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Table
of content
For
Our Children … 01
This
Week … 05
Employment
and Training Opportunities … 08
Health
Matters … 09
Grants
and Scholarships … 11
SpotLight
… 14
Arts
for Awareness … 14
Coming
Up …15
Computers
and Technology … 15
A
Hand Up … 15
On
The Airways … 15
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If you would like to report
on a recent community event, feel free to send us a brief account of what
happened, we will share it with our readers.
Send your information to: the.pa.coalition@gmail.com
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“Newsletter" from the menu.
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No
man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get the
credit for doing it… Andrew Carnegie
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Volunteers needed to help organize the first INTER-FAITH
COMMUNITY
SURVIVAL SUMMIT to be held in the city of Philadelphia. For information or to
volunteer or register as a representative for your place of worship, call
215.387.2734 or email:
ifcoalition@gmail.com
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A
noted psychiatrist was a guest at a gathering of humor editors, and the host
naturally broached the subject in which the doctor was most at ease. “Would
you mind telling me, Doctor,” he asked, “how you detect a mental deficiency
in someone who appears completely normal?
“Nothing
is easier,” he replied, “you ask a simple question which everyone should
answer with no trouble. If there is hesitation, that puts you on the track.”
“What
sort of question?”
“Well,
you might ask, ‘Captain Cook made three trips around the world and died
during one of them. Which one?’”
The
editor thought for a moment, and then said with a nervous laugh, “You
wouldn’t happen to have another example would you? I must confess I don’t
know much about history”
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While serving as governor of New Jersey,
future president Woodrow Wilson was awakened from a soud sleep in the wee
hours of the morning by a man announcing, “Governor, your Commissioner of
Highways has just died, and I would like to take his place.” “If it’s alright
with the undertaker, it’s alright with me.” The governor replied.
JOIN THE COALITION!
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We will be spotlighting members and organizations weekly, if you wish
to have your organization spotlighted, forward to us information on your
primary mission, your current projects and/or how you would want other
members of The Coalition to be
involved. Many of us are already being a support to one another, but there is
plenty of room for improvement.
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The more
laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will
be…Lao Tzu
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Word of The Week: enunciate \ee-NUN-see-ayt; ih-\, To
utter articulately; to pronounce.
We don't
receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one
can take for us or spare us... Marcel
Proust
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Greetings
Coalition Family!
The first session of The Coalition board has been
formed, members have been selected and officers are in place to take us
forward. Members are elected to one-year terms beginning in January or June.
We will be accepting nominations for additional board members to be
considered in our June 2008 elections, so if you missed this election you are
eligible for the second session.
Thanks
to all who contributed. Look for a list of board members in the next issue of
News From The Coalition.
Join A HAND UP! To make donations or donation requests.
http://groups.google.com/group/a-hand-up
Gary
R. Adams,
Community Liaison for The Coalition
email:
the.pa.coalition@gmail.com
Join
our Google group http://groups.google.com/group/coalition-the
FOR OUR CHILDREN
Resources
for Children’s Health’s SAFE program has openings for new clients. In our
SAFE program, we provide parents of children aged birth through 5 years with
the information, resources and support they need to raise healthy and happy
children. A peer and professional staff conduct services. Spanish-speaking
case managers are available.
Services
include:
·
In-home visits
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Help in obtaining medical, pediatric and well-baby care;
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Accompaniment to medical appointments and other appointments;
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Connecting participants to supportive community resources to
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meet identified needs;
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Health and nutrition information, resources and written handouts;
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Incentives- baby items, parent-child activity books, home safety
items, and others;
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Assisting participants in securing health insurance or other benefits;
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Supporting participants in engaging in healthy lifestyle practices,
such as smoking cessation, exercise and good adult and child nutrition;
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“Hands-on” support, such as grocery shopping to show participants how
to purchase good quality nutritional food at reasonable prices; and
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Positive parenting and health education workshops, which are open to
everyone in the community.
For more information, to sign up, or to make a
referral to the SAFE Program, please contact Brenda Rochester, SAFE
Supervisor, at 215.985.6252. The Coalition welcomes new member Resources for
Children’s Health
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Kids With a Mission!
The 1st African American Kids Entrepreneur Radio Show Premieres on
Blogtalkradio.com
Junior Entrepreneurs On The Move Radio show premiered on Saturday November
17, 2007 at 6pm. You can find JEOTM at
http://ww.blogtalkradio.com/jeotm.
