De Conch GGNIMM Fest Edition 2014

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Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival 2014 Edition

Honoring Queen Quet for 14 Years of Success! !

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) was elected as the Head pun de Bodee of de Gullah/Geechee 14 years ago and this election was confirmed via her enstoolment on July 2, 2000 at Sullivan’s Island, SC. Since that time she has continued to successfully lead a global movement to protect the human, cultural, and land rights of Gullah/ Geechees worldwide. Queen Quet has received numerous honors for her academic work, writing, presentations, and environmental justice. She continues to honor the legacy of her ancestors by fighting for the healing of Sea Island land and the sustaining of Gullah/Geechee culture on a daily basis.

Gawd bless de Queen! Gwine on!

De Foundas Drum Call page 2

Gullah/Geechee Reunion

Featured Artist Saudra Renee Smith page 5

Festival Presenters page 10

Queen Quet & Kwame Sha Sound de Drum fa de Fess!

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Kwame Sha of All Mobile Productions™ (AMP™) (www.AMPTurnItUp.com) are the co-founders of the Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ (www.gullahgeechee.info).

They are inviting the global community to come to Charleston and Myrtle Beach, SC this year to celebrate the living traditions of the Gullah/Geechee Nation as part of the culmination of Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week on the South Carolina coast of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.

August 1-3 they will celebrate “Gullah/Geechee Reunion, Reconstruction, & Revival.” Bring de famlee an hunnuh drum! E time fa shout wid de Gullah/Geechee!

Hep Mo Angel fa Fly! Support De Gullah/Geechee Angel Network!

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The mission of the official 501(c)3, non-profit of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network is To preserve, protect and promote the cultural heritage of the Gullah Geechee People who have lived in the southeastern portion of the United States of America from North Carolina to Jacksonville Florida 30 miles inland (known as the "Low Country") for over 300 years. To connect all people, not just in the 50 states, but internationally throughout the Diaspora, Europe, Caribbean and Africa.

Goals and Objectives are achieved by the implementation of the following seven (7) point program: The Performing Arts: Musical plays, dramatizations, poetry, storytelling, enactments and workshops Arts and Crafts: Workshops in the production and displaying of traditional Gullah/Geechee cultural items.

Demonstrative workshops that encourage the development of functional skills and forms of expression to potentially showcase and stimulate direct participation in the growing ethnic tourism industry, festivals and cultural events.

Educational: The establishment of Cultural Learning Centers designed to foster motivation, achievement and cultural enrichment. Historical/Research excursions from the tip of North Carolina (Cape Fear) to the outlining areas of Jacksonville, Florida.

Scholarships and Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award programs and events recognizing those persons who have given selflessly of themselves, and have done considerable work for the benefits of their particular community as it relates to cultural preservation. Awarding Scholarships to youth who exhibit talent, and are oriented toward developing skills which foster Gullah/Geechee Culture.

The Internet and The Media: Networking with organizations, institutions and groups which focus on Gullah/ Geechee Culture. Consistently present positive role models and activities to the low country in particular, and to in the Diaspora in general.

Production, Preservation and Documentation: Production and archiving of Gullah/Geechee video and audio recordings, books, symbols and banners. Radio, television and computer production programming.

Health and Nutrition Awareness: Forums and symposiums which explore lifestyles, food staples, food cultivation and preparation of Gullah/Geechee cuisine, as well as developing holistic programs to promote well being.

Gret Camp Meetin Centa!

The Gullah/Geechee International Camp Meeting Center & Yenna House will host a number of activities and people from around the world and educate people on the living traditions of that exist throughout the Gullah/ Geechee Nation. The next major fundraiser for the project will be the Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ www.gullahgeechee.info.

For more details on fundraisers, tours, assisting with the project, or contributing, call (843) 572-6788 or go to www.gullahgeecheeangelnetwork.com .

Featured Gullah/Geechee Artist for the

Gullah/Geechee Nation Internatiional Music & Movement Festival™ 2014

Saundra “Renee” Smith

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Saundra “Renee” Smith is a local artist, and native of St. Helena Island, SC. Renee is a Registered Nurse with a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration, and is employed by the Department Of Defense at the US Naval Hospital, Beaufort, SC.

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Renee’s husband, Michael, inspired her self-taught talent by persuading her to pick up a paint brush for the first time in April 2008. She is also supported in her work by her two loving children, Felicia and Michael John, and her greatest fan, three year old granddaughter Jasmine Lorraine.

De Gullah/Geechee Living Marketplace

Obtain handmade Holmes Heritage Quilts Get Naturally Geechee organic healthcare products.

