# @anyaayoungchee on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cva4eJwghNU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63393126-anyaayoungchee-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-01T23:25:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** A N Y A  A Y O U N G  C H E E (@anyaayoungchee) — https://gondola.cc/anyaayoungchee

## Caption

This past weekend we took Kaïri & Aya to the @1000mokos @littlejabstt Moko Jumbie workshop and the experience reminded me of the impact these mystical, magical, powerful spirits have had on me since I was a child - all the way through to my creative and political expression through the @wideawakes movement in the US in 2020. 

Being from #Trinidad and from the Caribbean has crafted me in ways I can’t even begin to explain, but if there’s one thing I feel particularly grateful for is the understanding of what freedom means to the human experience, and how those who have fought for our freedom to be our truest; most authentic selves, needs always to be celebrated and honoured.

Even though our @1000mokos experience wasn’t exactly planned for this reason, I’m reminded that we are privileged to share with our children the wisdom and struggle that #Emancipation has afforded us as Caribbean people, and I remain in immense gratitude to those who provide access to this knowledge, so that we may continue to share with our children, and our children’s children, until (as @wearefreetown reminds us always) all of us are free. 

Happy #Emancipation Day T&T 💥

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trinidad, emancipation

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