Weaving Irish history, language, and art with present-day political, social, and personal experiences of North America.
We facilitate cultural (re)connection experiences that centre playful exploration and embodied experiences, paired with an honest assessment of our history and contemporary context.
Currently our work focuses on Irish language learning, songs, and honest retelling of history. In the future we hope to expand our work to include storytelling, dancing, weaving, basketry, stone masonry, and more.
As members of the Irish Diaspora in North America we believe it is essential to root (re)connection in an awareness of settler colonialism, our role in ongoing colonization of Indigenous land, and solidarity with people resisting colonization worldwide. If our (re)connection does not engage with this truth,
it is disrespectful to our ancestors who maintained these practices through colonization
re-entrenches us in our own comfort, power, and whiteness (for those of us who are not mixed race)
maintains alliances with ongoing and violent processes of dispossession
Our aim is to respectfully reengage with our cultural traditions to gain roots and stability so that we may face deeper, harder conversations and build the relationships we need to undo Empire and settler colonialism.
We’re excited to see what we can do together as a network of people working toward similar aims. If any of this resonates with you we would love to walk this path together. Please reach out.
If you are interested in this path of (re)connection we would be delighted to work with you.