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  • Location Online
  • Experience Levels All
  • This class is a donation based class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
  • Date/Time Sunday, February 27, 2022
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
  • Next Available Date Sunday 27 March 2022

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Join hosts Aleta, Vimalasara, and Arisika every last Sunday of the month to release past losses, and name and claim new blessings.

We are living in a time where there are 32 countries currently at war, with over 20 of them happening in the continent of Africa. The war that has escalated in the Middle East, has not only been a genocide of a race of people, it has escalated Islamphobia and antisemitism in the west. What is our role, and purpose in times of such human tragedy?

ReClaim the Untold Legacy of MLK

Interpretation of Martin Luther King’s legacy fuels the fight over Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Affirmative Action. King’s most famous quotes have fueled a culture war over the radical merits of MLK’s legacy.

Youth in Florida are not only being excluded from Critical Race Theory (CRT) today, but now youth today are given lies disguising the amnesia of the deep rooted hatred of MLK. MLK hatred continuously has been due to White Imperialism and patriarchy in the US government and Florida. The surprise is that this hatred still exist through Black churches, synagogues, dojos, and meditation centers today that have been given large amounts of money to not push the legacy of MLK, but to become paid off stopping Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. How do we sit on cushion, and also never deny our leader. How do we ReClaim and re-love the legacy of MLK.

Afrikan Wisdom

Here in North America where many are celebrating the Day of the Dead, let’s reflect on the wisdom of the Ancestors to face the challenging times ahead. As African-descended people, we always called on the ancestors when times were difficult – and we are not the first generation to face environmental change, threats of war, or personal loss. Today, let’s come together and share our fears, our dreams, and our stories of resilience. Let’s call on the ancestors who support us – and who also survived apocalyptic times – bringing stories of resistance, thrivance, hope, and human, animal and spiritual ally-ship that are the key to our survival in these perilous times.

Who is this practice group for?

This practice group is for people with one or more parents or grandparents from the Black African Diaspora who self-identify as Black and/or mixed heritage.

We invite African descent people of all genders, sexualities, and abilities to come together to heal and be held in a supportive community.

Where is this practice located?

Afrikan Healing and Wisdom meets online.  Join us LIVE on Zoom from the comfort of your own home or another safe space. The Zoom link will be sent via email to everyone who registers.

We meet on the last Sunday of every month:

  • 9-10:30am Pacific Time
  • 5-6:30pm British Summer Time

What to Bring:

Please bring a candle and something to write on.

Bring your Medicine, your voice, your dance, your sage.


By Donation:

Although this is a donation-based class, registration is required.

Please give according to your income.

Suggested Donation: $0.  $15. $30.  $50. $75.  $100

 

Vimalasara Mason-John, MA Visiting Teacher

Dr. Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John MA is a TEDx speaker, author of 8 books including Detox Your Heart, Meditations for Emotional Trauma, and her award-winning books Eight Step Recovery – Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction and her novel Borrowed Body. She is a senior teacher in the Triratna Buddhist Order, practicing for 27 years,... Read more

Arisika Razak, CNM, MPH

Arisika Razak, MPH, Professor Emerita and former chair of the Women’s Spirituality Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, is a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland California and a graduate of Spirit Rock’s DPP program. Her teachings incorporate diverse spiritual traditions, multicultural feminisms, and contemporary diversity theory. For over... Read more

Aleta Toure’

Aleta Toure’ bears witness as a vessel for social change through organizing, education and healing arts.    She’s immersed in Black cooperative movements since leading Black Trauma Anonymous through Free Marissa Now, “I am Troy Davis”, University Without Walls and other Diasporic Movements.   https://vimeo.com/66573223

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