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RUNOKO RASHIDI'S AFRICAN PRESENCE IN PRESENCE GROUP TOUR
May 2, 2009 to May 16, 2009
Location: Mexican Gulf Coast
Description: DR. RUNOKO RASHIDI's ~~AFRICAN PRESENCE IN MEXICO GROUP TOUR ~~ "BEGINNING WITH THE OLMEC" May 2-16, 2009 Special Feature: The Ivan Van Sertima Symposium Prices beginning at $2689.00 double occupancy It is accurate to say of the Americas that not only did Columbus come late but that African people had a profound presence long before the beginning of the trans-Atlantic trade in captured Africans. The first civilization of ancient America is called the Olmec. It was located along the Mexican Gulf Coast and began almost four thousand years ago. The most significant artistic representations reflecting the presence of Africans in the ancient Americas are to be found among the Olmec. At least seventeen enormous stone heads, weighing from ten to forty tons each, have been revealed in Olmec sites along the Mexican Gulf Coast. Many of them can be viewed today in Mexico's many museums. One of the first European-American scientists to comment on the Olmec heads, archaeologist Mathew Stirling,
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May 9, 2009

Saturday

Afrikan Liberation Day 2009 - Nkrumah@100 (1909-2009)
May 9, 2009 to Jun 17, 2009
Location: London, Birmingham, UK & Internet and Radio
Description: ALD will feature a programme of activities for children and youth including Afrikan drumming and craft workshops; cultural artists and performers including, Afrikan dancers, poets and singers. International speakers on the day include brother Kwesi Pratt editor of Insight newspaper and Sister Mawete Teresa of Moyo Wa Taifa Pan-Afrikan women’s network both direct from Ghana. Activities will include a panel discussion and a broad range of grass roots Afrikan community organisations will be giving messages of solidarity. The day will also feature cultural Afrikan and Caribbean food, book stalls and displays. Entry is free. A member of this year’s organising committee, Brother Omowale said: “Kwame Nkrumah is one of the greatest Afrikan leaders of all time. In this the centenary year since his birth, we have a duty to ensure that his strategy of Afrikan liberation is told. Our ancestors suffered intensely under slavery and colonialism and we continue to suffer now. The world’s economic sy
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Culturally Responsive Teaching: May 2009
May 9, 2009 at 6:00am to May 16, 2009 at 12:00pm EDT
Location: Medgar Evers College (Adult and Continuing Education)
Description: As part of the on-going Leadership and Literacy through Debate Campaign, we are pleased to announce the second installment of our continuing education course at Medgar Evers College, entitled "Culturally Responsive Teaching." The first session held in January was a huge success and we look forward to teaching the course again. If you check this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8DTXKyJjtg&feature=email you can see a brief clip that shows some of the course and the response to the lessons learned in the program. Most educators who work with our youth are ill prepared to address the specific educational needs of the Black and Brown students that they serve. This is directly related to the growing achievement gap and high drop-out rates that we see everyday. It is no coincidence that most educators have never taken a single course that addresses the various sociological and psychological issues that our youth bring to the classroom. Many of us who have had the opportunity to study a
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Bail Out Working People -- NOT the Banks!
May 9, 2009 from 8:30am to 1:00pm EDT
Location: Plumbers Hall,
Description: Without joining together for our common interests, we don't have the strength to change our government's priorities. We must begin to build a massive movement that will have the power to impact government policy and give people genuine hope for a better future. Help organize a mass mobilization and ongoing action campaign around the following demands: - No layoffs. Massive job-creation program. - Tax the rich -- don't bail out the banks. - Pass the Employee Free Choice Act. - Single-payer healthcare for all. - Affordable housing for all. Tenants' rights. Moratorium on foreclosures & evictions. - Funding for jobs and for social services & infrastructure, not for war. - Stop the ICE raids and deportations. Legalization for all! Speakers: - Art Pulaski, Secretary-Treasurer, California Federation of Labor; - N'tanya Lee, Executive Director, Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth; - Mark Dudzic, National Organizer, Labor for Single Payer Healthcare Campaign (Washington, D.C.); - Rosie
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Bail Out Working People -- NOT the Banks!
May 9, 2009 from 8:30am to 1:00pm EDT
Location: Plumbers Hall,
Description: Without joining together for our common interests, we don't have the strength to change our government's priorities. We must begin to build a massive movement that will have the power to impact government policy and give people genuine hope for a better future. Help organize a mass mobilization and ongoing action campaign around the following demands: - No layoffs. Massive job-creation program. - Tax the rich -- don't bail out the banks. - Pass the Employee Free Choice Act. - Single-payer healthcare for all. - Affordable housing for all. Tenants' rights. Moratorium on foreclosures & evictions. - Funding for jobs and for social services & infrastructure, not for war. - Stop the ICE raids and deportations. Legalization for all! Speakers: - Art Pulaski, Secretary-Treasurer, California Federation of Labor; - N'tanya Lee, Executive Director, Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth; - Mark Dudzic, National Organizer, Labor for Single Payer Healthcare Campaign (Washington, D.C.); - Rosie
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