If "Occupy Wall Street" can be organized and executed in 3 days and if the Arab Spring can be launched in 4 days, how many days will it take for Black men to take control of the destiny of Black people in America and around the world?
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A Call to Action, Improvement
and Achievement for Black Men Rumble Young Man, Rumble!  Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Your City, Your Space, Your Leadership
In cities across America, Black males are being called to Action, Improvement and Achievement. In each of ten cities, 25 men from 25 organizations will meet for 6 hours and then engage in an key actions to improve their communities and our country. These solutions and actions will be shared with men and organizations throughout America.
One of the key features of this day will be a 10 a city video conference role call introducing 250 Black men from across America, to each other, who are doing the work.
Each session in each city will:
Planning the Day:
Choose a Theme Choose a Space Choose a Day Choose a Facilitator/Moderator Choose a Scribe/Recorder Choose an Action Choose 25 participants Choose a Keynote Speaker or Expert Panel Choose Youth Participants or Women Partners Choose a Date for Next Meeting
Themes for Black men to choose for their session/city:
1) Entrepreneurship/Business/Personal Finance 2) Health/Nutrition/Emotional Wellness 3) Education 4) Relationships - Male/Male - Male/Female - Young/Old - Other Races 5) Incarceration/New Jim Crow 6) Family Development and Community Development 7) Mentorship 8) Fatherhood and Father Absence 9) Spirituality, Religiosity and Faith 10) History and Culture 11) Other Themes
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!
Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see!
Rumble young man, rumble!"
These sessions are inspired by work done in Louisville, Kentucky in September of 2011 organized by Open Society Foundations. This work is being done in honor of Muhammad Ali. Please call 773.285.9600 to sign up your city and to get an organizing kit to create a Black Male Action, Improvement and Achievement Summit in your city. All cities participating will be listed.
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