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Designing Africa and the Diaspora
"Designing Africa and the Diaspora" explores the transformative power of social design in African and Afro-diasporic communities, examining both historical and contemporary practices to envision and build just, thriving futures. It equips participants with the knowledge and tools to address today's complex challenges through creative and community-driven solutions.
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Building Intimate Communities
This 3-week online study is a multi-dimensional exploration of African indigenous philosophies on intimacy, kinship and community. Learners will be immersed into West African Dagara philosophy, belief systems and frame of being to learn about ancestral ways of seeing, apprehending and cultivating intimacy with life, spirit, the self and our community, human and non-human.‍
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Anwulika Okonjo
January 2024
Afrotopia: New Year Reflection Workshop
Who are you? What is your role in the social change ecosystem? How do you use your gifts to serve your community while nourishing and caring for yourself? Watch the replay of this workshop with Ijeruka's founder, Anwulika Okonjo, to reflect on these questions and more.
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Dr. Naseemah Mohamed
Reclaiming African Knowledge Systems
What can we learn from endogenous philosophies about ways of thinking, being, and relating? In this talk, Dr. Naseemah Mohamed Naseemah reflects on the richness of African epistemologies and philosophies and how they inform the ways that we understand, structure, govern our world.
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Anwulika Okonjo & Uzoma Orji
Postcards from a Progressive Present
In this interview, Anwulika Okonjo and Uzoma Orji, discussed how we can begin to challenge notions of progress and travel through time to become emissaries of hope, astronauts voyaging into the dream space and returning with the tools needed for us to bring it to fruition.
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Gabrielle Harry
November 2023
How Mythology and Folklore Influence African Storytelling
Myths and folktales are the lenses through which we have made sense of everything. Learn how epics in the African literary canon draw from folklore and mythology, including from the structures and techniques of oral storytelling.
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Ijeruka's community is home for people of African descent to connect, collaborate, and grow together. Embrace this space as your sanctuary for meaningful conversations, learning, and relationships with like-hearted peers around the world.
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Global reading - Radical hope and black mattering
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April 2024
7 Black Women Leading the Charge for Social Change
Across the globe, Afro-descendant women are organising and strategizing against overlapping systems of oppression which are determined to keep them subdued. Against all odds, these educators, activists, artists, and leaders from across the African continent and diaspora are using their voices and talents to challenge the status quo and build liberated futures for us all. Here are seven such women who are at the forefront of social change.
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Seun Babalola & Anwulika Okonjo
March 2024
REPLAY: A Pan-African Lens: Filmmaking and Identity
Oluwaseun Babalola discusses the role of storytelling in the reclamation and definition of African identities. She highlights the power of storytelling as a tool for social change, the challenges African storytellers face in navigating expectations and stereotypes, and the need for authenticity and integrity in storytelling.
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Anwulika Okonjo and Ehime Ora
February 2024
REPLAY: Ehime Ora on Preserving African Spiritual Traditions
In this conversation, Ehime Ora discusses her spiritual practice and ancestral veneration. She shares how her journey unfolded and explains the importance of ancestral veneration in African cultures and how it contributes to resilience and identity.
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Hakim Adi
February 2024
Radical Hope and Pan-Africanism: An Introduction
Hakim Adi explores the history and significance of Pan-Africanism. He shares his personal journey as the first historian of African descent in the UK, discovering African history and the exclusion of African heritage in mainstream narratives, and delves into historical examples of Pan-Africanism, the challenges and limitations of Pan-African institutions, and the goals, principles, and values of Pan-Africanism that are needed for collective action and empowerment