JEOTM Radio is the brainchild of
2 young men Jerry who is 12 years old and his brother RJ AKA Spidey
Boy who is 8 years old. JEOTM was created to encourage and foster the
entrepreneurial spirit in young people. Each show will will feature
guests that introduce youth early on to business concepts and
entrepreneurship. By empowering youth JEOTM Radio seeks to instill
key skills that will enable financial independence.
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PARENTING EDUCATION and
EMPOWERMENT
RESOURCE Program
(PEER)presents
Free parenting classes
Attend the FREE
non-judgmental ten week program and receive a
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$100.00 food gift card
or
Earn $100.00 towards a
utility bill of your choice
Classes are held weekly at
Tustin Recreation Center
5901 Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
Mondays 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Other sites available
Enrollment is ongoing
A project of the Lutheran
Children and Family Service
Sonya Harris-Saunders,
Program Coordinator 215.339.8002 ext 19
Wendy Brown,
Administrative Assistant 215.424.3741 ext 248
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"STOP THE MADNESS , STOP THE VIOLENCE" is looking for
tutors for their tutoring program at East Spencer Miller Elementary School at
43rd and Westminster. Tutoring takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings from 5pm to 7pm, and is for students 8-12 years of age. If you or anyone you know can help during either
of these two timeframes, please contact Malik (aka Norm) Johnson, at
215-410-2859.
Please
share this information, you
never know who has a couple of hours a week to help our kids. C&C
Athletic Association also has a tutoring and
mentoring program at Eastwick Recreation Center at 80th and Mars Sts. for students, age 10-17. This
program runs from November to April. Contact Calvin Johnson (215-738-5181) if
you can help or know someone who needs to be tutored.
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"Speaking Truth to Action" Spoken Word' movement mentors at-risk males.
Brother to Brother, Boys to Men Youth Mentoring Club
...because we are our brother's keepers.
As
Philadelphia's homicide rate continues to climb, a local businessman,
entrepreneur and 'spoken word' poets are coming together
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to
'speak truth to action' with a mentoring program that they feel will change
lives; save lives of young African American males in the city.
WHAT: a "Mentoring" Club, for males only between the ages of 13
and 18 and adult males, providing nurture, guidance and role-models for
at-risk youth. The club provides awareness, self-love activities and a
positive environment to build healthy relationships.
WHEN: Wednesday evenings 5:00-7:30 PM (Ongoing [since 07-25]
weekly)
Where: Dowling's Palace 1310 N. Broad Street
Phila., PA 19121 (Next to Blue Horizon) N. Broad Street at
Thompson 215-236-9888
WHY: (Shyster): "Because it's long overdue!" Promoters of this
mentoring club say that it is NOT a "Lecture" format, not a
"scared straight" program; instead, spoken-word artists with a
burden for the community are coming together to offer young African American
males a positive environment to interact with each other and community
role-models. This is an attempt to curb violence and a practical way to put
an end to the senseless violence and bloodshed that tarnishes Philadelphia's
image. "We need 'real-men' Mentors, who have big hearts and a little
time
to spend with a young man who needs it--badly!" said Sam Gamon.
"Because, after all 'we are our brothers' keepers".
"Shyster"-Ray Williams, 215-729-2025
"Sam I Am" Gaymon 267-970-2390
Stacy
Dowling 267-767-6300
Join
BlackParentConnect.com
BLACK PARENT CONNECT BENEFITS
1. You will have a nationwide connection with primarily African
American parents and other parents who have children of color.
2. You will receive EXCLUSIVE discounts and special offers with over
40 selected businesses that have created or represent companies with
items that will encourage children of color to feel proud and
positive about their heritage. Most of these companies are owned and
operated by African Americans which is something to be proud of in
itself.
3. You will receive a monthly email with not only EXCLUSIVE discounts
and offers, but the opportunity to win GREAT prizes from our Black
Parent Connect Shops. Each monthly prize will be valued at $50 or
more.
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4. You will also receive special tips, news and
other parenting
information when visiting our website. (This is open to non-members
as well)
5. FREE and Easy to join! Just simply join by clicking on our JOIN
NOW page on our navigator tab at www.BlackParentConnect.com
Joan Gosier, President
HBCU kidz, Inc.
954-302-4540 x701
“An Education that is superior, exciting, challenging and
custom-designed to fit each student’s needs and interests.”
ACCEL is a community program
that offers services that strengthen youth, families and communities.
At ACCEL we believe that children are the most important part of
school. ACCEL is a place where children really matter and every
individual’s ability is recognized and rewarded. ACCEL’s programs
build leadership, strength, skills, honor,and creates a self-esteem environment that embraces
the five
components
of: Security, Identity, Belonging, Purpose and Competence.
