Our Goals
Fagunwa Society is an association of persons who have pledged themselves to the study and propagation of Afrikan history, arts, science and literature for the chief purposes of moral and cultural renewal and spiritual regeneration. We are a non-profit organization working towards the cultural literacy of people everywhere, providing opportunities for Cultural and Spiritual Expression and Education. Our programs are designed for the spiritually open, scholarly, spirituality and culture enthusiasts and all those who seek a deeper understanding of Cultural Principles.
Specific Goals:
- To elevate the standard of the spoken and written Yoruba Language, increasing the number of fluent speakers and writers throughout the world.
- To revive the power of Yoruba Literature and Theater, using both as learning tools for speakers of the language, and as powerful cultural education and entertainment.
- To initiate the regeneration of Yoruba Spiritual and Medicinal lore.
- To re-enliven Yoruba Music by encouraging a return to nobility and art in the spoken word, the lyric and the instrumental.
- To unify the Yoruba Community, building a continuum of understanding across cultural, spiritual and generational factions.
- To bring the Afrikan Diaspora into the fold of the Motherland cultures, building a continuum of understanding across cultural, spiritual and generational factions.
- To provide esoteric cultural and spiritual information to elevate our thinking on the same.
Our Philosophy
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The peasant has always been the most independent of all people. This assertion, of course, will sound ridiculous to people who’ve grown accustomed to equating peasantry with poverty. The peasant is not poor; he just has no cash whatsoever. As long as he can farm his land, he can eat and feed his family. This is why when a man conquers or invades a land such as Africa in which the vast majority of the people are peasant farmers, his victory will mean nothing unless he can take people’s land away from them...
Our Members
Our members are the best and brightest, this generations finest. Our members are a melange of principled individuals with varied backgrounds, all sharing in the understanding that change begins with the individual. Members collaborate on projects most fitting to their...
Our Projects
Fagunwa Society is committed to implementing change on a very real level. Therefore, in order to reach our goals, we have developed projects that individually effect meaningful change. Some of our projects include...
Upcoming Events
| EventDate | Event Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01.31.2009 | First GB Meeting | Fagunwa's First General Body Meeting of the Year. |
| 02.15.2009 | Project Leader Meetings | Project Leaders will begin meeting as of this date. |
| 02.28.2009 | General Body Meeting | February General Body Meeting |
| 04.15.2009 | First Debate of the Year | First Debate of the Year at Brooklyn College |