Understanding African and Caribbean traditional spirituality as ways of knowing and technologies

Burton Sankeralli

Presenter

Trinidadian Philosopher, Independent Intellectual & Co-founder, Philosophical Society of Trinidad and Tobago

Burton Sankeralli is a Trinidadian philosopher and independent intellectual who has been involved in philosophical research and Caribbean culture for over two decades. A former newspaper columnist, his writings have appeared in numerous scholarly and academic publications. He is the editor of At the Crossroads: African Caribbean Religion and Christianity (1995), published by the Caribbean Conference of Churches, and co-founder of the Philosophical Society of Trinidad and Tobago.

Dr. Anthony Richards

Chair

Barbadian Biotechnologist, Ethnobotanist & PDRA in Indigenous Ethnobotany of the Caribbean, University of Edinburgh

Dr. Yanique Hume

Presenter

Jamaican Senior Lecturer & Head of Cultural Studies, UWI Cave Hill

Dr. Yanique Hume is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. A multifaceted scholar, dancer and choreographer, she specialises in Caribbean cultural thought and the religious and performance cultures of the African diaspora.

Ireka Jelani

Presenter

Barbadian Rastafarian Artisan, Founder of Roots & Grasses Basketry & Director of Ngozi Farm and Cultural Sanctuary

Ireka "Queen Mother" Jelani is a Barbadian master artisan, cultural keeper and Rastafarian livity practitioner whose life's work embodies African-centered ways of knowing. Since 1988 she and her husband Prince Pine have run Roots and Grasses, the celebrated basketry and craft studio in Pelican Village, weaving handbags, jewellery and homeware from indigenous Barbadian fibres — Khus Khus (vetiver), Rock Balsam, Pandanus and Cabbage Palm — knowledge passed down from her mother. She is also the founder and director of Ngozi Farm and Cultural Sanctuary in St.

Sarah Thobi Motha

Presenter

South African Co-Founder, Umpakatsi Peace Village · Human Rights Advocate, Peacebuilder & Climate Justice Champion

Sarah Thobi Motha is based in South Africa and is the Co-Founder of Umpakatsi Peace Village (2006). She holds a Master's in International Human Rights Law & Migration Studies and is a human rights advocate, peacebuilder, and champion of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and climate justice. She has trained and worked across Africa, Europe, and South America with organisations including Amnesty International and the Foundation for Human Rights, and serves as an Ambassador of Peace Ecovillages in Africa.