Cum fa jayn de Gullah/Geechee Nation Leaders
&
De Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank
fa de 4th Annual
Coastal Cultures Conference
“Gwine ta de Wata:
Gullah/Geechee & Sea Island Sustainability
at de landmark St. Helena Branch Library
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Please bring with you a Gullah/Geechee book, painting or craft item to donate to the St. Helena Gullah/Geechee collection or make a cash donation to “St. Helena Fill the Shelves.”
Pre-Registration is REQUIRED. Please gwine ya:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coastal-cultures-conference-2016-gwine-ta-de-wata-gullahgeechee-sea-island-sustainability-tickets-23352391632
Presentation Schedule
10-10:30 am Registration and Meet and Greet
10:30-11 am Welcome & Overview and Special Tribute to the Late Dr. Ida Spruill
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com)
11-Noon Gullah/Geechee Sea Work Traditions and Sustainability Field Work Presentations by Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank Members
• Dr. Kate Derickson of the University of Minnesota
• Dr. Annette Watson of College of Charleston
Noon-1 pm Gullah/Geechee Lunch with Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association (www.gullahgeecheefishing.net) Interactions and Video Showing
1-1:15 pm Gullah/Geechee Seafood Safety & Human Health
• Dr. Pat Fair of National Oceanic and Atmopsheric Administration(NOAA)
Report on “Safe Sea, Healthy Me” from MUSC
1:15-1:45 pm Gullah/Geechee: From Autoimmunity and Cancer to Increasing the Means to be Healthy
• Dr. Matthew Gregoski of the Hollings Cancer Center of the Medical University of SC (MUSC)
• Dr. Diane Kamen of MUSCLE
1:45-2 pm Healthy Ways to Engage Q & A
2-3 pm Gullah/Geechee Coastal Land and Cultural Heritage Sustainability
• Queen Quet, Founder of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition(www.gullahgeechee.net)
• Michael Bedenbaugh of the “Saving Gullah Homes for Gullah Families Project” by the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation
• Elder Carlie Towne of the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network (www.gullahgeecheeangelnetwork.com)
3-3:30 Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Projects Interactive Stations Break & Library Tour
3:30-5 pm Closing Circle of Connection
6-8 pm Coastal Cultures After Party at MJ’s Soul Food 1634 Sea Island Pkwy, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920 sponsored by All Mobile Productions™ (AMP™) (www.ampturnitup.com)
The Coastal Cultures Conference is sponsored by the GOD, the Gullah/Geechee Nation, the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank, St. Helena Branch Library, the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s Coastal Program, SC Coastal Conservation League, SC Sea Grant Consortium, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Medical University of South Carolina Department of Health Sciences, and the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network.
