Applications Close on June 26th 2025

Applications Close on June 26th 2025

Applications Close on June 26th 2025

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THE DIASPORA

THE DIASPORA

THE DIASPORA

Environmental Archive and Incubator Documenting, Connecting, and Amplifying the Global African Diaspora.

"Our stories are etched in the land, carried on the wind, and whispered in the waters – they are the roots that nourish our present and guide our future."

"Our stories are etched in the land, carried on the wind, and whispered in the waters – they are the roots that nourish our present and guide our future."

Program

Miriam Makeba Environmental Youth Program

The Miriam Makeba Environmental Youth Program is an intensive, in-person initiative designed for Black, African diasporic youth (18-24) in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

The Miriam Makeba Environmental Youth Program is an intensive, in-person initiative designed for Black, African diasporic youth (18-24) in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

The Miriam Makeba Environmental Youth Program is an intensive, in-person initiative designed for Black, African diasporic youth (18-24) in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

“Our future is ours to write. Our stories are ours to tell.”

“Our future is ours to write. Our stories are ours to tell.”

Breakdown

Session Structure & details of the Program

Week 1

Week 1

“Land is the Basis of All Struggle” Orientation & Grounding.

“Land is the Basis of All Struggle” Orientation & Grounding.

“Land is the Basis of All Struggle” Orientation & Grounding.

Week 2

Week 2

The Children Remember: (Re) Collecting Memory & Black, African Storytelling for Environmental Liberation.

Week 3

Week 3

Lessons from the Soil - How the land guides our movements, memory and stories.

Explore the program schedule

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