#decolonizeeducation

@lankosiwrites As I penned my piece on ‘The Sharpeville Six,’ this section emerged organically. I founded myself swimming in the waters of inspiration , feeling driven to keep sharing our narratives, as the title came from my own creativity and resonated deeply with me. I genuinely hope that we can learn from our history and evolve as we look to the future, all while remaining grounded in the…

The media continues, to serve us the news,But can we trust what they choose to infuse?There’s no downplaying…How facts may be twisted, with truths being resisted.At this rate, ours is to question.It is crucial to doubt and to probe, for in narratives, biases globes,What’s shown isn’t all, seek the truth’s call,By interrogating what the media robes.La Nkosi 🤍

What is SAPO? SAPO is an abbreviation for, South African Post Office. It happens to be the national postal service of South Africa, a state owned enterprise, with it’s only shareholder being the South African government. According to South African law, the Post Office is the only entity that is legally allowed to accept reserved mail, thus operating as a monopoly. It was founded on the first of…

To The Enablers of the system

For you to parade yourselves as people who have transformed the system thinking you conditioned us enough to blind us from the truth is a nightmare on its own.When we speak of transformation in the country’s education system, we don’t only speak of an upgrade followed by the  maintenance of infrastructure and technology but we also speak of the introduction of content that favors the future of…

Resurfacing from a long (SO LONG, SORRY) hiatus to share the fundraising campaign of a very good friend of mine! She started a small non-profit called the Immigrant History Initiative that works directly on issues of race, immigration, and social justice, with a focus on eradicating xenophobia by centering the voices & stories of immigrant communities.

The mission of this nonprofit is so close to my heart. I grew up in one of the whitest parts of America as a second-gen Asian immigrant, and I virtually *never* saw faces like mine in textbooks (except maybe as anonymous victims). I didn’t know Asian Americans had a history in the United States from before the 1900s, and maybe because of that, I felt like I didn’t have a claim on this country as my own. 

Immigrant History Initiative creates tangible resources to bring the histories of communities of color into the classroom, to kids like me who really needed it. It’s run by a team of volunteers, and both co-founders still aren’t taking a salary because they’re putting all the money back into the org. If you have some money to spare this holiday season, please consider giving to them! It will go a long way <3 And if not, please consider reblogging!

DONATE HERE

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Today was the very first day of the Mní Wičhóni Nakíčižiŋ Owáyawa (Defenders of the Sacred Water school). It was a complete SUCCESS! 

Simply because kids showed up and learning and prayer happened all day. We started out just sitting on the grass and visiting. We ended up getting a big tent to call our school, supplies to make posters with, and kids who just LOVE to learn. 

 I'm getting so many amazing messages from people wanting to donate supplies and help teach. We welcome any and all help, especially just being present and filling spaces with your knowledge and expertise on traditions or western education is very much appreciated and welcomed. 😁

We'll have a supply list shortly. Thanks so much for the support.

Supply list: Math and reading worksheets and games for multiple ages 3-14 (local teachers) Coloring books and crayons/markers Beads and art supplies Lacross sticks and equipment Basketballs, soccer balls, kickballs (basketball hoops, nets for soccer if we can borrow) Wood and deer hides for drum making

Our first day we had nothing except people stepping up to help and bringing what they had. Soo amazing! So anything helps.

#nodapl #sovereignty #decolonizeeducation #theirfuturematters #defendersofthewaterschool #ochethisakowincamp #waterislife #dream