MAAFA SERUDJ-TA: A Day Remembrance and Healing

3455 Martin Luther King Drive,San Antonio TX 78220

09 October, 2021

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An event to commemorate and honor those that lived and died in the MAAFA (African Holocaust) and celebrate those that struggled for freedom We invite you to PARTICIPATE in the third annual... MAAFA: A Day of Remembrance and Healing will commemorate and honor those that lived and died in the MAAFA (African Holocaust) and celebrate those that struggled and sacrificed to restore MA’AT(truth, justice and righteousness). The MAAFA ceremony will be at the South Lions Park Lake at 9 a.m. All other events will take place at OUR PLACE(3455 MLK, SATX 78220) in San Antonio, Texas beginning at 12 p.m. MAAT Marketing and the Pan African Cultural Community are sponsoring the “MAAFA: A Day of Remembrance and Healing” on Saturday, October 9, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. The purpose of memorializing the MAAFA is to pay homage to the Ancestors, acknowledge the lingering effects of slavery and racism and create a community dialogue in order to develop a healing program and process. This year’s theme is “Mentacide: The Psychological Impact of Slavery.” The day will consist of a MAAFA ceremony(prayer, libation, poetry, drumming and more); the unveiling of the Maafa Mobile Exhibit; and a community presentation and discussion on the mental ills of slavery/racism and how to heal and move forward. Baba Aundar Maat, founder and organizer of the event, says, “Only the truth can set us free from the ill effects of slavery. The healing begins when we acknowledge the pain and the origin of the dis-ease. MAAFA SERUDJ-TA: A Day Remembrance and Healing is a critical step in the healing and repair of African people and the human family.” MAAT Marketing-KuumbaNia(Creativity with a Purpose) creates cultural products and programs to educate and empower the community. They coordinate and host cultural festivals and events such as: The Kwanzaa Market Festival; Pan-African Festival, Black History for Children Book Exhibit and others. For more Information contact: Baba Aundar @ 210.560.3622