What you read in history books on haiti of hundreds of pages will mostly not tell you, what ive just put down in these few paragraphs about the people. The original association of ezili dantor with this catholic icon is hypothesised to be from copies of the icon brought to haiti by polish soldiers sent by order of napoleon bonaparte, to subdue the then still ongoing haitian revolution. Jan 24, 2018 jean jacques dessalines the women who influenced him, his ideals and legacy remembered. An award winning playwright, a performance poet, author and lawyer, ezili danto is founder of the haitian lawyers leadership network, runs the ezili danto websites, blogs, listserve, eyewitness project, freehaitimovement, the online journal, haitian perspectives and zili dlo, an. This abundantly illustrated anthology brings together 16 essays by scholars, artists, and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of haitian vodou from multiple perspectives. Ezilis hlln is the only haitianled prodemocracy voice on the internet, in print and haitian and alternative radio to be routinely sited by major papers, in books on current political affairs on haiti, by congressional members and invited to analyze and present the grassroots, poor haitian majoritys viewpoint not often heard in the mainstream media and western citadels of power. One of vodous complexities is that though daytoday practice of this religion is dominated by women and masisi, few of its lwa are feminine spirits. The reason she is mute goes back aways to the time of the haitian revolution. So much like here ayiti, ayiti, thats the name meaning sacred highlands the tainoarawak amerindians gave to the island where im from. Ben shifted the paradigm back to africa and declared once and for all that the origin of ancient egyptian history lies in the deep south, and that is in and of africa, namely in nubia and ethiopia. Buy special zilidesigns, free haitiartwithsoul merchandise, including posters, tshirts, books, and videos shipping cost are for united states deliveries, only. Images of a lwa, reflections of the haitian woman this article will look at the iconography of the two main ezilis, ezili danto and ezili freda, from a visual culture standpoint in an effort to discern how it informs viewers about the political position of. In the spectacular spiderman animated series, ezili is the surname of the villain calypso, a voodoo practitioner who had no last name in the original comics. But the world doesnt want to know that the duvalierists and their criminals are back in power this november 2017, legitimized by the powerful united states, france, canada, 11 latin american countries, africom, caricom and the wealthiest and most educated of black folks in the united states with obamaclinton, the u.
Peter danbala moses black danbala stick which turned to a snake st. Gran ezili, ezili freda, ezili danto, ezili mapyang, ezili taureau, lasyrenn, and others are immensely influential for those practitioners who embody andor desire femininity. The ezili danto countercolonial narrative on haiti, haiti news, history and dignity. Fraud, false aid, false charity, false food aid ezili. Erzulie freda dahomey, the rada aspect of erzulie, is the haitian african spirit of love, beauty, jewelry, dancing, luxury, and flowers. Danto in history mambo ezili danto is known to have played a huge role in the history of haiti, mother of the country mambo ezili danto is mute and deaf thus anais serving as her interpreter. Explore the timeless world of vodou, deep within the caves of haiti.
An image of another daughter, manbo zila, as created by haitian artist pierrot barra, is included in donald cosentinos book, vodou things. May 18, 2012 human rights lawyer, ezili danto is dedicated to correcting the media lies and colonial narratives about haiti. South africas liberation struggle history revisited. Led by the powerful warrior spirit of ezili danto, cecile fatiman crowned the african. Tinsleys own italicized chapter bridges, which push forward ezilis narratives as a songs bridge might. Thanks to jean jonassaint, associate professor of french and francophone studies at syracuse. Ezili freda, or erzulie freda, is the voodoo, vodou spirit of love. Ben was a professor of history at cornell university and at city college in new york city, and the author of nearly 50 books mostly covering the nile valley. Ezilis mirrors is a collage of atemporal, black, and queer lives interpreted through a haitian vodou pantheon within a much wider, vodouadjacent diaspora. Haiti help create largest revolt of enslaved afrikans in u. Erzulie dantor a haitian loa embracing spirituality. Barbara africana, our lady of perpetual help is the voodoo lwa of love, romance, art, jealousy, passion, and sex, matron of lesbian and business women, protectress of single. Oil, gold, iridium are why united states pushes fake aid. Ezili s mirrors is a collage of atemporal, black, and queer lives interpreted through a haitian vodou pantheon within a much wider, vodouadjacent diaspora.
