The Sankofa Global Project

03/23/2022

What: Offshore Wind + Job Expos!
When: April 12, 2022
Where: Central Brooklyn EDC

Offshore Wind + Job Expos acts as a bridge for underrepresented communities and provides private businesses, government agencies, educational institutes, and non-profits a variety of solutions to support offshore wind workforce, business, and DEIJ efforts in those communities. The initiative leverages MRV Group’s established and growing network of national and local stakeholders to provide equitable offshore wind collaborations to power labor and economic impact across all communities.

“Offshore Wind + Job Expos activates communities to reach their quality of life aspirations, removes barriers, creates bridges, and ensures policy and mission compliance for social equity deliverables within the offshore wind industry. Our commitment with our network of partners is to drive equitable clean energy futures in New York, New Jersey, and across the U.S.,” said Glenn O.Vickers II, Managing Director and Founder of MRV Group (MWBE/NMSDC), supplier diversity and development firm.

Interested attendees and OSW related stakeholders can reach the organizers at the following contact information: www.offshorewindjobexpos.com

02/08/2022

Black History and Black Futures are connected!

I am pleased and excited to announce that LaShawn Allen-Muhammad, Danielle Karstetter and I will host a Fireside Chat with legendary Walt Disney Animation Studios Supervisor Marlon West!

Mr. West created animation effects on The Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, Fantasia 2000 and The Emperor's New Groove. He served as head of effects on Atlantis, The Lost Empire and Home On The Range and is known for his work on Moana, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Princess and the Frog, and Encanto!

Join us Monday, February 21st 2pm PST and 5pm EST as we discuss , , and !



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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Marlon West, VFX Supervisor for Disney Animation Studios! Mr. West will share his love of animation and his journey of working on films from the Lion King to Encanto! Marlon West joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1993 as an effects animator on The Lio...

12/01/2021

Thank you, LaShawn Allen-Muhammad Emily Wazlak and David Weinberger for hosting an incredible Shine Registry !

I appreciate the members of Shirley Chisholm Women's Leadership Circle, family, and friends who attended!!

The GED+ Ed Tech Animation Program is the place for historically disadvantaged people to access tools to join the Animation, Art, and Design pipeline. This initiative centers women and people of color, and the enterprises who will support them.

Listen to LaShawn as she is first person of our campaign to share our story!

Bridging the Gap in The Animation, Art, & Design Pipeline The Sankofa Global Project’s GED+ Ed Tech Animation program is bringing intelligent innovation to t...

11/30/2021

We are honored that Central Brooklyn EDC is hosting a Shine Registry for the Sankofa Global Project! Shine Registry is making it easier than ever for founders and small business owners in to ask for and receive the help they need to succeed!

Today, in celebration of what would have been Shirley Chisholm’s 97th birthday, Shine Registry and CBEDC will co-host a virtual for members of the Shirley Chisholm Leadership Circle.
This is a genuine surprise that will generate great community support for our GED+ Ed Tech Program!

We hope to see you at 6:00pm EST!!
LINK TO RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eAiA_sXT

Join us for this very special Business Shower!

With CBEDC, Shine Registry is making it easier than ever for founders and small business owners in Central Brooklyn to ask for and receive the help they need to succeed. On November 30, 2021, in celebration of what would have been Shirley Chisholm’s 97th birthday, Shine Registry and CBEDC will co-...

10/15/2021

We are pleased that Founder Tracy Gray, Ed Tech Consultant will join her colleagues, Miriam Beloglovsky and Michelle Grant-Groves in the Loose Parts Summit in partnership with Redleaf Press, Think Smalll®, and Kodo Kids!

Led by Professor Miriam Beloglovsky, co-author of the award-winning Loose Parts series, the Summit is a 6-day virtual event that brings together the wisdom of a global group of experts who, through their own unique point of view, connect how Loose Parts supports play and creativity, and brings equity and social justice to early childhood education.

Register today and discover the power of Loose Parts as a pedagogy of play, liberation, and equity!

https://lnkd.in/drjismn7

08/19/2021

Exciting Announcement!

Save the Date for the 2021 Loose Parts Summit: November 1st-6th, 2021!

Visit www.ThinkSmallInstitute.org/Loose-Parts-Summit for more information.

Join us on November 1-6, 2021 for the Loose Parts Summit. Sign up to be the first to hear about presentation lineup, registration and more!

06/21/2021

There are alternatives to the traditional model of education, there are choices, and there are new ways to learn and work in the field of education. is about connecting the people creating these alternatives and cross-pollinating ideas in a whole new way.

From June 24 - 27, 2021, join the AERO Conference, a four day learning journey into learner - centered alternative models of education.

The Sankofa Global Project is a proud supporter of the AERO Conference!

Register Today: https://lnkd.in/dUrMjVW

06/07/2021

"Many hands make for light work." -Tanzanian Proverb

Volunteering to support the Grand Rising 2021 Summer Solstice Summit is a gift. Working with people throughout the African Diaspora to bring love, healing, song, dance, education, and ancestral practices to the world is pure joy!

Join us for a full day of celebration on June 20, 2021!
https://lnkd.in/dRptjiv

05/24/2021

Sankofa Global Project is proud to serve as a Community Partner for the Grand Rising 2021 Summer Solstice Summit!

Grand Rising 2021 is a day-long celebration of indigenous ancestral practices that have allowed communities of color to experience collective healing during times of injustice. Our resilience is shared in the world through innovative and creative expressions that have birthed new businesses, partnerships, programs, and opportunities awakening and expanding our collective consciousness to thrive. On the longest day of the year which marks the beginning of a season of beauty and abundance, we gather to celebrate, share and honor our awakening!

This summit seeks to create sacred space for black, brown, latinx, and indigenous peoples from around the world to commune, celebrate and heal. Joined by facilitators from , , , and across the United States, this summit aims to use the warmth of the sun to raise our frequency and create deeper connections with our ancestors, the Earth and one another.

Register Today: https://hopin.com/events/grand-rising-2021-summer-solstice-summit

04/06/2021

In Case You Missed It!

This is the video playback of the Sankofa Global Project's GED+ Ed Tech Information Session.

In thoughtful conversation, Toni Robinson, Michelle Gall, La'Shawn Allen-Muhammad, Daniel Clark, and I discussed GED completion and economic mobility. Our information session included Daniel Clark sharing his insights on the possibilities of Technology and Animation!

The Sankofa Global Project's GED+ Ed Tech program gives participants the agency to “own” their growth and development.Our GED+ Ed Tech team, La'Shawn Allen-M...