ACCEL is in the heart of the
community and is building strong ties with local businesses and community
leaders. All children have an entitlement to an education which meets
their needs and will help them go through new gateways as their future
unfolds.
ACCEL uses exceptional
accredited curriculum that is Interactive, engaging and technology
driven. The curriculum includes everything a student needs to
successfully complete his/her course.
This Week…
16th Annual African
American Children's Book Fair (Feb 2)
Community College of Philadelphia
sponsors book fair for black children
The 16th Annual African American Children's Book Fair will be held on
Saturday, February 2nd at Community College of Philadelphia, 1-3pm, in the
gymnasium. The free event is sponsored by The African American Children's
Book Project.
Volunteers are needed to give out information at the book fair, coordinating
guest authors and illustrators and assisting in the reading circle.
The event is one of the largest dedicated to literacy for African American
children, preschool to young adult, in the country.
To volunteer to help, contact Terry Baxter of Greater Philadelphia Cares at
215-564-4544 or by emailing terry@gpcares.com.
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES
Project RISE (Reaching and
Impacting Small Entrepreneurs)
is targeting existing
business owners as well as individuals who want to
start a business in the
West Philadelphia area.
The program includes an
outreach to youth-at-risk, ex-offenders, and
welfare recipients and is
co-sponsored by the SBA.
It is an on-going project
that ends in September of 2008.
For more information call
Project RISE at 215-476-8091, ext. 113.
FINDING A JOB IN PHILLY JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT
EASIER
If
you’ve ever looked at a job listing and thought, "I’d be perfect for
this job, if only...," you understand the discouragement a lot of
job
seekers in Philadelphia feel. Understanding these barriers, the employment
volunteers at WhatThePeopleREALLYThink.com have launched a free tool that
helps jobseekers look for jobs and
apply
online, http://phila.jobamatic.com. Positions range
from Banquet Server to Call Center Manager.
When it comes to meeting
the qualifications for a job, is there any flexibility? That depends on the
employer, but in most cases, the answer is yes. Certainly, it helps to
understand how your own experience and needs match up to what the employer
wants and is willing to offer, which isn’t always an easy task, thanks to the
obscure language typical of many job listings. http://phila.jobamatic.com
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Google needs business reps
- nationwide
Now you can Make Money Through the Google Business Referral Program and Help
Google Locate Businesses in Your Neighborhood
"As a Google Business Referral Representative, you'll visit local
businesses to collect information (such as hours of operation, types
of payment accepted, etc.) for Google Maps, and tell them about Google
Maps and Google AdWords. You'll also take a few digital photos of the
business that will appear on the Google Maps listing along with the
business information. After the visit, you submit the business' info
and photo(s) to Google through your Local Business Referrals Center,
and we'll pay you up to
$10 for each listing that is approved by
Google and verified by the business," according to the Google website.
Read more about this program here:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/343175/how_you_can_make_money_through_the.html
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HEALTH
MATTERS
Coming Soon! Noted Herbalist Ann Pringle will
be sharing natural health information in this section. Ann
Pringle has been a vegetarian for more than 23 years. She initially studied
nutrition and vegetarianism on her own, and later attended Temple University
where she took
classes under a vegetarian nutritionist and
herbologist.
Ms. Pringle also
lectures on health, herbs and has operated her own herbal company for nearly
ten tears.
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South Philadelphia Neighborhood Athletic
League
Healthy Mind - Healthy Body
“Weigh To Go” Fitness
Challenge
For a $10.00 registration fee participants
receice
·
Exercise Workshops
·
Nutritional recipes
·
Cooking Classes
·
Access To A Local Gym
and cash incentives for “The Biggest Loser”
To register contact Kimyetta Lewis
267.250.4846 Kimytl@aol.com
SPACES ARE LIMITED!
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Resources
for Children's Health's SAFE program has openings and is looking for
referrals! SAFE provides home visiting and case management, parenting
support, and family health and wellness education for parents of young children,
ages birth to five, in South Philadelphia. All services are free.
Spanish-speaking staff is also available.
To make a referral or for more information, please call Brenda Rochester,
215-985-6252 or email Brochester@phmc.org
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The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is
committed to enhancing the quality of life for children who have health care
needs not covered by their commercial health insurance. The Foundation
provides financial assistance toward the family's share of the cost of
medical services. Learn more about us and how to apply. http://www.uhccf.org/
GRANTS And SCHOLARSHIPS
The Philadelphia
Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is once again seeking applicants
for its annual Hiliary H. Holloway, Esquire Scholarship Award program. The
chapter's scholarship program, named after the late Hiliary H. Holloway, Esquire,
a past Grand Polemarch and Laurel Wreath recipient of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, as well as a
longtime
member of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter, is designed to aid promising
minority male students in the public high schools of Philadelphia who are
planning to matriculate in college following their graduation from high
school. Applications and further info can be obtained from the
student's Principal or guidance counselor.
