Author: Wangũi
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on grief – a meditation in 3 part harmony
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GRIEF AND REST “Rest? Grief? I don’t have time for that” she said to me. Collectively we are in awakened deep generational pain. Awakening to the ways colonialism never truly ended. Awakening to the thieving of the colonial State both past and present. Awakening to the ways in which we…
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my afrikanness is embodied and alive
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When did you realise you were Afrikan? What does it mean to you? If you’re like me and grew up in an Afrikan country, you may not have realised your Afrikanness early on – you may not have had a reason to. Growing up in my small town outside of…
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the seed thief resources + study list – afrikan reads book review
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I have begun doing Youtube book reviews in a new series titled “Afrikan Reads”. Check out the first video on my Youtube channel, a review of the book “The Seed Thief” by Jacqui L’Ange. Let me know how you like it, subscribe for more, and here is an accompanying resource…
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the memory of seeds and indigenous resurgence in tharaka, kenya
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“In the global North, it has become more common to declare that indigenous peoples hold the solutions to the climate crisis. Such rhetoric risks being only lip-service if solutions don’t recognise and resource indigenous-led work to repair damage to indigenous cultures, commit to indigenous resurgence and integrate the wisdom of…
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october reads, thoughts and dreams
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Some of what I have read, heard and has come through during this month. I will start with the most profound and succinct thing that has been underscored this month: The lie of individual blame, the centrality of value in the journey of decolonising and re-indigenising, and the importance of…