Sankofa Impact

Pilgrimage to the south - a journey in three phases: a. Community building: we begin our pilgrimage to the south with learning and community building at home. We come together for a series of mandatory sessions where we learn from each other and about ourselves through respectful dialogue, reading and video assignments, and participatory exercises. We believe in the popular education model, in which every person in our community has the capacity to teach and to learn. We believe these sessions are vital to a successful experience in the american south. B. impactful places & spaces: then we embark on our pilgrimage to the south where we visit key places in the black-american freedom struggle and spend time with foot soldiers who lived history and leaders of movements making history today.

Sankofa Impact engaged in informal and formal community events in 2023 that were either hosted by si or in partnership with community organizations in the seattle area. * these community events involved engaging community members in a screening of the film patrinell at Washington hall for board and staff retreat. * partnered programming with a community leader in somatic abolitiontraining for staff and board. * community open house and mural reveal. Approx 70 people in attendance* tabling at 3 seattle arts & lectures events* tabling at africatown land trust's black wall street event

Workshop: Sankofa Impact is proud to partner with companies, institutions, and organizations to offer a series of unique workshops intended to increase awareness of historical events that have defined and perpetuated systemic racism in the united states. Virtual pilgrimages take participants to locations which create historical context, provide opportunities for participants to self-reflect and dialogue, and explore ideas on how to take action and make meaningful contributions.