Ndeewo Obodo ACK,
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With a gaping hole of disbelief, join us in support of Bristy's memory, our ACK community member who died on Saturday Aug 29.
Save the date for a community event on Nov 2 in honor of our loved ones who have died.
BELOVED BRISTY
From our Director:
"Its hard to imagine that Bristy's time here on earth is done. Surreal to imagine that someone that I was just sharing bites of yam and egg sauce with, and saying, "I'll follow up with you to connect" is gone. Hard to imagine that our sweet child Ivan will have to carry the pain of the loss of someone who is his world. We want Bristy here with us, we want more summers with her, we want more smiles, more deep hugs, more bites of food, and more see you laters. But we are heartbroken to have this be disrupted. Onwu! onwu i di njo!! Death you are wicked!!! I spit on you!!"
As a community we are trying to show up as best we can
We are gathering funds on behalf of our ACK community, the collective purse will go to her father who is handling Bristy's homegoing.
We are communing in memorial of Bristy with the Meadows Livingston School community, if you want to gather in person. Friday Sep 11, 1-3pm at MLS, San Francisco
To SEND FUNDS add to ACK community contribution;
Memo: Bristy Parker
Zelle: nkay47@hotmail.com (Nkeiruka Oruche)
Venmo: AfroUrban-Society
Cashapp: $Kanukai
Contact us afrourbansociety@gmail.com if you'd like to give cash
SAVE THE DATE: Ubochi Afọ Mon Nov 2, 2026: Egwu Onwu (Condolence Songs)-A Community Gathering in Remembrance
Centering Igbo & African-diasporic cultures, join us for a gathering in song, stories, and silence as we hold space for each other in commemoration of our dead, for our ancestors. We will have a community altar, ceremony & shared food.
Monday, November 2, 2026
6:00 PM 10:00 PM, Fruitvale
