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Advocacy for Social Justice Talk Story Series___ Explore organized efforts and mechanisms for social change ____ "Weaving Our Stories: Return To Belonging Anthology Reading" with Pumehana Cabral, Sula Evans, Jade Rhodes, Demiliza Saramosing, Breena Thompson, Luanna Peterson and moderated by José Barzola ___ About Session: Join us for an inspiring evening as we delve into "Weaving Our Stories: Return To Belonging," an anthology celebrating the voices and stories of BIPOC communities. This reading will feature several contributors who will share their powerful narratives and discuss the themes of cultural memory, accountability, resisting false memories, and countering hegemony. It's an opportunity to engage with the stories that shape our understanding of belonging and identity on the journey to liberation. ___ About Pumehana Cabral: Pumehana Cabral is a proud Kanaka ‘Ōiwi whose life centers around social justice & community building – specifically with other māhū and BIPOC folks. Pumehana runs its own business encompassing jour- nalism, documentary film production, ‘āina-based education, and creative project management. They believe collaborative, and creative work is pivotal to long-term social change in Hawai‘i and beyond. ___ About Sula Evans: Nana Sula Spirit (WOS Youth Series Ancestral Guide)Nana Sula Spirit... Woman of Peace is a Singer, Songwriter, Author, Entrepreneur, Artist, Producer, Birth Doula, Sacred Workshop Facilitator and Priestess. She was initiated in Ghana in 2007 as a Priestess of Mami Wata and given the title Nana Okomfo Kokoi Ama Tawiah under the Ga & Ewe systems. Nana Sula was a student at the Shrine of Impohema from 1991 - 2007 under the guidance Nana Obusomfo Ahia & Nana Santrofi. Nana Sula has studied the IFA system since 1985 and was a member of the Egbe of Orisha in Brooklyn, NY from 1992 - 1996 prior to moving to New Orleans. She was born and raised in New Jersey. In 2014, Nana authored and produced the Book & CD Project entitled Spirit of the Orisha - a Yoruba Song preservation project highlighting 38 Yoruba chants. Her solo project A Journey Within was written and recorded in Tanzania in 2016 and is available worldwide. Sula is the former Professor of Sacred Music at the lfa University in Washington, D.C. and is founding Priestess of the Temple of Light Ile de Coin-Coin - a Temple of power for the elevation of souls located in the Musicians Village - New Orleans, Louisiana. Sula holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with distinguished honors in African Studies and English Literature from Rutgers University in New Jersey (1994). She has traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Caribbean and has been a volunteer with Operation Crossroads Africa participating in community development projects on the Continent since 1991. Sula is a Singer/Songwriter with her bands Coin-Coin & The Maroons. She is a Mardi Gras Indian Medicine Queen with the Mandingo Warriors - the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi and a Master Bead Artist. She also serves as a Board Member of the Congo Square Preservation Society. www.sulaspirit.com. ___ About Jade Rhodes: Jade Rhodes is an aspiring urban ecolo- gist/ designer and environmental justice advocate born in Detroit, MI, and now living on O’ahu. As an Afro-indigenous woman, her perspective and frustrations of being disconnected from the land her ancestors were stolen from and the land that was stripped from under them simul- taneously have guided her principles of thinking about how we can reconnect with place, land, and culture, through flora and fauna as a vehicle of healing. ___ About Demiliza Saramosing: Demiliza Sagaral Saramosing is an educator, scholar, and teaching artist of Bisayan descent with genealogies rooted in the seas shared between the Visayas and Mindanao. She was born and raised in the U.S. racial capitalist and occupying settler state of Hawai‘i. She grew up a Filipina deep in the heart of Kalihi, an ahupua‘a, and an urban neighborhood of Honolulu. Demiliza attributes her passion for justice to her experiences growing up in Kalihi and her time studying, learning from, and engaging in political movements in Hawai‘i, Oregon, California, and Minnesota. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota’s American studies program located in occupied Dakota homelands. If you are interested in connecting with Demiliza, please follow her on Instagram @bisayan- remix or Twitter @WadingMess. ___ About Breena Thompson: Breena Thompson is from Hawthorne California but currently resides in Las Vegas. She is a recent college grad from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa with a degree in Ethnic Studies. She would love to make a change she’ll be remembered for. Ultimately, she wants to positively impact the world we live in. ___ About Luanna Peterson: Luanna Peterson (Editor) - Luanna is a dedicated advocate for storytelling as a form of liberation. She has extensive experience in community-centric program development and has spearheaded numerous initiatives to amplify marginalized voices. Luanna's leadership in curating this anthology highlights her commitment to fostering dialogue and understanding through storytelling. ___ About José Barzola: José Barzola is currently the Conflict and Peace Specialist at the Office of the Provost and Affiliate Faculty at the Matsunaga Institute for Peace at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. ________ Sponsor: Conflict and Peace Specialist

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Conflict and Peace Specialist, Mānoa Campus

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Jose Barzola, 8089562690, caring@hawaii.edu, https://tinyurl.com/09182024

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