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SUMMARY:Caravan to the Ancestors Seeking Peace for Our Souls and Hearts
DESCRIPTION:Saturday October 15\, 2016 the National Black United Front will host the 19th Annual Sankofa Caravan to the Ancestors. The Sankofa Caravan is an interfaith ancestral commemoration. The event has three key areas of focus: \n\nTo offer praise and thanksgiving to the creator and our revered African ancestors;\nTo educate our community on African spirituality\, history and culture\nTo invoke blessings for our community in all worthy endeavors.\n\nSankofa” is a word from the Akan people of West Africa which challenges people of Afrikan ancestry to “Go Back to Your Past” and bring to the present past values that are needed now. \nThe Caravan will depart from the National Black United Front Houston Headquarters 2428 Southmore Blvd. Houston TX at 7am\, heading to the beach in Galveston TX. Participants are asked to wear all white for spirit. \nOften the concept of “Sankofa” is symbolized by a mythical bird which moves forward while looking backward. Certain depictions of the “Sankofa” bird show an egg being held within its beak\, symbolizing the future of those yet to be born. If the egg is held too tight then it will break. If the egg is held too loose then it will fall. To embrace the true meaning of “Sankofa” one must move forward while gaining wisdom from the past and exacting the proper balance in preparation for the future. Often the concept of “Sankofa” is symbolized by a mythical bird which moves forward while looking backward. Certain depictions of the “Sankofa” bird show an egg being held within its beak\, symbolizing the future of those yet to be born. If the egg is held too tight then it will break. If the egg is held too loose then it will fall. To embrace the true meaning of “Sankofa” one must move forward while gaining wisdom from the past and exacting the proper balance in preparation for the future. A Caravan is typically held which makes the “Sankofa” connection relevant through prayer\, ritual\, African drumming\, African dancing\, speakers and martial arts. Research reveals and history shows us that Galveston beach was a port of entry for our enslaved African ancestors. One of the Moor people\, Estevanico\, came to the shores of Galveston\, Texas\, as a servant\, navigator and guide to Portuguese explorers in the year 1528. It is recorded that in the 1780s\, enslaved Afrikans were transported by way of Morgan’s Point across the bay from Galveston Island. This barbaric practice of profiting from human cargo was plentiful in Galveston for many years\, with slave traders skillfully circumventing laws that banned the uncivilized practice of slave trading. \nVendor Application \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/caravan-ancestors-seeking-peace-souls-hearts/
LOCATION:National Black United Front Houston Headquarters\, 2428 Southmore Blvd.\, Houston\, TX
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