African americans here in amerikkka do not have the nerve to take on such a task as collectively the majority continue to suffer from stockholm syndrome. Steven van neste is a writer and philosopher, he was born in izegem, belgium and now resides in orlando, florida with his wife and daughters. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ezili danto also spelled without the accent, since some sites wont take accents. Mambo ezili danto aka erzulie dantor the black madonna of czestochowa, one of the most famous catholic icons, is the model for a haitian vodou goddess who protects lesbians. Haitian women warriors and dessalines the liberator. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Brandi auset and i lead the goddess full moon group every month, as well as some special goddess wheel celebrations, and it includes. Orisha religious icons religious art our lady of czestochowa baron samedi oil canvas black jesus haitian art wild spirit. Haiti news ezili danto, haiti rights, justice and dignity. The history of how haiti won its independence, carrying out the firstever successful slave rebellion. The oxford encyclopedia of women in world history, vol. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Ezili dantor serves as inspiration for artist betye saars 1996 mixed media assemblage, midnight madonnas.
Ezili is a guardian of women, especially single mothers. Gran ezili, ezili freda, ezili danto, ezili je wouj, ezili taureau, lasirenn, and others are immensely influential for all those practitioners who embody andor desire femininity. Erzulie dantor is a darkskinned, hardworking woman with tough country ways and she is fiercely very independent and vengeful. We wont wont forget nov 12, 1964 hidden history part2. Ezili dantor or erzulie danto is the main loa or senior spirit of the petro family in haitian vodou. Classes and workshops by the ezili danto spoken word dance theater dance and drumming workshop descriptions. Ezili danto performs anba dlo, nan guinen see also bwa kayiman texts. Todays attempts to malign haiti stand as only the latest form of oppression and hegemony. See video excerpt of bwa kayiman play and the bwa kayiman performance texts.
Very commonly approached in love spells and magical rituals for love, ezili freda. The pantheon of spirits known as ezili is the richly, expansively, riverinely powerful exception to this rule. It is accounted that the polish legion decreased significantly in numbers in contrast with the insurrected slaves, forcing the remaining captive soldiers to switch band to the side of the slaves. Broadway in the broadway show once on this island, erzulie is one of the 4 main gods that guide and influence the main character. Ezili danto haiti justice, cultural, media and legal advocacy. But the longer i sat with this book the more choked, the more stagnant it became. Ezili is a member of poets and writers and the founder of ezili publishing to self publish her works, interviews, videos, documentaries and e. Gran ezili, ezili freda, ezili danto, ezili je wouj, ezili taureau.
Led by the powerful warrior spirit of ezili danto, cecile fatiman crowned the. Arms trafficking in haiti of semi automatic guns and ammunition has been the subject of recent criminal convictions in the united states. Mambo ezili danto is known to have played a huge role in the history of haiti, mother of the country. Poetry cds, books, pamphlets, dvds of performances. It is accounted that the polish legion decreased significantly in numbers in contrast with the insurrected slaves, forcing the remaining captive soldiers to switch band to the side. The story of cecile fatiman, the historical ezili danto, 1791 and bwa kayiman, the vodun war council and gathering that began the haiti revolution, are also famously unknown black resistance stories. Here i talk about erzulie dantor danto and a few pointers here to work with her.
Ezili danto remembering the haiti revolution that began. She is a haiti scholar and runs the ezili network, the free haiti movement, the haitian lawyers leadership network and. Ezili with danto or erzili dantor phonetically or, one old french spelling, erzulie danthor is the petro nation aspect of the female lwa, or vodun warrior mother archetypes or consciousness in haitian vodun vodun. Outgoing president michel martellys handpicked successor, jovenel moise, won disputed elections setting off protests. The revolution which created the nation of haiti was inspired by the divine decree of the warrior love goddess known as ezili danto who danced in the head of the great haitian priestess, cecile fatiman, on that famous haitian night in 1791, on a red hilltop, at a forest thicket in haiti called bwa kayiman. Benjochannan, a renowned scholar of ancient african history, passed away on thursday, march 19th in new york at the age of 97. Erzulie dantor is considered to be an extremely though lady who is often wild, over bearing, aggressive, and very difficult to deal with. Ezilis mirrors is important because through it tinsley shows us ways that black femme life and black queer life exists and asserts itself as other than the abject, the.
