What is Cultural Wellness
What it Means
Cultural Wellness means
to heal from the ravages of historic kidnapping and enslavement, the resulting transgenerational post-trauma scars, and the current day effects of bias. We do this by guarding and restoring knowledge of pre-enslavement values of dignity, community, self-sufficiency, self-governance, ethics, and by succession planning.
How the Council of Elders works for this vision:
The South Florida Council of African Elders is composed of citizens of African descent in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties who are age 62 or greater and who have lived experience of leadership and activism. The Council is supported by a team and by an Advisory Council.
The Council is forever nonsectarian (not governed by, embroiled in, or restricted to any political or religious group). The Council is committed to representing the cultural recovery and wellness needs of Africans in South Florida and Globally, regardless of the country or subculture of immediate origin.
The Council is beyond the influence of money, power, prestige and Eurocentric values, pressures, and norms to affect its position, decisions and advice to the community.
Our goals
1. Wisdom and Guidance: The council may aim to provide wisdom, experience, and guidance to the community, to offer insight and advice based on their accumulated knowledge and life experiences.
2. Decision – making: The council may strive to participate in decision making processes to ensure that the choices made are well informed and considerate for the long-term consequences, to contribute to the development of policies, strategies, or plans to align the community best interest. The council may provide guidance to governmental entities and law enforcement agencies which aid African communities in South Florida to return to healthier self-governance and more positive relationship with government and law enforcement.
3. Preserving Traditions and Culture: The council focuses on preserving and promoting the traditions, values, and culture heritage of the African community. The Council is involved in ensuring that important customs and practices are passed down to future generations The Council may also focus on leading occasional community forums that provide information about traditions, values and culture from any of the 54 African countries, as well as from other communities around the world where Africans have been supplanted after the great kidnapping and enslavement.
4. Conflict Resolution and Preservation of Community: The council may work toward resolving conflicts and promoting harmony within the community, through mediating disputes, fostering understanding, and promoting peaceful resolutions.
5. Advocacy and Representation: The Council aims to represent the interest and concerns of individuals or groups of the African diaspora. Their goals may involve advocating for rights, addressing social issues, and ensuring equitable treatment and opportunities.
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