Cultural Conversations - "A healing journey - Interfaith pilgrimage of the Middle Passage
Crossroads Community Center: 16000 NE 10th St, WA
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, an Ethiopian American woman will share how she along with a diverse group of people from around the world retraced the steps of enslaved Africans to the Americas. The interfaith pilgrimage of the Middle Passage began a healing journey and shaped the trajectory of her life.
Through storytelling, song and dance, Tizita Assefa of Bellevue, will recount a year-long walk "pilgrimage", she took along the eastern seaboard , the Caribbean and Africa that were part of the Middle Passage (the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean-the Transatlantic Slave Trade). Assefa was one of about 35 people of varied backgrounds who signed on for the 1998 trip, organized by an interfaith group to explore the history and legacy of racism.
RSVP Appreciated, NeighborhoodOutreach@bellevuewa.com