Monday, May 22, 2017

12th Annual San Francisco Bay Area Libations for the Ancestors, Saturday, June 10, 9 AM



International Libation for African Ancestors of the Middle Passage, Saturday, June 10, 2017, is at Lake Merritt in Oakland, E. 18th Street at Lakeshore Drive @ the fountain. (Video from Maafa Ritual 10/9/2017. Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.)

Wear white, bring instruments, something creative to share like a poem or story from your ancestral treasure chest.

We start at 9 AM sharp as others are remembering African Ancestors of the Middle Passage this weekend as well. Visit remembertheancestors.com for more information.


Processing through the Doors of No Return @ Maafa Commemoration, October 9, 2016©Wanda Sabir. All Rights Reserved.


Waiting for everyone to make it to the other side.
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Blessings at the Altar before crossing the water to the other side.
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Chained, we shuffle along to a place we cannot imagine.
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We are the music.
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We were the color in the rainbow that morning.
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Three sisters.
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The drummers.
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They travel to the otherside together, one of the few who were not separated.
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We are still here!
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Navigating the turbulence.
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Deep conversations.
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The Sisters recognize the beauty in each other.
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Traveling to the other side.
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The rainbow below.
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Distance.
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I am here.
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