Senate Resolution No. 2676

BY: Senator PARKER

COMMENDING the Ile Osa Kanran Yoruba Cultural &
Spiritual Temple upon the occasion of hosting the
Egbe Festival on Sunday, May 29, 2022

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body, in keeping with
its time-honored traditions, to recognize and pay tribute to those
organizations which foster ethnic pride and enhance the profile of
cultural diversity which strengthens the fabric of the communities of
New York State; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
commend the Ile Osa Kanran Yoruba Cultural & Spiritual Temple upon the
occasion of hosting the Egbe Festival on Sunday, May 29, 2022; and

WHEREAS, The goal of the Ile Osa Kanran Yoruba Cultural & Spiritual
Temple is to give reverence to Olodumare and pay homage to our ancestors
(Egun) and the Orishas; and

WHEREAS, The Ile Osa Kanran Yoruba Cultural & Spiritual Temple was
founded by Baba Ifayinka (Leader Carl Fanfair) and Iya Ifabunmi (Camille
Fanfair) through the guidance of the spiritual forces known as Orishas;
and

WHEREAS, Ile Osa Kanran is a Yoruba temple derived from the
Trinidadian line of the Yoruba practice; its mission is to uplift the
name of Olodumare (GOD) bringing positive light and awareness to the
Traditional Yoruba way of life (religion); and

WHEREAS, Based in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, the Ile
Osa Kanran Yoruba Cultural & Spiritual Temple's aim is to positively
impact the community by providing community outreach, targeting the
youth through young mentorship and exposure to the Yoruba culture; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when
spiritual organizations of such noble aims and accomplishments are
brought to our attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by
all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Ile Osa Kanran Yoruba Cultural & Spiritual Temple upon the
occasion of hosting the Egbe Festival on Sunday, May 29, 2022; and be it
further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Ile Osa Kanran Yoruba Cultural & Spiritual Temple,
and the Egbe Festival Committee.