Dia de los Muertos

The Inspiration:"To be Afro-Mexican is to dance with ghosts—our ancestors’ drums in our feet, their freedom dreams in our songs."—Eduardo Añorve, Afro-Mexican poet

Join us for our Season Closing Event!

This Día de los Muertos, celebrate the weaving together Indigenous Mexican roots and African resilience in a sacred gathering for all ancestors—especially the warriors lost to wars, oppression, and genocide. We honor traditions birthed in the fires of resistance: from the Danza de los Diablos dances of Afro-Mexican freed communities to the mountain palenques of Gaspar Yanga, who founded the Americas’ first free Black settlement in 1609.

• Bring your ancestors’ photos, flowers (marigolds welcome!), fruits, and items to charge on our communal altar.
• Invoke ancestral guides through drumming and movement.
• Channel healing energy for global spirits of resistance.

Celebrate syncretism: where Aztec cempasúchil meets African cowrie shells, and Spanish copal fuses with West African libations.

Your Facilitators:

Ishkara Heqwabti is a Vocal Sound Mystic, 4th generation musician, Certified Sound Healer, and Certified Kemetic Yoga Instructor. She earned her BM in Sound Synthesis and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music. Rooted in her own deep spiritual practice and reverence for the healing power of sound, she founded The Inner Ish to help you realign with your true Self and restore connection to Ancestral wisdom. Through immersive, multi-sensory sound journeys, Ishkara takes you through identifying and releasing stored trauma and limiting beliefs—guiding you back to balance and activating your inner light which opens the way for self-actualization. Her work is anchored in the reclamation of her Kemetic/Ancient Egyptian spiritual roots, which now serve as the foundation for her transformative offerings. “My path is to help others achieve happiness and elevation through sacred sound.” You can find Ishkara on IG and Youtube @ishkaraheqwabti or www.theinnerish.com

Ndigo, is a Certified Reiki/Holistic Practitioner and Founder of The Healing Drum CollectiveShe is a Spiritual Healer, Self-Published Author, Percussionist & Entrepreneur. She seeks to help people release negative thoughts and energy thru Reiki, positivity & grounding techniques. She promotes Ancient Egyptian/Kemetic principles, ie., MAAT and Sekhem. She helps people “Recharge and Reset!”

Chicava is a Universal Healing Tao Instructor and Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi instructor. She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College in sacred sexuality, spirituality performance art, and women of color in burlesque heritage. Her arts and spiritual studies converge through her school, Sacred Chrysalis, the space where the sacred sexuality of Taoist Womanly Arts, burlesque, and sistering community meet. She received my MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College in sacred sexuality, spirituality performance art, and women of color in burlesque heritage.

Directions to Governors Island

By Subway

1 Train to South Ferry Station

R/W Train to Whitehall St. Station

4 and 5 Train to Bowling Green Street

Head towards the Staten Island Ferry to the left you'll see the sign for...

Governors Island Ferry

The Ferry is FREE:

• Before 10:30am
• Older Adults 65 and over
• Children 12 and under
• Residents of NYCHA housing
• IDNYC holders
• Military servicemembers (former and active)

Directions to Colonel's Row in House 405

~ Take a right at the top of the hill.

~ Left turn after after passing QCNY Spa.

~ Walk down Colonel's Row until you see House 405A.

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