Mbongi -- an ancient treasure so innovative that it seems newly invented. The Urban Mbongi is a show not to be missed!

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Curtain: 6:00pm
Brooklyn College Center for the Performing Arts, Walt Whitman Hall

For more press information, please contact us via phone at (718) 856-1123 or via email at info@Ifetayo.org.

You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
- Ashanti proverb

About Ifetayo
Ifetayo Cultural Arts, Inc. is a non-profit organization that utilizes arts and culture as a means to heal and develop communities of the African Diaspora. For 19 years, Ifetayo has offered African-centered programming to develop cultural awareness, provided arts instruction, strengthened academic support, and enhanced health and well being. Ifetayo's mission is to prepare young people and their families for all aspects of their lives through comprehensive and holistic programs that help to empower them to become self-sufficient and productive adults who are actively engaged in the improvement of their communities. The organization’s name comes from the West African Yoruba word "ifetayo" which means "love is enough for joy" and captures the core of Ifetayo’s nurturing approach to empowering youth, redefining community development, and creating an improved and sustainable quality of life in Brooklyn, New York. Find out more about Ifetayo at www.Ifetayo.org

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Thank You for Joining in the Spirit of Living Culture
and Building Community!

Ifetayo Cultural Arts
629 A East 35th Street, Suite #2
Brooklyn, New York 11203
Phone: 718-856-1123
Fax: 718-856-1192
Website: www.Ifetayo.org
Email: info@Ifetayo.org