The AKAN supports the various Sea Island events this year. You can find out more about these and learn more about the Gullah and Geechee Cultures of the Sea Islands via the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition which is about the preservation and accurate representation of Gullah and Geechee Sea Island history and heritage. To find out more, click on the name or send e-mail to Gullah-Geechee@InfoBro.com and GullGeeCo@aol.com.
For constant updates on the Sea Islands and other Sea Island activities, please see our "Gullah Connections" page. We will be adding to this page monthly throughout the new year. It will include historical references as well.
If you would like info on Gullah language, music, and culture discussions, workshops, productions, and lectures that can be or are being done by the Afrikan Kultural Arts Network's Gullah historian, Marquetta L. Goodwine of St. Helena Island, SC click on "Gullah Connections" above or please contact the AKAN at (212) 439-1026 or send e-mail to
***AfriThought Discussions***>
On Wednesdays in the fall join the AKAN on America Online
for AfriThought Discussions The focus changes each month. In order to find out the specific topic in advance, send e-mail to
******Kultural Enrichment Tours******
The Afrikan Kultural Arts Network host a series of tours throughout the US and other countries in order to show the contributions of people of color to the world. These tours are educational and fun. They can even be customized for special groups. These are some of the annual tours:
* Gullah Excursion
* Underground Railroad Journey
* Trail of Freedom Tour
* Ourstory & Heritage Conference Tour
* Diasporic Connection Tour(International Trip)
* DC and Philly Kultural Enrichment Tours
* Brother and Sisters Progressing as One Retreat
To find out more tour listings, please send e-mail to
or
go to the page
http://users.aol.com/queenmut/Gullah_Excursion_and_Afrikan_Tours.html
You can obtain membership details for the AKAN by sending e-mail to AKANx@InterCHANGE.org<