#Makandal

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MAKANDAL BRAISE

La Maison des écritures La Rochelle présente l’exposition Makandal Braise du 10 au 27 juin 2024, une rencontre artistique entre Rolaphton Mercure et Jeanty Junior Augustin. Cette exposition signe la sortie de résidence de Rolaphton Mercure. “Dans un de ces enfers fait à la main dispersés aux quatre coins du monde, Haïti, veuve sans seins voilée de lierres au cœur de la mer des Caraïbes, l’humain…

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Dâaga was one of the leaders of the St. Joseph Mutiny that occurred on the night of June 17, 1837 among the First West India Regiment of the British Army in St. Joseph, Trinidad, which was a part of the British West Indies at that time.

“The soldiers, under Dâaga’s leadership, chanted Yoruba war chants and burned their garrisons to distract the white officers while they continued to the armory and seized weapons. Although these black rebels did face off against their white officers, no white soldiers were killed... Dâaga became a powerful symbol of black resistance in Trinidad.

Dâaga’s name was adopted by Makandal Dâaga (Geddes Granger), a leader of the 1970s Black Power movement in Trinidad, who adopted the name to honor the leaders of the 1837 rebellion. Earl Lovelace also utilized Dâaga as a character in his novel Salt (1996). The auditorium at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus was renamed in Dâaga’s honor.” (Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade)

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from @villageauntie on instagram: “was asked to share ideas of what people who are unable to attend physical gatherings can do to support. these are some of the things i came up with. please feel free to add more in the comments.

yes, i am purposefully leaving out certain words and flags so this post can stay in the feed. but you know who and what this post is for”

id under the cut.

image 1 ID: white title text against a dark gray background that says "nine things you can do" with the subtitle "i was asked to compile a list of suggested activities for those who are unable to attend protests or who are not active on social media. these are from my own experience and those taken from history. i invite you to explore additional ways to support and share them in the comments".

image 2 ID: title says "pray tahajjud". subtitle says "wake in the last third of the night and pray. pray without ceasing. pray like you mean it. prayer is not the least we can do, it is the best we can do. know that your prayers reach. so reach inside and use your limbs and your tongue to supplicate to the one from whom all mercy descends. pray. pray. pray".

image 3 ID: title says "provide childcare". subtitle says "many who are active in the struggle are also parenting young children. offer to watch the babies so that both physical and digital organizing can take place. you can offer to watch children in your home, at the community center, a house of worship, or even outside. just offer it and make it free".

image 4 ID: title says "get educated". subtitle says "read books on palestine, on sudan, on the struggles of oppressed people worldwide. study anti-colonial thought. watch documentaries. study about makandal. read june jordan, kwame ture, amilcar cabral, james baldwin, toni morrison, marc lamont hill, and others. read more, scroll less (unless you are scrolling to get informed). read, digest, reflect".

image 5 ID: title says "educate others". subtitle says "organize a study circle. talk to your friends. interrupt falsehood with fact. have meaningful conversations with coworkers. ask questions, listen more. use what you have read to empower your family. read to their children. answer their questions. use your voice to help others to know and never forget".

image 6 ID: title says "prepare meals". subtitle says "make food. buy food from a local restaurant that is trustworthy. buy fruit. take it to your neighbors, to the masjid, to those who are or will be actively protesting. feed the people because nourishment is important and food is a way to show love and support".

image 7 ID: title says "organize fundraisers". subtitle says "if you have something you can make/sell, use it for a fundraiser. food, quilts, artwork, services, whatever. sell it and donate it to reputable charities providing support. something is better than nothing. no amount raised is too small". as an addition from me, i've also seen people do free art for people willing to commit to calling their reps every day. and for places to donate, i've seen lots of people talking about humanitarian organizations, but two more that i'd like to suggest are the palestinian social fund (palestiniansocialfund.com, their about says "The path to liberation requires material support that is directed toward self-sustainability. The Palestinian Social Fund raises unconditional funding for cooperative farms in Palestine through grassroots efforts. These farms are started by youth who are returning to the land to reclaim food sovereignty and control their own destiny.") and palestine action (palestineaction.org), who participate in direct action activism against weapons trading with israel, mainly focusing on the company elbit.

image 8 ID: title says "engage in arts activism". subtitle says "write poems. paint, sew, sing, dance, create. the artists are desperately needed. make work that amplifies the moment and educates. pour your heart into your craft with the intention to help. art can do what other activism cannot. say it with your craft".

image 9 ID: title says "participate in digital organizing". subtitle says "use your devices as organizing tools. set up a weekly zoom. invite speakers to engage and educate. engage in digital campaigns and letter writing. harness the power of technology for the greater good".

image 10 ID: title says "write letters/essays". subtitle says "write to your elected officials. flood their interns with letters and calls. write essays and post them to your substack/medium/local paper. people are looking to be informed. add your voice through the written word. people will read".

