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Category Archives: Events
Screening: Xirê dos Orixás
Yemoja & Candomblé
Launching OrishaTees.com!
Take 20% off your entire order when you shop by October 31, 2017 using the discount code: candombleusa
Combating Religious Intolerance on Social Media – an interview
The campaign – Testemunhos de Axe – was looking for people willing to share their stories about leaving the church and joining a terreiro. I reached out to one of the organizers, Renata Cassini, to find out more about the movement.
At 92, Mãe Stella Launches a Channel on YouTube
“From the Head of Mãe Stella,” is a YouTube channel that will launch on September 25, 2017 featuring the wisdom of the Iyalorixa’s 78 years of religious and intellectual leadership.
March Defends Religious Freedom in Copacabana
Respect and punishment. This was the rally cry during the march in defense of religious freedom that took place at Orla Copacabana this Sunday afternoon by the Commission to Combat Intolerance.
Sign the Petition – Religious Freedom Now!
show solidarity with our Brazilian brothers and sisters in the struggle. A petition was started by the The National Council of the Efon Nation to reach the Governor of Rio, the State Secretary of Culture, the State Secretary of Public Security, and the State Secretary of Human Rights.
Orisa: Resilience in the Diaspora and at Home
It can be as challenging to discuss the Yoruba culture as it is to discuss Candomblé – both are words that we use to describe what can be, at times, vastly different practices or beliefs.
A Refuge in Thunder: Dr. Harding Lectures About Candomblé
A Refuge in Thunder, by Dr. Rachel E. Harding, takes a close look at the trajectory of Candomblé in its Brazilian home as a religion of resilience and affirmation of a Black identity in Brazil.
Afro-diasporic Religiosity 