People Empowered for Self-Determination’
‘Taking Responsibility, Effecting Solutions’
TENDAI MWARI
Iziz (praises) Brothers and Sisters,
Re: 1) National (People’s) Assembly, Saturday, 4th February, 4:00pm-8:30pm; @: Queen Mother Moore School, Clapham Methodist Church Hall, Nelson’s Row, London SW4 7JR.
2) National Black People’s Day of Action (NBPDA) – 31st anniversary Commemoration; Friday, March 2nd, 2012.
It seems incredible that a year has almost past since we commemorated the 30th anniversary of the NBPDA (March 2nd, 2011) and agreed unanimously - in this highly successful event, attended by over 400 people:
1. To establish a National Afrikan People’s Parliament (NAPP) - (as a nationwide, independent and representative body designed to promote, preserve and protect the best interest of Afrikan people in the UK).
2. To ‘Name and Claim’ the National Black People’s Day of Action (NBPDA), March 2nd, as a national public holiday and annual observance - to be organised by and under the auspices of the NAPP.
You might recall, or may have heard, how successful the NBPDA, March 2nd, was last year; attended by over 400 people (please find attached a summary of the overwhelmingly inspired community feedback from the survey sheet).
Of course, this year we aim to make the event bigger and better as we continue the process towards of building the NAPP (please also find attached our Concept, Aims and Objectives – recently updated). But you will no doubt appreciate that this will only be possible with your presence and full engagement. In context, we have called the above National People’s Assembly, where we will:
1.Update the community on the work undertaken since the National People’s Assembly (30th July 2012), the progress made and future plans towards building, the NAPP, including the drafting of the constitution.
2.Discuss plans for this year’s NBPDA 31st anniversary commemoration (see above).
You will no doubt appreciate that to Name and Claim a national public holiday, is to define time, space and circumstance, which is an act of self-empowerment. It is therefore vitally important that we all rise to this standard. We remind or encourage you therefore to, as appropriate:
1.Book March 2nd off work.
2.Close your business for the day.
3.Take the day off from study (college, or university - except of course if you have an exam).
4.Take your children out of school for the day.
It is crucial to note that five Afrikan men have been killed in the hands of the British police in extremely suspicious circumstances since our commemoration last year (Smiley Culture, Kingsley Burrell, Demetre Fraser, Mark Duggan and Jacob Michael). Furthermore, the public execution of Mark Duggan sparked a nationwide Uprising, since which the state/police has intensified its assault on our community, especially our young people.
In addition, despite the belated partial justice in the conviction of 2 of the 5 murderers of Stephen Lawrence, none of the corrupt police officers responsible for perverting the course of justice have been prosecuted.
Alas, we do not have a representative body/voice, with the wherewithal to effectively defend the interest of our people at a national level on any of these issues. This emphasises the need, more than ever before, for the NAPP. Hence, you and all of us must pull together and work towards building the NAPP and encouraging others to do the same.
We look forward to seeing you at the National People’s Assembly.
Unite, Organise Now or Perish!
Rise, You Mighty People!
TENDAI MWARI
In Divine service,
Bro Ldr Mbandaka Sis Esther ‘Ekua’ Stanford-Xosei
(Co-Chair - INOC) (Co-Chair - INOC)
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