“SANKOFA: Looking Back at Our Past to Move Forward with Purpose for a Brighter Future”

Our SJM Juneteenth theme this year was “SANKOFA: Looking Back at Our Past to Move Forward with Purpose for a Brighter Future” .

The logo for this year’s Juneteenth Celebration combines on the Sankofa bird together with the SJM Juneteenth Logo.

The profit for these T-shirts will go to support our 20205 SJM Juneteenth Celebration.

Sankofa literally translates to "look to the past to inform the future." This sheds light on the struggles of enslaved African peoples; though long gone, slavery is still a large chunk of African American history, and should be acknowledged rather than forgotten in order to move forward productively. The symbol itself is depicted by a bird which appears to be moving forward while looking back, supporting the idea of incorporating the aspects of the past into the future.

The shirts are $25. If you missed buying one at our celebration, there are still some available.  You can purchase them through our store: https://www.socialjusticematters.org/store/juneteenth-2024-t-shirt .

 Delivery is available within 10 miles of Scotch Plains.