HTP, Greetings to the Collective,

In consideration of the expanded domain names to include Africa Speaks I post the following:

Religious Sankofa Crusade 2

DATE: October 2-4, 2003

The Religious Sankofa Crusade 2, Alternative Healing will be held October 2-4 at the Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park (off Morehead and Kent Street), in Durham, NC. The International Board of African Thinkers, Traditional Priests, Healers, and religions, Inc. and Calvary Ministries will bring to Durham, NC, a historic second meeting of some of the world's greatest thinkers, religious scholars, spiritual and alternative health experts.

For centuries Western religions have characterized African spiritual systems as "pagan" or" heathen" or "witchcraft" or devil worship". When one realizes the enormous debt the European western religions owe to their African predecessors, words such as "pagan" or "heathen" or "witchcraft" becomes diabolically sinister.

All in one location, the following religions will be presented and discussed by experts: ancient African Egyptian, African Traditional religions (i.e., Abosom, Orisha, Vodou, Zulu,) Hebrew/Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You will learn more of WHAT you believe, and WHY you believe what you do. If you are a Christian, Muslim, Hebrew, or PtahRa (African traditional religion), to come to this historic crusade to see, hear, and meet the authors, healers, priests and priestesses. U

In addition to other presenters, many of the following Board members will also be present:

Dr. Lliala O. Africa, Naturopath, Root doctor
Nana, Dr. Kwabena F. Ashanti, Enstooled King, Abosom Priest
Queen Afua, Kemetic Healer,
Dr. Muata Ashby, Kemetic Yoga
Medahochi Kofi Zannu, Vodou
Reginald Crosly, M.D.
Jewel I. Pookrum, M.D
Bishop Gus Mickens, Rootdoctor
Adeleri Onisegun, Ph.D Orisha Priestess and Africnetric Psychologist
Okeyerema Asante, Akan Master Drummer
Bradley Simmons, Master Drummer
Nana Kimati Dinizulu, Akan King and Master Drummer
Nathan Ray Muhammad, Warrior Priest,
Papa Gede Nibo, Spiritual Copera
Rev. Kofi Amakye Maafo, Akan Osofo and Herbalist
Rev. Kojo Asim Fanti ( Lonnie Simon), AME Senior Eler Preacher
Max G. Beauvoir, Haitian Voodoo
Linda James Myers, Ph.D., Africentric Psychologist
Heru Ank Ra Semahj Se Ptah, Priest of Ptah
Faruq T.N. Iman, Ph.D. African Psychology
Mfundishi Tayari Casel, Warrior Priest
Queen Mother Maas-t-Amm Amen, Healing Dance
Nana Banchie, Darkwah, Ph.D., African King and Linguist
Theophile Obenga, Egyptologist, Philosphy
Kofi Asare Opoku, African Proverbs
Kwesi Ra Nehem Ptah Akhan, Comparative Theological Scholar
Dr. David Alston, African Cultural Sociologist
Yeefon (Queen Mother) Dr. Abena Gu Merkaba Mawusi (QueenBarakah) will give training on the Asafo Osebo Mer Ka Ba (African Youth Transformation Rites of Passages Certification Training)

The Word Vodou (Voodoo) means: To serve God and the Children of God in Fon/Ewe African languages of West Africa.

If there are any interested parties or African Drummers please contact me at YeefonAbena@att.net

Be Well
MBT MR
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