Tag Archives: United Nations
Queen Quet’s Journey from Human Rights Back to Gullah/Geechee Land
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) took the time to do an anniversary episode of “Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio” to detail her journey becoming the first Gullah/Geechee in world history to speak before the United Nations on behalf of Gullah/Geechees.
Walkin een ta who WEBE: A Gullah/Geechee Queen’s Journey
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
• Lao-Tzu
This quotation that has been heard and read around the world symbolizes the journey of the life mission that GOD placed me on. When I took the first step, I had no idea that I was even beginning a journey, I moved because GOD was ready. “Win GAWD git readee, hunnuh hafa moob!”
Gullah/Geechee Nation Engages in the International Decade of People of African Descent
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) I have had the blessed opportunity to engage in a number of conferences and to do interventions on the international level since 1999 including becoming a part of an NGO with consultative status with the United Nation, the International Human Rights Association for American Minorities (IHRAAM). …
Gullah/Geechee Nation Celebrates Human Rights Day 2014! #rights365
“I call on States to honour their obligation to protect human rights every day of the year. I call on people to hold their governments to account. “ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as Human Rights Day in 1950 to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the …
Queen Quet of Gullah/Geechee Nation is one of the World Leaders at 1st UN Indigenous Conference
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) is on the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy World Tour.” Today, she is one of the delegates at the United Nations for the first “World Conference of Indigenous People.” Queen Quet not only represents the Gullah/Geechees as their elected leader and spokesperson, she is also a permanent …
Gullah/Geechee Culture and Sustainability Connects to the Global Community by Queen Quet
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) “Development is only viable if culturally and environmentally sustainable” were the words stated by the Minister of Culture of Paraguay, Mabel Causarano at the United Nations. As soon as I heard these words, I knew that it was Divine Order that this would be the day of …
Queen Quet Overcoming Gullah/Geechee Destructionment
15 years after becoming the first Gullah/Geechee to speak on behalf of her people before the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Genevé, Switzerland, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) has again gained support for her lifetime efforts to keep Gullah/Geechee culture alive. The Highlander Education Center has awarded her the “We Shall Overcome Fund” grant to continue …
Genocide and Gentrification in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
On this episode of Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) examines the dynamics of genocide and gentrification within the Gullah/Geechee Nation and how methods of both have been used to destroy Black townships and settlement areas of people of African descent in the United States. At the United Nations, genocide …
Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy Part 2: Mo Than 40 Acres and a Mule by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
In Part 1 of the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy” series on Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio, I laid the foundation for the land ownership amongst the Gullah/Geechees. A critical part of that land ownership was the meeting of over twenty Black/Gullah/Geechee ministers in Savannah, GA on January 12, 1865. One of these ministers was Charleston, …
A Sea of Gullah/Geechee Culture Flows for Gullah/Geechee Heritage Awareness Month
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) Just as we prepare to engage in sacred ceremonies to culminate the inaugural Middle Passage Month which was declared as September in the Gullah/Geechee Nation, we flow into World Tourism Day. In support of the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, World Tourism Day (WTD) which is …