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Please Share.

Row 1 Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Nat Turner, Martin Delany, Amos Wilson, Ida B. Wells

Row 2 Walter Rodney, Eusi Kwayana, Cuffy, Bussa, Sam Sharpe, Marcus Garvey, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba

Row 3 Patrice Lumumba, Thomas Sankara, Steve Biko, Robert Sobukwe, Tavio Amorin, Cetshwayo

Row 4 Joseph Casely Hayford, Nzinga, Yaa Asantewaa, Taitu, Menelik II, Nehanda, Zumbi, Louis Delgrès

Row 5 Jose Correia Leite, Nanny, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Elijah Muhammad, Queen Mother Moore, Harriet Tubman, Toussaint L’Ouverture, Makandal Daaga

Row 6 La Mulâtresse Solitude, Carter G. Woodson, William Leo Hansberry, Joseph Cinqué, Chancellor Williams, Jean Price-Mars, Samory Touré

Row 7 Asa G. Hilliard III, Joshua Nkomo, Julius Nyerere, Nana Olomu, W.E.B. Du Bois, Madison, Funmilayo Kuti, Paul Bogle

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At the End of the Year

Despite this being a very hot, very active part of the Vodou year, I have found myself feeling very contemplative and reflective as I head towards the change of the calendar. This is unsurprising; the older I get, the more I prefer to sit quietly and drink in my understanding of my own self.

And yet, the poto mitan is still on fire and the air is still filled with flames and the smoke and dust of pounded leaves. I feel like I am sitting in the middle of a fire tornado watch the lwa light the flames to burn away what does not serve us as we move into a new year.

It is not by chance or accident that Makaya season spans the last month of the old year and a piece of the New Year. It's the good kind of burning.

2023 was The Year for me. A lot of goals I had set quite awhile ago have come to fruition and all the groundwork I laid became the foundation for the rest of my life. I didn't do it on my own, of course...all the work (and accompanying blood, sweat, and tears) was done with the lwa, who held me up when I legitimately thought I was done.

After battling for my husband's visa for three years, I got it done. It took a federal court case that I filed (because who has lawyer money?) and lamp after lamp after iliminasyon. Every time something changed or didn't change and we found another speedbump, another lamp with the work doubled in Haiti. More prayers, more struggles...but I won the battle in the end and it is sealed. I have never felt the kind of satisfaction that I felt when we made it through the final hoop of customs to enter the US. The phone calls from the airport to family and friends back in Haiti and in the US were the best phone calls ever. The airport dinner was the best dinner ever.

And despite all the work that went into it...I know we were blessed in the process because it only took three years. While waiting for processing at the American embassy in Port-au-Prince, S met people who had been in process for years longer than us for the exact same visa. There were moments where we could have been turned back and yet with grace we were not. When you are in the fire, it is hard to see where the hands of the lwa might be, but when it was finished....I see how they both made the road, cleared the road, and accompanied me on the journey.

I did all that, and I am super proud of it.

There have also been many other wins and successes but that's the big one, and I am satisfied.

2024 doesn't look like it will be an easier year in this world bent on destruction, but I am hopeful. There is lots to look forward to; my husband is getting ready to launch his atelier that will showcase his talent in traditional drapo and boutey lwa making, as well as his painting and garment skills. There are a couple of book projects simmering away and maybe the formation of an artist collective based in Haiti, as well as other Haiti projects. I hope and plan for success as a foundation moving forward.

We are busy getting ready for this new year. The house has been cleaned and every bit of laundry done, the baths have been made, magic refreshed, and tomorrow's soup joumou will be a reward for all of the running around. May these preparations solidify my blueprints to success.

