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Slavery Remembrance Enamel Sankofa Badge

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Slavery Remembrance Enamel Sankofa Badge

£3.00

This badge, much like the British Legion poppy worn for Remembrance Day, has been designed to commemorate International Slavery Remembrance Day and acknowledge and commemorate the tens of millions of men, women and children kidnapped from the African continent and sold into slavery.

The unique design is intended to be a conversation starter, giving its wearer the opportunity to spread the word and educate people about the Transatlantic Slave Trade/African Holocaust and International Slavery Remembrance Day ~ Each one teach one.

Our Sankofa badge is to be worn by anyone who believes the victims of the African Holocaust deserve to be remembered and honoured. Buy the badge and show the world you haven’t forgotten.

All badges come with a set of rules the wearers are encouraged to follow.

By purchasing this badge you will help us to remain independent and fund other projects aimed at the Afro-Caribbean diaspora.

#TimeToRemember

Product Description

An enamel version of the Slavery Remembrance Sankofa Badge. This badge, much like the British Legion poppy worn for Remembrance Day, has been designed to commemorate International Slavery Remembrance Day and acknowledge and commemorate the tens of millions of men, women and children kidnapped from the African continent and sold into slavery.

Sankofa is a word from the Ghanaian Twi language meaning “Go back and get it”  (san – to return; ko – to go; fa – to fetch, to seek and take)

The Sankofa is linked to the African proverb Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi,”  which translates as: “It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten.”

Sankofa is usually depicted by one of two symbols: a bird with its head turned backwards taking an egg off its back, or as a stylised heart shape.

The Slavery Remembrance Sankofa encompasses both symbols as well as other symbols including the Garvery Black Star and fifteen circles running down the neck of the bird symbolising the 15+ million people enslaved during this period. At the bottom of the remembrance Sankofa is the proverb Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi.

Money raised from the sale of the badge shall help towards allowing us to remain independent and fund other projects aimed at supporting the Afro-Caribbean diaspora.

Additional Information

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 100 x 30 cm
Colour

White, Green

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