Amaanat/left-col

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The Uhuru Madrasa (OOC: Held once every month on the days/nights of the crescent moon, or ad hoc as requested, on Amaanat's second floor)

When we first came here

We were cold and we were clear

With no colors on our skin

We were light and paper-thin

And when we first came here

We were cold and we were clear

With no colors on our skin

Till you let the spectrum in

Say my name

And every color illuminates

We are shining

And we will never be afraid again

- Spectrum, Florence + the Machine

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Uhuru - In the common parlance of the Eshu, Uhuru is a Swahili word meaning Freedom. It is the Eshu philosophy of freedom for all beings to pursue their own destiny.

Madrasa - A place where learning and studying take place.

The Uhuru Madrasa

The Uhuru Madrasa, or "freedom school", hosted at the Eshu holding of Amaanat, is a school without walls, where all those with a connection to the Dreaming can come and learn from one another, support one another, as they share their own stories about how they find and make their way through the Dream. Kith or Kin, Seelie or Unseelie, Noble or Common - all are welcome so long as students honor the school's two fundamental tenets: Uhuru and Hospitality.

Uhuru

The philosophy is basically this - all beings should be allowed to pursue their destiny with only the orishas intervening as they see fit to test the worthy and damn the wicked. This freedom goes beyond the physical. If something is done not out of freewill it is corrupted and unworthy. To give up your freedom voluntarily is to put your destiny in the hands of others and that is more than anyone should ever demand of another. To take it from someone is the gravest of offenses, robbing a person of their essence, condemning the victim to aimlessly wandering the afterlife. Better to be responsible for death of the body than of the soul.

Hospitality

Ancient tradition as well as Kithain Escheat demand accepting another of the Tribe in need, no matter what. Unless someone is a dire enemy, it can't be refused. If a guest is harmed while attending the Madrasa, the hosts will see justice is served as if they were blood kin. The hosts of the Madrasa won't turn someone out unless they steal or harm a member of the school though one can let the air get chilly if someone is overstaying. The Madrasa will accept reparation for damages or any freely given gift but may not demand payment. The Madrasa expects that students will not bring strife or violence into the Madrasa, and that students leave with as much goodwill as they bring.

Teaching, Learning, and Sharing Stories

The Uhuru Madrasa will be formally hosted at Amaanat a minimum of once a lunar cycle, usually on the days and nights of the crescent moon. The Madrasa may also informally or formally be called into session and offered on an ad hoc basis, given the capacity of the hosts and the demand of prospective students.