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Support Social Justice and Climate Action @GullahGeechee
A number of issues are facing the Gullah/Geechee Nation from sea level rise and other climate change impacts to an on-slaught of destructionment projects along the coast. All of this is taking place during hurricane season in the midst of a pandemic. So, we would appreciate your support and assistance with a number of things. We gladdee hunnuh dey ya fa yeddi we!
Zooming in on Sea Grant and the Sea Islands
Tune in for the 17th episode of Zooming in on Sustainability as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) dialogues with Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank member, Rick DeVoe about the work of Sea Grant and the Sea Islands.
Zooming in on Unions and the Legacy of Black Labor
Tune in for the 13th episode of Zooming in on Sustainability” featuring Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) in a dialogue with Kwame Sha and Elder Carlie Towne of the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank in honor of unions and the Black labor legacy.
De Will fa Keep @GullahGeechee Land
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) I have spent over four decades of my life fighting for Gullah/Geechees to maintain their land ownership. Over the decades, I have been deposed in numerous legal cases and we won all of them. I give thanks for the numerous lawyers that provided legal advice to …
Zooming in on Living Authentically
Tune in for the fourteenth episode of “Zooming in on Sustainability” for “Living Authentically” with Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Sheronda Goodwine-Barksdale of “Authentically Your Expressions.” This episode will focus on life coaching and cultural legacy and how these are sustained by living authentically.
Zooming in on Dismantling Racism
Tune in for the eleventh episode of Zooming in on Sustainability” for a dialogue between Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and Dr. Melissa Hargrove of the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank. They will discuss “Dismantling Racism.” Learn the dynamics of how race was constructed. Anything constructed can be deconstructed.
Zooming in on Enfranchising de Gullah/Geechee
Tune in to Episode 10 of Zooming in on Sustainability as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) dialogues with Gullah/Geechee Assembly of Representatives members about “Enfranchising de Gullah/Geechee.” The show will broadcast live on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 3 pm during “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week.”
Zooming in on Racial Equity vs Reconciliation
Tune in to Episode 7 of “Zooming in on Sustainability” will be a dialogue between Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and Dr. Najmah Thomas of the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank and Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition. They will discuss how policy is impacted by racial inequity and equity vs reconciliation.
Zooming in on Healing @GullahGeechee
Tune in to Episode 6 of “Zooming in on Sustainability” focused on “Healin’ @GullahGeechee” a dialogue between Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and Khetnu Nefer of A Soulful Touch Wellness.
Gullah/Geechee Nation Celebrates #GullahGeechee2020 Honoring Queen Quet’s 20 Year Legacy
Queen Quet (www.QueenQuet.com) has spent four decades of her life fighting to prevent the genocide of her people and insuring that Gullah/Geechee culture will not only continue to exist, but that it will also be represented accurately and respectfully. She has successfully won many land rights cases and gotten laws changed in favor of the Gullah/Geechee people. She has repeatedly returned to the United Nations and continues to serve on international boards working to insure the continued sustainability of the environment of and the cultural heritage within the Gullah/Geechee Nation from Jacksonville, NC to Jacksonville, FL.
