Small swollen hungry African bellies on tv; Black men, women and children in chains; Naked flesh on the auction block; Strange low hanging fruit on southern trees. These are the images we embody as our identity. Igbo Landing tells the truth of our souls.
In May 1803, a ship with kidnapped human beings from West Africa arrived in Georgia. After the human cargo was sold at $100 per head, the enslaved rose up and revolted. They seized control of the slave ship, drowned their captors and grounded the vessel in Dunbar Creek, today known as Igbo Landing. In the end, the reverent warriors, still chained, followed their high Chief on foot into the creek singing, “The water spirit brought us, the water spirit will take us home.”
We are resilient people. We live the tenets that are the earth of our ancient traditions. We are courageous and righteous global citizens. We come from cultures grounded in virtue and respect for nature. Above all, we embrace a power greater than ourselves. When we heal historical trauma, we can come home.
We invite YOU to join us! For our African brethren raised on the Motherland and throughout the Diaspora, the Igbo Landing Conference is an opportunity for a family reunion with your long-lost brothers and sisters. It is a chance for us to heal in community through revering our ancestors, story, song, dance and knowledge of our homeland. For our dominant culture allies, we invite you to learn our history, witness our brilliance and tell your friends. To our African American brothers and sisters, we invite you to come home through water and spirit.
There are several ways to participate in the conference. The Igbo Landing Conference 2024 is a FREE event. There will be opportunities to attend cultural excursions in the St. Simon area that will incur additional fees. For more information click here. If you are unable to attend, please consider a donation to help our mission of equity in healing historical trauma. Please donate here. Please register here.
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