NCOBRA National Conference 2011 in Chicago, Illinois National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America |
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The National Coalition of Blacks
for Reparations in America (NCOBRA)
June 24 -26, 2011 Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church 600 East 35th Street Chicago, Illinois
Contact: Kamm Howard, khoward.amenta@sbcglobal.net, 773.520.0369 Barbara Baker, bbaker59@aol.com, 312.720.0648
A full two days of programming include a keynote address by Haki Madhubuti, author and founder of Third World Press. A free and open-to-the-public town hall meeting that would include a human rights, sovereignty and self-determination panel discussion with Black Agenda Report's Glen Ford as moderator, and Atty. Adjoa Aiyetoro, co-founder of NCOBRA, Chairman Omali Yeshitela, of the Black-Is-Back Coalition and African Socialist Party, Baba Hannibal Afrik of Republic of New Afrika and NCOBRA, Dr Farid Muhammad of International Human Rights Association of American Minorities, Ahmed Saadiq of the Lost Found Nation of Islam and Diane Urban of International Year for People of African Descent Central as panelist. In addition, we have planned workshops dealing with healing the subjugations of enslavement, tracing our genealogy and preparing non-profits organizations to receive reparations.
N'COBRA Conference Program Chicago 2011
Thursday June 23, 2011 11am CTS Pressing The Press media follow-up event
Friday June 24, 2011 8:00am-8:00pm Conference Registration 8:00am-10:00am Vendor Set Up 9:00am -10:00am Ancestral Acknowledgement Bros Jumoke Ifetayo, Mansong Kulubally 10:00am-11:30am Opening Plenary Dr. Eric Pearman Invocation; National & Local Co-chairs Welcome, Conference Agenda, National, International and Chicago initiatives 11:30am- 3:00pm National Board Meeting: 11:45-12:45 pm Lunch (on site catering) 1:00pm-3:00pm Bus tour of Black Chicago 1:00pm -2:45pm Workshops - Injury Area repair I A. Genealogy-Introduction "Getting Started" Pauline Whyte B. Healing the Wounds of Oppression Wekesa & Efia 3:15pm- 5:00pm Workshops - Injury Area repair II A.A Reparations Accord as Public Policy "Getting Ready to Receive Reparations" Niamo, Ari Merretazon N LDREF B. Healing the Wounds of Oppression II Wekesa & Efia 5:15pm-6:15pm Dinner (on site catering) 6:30pm-10:00pm Town Hall Meeting - National Minority Rights, Human Rights, Sovereignty and Self Determination as Reparations - Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report - Moderator, Prof. Atty Adjoa Aiyetoro Co-Founder of NCOBRA, NLDREF, Farid Muhammad IHRAAM, Omali Yeshitele APSP African Socialist International and the Black-Is-Back Coalition, Diane Urban, IYDAD Central, Ahmed Saadiq Lost Found Nation (NARTF), Dr. Anderson Thompson "Slavery: The Scene of the Crime"; Dr. Conrad Worrill Jake Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies Northeastern University, Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF); NOI; Gen Rashid RNA; TBD 10:00pm-until Rappin' for Reparations-Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Open Mic: Focus on Human Rights, Haiti and Reparations,Video clips
Saturday June 25, 2011 8:00am-5:00pm Conference Registration
8:00am-10:00am Vendor Set Up 8am-9am Yoga, Chi-Kung, Aerobics - Jumoke Ifetayo 9:00am-12npm Plenary II - Injury Area repair IIIReports from the Trenches-IYPAD-Pat Hill or Diane Irving, Reparations for Tortured Illinois Prisoners- Atty Stan Willi;s Political Prisoners Liberation Efforts-Jericho Movement-Bro Hondo; Ron Carter "The Black Wall Street"; Phillip Jackson "The Black Star Project" (Education); Israel McCain (Firefighters Law Suit}; Timmuel Black - Black Chicago History; Dr. Webb Evans UAPA Buy Black Campaign; Iyiti Report William Balan Gaubert, Black Farmers Rev Al Sampson, Rose Saunders, Healing the Wounds of Oppression III- Wekesa Efia, New Orleans Update; Connecting the Psychological Trauma to Physical Illness-Dr. Terry Mason, Bro. J X-Clan 12:00pm-1:00pm lunch (on site catering) 1pm-2:15pm Regional caucus; Chapter reports; Reg Rep elections 2:30pm-3:30pm Commissions meeting 3:45pm-5:45pm General membership meeting - reports, election,5 Injury Areas Campaign, 7:00pm Banquet-Intro of Speaker Sis Barbara Adjoa Baker, Keynote Presentation by Author, Activist, Publisher Haki Madhubuti, Tribute to Baba Hannibal Afrik & Institution Building (7:45-8:30), Cultural Expressions Edu-tainment (7:30, 9:15), Hip Hop Journey w/ The Ancestors Video; Bro. J X-Clan (9:30 - 11:15)
Sunday June 26, 2011 (Reparations Sunday) Sunrise Yoga and Ceremony on the Lake (31st and Lake Shore) - Jumoke Ifetayo9:00pm-10:30pm wrap up meeting - hosted by Sis Barbara Adjoa Baker 11:00am-12:30pm Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church
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