Greetings from our New Executive Director
Hello! My name is Ocean Kneeland and I am delighted to be in the role of Executive Director for the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring. I live on the ancestral lands of the Cowichan Tribes and am grateful for the opportunity to live, work, rest, and play in this place of immense beauty and diversity. …
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Raffi at the BC Legislature
In a very special surprise, the BC Legislature was treated to an extraordinary guest on Thursday, February 9. “Hold the bananaphone, honorable speaker, Raffi is in the building,” Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party, announced to MLA’s. Raffi was delighted to be Sonia’s guest of honor as she spoke about his work as …
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Black Lives Matter To Me (BLMTM) Activities (for Ages 3 through 18)
To submit your children’s artwork by February 28, email us at: info@raffifoundation.org Parents and Educators, new opportunity alert! In recognition of February being Black History Month, we are sharing our “Black Lives Matter to Me” educational activity guide to engage children in conversations around freedom, justice, and the Black Lives Matter movement. We invite you …
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A Song for Healing
Raffi has created a stunning new song about the power of love to help us heal from trauma. “Song For Healing” was inspired by the ground-breaking research of Dr. Gabor Maté into childhood trauma and healing. Humanity and the planet are suffering as a result of a lack of understanding about trauma and its root causes. “Song …
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BLACK LIVES MATTER TO ME
A message from Raffi: “We have a historic opportunity to heal the wounds of racism and injustice. In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, I wrote this as a song that people everywhere might sing, citing Martin Luther King’s stirring words, “let freedom ring.” My music repertoire has included many songs of universal …
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Baby Beluga 40th anniversary celebration – fans contributed original artwork to new music video!
Thank you for helping us celebrate Baby Beluga’s 40th anniversary! We’re pleased to share a music video created with hand-drawn artwork submitted by fans @Raffi_RC
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‘Baby Beluga’ at 40: Raffi enlists Yo-Yo Ma for a new version of the popular children’s song Social Sharing
Celebrating Baby Beluga at 40! Featuring a special new 40th anniversary version of Baby Beluga, see Raffi’s ‘virtual’ duet with Yo-Yo Ma , as featured on CBC News – click above to view!
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Child Honouring Music
Stream Lindsay Munroe’s I Am Kind on Spotify by clicking the album cover above. Raffi’s Troubadour Music Releases Lindsay Munroe’s First Kids’ Album, I Am Kind Raffi’s warm harmonies enhance this uplifting album for the whole family, available digitally today.Sing along with Lindsay Munroe on her video “I Am Kind” (featuring Raffi) HERE.“This music is so welcoming, calming …
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