We are in this together, and WORLD has COMING TOGETHER TO FIGHT COVID-19
Echoes of Our Elders: Drums, Stories, Strength, and Legacy
Building on our past work supporting communities during COVID-19 and advocating for equity, justice, and resilience, the Great Lakes Networking Society of BC is excited to launch “Echoes of Our Elders: Drums, Stories, Strength, and Legacy.” This arts-based program brings together seniors and community members to celebrate lived experiences, cultural memory, and creative expression.
Through storytelling, drumming, visual arts, and sound-based workshops, seniors will share their wisdom, resilience, and heritage, preserving and amplifying voices that often go unheard. The program promotes intergenerational learning, social connection, and community empowerment, offering a safe space for reflection, dialogue, and cultural exchange.
Looking forward, we aim to expand participation, integrating arts, music, and storytelling to highlight seniors’ contributions, engage youth, and strengthen community bonds. This initiative will also document and showcase elders’ stories through exhibitions, audio recordings, and digital platforms, creating a lasting archive of cultural knowledge and legacy for future generations.
By combining arts, heritage, and community care, Echoes of Our Elders continues GLNS’s commitment to equity, cultural inclusion, and social wellbeing, ensuring that seniors’ voices remain at the heart of community storytelling and cultural celebration.
AFRICAN INNOVATION
This boy in Nyamira, Kenya invented an ingenious hand washing station to prevent the spread of disease due to the Coronavirus.
Helping Families through the Covid 19 Crisis
GLBS was able to support FEW families in Kenya, here is one of those families, they now sell fruits from the money locally fund raised, which enabled them put food on their tables and pay for shelter. The video was sent to thank the volunteers who made it possible. For those reading this please call us and donate to help those who are in need. Asante sana
This time of need, can my people, leaders, activists, members of our communities, explain to me, about the picture right here. How can our Homeless families and or members, if asked to go home and isolate, do it, which home are they going to ? The demographic databases are crucial information for Covid-19 not being provided for the testing, tracking, tracing, treating, containing, and eventually eliminating this pandemic.