We not only witness the New Year arriving, but January 1 marks the 220th anniversary of Haitian independence from colonial rule and the liberation of all enslaved individuals in the territory of Haiti. It is a poignant new beginning within a new beginning, particularly at a time when worldwide we are faced with the spectre of colonialism, poisonous nationalism, and the reminder that the world has not yet quashed the reality of subjugation of those we deem lesser. Liberation is an ongoing active process, and the fire lit by our revolutionary spiritual ancestors still burns. The lessons of Dessalines, L'Ouverture, Ogè, Papillon, Pètion, Christophe, Capois, Makandal, Boukman, Fatiman, la Prophétesse, and all whose names were not written or were forgotten are still important.

I do not wish for peace, but for revolution that brings new life. In that revolution, may you find prosperity, health, a sense of purpose, the knowledge that that the world needs your presence and participation, and balance in deeply unbalanced times. May you be accompanied by your ancestors and spirits who love you, and may the hope for a new year burn bright!

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Events in North America played an important role as catalysts for Trinidad’s Black Power though not so much those in the United States, such as the mid-1960’s struggles over voting rights in Selma, Alabama or the 1970 arrest and persecution of Angela Davis. Rather, it was the experience of Caribbean students (mostly of African descent) with racism in Canada, a fellow Commonwealth country, that would lead to protests in sympathy and ultimately to Black Power Day. As one Orisha elder and Black Power activist commented to me, “Canada in some ways seems to have impacted on Trinidad and Tobago politics and history even more than we will recognize or give credit to.” Trinidad’s Black Power movement originated in the coming together of people from uwi, St. Augustine and the labor movement to protest the arrest of Caribbean students at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada (Pantin 1990; Ryan and Stewart 1995). The National Joint Action Committee (njac) was formed on February 26, 1969, from a “loose confederation of groups,” including Black Power groups like the Black Panthers and supposedly radical trade unions (Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union, Transport and Industrial Workers Union). Two njac student organizers stood out: Dave Darbeau (now Khafra Khambon) and Geddes Granger (now Makandal Daaga; Pantin 1990, 51). The committee would be remembered as the public face of the Black Power movement and played a critical role in galvanizing public support through a series of rallies and marches ranging from an initial dozen participants to a peak in the tens of thousands. Narrative accounts of the Black Power movement all point to an incident at Sir George Williams University (now a part of Concordia University) in Montreal as a catalyst for the formation of njac and galvanization of Black Power in Trinidad.

N. Fadeke Castor - Spiritual citizenship: transnational pathways from black power to Ifá in Trinidad (2017)

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Makandal

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*Makundi ya chakula cha wanga* 💉Mahindi - ugali, uji, mahidi ya kupika au kuchoma, bisi, makande 💉Ulezi 💉Ngano - chapati, donati, mandazi, sambusa n.k 💉Mchele - wali, vitumbua, nk 💉Mihogo, chipsi zake 💉Viazi vyote vitamu na mbatata 💉Mtama *Hivyo basi mtua anaekula uji, ugali, wali, na chipsi bado anakuwa yupo katika kundi moja tuu la chakula kitu ambacho sio mlo kamili kwa Afya* Wagonjwa wa Kisukari karibu kwa Dr👇🏻 wa.me/255717174151 (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxxhKkN1e0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Makande - Juma Tutu ft Jimmy Dludlu

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A Man Jailed 8 Years For Stealing Cattle

A Man Jailed 8 Years For Stealing Cattle

Barely a week after Makande First Grade Magistrate court in Chikwawa convicted and sentenced a man to eight years imprisonment for stealing cattle (19 in number). The same court on 9 December, 2022 convicted and sentenced Dalitso Medson 20, and Wilson Kaitano 30, to three years imprisonment each for stealing two cows valued at K900,000. According to the Publicist for Chikwawa Police Station,…

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🇭🇹🩸• @pascalebelony 👑 This photo deserves a space of its own on my timeline. Haitians and allies united under our flag, fueled by our motto “L’Union Fait La Force”, dedicated to sharing Haiti’s history and reshaping her narrative. But most importantly, we are a diaspora committed to the rebuilding and advancement of her motherland!‼️ We are descendants of the revered Toussaint L’ouverture, the unstoppable Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Dahomey warrior, Aunt Toya, the brave Sanité Belair, the powerful Cecile Fatima, the revered Dutty Boukman, the fearless Makandal, and the mighty queen Anacaona!‼️ Their blood still courses through our veins. Their courage, résilience, and strength become our generational inheritance. These attributes move us forward through modern day trials , foreign intervention, governmental corruption, and socio-political complexities. As long as I live, I will never stop fighting and advocating for Haiti. My ancestors abolished slavery, defeated three world powers, and helped liberate several countries in Latin America! Haiti redefined liberty and established a standard for universal human rights as the world’s first, free Black Republic. This is why I strongly believe and proudly say this “Haiti is planted, not buried. HAITI IS RISING. ✊🏾” • Thank you @noulaworldwide for being a bridge that connects the Haitian diaspora‼️ #AyitiWasBornInMe (at Little Haiti Cultural Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl4bJTNupw4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Haiti News: New Demonstrations announced by Moise Jean Charles today

