CALENDAR March 13 - April 10 - May 8 - June 12 - July 10 - August 14 - September 11 - October 9

LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES

The KIPP McDonough 15 Jazz Band - 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Michaela Harrison - 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Guitar Lightnin’ Lee - 3:00PM - 4:00PM


YOUTH TENT

Ujamaa Project - 1:00PM -4:00PM  at Sankofa Marketplace
Youth Tent

The Ujamaa Project provides children with access to, and a positive experience with, fresh fruits and vegetables through visits to our Farmers Market and vegetable grill station. Children meet Sankofa Marketplace produce vendors and learn about the benefits and nutrition of vegetables and fruits through activities such as role play, drawing, printmaking, and imagination games. They also get to create artwork of their favorite vegetables and fruits. Children participating in the project's activities also get a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables to take home and share with their families!



Book Giveaway - 1:00PM - 4:00PM
by New Orleans Public Library Bookmobile at Sankofa Marketplace Youth Tent!

RECYCLING DROP OFF STATION

  • De JaVu Recycling - Collecting aluminum, plastic, paper, and cardboard items. Click here for more information about DeJaVu Recycling.

  • I Have We Have - Information on the transformation of recyclable trash into usable items.

HEALTH SCREENINGS

  • Free blood pressures screenings conducted by the LSU Student National Medical Association and Xavier University Student Pharmaceutical Association.
  • Free private HIV screenings in the NOAIDS Task Force mobile van.
  • HIV and STD health information by St John #5 Camp Ace HIV Program.
  • LSU School of Public Health - HPV survey informational material and information on free mammogram testing

VENDOR LINEUP

  • Chef Coy LeBeaud - grilled vegetable poboys, grilled shrimp
  • Deb’s Accessories - purses and bags
  • DeJaVu recycling - recyclable station of aluminum, plastic, paper, and cardboard items
  • Grilling Shilling - hot grilled hamburgers, chicken, Italian hot sausage
  • House of Dance and Feathers - Ronald Lewis’ book the House of Dance and Feathers, voted by The Times Picayune as one of the best books of 2009
  • I Have We Have - information on the transformation of recyclable trash into usable items
  • JEDC Housing Division Ministry - housing rebuilding information
  • KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) - 2010-2011 student recruitment for charter school network, including a fourth middle- and inaugural high school opening in the Bywater-Ninth Ward neighborhood this August.
  • Know-it Alls - kettlecorn, strawberry lemonade
  • LSU School of Public Health - HPV survey informational material and information on free mammogram testing
  • LSU Student National Medical Association - blood pressure screenings
  • New Orleans Public Library Bookmobile - book giveaway
  • NO AIDS Task Force - free rapid private HIV testing
  • St David Catholic Church Evangelization Ministry Team - information about St David Catholic Church
  • St John #5 Camp Ace HIV Program - HIV and STD information
  • US Census - information about the 2010 US Census
  • Xavier University Student Pharmaceutical Association - blood pressure screenings

 




To participate in the Sankofa Marketplace, you must first register here to complete your online application. Upon approval of your application, you may pay your booth fee through the paypal link (below) or by check to Sankofa Marketplace, PO Box 770570, New Orleans, La 70177.

Download the Vendor Guidelines and Special Events Occupational License

Sankofa Marketplace Vendor Booths

 

The Sankofa Marketplace of the Lower 9th Ward is a free, open-air event, held every 2nd Saturday in the parking lot of the All Souls Episcopal Church at the intersection of St Claude and Caffin Avenues. This monthly community event was created to help spur restoration, development and economic growth in the Lower 9th Ward. The event features children's activities, a farmers market with fresh produce and wild caught Louisiana shrimp, local entertainment, community resources, health screenings, and health resources.

The Sankofa Marketplace is a project of the the Historic Lower 9th Ward Council for Arts & Sustainability (HL9CAS). HL9CAS thanks theMilagro Foundation for funding the Ujamaa Project to encourage children to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables through arts education. HL9CAS is in partnership with Home, New Orleans, a project of National Performance Network with funding support by the Ford Foundation.

 

 

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SPONSORS
Would you like to sponsor the Sankofa Marketplace? Please email us TODAY! sponsor@sankofamarketplace.org


VENDORS
To participate in the Sankofa Marketplace, you must first register here to complete your online application. Upon approval of your application, you may pay your booth fee through the paypal link (below) or by check to Sankofa Marketplace, PO Box 770570, New Orleans, La 70177.

Download the Vendor Guidelines and Special Events Occupational License

Sankofa Marketplace Vendor Booths


VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer at the Sankofa Marketplace! If you are interested in volunteering 1 hour to many hours, email volunteer@sankofamarketplace.org with your name and contact information.


CONTACT US
 We'd love to hear from you. Please email us at info@sankofamarketplace.com


COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Sankofa Marketplace is a project of the Historic Lower 9th Ward Council for Arts & Sustainability, in community partnership with:

All Congregations Together
All Souls Episcopal Church and Community Center
Global Green USA
Greater Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church
House of Dance and Feathers
Lower 9th Ward Health Clinic
Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood Council
Preservation Resource Center
St. David Catholic Church


SUPPORTERS/CONTRIBUTORS
marketumbrella.org
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Episcopal Diocese Of Louisiana
Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman
Councilmember Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Home, New Orleans?
National Performance Network