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Stop the King Tract Mine from Destroying Gullah/Geechee Land
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is calling on you to stand with the citizens of Awendaw, SC to stop the King Tract Mine from destroying Gullah/Geechee land. Please stop and sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/town-of-awendaw-stop-king-tract-mine-in-awendaw
Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association Celebrates 11th Anniversary
Happy 11th Anniversary ta de Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association! http://www.GullahGeecheeFishing.net
De Gullah/Geechee Celebrate Another Environmental Victory! NO Seismic Guns and Offshore Drilling!
Today, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition received the outstanding news that there will NOT be any seismic gun testing in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hunnuh Know E Shark Week!
Hunnuh chillun, e da shark week! Look ya! Ain fa hunnuh chillun gwine fa git shark stake. E fa hep we fa mek sho e ain da gwine extinct! Yes, believe it or not, in spite of the fact that native Gullah/Geechees would prefer to bite sharks than to be bitten by sharks, sharks are a threatened species in our waters.
Corona Chronicle 3-Gullah/Geechee Seeds of Survival
While at home on the family compounds, folks are learning more about their family histories and land legacies which I pray leads to them valuing the land, family, and community even more. They are learning what their elders went through to hold onto the land and the methods that they used to survive and make it through many other storms and hardships and how in the midst of all of them they could still sing, “Trouble don’t last always.”
Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association Files a Motion Against Bay Point Destructionment
The Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association seeks to intervene in the appeal related to a developer’s plans to build a so-called “eco-resort” on Bay Point Island, a pristine and untouched barrier island at the mouth of Port Royal Sound. The Motion to Intervene was filed Wednesday by Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank members of the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) on behalf of the Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association.
Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association Celebrates 10th Anniversary
De Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association that was founded by natives of St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation on March 10, 2010 and was officially voted into existence on March 25, 2010. http://www.GullahGeecheeFishing.net
Do NOT Let Spaceport Camden Lift Off @GullahGeechee!
Gullah/Geechee Nation ♦ March 5, 2021 ♦ Leave a comment
It is critical that the general public bring awareness to this issue as soon as possible. Stakes are already so high and it is our responsibility as allies to help our Gullah/Geechee brothers and sisters protect their environment and culture. This is a matter of commercial action vs. cultural preservation and continuation and it is our responsibility to hold leaders accountable.
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