Join us for a special weekend of cultural exchange and learning focused on honoring land and water through deities of feminine aspect from Hawai‘i and from the African diaspora, particularly the Ifá tradition of the Yoruba people of West Africa.

THE FIRST NAME OF GOD IS MOTHER is a beautiful weekend event honoring the sacred connection between Hawaiian and African Goddesses, Their synchronicities and the power of Their collective spiritual energies…and ours! Saturday is not only a sacred conversation about how the ancient spiritual and cultural traditions of West Africa and Hawaiʻi are unmistakably linked, but also how the mandate for Native Hawaiian cultural sovereignty has invoked the attention of our collective Goddesses to help us all with the changes we seek.

On Saturday August 17, House of Healing Hawai‘i hosts a talk story between Nana Sula Spirit, Priestess of Ile de Coin-Coin in New Orleans, and Kealoha Pisciotta, cultural practitioner and organizer with Mauna Kea Ainaina Hou. Moderated by Akiemi Glenn of the Pōpolo Project, the conversation will also explore efforts to protect Congo Square in New Orleans and the strengthening movement to protect Mauna Kea, delving into connections between ancient spiritual traditions that honor land and water and compel practitioners to protect sacred spaces.

This event is a fundraiser for efforts to protect Mauna a Wākea, and a portion of proceeds will go directly to the Hawaii Community Bail Fund.

RSVP here.