House of Rastafari Empress Menen Earthstrong Celebration
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The House of Rastafari is hosting an Empress Menen Earthstrong Celebration on Sunday, April 7th, 2024 at The Castle Westridge at 3 pm. Tickets are $30 and dress code is African attire. To get a ticket(s) contact: (242) 428.4461 or (242) 646.1847.
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Empress Menen was the Empress of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie. She was active in promoting women's issues in Ethiopia, was Patroness of the Ethiopian Red Cross, and the Ethiopian Women's Charitable Organization. She was also patroness of the Jerusalem Society that arranged for pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
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She founded the Empress Menen School for Girls in Addis Ababa, the first all-girls school which had both boarding and day students. Girls from all over the Empire were brought to the school to receive a modern education, encouraged by the Empress who visited it often and presided over its graduation ceremonies.
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The Empress gave generously, as well as sponsored programs for poor, ill and disabled people. She was also a devoutly religious woman who did much to support the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.