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Ayiti Resurrect is a grassroots collective of visionary artists, holistic healers, and community builders with bloodlines in Haiti and the African Diaspora, working in collaboration with local Haitian organizations to help address the psychological, spiritual and emotional healing of the survivors of the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
Based on principles of solidarity, creativity and collective resilience, we built a relationship with a community in Comier, a rural area in Leogane, the epicenter of the earthquake. Last January, we partnered with local organizations and individuals to facilitate art and music therapy workshops, implement a mental wellness clinic, commemorate the anniversary of the earthquake, and build a monument to honor its victims.
Right now we are gearing up to return to Haiti as a larger team to continue the healing project with a primary goal of implementing a programming model that can be sustained long after the delegation leaves. We are assembling an incredible team of holistic healers, artists, musicians, environmental innovators, and Kreyol and French-speaking mental health specialists to continue to assist the Comier community in charting their way back to wholeness.
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interested in taking part?
We are now building our delegation of artists, healers, and community builders for the next trip. If you are of African descent (especially with Haitian or Caribbean roots) and have skills to add to our team, please write us directly:
ayitiresurrect@gmail.com
We are looking specifically for folks with experience in art/music/movement therapy, trauma recovery, sustainable building, & Kreyol translation.
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We are in great need of your support! Our continued work is contingent upon raising enough funds to cover expenses on the ground, and to assist our Haitian partners, collaborators, and the community in general. We need to raise $5000 by the end of August. Please contribute what you can and spread the word to others who can support. Every drop counts!
DONATE
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Our aim is to cultivate genuine people-to-people solidarity among members of the African diasporic family while reinforcing the strength and autonomy of the Haitian community. Through the realization of this project dedicated to transforming trauma through collective healing, our goal is to contribute in a small but significant way to building a saner, more just existence for the future generations of all Haitians.
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"THERE IS A BROKENNESS OUT OF WHICH COMES THE UNBROKEN. THERE IS A SHATTEREDNESS OUT OF WHICH BLOOMS THE UNSHATTERABLE... THERE IS A HOLLOW SPACE TOO VAST FOR WORDS THROUGH WHICH WE PASS WITH EACH LOSS, OUT OF WHOSE DARKNESS WE ARE SANCTIONED INTO BEING." -Rashni |
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Thank you for keeping AYITI RESURRECT in your thoughts and meditations as we organize and fundraise to make our second delegation happen!
SPREAD THE WORD!
SPREAD YOUR LIGHT!
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Angelique, Naima, Beatrice, Ayiti Resurrect core collective |
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