In Search of Mami Wata: a celebration of African Water deities.

All African indigenous spiritual practices have variations of water spirits. Although European cultural imperialism identifies the West African Mami Wata as arising from the period of colonisation, this deity is primordial and universal as it is connected to the natural force of water. In other guises she is identified with Mami Osun, Olukun and Yemaya, some of the Orisa found in the Yoruba Ifa tradition.

In this full colour anthology she is portrayed and celebrated in fiction and non-fiction narratives and images that will inspire and reconnect her many children across the African continent and diaspora.

This presentation commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Annual Osun River Ritual. Held in collaboration with Black History Walks,/African Odysseys, Fulham Palace Museum and Way Wive Wordz who published the anthology.

We invite you to celebrate also the National Year of Reading (Go All In) by your participation in this event.

The presentation will be led by the editor of the anthology Dr Michelle Asantewa. Copies of the anthology will be available, which can be dedicated and signed.

• This event is part of the Black History 365 programme.
• This event is in collaboration with Way Wive Wordz and Black History Walks.

• African Odysseys: How to Fight Racism at the BFI, British Film Institute
• African Odysseys: Ismahil Blagrove season London gun crime and Cuban revolution
• 50 years of Struggle Professor Gus John
• Black history Bus tour/ Steam train trip/River cruise
• Frantz Fanon film and talk Weekender
• Black Women and Film Exhibition
• Graphic Novels: Publishing Black History and movies
• Mayfair, Hackney,Notting Hill, Southbank, Trafalgar Square, Regents Canal and Soho walks
• African Women Spirituality @Fulham Palace
• Deleting Black History in Institutions
• Groundings @Fulham Palace
• Kumba drumming @Fulham Palace.
• I fought the law and I won, a Black judge of 60 years of Equality legislation
• Champion Black Bowers and businessmen in 1800s London: African Odysseys

About African Odysseys . Previously at the BFI Southbank for 18 years, African Odysseys is now hosting films across London due to systemic racism at the BFI which ignored a17,500 strong petition and cancelled the popular,educational, monthly programme there. Full details HERE

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