Let’s USE OUR CREATIVITY to remember our ANCESTORS

“We honour our ancestors, enrich our lives, and give promise to our descendants. Moreover, through this historic work and struggle we strive to always know and introduce ourselves to history and humanity as a people who are spiritually and ethically grounded”. Maulana Karenga

The Second World War saw considerable growth in how Black Canadians served in the military

(A day to remember the Maafa and to freely and openly give voice to and grievethe trauma of the Maafa and its continued after-effects. )

The MAAFAAdapted from:  http://www.remembertheancestors.com

Meaning of the word Maafa:   The Maafa is a Kiswahili term for “terrible occurrence” or “great disaster”. It refers to the African Holocaust when millions of African people died making the journey of captivity from the interior of Africa to the shores of America, known as the Middle Passage.

Why it is important to REMEMBER:  When we commemorate our ancestors, we understand our conditions better, realize our strengths, and determine solutions for our collective future. These activities help us commemorate and honor the struggle of our ancestors, the continuing struggle of our people worldwide, and encourage and support the hope that is ours. Our ancestors already paid for us, and they provide clues, keys, and instructions for our survival as well as our restoration in the many ways they speak in words and signs and symbols. They suffered for us, lived and died for us, because they loved us so. Let us now love ourselves enough to restore and repair ourselves, to continue to build a brighter future for those who will come after us.

Activity: Nakumbuka Libation, Design symbol with Egyptian Lotus, write a poem or song to an ancestor, creative art work around writing,, Black war veterans video

Supplies: Paper, crayons, lotus template, videos