THE HARMONY GAZE

ABOUT THE SOCIETY: The first Tuko Sawa "Society of Harmony Practitioners"(SoHP) was established in Tanzania to spread this transcultural message of unity in diversity, because we believe that "Equality Consciousness" is an ethical and moral  prerequisite for a Fairer Future. Our Society in Tanzania was first created online as a learning group but eventually the members unanimously decided to register an official entity that will allow them to share the concept of harmony in their communities. On the 7th September 2023 the SoHP was inaugurated in the capital Dodoma.  The Society's Patron Mr. Madaraka Nyerere who is the son of Tanzania's Founding Father Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere was joined by members who travelled form all corners of the country to celebrate their #Oneness. Everyone paid for themselves, including a two nights hotel stay in the capital because our Society is not a charitable organisation that seeks funding for our daily activities. We do the be...

Human life is shaped by stories: the stories we inherit, the stories we choose, and the stories we pass forward. These narratives do more than entertain or explain. They organise how we understand ourselves, how we relate to others, and how we decide what matters. I have always loved stories, although I listen to them with careful attention, especially when they travel across cultures. I experience belonging as something created by presence rather than origin. Wherever my feet touch the ground, I consider myself at home. Each new place offers new ways of seeing, and I welcome these into what I think of as my personal stories library. This library is living and fluid. It is continually revised, expanded, and refined. It does not preserve ideas as fixed possessions. It allows them to move, evolve, and interact. This way of living with stories reflects my understanding of transculturalism as an active practice of openness and responsibility. I avoid binding myself to any single narrative ...