Stanislaus kostka catholic church remains a witness to a century of bay citys history. Jun 06, 2017 who is erzulie dantor in haitian vodou. The pantheon of spirits known as ezili is the richly, expansively, riverinely, powerful exception to this rule. In this utterly original and necessary work omiseeke natasha tinsley reorients the study of ezilis spiritual, philosophical, and material corpus in ways that offer new understandings of blackness and black feminism. Oct 28, 2014 danto in history mambo ezili danto is known to have played a huge role in the history of haiti, mother of the country mambo ezili danto is mute and deaf thus anais serving as her interpreter. Godchecker guide to erzulie dantor also known as ezili danto, the haitian goddess of women from vodou mythology. Dec 09, 2015 haiti held its first round presidential and parliamentary elections in late october, and as with everything political in haiti, theres much more going on there than meets the media eye here. Okay, so today we will be talking about a very interesting topic. Hlln focuses mainly on two archetypes ezili danto and the historical papa. In november 2018, ezili was an honoree at the connecticut women hall of fame. Apr 12, 2017 join the goddess full moon group for the first spring full moon celebrating the goddesses erzulie freda and erzulie dantor on tuesday, may 9 at 8pm eastern, the 9th is the rescheduled date the moon is full in scorpio at 542pm edt. Erzulie dantor, ezili danto, ezili ge rouge, black madonna, st.
Ezilis mirrors thoroughly and carefully mines the utility and uniqueness of multiple spiritual and thought traditions, aesthetics, and sources of knowledge. Freda is the sister of ezili dantor, and her opposite in every way. Gabriel papa gede spiriti of humanity, sex, protector of. Buy the special zilidesigns free haiti posters and t. Erusile dantor also named ezili danto, ezili ge rouge, black madonna, st. Ezili danto, author at global researchglobal research. Barbara africana, our lady of perpetual help is the voodoo lwa of love, romance, art, jealousy, passion, and sex, matron of lesbian and business women, protectress of single mothers and children, mother of anais, patron loa of new orleans. Our touring season begins in september with the story of janjak, leading into the red, black and moonlight series, ending with the bwa kayiman show. Remembering the haiti revolution that began 225 years ago on august 22, 1791. The myth of white superiority, poverty pimping ngos and us humanitarian occupation by ezili danto a disenfranchised haiti means opportunity for the imperialist and their lefttalking right wing vultures. Mambo ezili danto is mute and deaf thus anais serving as her interpreter.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ezili danto. Sacred arts of haitian vodun, american museum of natural history. The virgin mary reinterpreted as erzuli freda, vodou love goddess. She was born in portauprince, haiti and raised in the united states. And how important is she in the world of haitian vodou. Erzulie dantor painting canvas print 17x23 erzulie dantor picture black madonna poland. Apr 15, 2015 april 15, 2015 leave a comment written by ezili danto dr. Celebrating the goddesses erzulie freda and erzulie dantor. The reason she is mute goes back a ways to the time of the haitian revolution. A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Guy philippe is a criminal, not a hero by ezili danto, april 26, 2017. Erzulie dantor an haitian loa embracing spirituality. If haitians had a real leader, like moise jean charles, democratically elected, that leader would want to change the economic plundering and looting.
But be sure to read this first for the book errors corrected at. I am super honored to be on this panel with the brilliant professor james small. The zerai model of gendered peoplecentred approach to governance, ict and social justice. Ezili danto is a human rights and international law attorney, award winning playwright, performance poet, social commentator, writer and author. Wright museum of african american history in detroit recorded live during the event on august 25. Ezili danto biography the revolution which created the nation of haiti was inspired by the divine decree of the warrior love goddess known as ezili danto who danced in the head of the great haitian priestess, cecile fatiman, on that famous haitian night in 1791, on a red hilltop, at a forest thicket in haiti called bwa kayiman. Exploring the line between faith and fantasy, voodoo and vodou, in omiseeke natasha tinsleys ezilis mirrors. Ezili danto, was featured as a leading haiti scholar and historian in the documentary 1804. Explore the timeless world of vodou, deep within the caves of. Tinsleys own italicized chapter bridges, which push forward ezili s narratives as a songs bridge might. I have longed for a book as daring as ezilis mirrors.
Ezilis hlln is the only haitianled prodemocracy voice on the internet, in print and haitian and alternative radio to be routinely sited by major papers, in books on current political affairs on haiti, by congressional members and invited to analyze and present the grassroots, poor haitian majoritys viewpoint not often heard in the. Join the goddess full moon group for the first spring full moon celebrating the goddesses erzulie freda and erzulie dantor on tuesday, may 9 at 8pm eastern, the 9th is the rescheduled datethe moon is full in scorpio at 542pm edt. Today is the historical feast of our lady of czestochowa the black madonna. Wright museum of african american history in detroit recorded live during the event on august 25, 2018.