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Gullah/Geechee SEA & ME: Celebrating and Saving Coastal Legacy
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has always centered its work on ensuring that Gullah/Geechee land would be in Gullah/Geechee hands for generations to come. When we first started our work over two decades ago, I didn’t realize how true “De wata bring we and de wata gwine tek we bak.” would be. However, it is due the water’s consistency that we have witnessed the erosion of our coastline and also the rising of new collaborations within the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
Gullah/Geechee Holiday Celebration
Join the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network Family at the “Gullah/Geechee Holiday Celebration” from Noon to 3 pm on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at the Pure Theater in downtown Charleston, SC. Purchase authentic Gullah/Geechee items as gifts for family and friends and come enjoy the celebration with natives of the Gullah/Geechee Nation!
Jayn de Gullah/Geechee at de 39th Annual Heritage Days Celebration!
Hunnuh chillun, bring friends and de famlee and jayn we pun historic St. Helena Island, SC November 9-11, 2023! The 39th Annual Heritage Days Celebration will take place at Penn Center, Inc. Come engage in the continuing stand for justice while being a part of one of the largest Black celebrations in the southeast.
Nature Walk on Historic St. Helena Island in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Join the community of historic St. Helena Island in sustaining the environment and their cultural heritage. Be a part of the nature walk and then join in Gullah/Geechee Agroculture Day.
Gullah/Geechee Agroculture Day: Sustaining and Celebrating St. Helena!
Jayn we pun historic St. Helena Island fa Gullah/Geechee Agroculture Day 2023! Sustaining and Celebrating St. Helena! Cum jayn we and bring hunnuh Famlee! Saturday, October 28, 2023Noon to 3 pm Regista ya: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gullahgeechee-agroculture-day-sustaining-and-celebrating-st-helena-tickets-739759950927?aff=oddtdtcreator Jayn de Gullah/Geechee Famlee down by de RiverSide! Come out and Help engage in the Gullah/Geechee CREATE Marine Debris Removal project as …
Gullah/Geechee Living Heritage and Sustaining Legacy on the Land
In America, the word “heritage” is often bantered about without a clear examination of its definition in English and the origin of what is being considered “heritage.” So, I thought it not robbery to take a journey into the etymology of this word for “Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month.” A brief online examination of the …
Gullah/Geechee CREATE Marine Debris Art Project
From 2023-2026, we will be working with Gullah/Geechee and Black artists in South Carolina to upcycle marine debris into works of art through the Gullah/Geechee CREATE Program.
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Protection Overlay District Supporters File Court Motions
On August 3, 2023 during “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week,” four groups filed independent motions to intervene to defend Beaufort County’s denial of plans for three (3) 6-hole golf courses on St. Helena Island in the appeal initiated by Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC. The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (filed by the South Carolina Environmental Law Project), The Penn Center (represented by Jack Smith of Nelson Mullins), Coastal Conservation League (represented by Ross Appel of McCullough Khan Appel), and individual landowners Leon and Joan Heyward and Robert New are fighting to uphold the Cultural Protection Overlay District zoning law.
Celebrate Victory with the St. Helena Island Gullah/Geechee Famlee!
Cum jayn de St. Helena Island Gullah/Geechee Famlee een a victory celebration July 29, 2023!
Save the Black Pearl! Protect the Black Beach Township of Atlantic Beach!
Please sign and share this petition to protect the historic Black beach township of Atlantic Beach from destructionment: