ground - Forum/Discussions - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T09:58:46Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/feed/tag/groundNewark, NJ march to press for Federal investigation of Trayvon's death and of the ‘Stand Your Ground’ lawhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/newark-nj-march-to-press-for-federal-investigation-of-trayvon-s2013-08-01T11:37:10.000Z2013-08-01T11:37:10.000ZTheBlackList Newshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListNews<div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><b><span><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><b><span>PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS MARCHES TO KEEP PRESSURE ON</span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><b><span>REQUESTS FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN TRAYVON MARTIN,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><b><span>REQUESTS MEETING WITH ATTY GENERAL!</span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> </span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span>On <b>Saturday, August 3rd</b>, the People’s Organization for Progress will host its third march and rally to condemn the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin and continue to press for a full federal investigation of the case and of the ‘Stand Your Ground’ law that created the climate for the incident to take place.</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> Participants will rally at the corner of Broad and Market Streets, downtown Newark at 12 noon and will then march to the Federal Building downtown Newark.</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> In the aftermath of the Zimmerman acquittal, POP hosted two large rallies that drew hundreds of people to downtown to protest the verdict. They later participated in the 100 Cities protest sponsored by the National Action Network that also took place at Newark’s federal building.</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> “It’s about keeping the pressure on,” says POP chairman Lawrence Hamm, pointedly…</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> As the organizers gear up for the Saturday rally, they have also formally made their demand to U.S. Justice Department calling for a full federal investigation into the Trayvon Martin case.</span></div><div class="ecxDefault"><span> In letters to US Attorney General Eric Holder and to the Justice Department’s area office, the organization plainly demanded</span><span><font face="Calibri"> that </font></span><span>“your department file federal civil rights and other pertinent federal charges against George Zimmerman.”</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> The organization has also requested a meeting with the Justice Department’s area representative, Paul Fishman, and other leaders to be briefed on the status of the investigation as soon as possible.</span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><strong>~|</strong>|~</div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> <span class="font-size-3"><strong> For more information:</strong></span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center;"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span>THE PEOPLES ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS</span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span>PO BOX 22505</span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span>NEWARK, NJ 07101</span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span>973 801 0001</span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://www.njpop.org/" target="_blank"><span>www.njpop.org</span></a></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"><span> </span></div></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="ecxMsoNoSpacing"></div></div>"The African Burial Ground & the African Diaspora" a lecture by T. Rasul Murrayhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/the-african-burial-ground-the-african-diaspora-a-lecture-by-t2011-10-14T04:55:30.000Z2011-10-14T04:55:30.000ZTheBlackListhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackList<div><p></p>
<div><span>"The African Burial Ground</span> <br /><span>& the African Diaspora"</span><br /><br /><span>by Mr. T. Rasul Murray</span></div>
<br /><span>Saturday, October 22 · 9:00am - 12:00pm</span><br /><br /><br />Mid-Hudson Heritage Center Street: <br />317 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY <br />Phone: (845) 471-1630 or (845) 471-1630<br /><br />The History of Africans in Manhattan; the development of the African Burial Ground in NYC and its reflection on the development of the Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere <br /><br />Mr. T. Rasul Murray (Poet, Essayist, Short Story Writer, NYC tour guide and Lecturer) will be the featured speaker at the fall lecture sponsored by the Black History Committee.<br /><br /><br /><span>Seating Limited, Registration Required</span><br />$10 Adults - $8 Students<br />(Continental Breakfast included)<br /><br />Phone: (845) 471-1630 or (845) 471-1630<br /><br />Dutchess County Historical Society<br />P. O. Box 88<br />Poughkeepsie, NY 12602<br />e-mail <a target="_blank" href="http://earthlink.net">dchistorical@earthlink.net</a><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div>Rediscovering the African Burial Ground - 20th Anniversary Commemorationhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/rediscovering-the-african-burial-ground-20th-anniversary2011-09-24T05:29:27.000Z2011-09-24T05:29:27.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p> </p>
