Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 15 Jul at 7:52am.

What is Sankofa and how does it relate to helping youth on Oakland connect to their inner voices and to an understanding of the environment? The answers to that question come in a powerful Tedx talk from Oakland's Zakiya Harris, founder of Grind for the Green and director of the Get Fresh Festival happening August 14th in Mosswood Park in Oakland, and San Francisco's Pandora Thomas from the Global Exchange.