Friday, October 18, 2019 - Events

October 16, 2019

Wednesday

Day of the African Equestrian Returns to North Carolina on October 19th in honor of equestrians of African ancestry active in national and international level...
Oct 16, 2019 at 2:00pm to Oct 20, 2019 at 3:00pm EDT
Location: Harambee Farm
Description:
The 2nd Annual Day of the African Equestrian (DOTAE) will be held on Saturday, October 19th at Harambee Farm – located in the Green Creek Township of Polk County, North Carolina, USA.

First presented in 2018 as a tribute to Africa based athletes competing in the FEI World Equestrian Games and to pioneering African-American horsemen (active pre-1975), the 2019 DOTAE gala will be staged as an adjunct to the CSI 5* (International Jumping Competition) scheduled for October 16 – 20 at the nearby Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The Tryon tournament will include qualifying classes for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo (Japan).

Hosted by The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc. (ACREF), a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization, in association with SportsQuest International, LLC, the evening will honor equestrians of African ancestry active in national and international level pursuits since 1975 - including (but certainly not limited to): Marvin Brangman (Bermuda); Ph
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October 18, 2019

Friday

City-Wide NYCHA Residents March Demanding Funding For NYCHA Without Privitization
Oct 18, 2019 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm EDT
Location: Holmes Towers to Gracie Mansion
Description:
Though there's never a shortage of funding for police, prisons, the military, and tax cuts for the rich, when it comes to investing in public housing, schools, or healthcare, we're always told there's never enough. In fact, for decades, city, state, and federal governments all slashed funding for HUD and NYCHA, creating major disinvestment, slum-like conditions, and the deficit we see in NYCHA today.

Until recently, NYCHA even paid the NYPD $75 million annually out of the NYCHA budget for the NYPD to conduct vertical patrols in NYCHA developments--essentially stealing much-needed funding from NYCHA to pay for the kind of policing that led to the murder of Akai Gurley in 2014.

NYCHA is home to over half a million people and an invaluable resource for New York City, as one of the last places working class people, who are the lifeblood of this city, can still afford to live. The infill plan, and all of NYCHA 2.0, is proof that under capitalism, the government would rather give away
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