<div style="text-align:center;">African Burial Ground<br />National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior<br />African Burial Ground National Monument</div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><br />Rediscovering the African Burial Ground Schedule for the 20th anniversary commemoration<br /><br />Oct. 4-8, 2011</div>
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<p><span>10:30AM</span>: Film Series — Eric V. Tait, Jr., director of the film, “Then I’ll Be Free to Travel Home,” will conduct a screening of the documentary, and provide commentary about the making of the film. Part 2 (56 min.) of the film will be shown. A question and answer period will follow the screening of the film. RSVP required.<br /><br /><span>NOON</span>: 60 Seconds of Silence: The African Burial Ground National Monument will honor the lives of the estimated 15,000 enslaved and free Africans and African descendants who are buried in the African Burial Ground cemetery by observing 60 seconds of silence at 12 noon on each day of Youth Week (October 4-8, 2011). During this time frame, everyone is encouraged to stop, think and reflect upon the lives of those who are buried in the African Burial Ground and the horrors of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.<br /><br /><span>12:15PM</span>: Gallery Talk — “The Slave Revolt of 1741” 1:00PM: Children’s Story Time<br /><br /><span>2:00PM</span>: An Introduction to Ancient and Early African Writing Systems and the Philosophical Language of Adinkra by Pat Leonard. RSVP required. <br /><br /><span>Wednesday, October 5, 2011</span><br /><br /><span>11:00AM</span>: Workshop presentation on other rediscovered African Burial Grounds. RSVP required. <br /><br /><span>NOON</span>: 60 Seconds of Silence <br /><br /><span>NOON</span>: Children’s Story Time<br /><br /><span>1:00PM</span>: Film Series — “George Washington Carver” (29 min.) <br /><br /><span>2:00PM</span>: Rev. Pat Singletary from the Harlem African Burial Ground Project. RSVP required.<br /><br /><span>Thursday, October 6, 2011</span><br /><br /><span>11:00AM</span>: A workshop on “Proverbs, Aphorisms and Mother Wits — Learning from the Wisdom of and Elders” by Pat Leonard. RSVP required. <span><br /><br />NOON</span>: 60 Seconds of Silence <br /><br /><span>12:30PM</span>: “For Freedom’s Sake” — A first-person presentation by Nicola and Rufus James about the African presence in New York during the 18th Century. RSVP required. <br /><br /><span>1:00PM</span>: Children’s Story Time <br /><br /><span>2:00PM</span>: Children’s Entertainment: face painting, a magician and animal balloons <br /><br /><span>3:00PM</span>: Gallery Talk—Burial Practices and Pinkster <br /><br /><span>3:30PM</span>: Film Series — “The Maggie Walker Story” (12 min.)<br /><br />Friday, October 7, 2011*<br /><br /><span>10:45AM</span>: F.R.E.E.D.O.M. Academy performance <br /><br /><span>11:00AM</span>: Ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the rediscovery of the African Burial Ground <br /><br /><span>NOON</span>: 60 Seconds of Silence <br /><br /><span>1:00 PM</span> <span>onward</span> — “Ceremony of Receiving African Names” conducted by Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely for the general public <br /><br /><span>1:15PM</span>: African Drum and Dance performance by F.R.E.E.D.O.M. Academy <br /><br /><span>1:30-4PM</span>: Exhibit on slavery in New York in the visitor center. Gene Peters, the exhibit’s curator and an African Burial Ground NM volunteer, will be on-hand to answer questions. <br /><br /><span>2:00PM</span>: Film Series — Shawn Utsey will conduct a screening of his documentary, “Meet Me in the Bottom” (45 min.) a film about the Richmond Burial Ground in Virginia. A question and answer period will follow the screening. RSVP required <br /><br /><span>4:30PM</span>: Caroline Evans will bring history alive through first-person interpretation of two African-American women who changed the world: Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. RSVP required <br /><br /><span>6:00PM</span>: Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy (The name Ifetayo comes from the West African Yoruba word meaning, “love is enough for joy.”) <br /><br /><span>6:30PM</span>: Universal Creative Arts Ensemble-Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble — traditional African songs, instruments, dance and stilt walker <br /><br /><span>7:15PM</span>: Performance by the African Caribbean group Something Positive, Inc. (30 minute performance)<br /><br />*Memorial and Visitor Center will remain open until 8:00PM<br /><br /><span>Saturday, October 8, 2011</span><br /><br /><span>10:00AM</span>: Libation ceremony with Gregory Carr featuring a drum circle <br /><br /><span>11:00AM</span>: Family Memory Box Workshop. RSVP required <br /><br /><span>NOON</span>: 60 Seconds of Silence<br /><br /><span>1:00PM</span>: Poetry Slam, “A Shout Out to the Ancestors”<br /><br /><span>2:00PM</span>: Red Storm Drum and Dance Troupe — This program offers insight into Native American history, art and music. It also showcases the music and dance traditions of America’s indigenous nations. <br /><br /><span>6:30PM</span>: Candle lit “A Broader View” walking tour will leave from Federal Hall National Memorial and conclude at African Burial Ground National Monument’s outdoor memorial. RSVP required <br /><br /><span>6:30PM</span>: Candle lit “Abolitionist” walking tour will leave from African Burial National Monument and conclude at the site’s outdoor memorial. RSVP required<br /><br />All events are free. Schedule is subject to change.<br /><br />For more information visit <a href="www.nps.gov/afbg">www.nps.gov/afbg</a> <br />or</p>
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<p>Submitted by T. Rasul Murray.</p></div>