Friday, May 29, 2009 - Events

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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May 29, 2009

Friday

"Rebuild the Gulf Coast, Rebuild America" Conference
May 29, 2009 to Jun 1, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Description: GULF COAST CIVIC WORKS CAMPAIGN The Gulf Coast Civic Works (GCCW) Campaign invite you to join several hundred advocates, including Gulf Coast survivors, to Advocacy Days in Washington, DC on May 30-June 1. Supporters of the GCCW Act will participate in a series of events and congressional visits to bring attention to the continuing human rights crisis in the region, and vulnerability of residents to future disasters as the 2009 Hurricane Season begins. Participate in the GCCW Advocacy Days––click here to register: https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5107/t/5835/event/checkOut.jsp?event_KEY=6838 Make it possible for a student to attend––click here to make a donation: http://www.solvingpoverty.com/donate.htm A $100 donation will cover one participant's entire room and board. As a part of the GCCW Advocacy Days, participants will urge members of Congress and the new Administration in meetings to authorize and fund the GCCW Act to rebuild community infrastructure, restore the environm
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