The Sankofa Projects

Thursday, June 21, 2012

"The Sankofa Project believes that in order to move forward with purposeful steps, we must go back and fetch our history and culture."

Chadra Dalan: I come from the bloodlines of African & Native people, North Carolinian & Alabamian roots, born & bred in the Bronx, NY. Anthropologist, Published Writer, Activist, Educator, Lecturer. Former Public Educator & Media Coordinator of the Office of Public Interpretation Education of the African Burial Ground Project. My research & activism is centered around Race, Rape, Resistance, Retentions & Remembrance. My work is rooted in Remembrance of the intellectual, spiritual, Ancestors and through tangible monuments which hold memories of our individual and collective past. I create safe spaces for the exchange of ideas around difficult but necessary conversations. I am the Founder and Exec Dir of The Sankofa Projects and 4 E.V.E.R. (In the 4 directions of the Earth, I work to End Violence End Rape)I explore & dismantle systems of oppression. Mother of 2 incredible sons, Womanist, Humanitarian, Intersectional Feminist, Pourer of Libations Shekere player, Anti-Rape Activist, Wildlife Volunteer, WarriorTwo Spirit, Human Rights Activist. I stand at the crossroads of race, gender, sexuality & speak out against multiple forms of oppression.Seeker of justice and believer in our shared humanity.

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