https://soundcloud.com/wuviam1090/hwhn-sistas-emmanuella-daramonifah-talking-sister-empowerment
When my Crucian sister Emmanuella Perez Cassius contacted me, I was already excited about whatever it was gonna be about… then during the call she said someone named Mothyna was coming with her. I said MOTHYNA! From Heal a Woman to Heal a Nation??? She said, yeah, oh you’ve heard of them? (Insert wicked womanly laugh here.)
Click the play button above, watch the Facebook LIVE video clip or listen here for the interview: WUVI Radio Interview
When asked about how she started on the path of being a “sister-server” or an advocate for all things sisterhood, Emmanuella, as Director of Lady Leaders, LLC., passionately shared that, “NEFF, Never Ever Forget Friends began in 2009 when my friend Nefertiti Obryan was shot and killed by her intimate partner! We knew something had to be done to address self service and sisterhood and in 2015 we launched NEFF.”
With the theme, “Yet, I am stronger with my sista!,” this year’s N.E.F.F. Conference was held on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the DC Canegata Recreation Center on St. Croix in loving memory of Nefertiti O’Bryan.
All I know is, the little sisters at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School are in for a serious treat today between 9am-2pm when Emmanuella, Mothyna James-Brightful AND Monokia Tyson Nance will be in their school library sharing space, time, experiences and the love that they exude ever so naturally. Then later this evening around 5:30 pm right outside of the UVI Dining Pavilion (Café UVI), they’ll be there doing more of the same.
While at WUVI, I showed them the flyer and information shared in an email from Dahlia Stridiron-Felix: “October 1st marked the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The University community is invited to attend a presentation by Mrs. Mothyna James-Brightful. She is the founder of Heal a Woman to Heal a Nation. Mrs. James-Brightful will make a presentation on consent and respect and the importance of sisterhood. Students, faculty, and staff can decorate ornaments with affirmations for survivors which will be placed on the tree. There will be a symbolic lighting of the tree in recognition of Domestic Violence Month.
When: Thursday, October 6, 2016
Where: Outside of UVI Dining Café
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Domestic Violence Flyer 2016
This event is sponsored by the Counseling and Career Services Office, the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council, and the UVI Advocates for Mental Health Program.”
Share the full interview with Emmanuella, Mothyna and Monokia hosted by DaraMonifah on #HabariGaniVI: Click the play button above, watch the Facebook LIVE video clip or listen here: WUVI Radio Interview
Inviting all to come out with your royal purpleness and heal with us! #SomethingPurple
