Welcome Home!
Our purpose is to support our community of Black women/non-binary folks in a culturally safe space and to promote and facilitate cultural healing. This includes virtual and in person sessions in Vancouver, BC, with professional African guests artists and facilitators, so that we can celebrate our own ancestry, together.
Our July 2023 Retreat Tribe
About MoRhyCo
MoRhyCo is a Cultural Healing Project for Black women to support mental health, wellness, promote positive cultural identity and social inclusion.
At AFS, we believe that Black women deserve to reclaim and proudly celebrate their African heritage through cultural healing and authentic sisterhood.
Traditionally, in Africa, our cultural practices are about community healing, social cohesion, and solidarity. Our MoRhyCo programming includes cultural healing retreats in the summer, weekly workshops, and social gatherings the rest of the year, specifically designed to feed your Black soul.
A private Facebook page allows us to stay connected with each other. As MoRhyCo members, we are committed to supporting each other in love, respect, and solidarity, in a way that is authentic and genuine. We want each participant to feel a deep sense of belonging and to know that they are not alone – we are here for everyone.
Who this project is for
This project is specifically for Black women, including members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Join our MoRhyCo community first, AFTER WHICH you will THEN receive an invite to our cultural healing activities.
Collectively, we can support each other and increase our sense of belonging and wellbeing through the celebration of our African ancestry.
What's Happening THIS SUMMER
Thanks to a grant from BC Arts Council, our MoRhyCo members will be invited to a series of out of town cultural retreats this summer. We use African traditional arts and cultural traditions to cultivate wellbeing and provide care and emotional support.
Our cultural activities include:
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Singing workshop
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Drumming workshop
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Dancing workshop
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Storytelling
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Creative writing
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Art/Craft project (building instruments, South African beadwork etc.)
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Traditional cooking
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Traditional hairstyling and headwrap fashion
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Traditional games
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and more!
Are you ready to join our tribe?
YES,
IT'S FREE
This is your invitation to a cultural healing journey with kinfolk.
This is For Black women
Schedule
This is an ongoing project with specified events and activities all year long, offered in Vancouver and beyond.
Our schedule depends on the activities offered. For example, African storytelling nights in nature can only take place in the summer, same for out cultural retreats, while drumming, inging and dancing workshops can take place in our studio any time.
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Programme Content
First Nations Blessing Ceremony
Traditional Blessing Ceremony
Traditional dances
Afrobeats dance
Traditional drumming
Traditional songs from Zimbabwe
Storytelling Nights
Equipment
No experience or equipment required. We will provide the drums and other traditional equipment needed to attend the workshops.
Feel free to bring your own authentic African drum if you prefer.
All traditional materials will be provided for the instrument-making workshops.