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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aJoe Benton and others _9127842
245			_aProject : Sankofa a rites of passage program philosophy theory and overview
260			_aColumbia _bOur Community Organisation _c1998
300			_a124 p. _bPB _c21x14 cm.
520			_aProject Sankofa: A Rites of Passage Program is about going back and reclaiming traditions of the past in order to establish new standards of normalcy. A paradigm shift is required, and it must begin in the minds of the youth who will be given new standards of excellence to model. Rites of Passage programs are designed to accomplish that objective. Such ideas, however, will appear strange to a people who have been conditioned to reject their past and now Live precariously in the present moment. Such ideas will be rejected by those lacking understanding of Afrikan culture. These fears must not stand in the way of the work which is being done to enhance the lives of current and future generations of Afrikan youth. We owe it to our ancestors to reclaim the valued traditions of the past, and in doing so we honor ourselves. We owe it to our descendants to light the path that they must walk and in doing so we honor our ancestors. The ancestors, ourselves, and our descendants all are part of the spiritual circle which is held together by the bonds of cultural continuity. Rites of Passage are the crucibles in which those bonds are forged and dispersed throughout the generations.
650			_aSankofa _9127843
650			_aProject _9127844
650			_aPhilosophy _9127845
650			_aTheory _9127846
700			_aBENTON (Joe) _9127847
700			_aJACKSON (Derrick) _9127848
700			_aGallman (Burnett) _9127849
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