Obtain handmade crab traps & cast nets

Saturday, August 2, 2014 from Noon to 6 pm De Gullah/Geechee Living Marketplace will feature a number of native Gullah/Geechee craft artisans and healers. !

From Noon to 3 pm, Chef Benjamin Dennis will be cooking the cuisine on site. !

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Cum fa meet de tru Gullah/Geechee traditions keepers! Disya who webe!

GULLAH/GEECHEE GOLD SOULS CAMPAIGN

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The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is the premiere organization on the protection and continuation of the Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, and culture. The Gullah/ Geechee Sea Island Coalition: •

advocates for the protection of the human and land rights of Gullah/Geechee

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promotes and participates in the continuation of Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, culture, and language.

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works toward Sea Island land re-acquisition and maintenance. celebrates Gullah/Geechee culture through artistic and educational means electronically and via "grassroots scholarship."

The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has successfully carried out this mission since 1996. During which time, they developed the ONLY archive in the world which is TOTALLY dedicated to Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, and culture. The Gullah/ Geechee Alekbulan Archive is being upgraded in order to continue to provide access to artifacts, images, documents, books, films, and recordings to future generations of Gullah/Geechees and global researchers. The Coalition host hundreds of students and professional writers each year and it also supports native Gullah/Geechee speakers and presenters traveling to other parts of the world to make sure that accurate presentations on our culture are done in a varied array of venues.

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We are calling on all supporters of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition to become dues paying members and to contribute to the “Gullah/Geechee Gold Souls Campaign.”

The funds will assist with the completion of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Center and our land fund. Please use the form at the end of this ezine or go to http://fnd.us/c/07Wl6 in order to financially contribute to the fundraising efforts that are currently under way which will finalize the second phase of the building.

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The “wish list:” !

• Mac Compatible 1T-4T External Drives • Acid free archival boxes and poster holder • Apple server

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For details on how you can host a fundraising event, contribute in any or in all of these ways, please email GullGeeCo@aol.com.

Disya bout geeing frum de soul fa mek sho de richness stay een wi black gold!

Gearing Up for Gullah/Geechee Nation Night at The Joe!

The Charleston RiverDogs have continued their partnership with the Gullah/Geechee Nation by supporting the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network (www.gullahgeecheeang elnetwork.com) which is the official 501(c)3 of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.

$1 from every ticket purchased at www.gullahgeechee.info will be given to the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network during Gullah/ Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2014!

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Bring de famlle fa jayn we!

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The Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ will feature recording artist, Latrese Bush. She will autograph copies of her new EP which includes the single, Great Day.�

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Speller Street Films in association with Double7 Images presents WILMINGTON ON FIREa feature-length documentary that will give a historical and present day look at the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 and how the descendants of the victims of the event are seeking legal action in regards to reparations.

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The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 was a bloody attack on the African-American community by a heavily armed white mob with the support of the North Carolina Democratic Party on November 10, 1898 in the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina. It is considered one of the only successful examples of a violent overthrow of an existing government (coup d'etat) and left countless numbers of African-American citizens dead and exiled from the city. This event was the spring board for the white supremacy movement and Jim Crow Segregation throughout the state of North Carolina, and the American South. This incident is barely mentioned and has been omitted from most history books. It was not until 2006, after the North Carolina General Assembly published a report on it, that the tragedy became known to the public.

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See clips and details: http://vimeo.com/wilmingtononfire www.facebook.com/wilmingtononfire

Cum fa shout wid we fa “Gullah/Geechee Reunion, Reconstruction & Revival”! Get tickets and VIP passes now at!

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www.gullahgeechee.info!

Links to Gullah/Geechee Living Culture

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Gullah/Geechee Nation Headquarters www.officialgullahgeechee.info or www.gullahgeecheenation.com

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Gullah/Geechee Nation on Instagram http://instagram.com/gullahgeechee

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Gullah/Geechee Angel Network www.gullahgeecheeangelnetwork.com

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Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition www.gullahgeechee.net

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Gullah/Geechee TV™ (GGTV) www.youtube.om/AMPTurnItUp

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Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gullahgeechee

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Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association www.gullahgeecheefishingassociation.com

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Gullah/Geechee Nation Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/GullahGeechee-Nation/66574769035

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Gullah/Geechee Folks on Twitter www.twitter.com/gullahgeechee

10. Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee www.QueenQuet.com 11. Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ www.gullahgeechee.info 12. Gullah/Geechee Doula Association http://www.gullahgeecheedoula.com/ 13. Gullah/Geechee Nation on Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/gullahgeechee/

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