Haiti News: New Demonstrations announced by Moise Jean Charles today

Haitian Opposition leader Moise Jean Charles starts a new protest against the actual government today on November 16th 2022 called: “Operasyon MAKANDAL” The leader of the desalin platform, Dr. Moise Jean Charles, said that tremendous things will happen to the country if Ariel Henry the actual prime minister does not resign. Dr. Moise announced that on November 18, he announced a large…

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🇭🇹HAITIAN HISTORY IS BLACK HISTORY 🇭🇹 This Black history month here are 2 must have books for children or anyone in the family to learn about the fascinating history and heritage of Haiti from @thorobredbooks by Frantz Derenoncourt, Jr. " Haiti: The First Black Republic” is a powerful historical work on the history, struggles, and subsequent victory of the Haitian people. This detailed account of how Haiti overcame European and French rule is a must read for all. His second book "Makandal: The Black Messiah” chronicles the life of Makandal and his rise to prominence as the fearless Maroon leader who created an army which fought relentlessly to free Africans from French rule in colonial Haiti. This book is all encapsulating of the life and mission of “The Black Messiah,” and a black history staple for all literary collections. Order now at thorobredbooks.com #HaitianBusinesses #HaitianHistory #Haiti #Makandal #Heroes #HaitianHeroes #History #WorldHistory #Haitian #Entrepreneur

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FRISNER AUGUSTIN MASTER DRUMMER (March 1, 1948 – February 28, 2012) Frisner Augustin was a major performer and composer of Haitian Vodou drumming, and the first and only citizen of Haiti to win a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States, where he resided for forty years. A youth prodigy on the traditional drums of Haitian Vodou in ritual context, Augustin took his genre to the modern stage, often exploring its common roots with various jazz styles. From his initial forays in Haiti with Lina Mathon Blanchet, Jacky Duroseau, and Jazz des Jeunes, he went on to work in the United States and Europe with Kip Hanrahan, Edy Brisseaux, and Andrew Cyrille. He also recorded for filmmaker Jonathan Demme." READ MORE: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisner_Augustin The Intimate Touch by Frisner Augustin La Troupe Makandal, Inc. "The compositions on this album share more than a dozen styles of classic, sacred Haitian drumming through the palms, the fingertips, and the soul of an award-winning musician." http://www.cdbaby.com/m/cd/frisneraugustin *Full album notes with analysis of the artist's style are available free at makandal.org/memorial-project/recordings. Credits Frisner Augustin, Congas Jean Jean-Pierre, Producer Paul Uhry Newman, Radio Nèg Mawon Co-producer Joe Quesada, Recording Engineer Chantal Regnault, Photos Lois Wilcken, Album Notes "If anyone would like to see extensive and analytic album notes for The Intimate Touch, they're available free at https://makandal1758.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/it_notes.pdf" Lois Wilcken www.makandal.org Frisner Augustin: “Ountògi” ~ Written by Dr. Loïs Wilcken | VoicesfromHaïti ~ Nou bèl. E Nou La. http://www.voicesfromhaiti.com/inner-views/frisner-augustin-ountogi-written-by-dr-lois-wilcken/ #HAÏTI☆#LEGENDS #FrisnerAugustin #Rip #loiswilcken #makandal #Drummer #DrumMaster #traditional #Vodou #LaTroupeMakandal #JonathanDemme #NationalEndowmentfortheArts

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MAGO MAKANDAL

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What ya'll reading? #haitianhistory #readingisfundamental #supportblackartists #knowthyself #libeteoulamort #blackmanandblackwomanrelationships #blackauthors #controlthenarrative #ourstory #haitianartist #makandal #duttyboukman #cecilfatima #toussaintlouverture #jeanjacquesdessalines #blacklove #shahrazadali https://www.instagram.com/p/B22LGf6Hu5E/?igshid=o525l0r2jdy3