All
applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2008 to be considered. The
amount of the scholarship award is $2,000. A total of four $2,000
scholarships will be awarded in 2008. The fraternity uses the scholarship
grants to enhance the opportunities for minority males to acquire a college
education. The organization seeks to reach and assist those young men who
have demonstrated academic promise, but have not necessarily accumulated the
highest averages. Additionally, the need for financial assistance is
fundamental. Students who meet these criteria should contact their Principal
or guidance counselor about this scholarship opportunity immediately. An
application can also be downloaded from the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter's web
site:
http://www.phillykappas.org.
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Support for Social Justice
Projects in North America
Peace Development
Fund: Community Organizing Grants
The Peace Development
Fund provides grants to organizations working to achieve peaceful, just, and
interdependent relationships among people and nations. The Fund's Community
Organizing Grants support grassroots groups that are organizing community
members for social justice in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico,
and Haiti. Examples of issues that will be considered include criminal
justice, environmental justice, economic justice, anti-oppression work, youth
organizing, immigrant organizing, and workplace organizing. The
application deadline is February 15, 2008. Visit the website for
application guidelines and forms. http://www.peacedevelopmentfund.org/grant/-grnntrn.htm
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Merchants Fund Grants for
Small Businesses (Feb 15)
The Merchants Fund issued the first round grants this fall to small
businesses in Philadelphia.
The next grant deadline is Friday, February 15, 2008 (postmarked). The
applications have been modified since the last grant cycle and the web site
has detailed information about the attributes of successful grants.
The first grant cycle was competitive. TMF funded approximately half of the
applications submitted. It is anticipated that the next cycle will be equally
competitive. Most, but not all, of the grants made were the result of strong
partnerships with community organizations such as community development
corporations, merchant associations and other non-profit agencies. The
sponsors act both as advocates as well as hands-on agents for helping
merchants achieve their goals and oversee grant requirements. The members of
the Program Committee responded to the power of enabling community
development goals through individual merchants.
Thanks to everyone who
worked with TMF this fall.
For more information, contact:
Patricia Blakely
The Merchants Fund
1616 Walnut Street, Ste 802
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-399-1339 office
info@merchantsfund.org
http://www.merchantsfund.org/
Scholarship For Service
(SFS) is a unique program designed to increase and strengthen the cadre of
federal information assurance professionals that protect the government's
critical information infrastructure. This program provides scholarships that
fully fund the typical costs that students pay for books, tuition, and room
and board while attending an approved institution of higher learning.
Additionally, participants receive stipends of up to $8,000 for undergraduate
and $12,000 for graduate students. The scholarships are funded through grants
awarded by the National Science Foundation NSF.
For more information, click here: https://www.
sfs.opm.gov/ default.asp
Family Literacy Grants
The Dollar General Family Literacy Grants will award grants to family
literacy service providers. Please note that the Dollar General
Literacy Foundation uses the federal government's definition of family
literacy when reviewing grant applications. Family literacy programs
applying for funding must have the following four components:
· Adult education instruction;
o Adult basic education
o GED preparation
o English for speakers of other languages
· Children's education;
· Parent and child together time (PACT); and,
Parenting classes that teach parents to be the primary teacher for their
child.
SpotLight
ON OUR EFFORTS
This feature will return
February 1st 2008
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ARTS FOR AWARENESS
On
February 7, 2008 Touchdown Productions and Entertainment is setting
out to make a positive contribution to our community by organizing
"Our Voices Can Be Heard" poetry slam at the Queens Museum of Art.
On this date we will be "bridging the gap" between the incarcerated
population and the communities these individuals will be returning to.
We invite and encourage you to support and participate in this event
because it is the first event of its kind where poetry will be used as a
vehicle for individuals to express their remorse for past actions and
where we, the community will embrace their sincerity and help prepare
them for re-entry to society.
This black tie event will be hosted by Power 105.1 radio personality
Curt Flirt as well as Columbia recording artist Saigon. It is being
sponsored by Power 105, as well as ASIS magazine among other supporters.
Touchdown Productions is committed reforming our community, which is
exemplified through our previous work such as classic documentaries
"Life On Parole: Our Story", "From Bedstuy to Dafur" and
independent impact movie, " The Revolving Door". This is another
ground breaking event geared towards that movement. Bridging the gap is
essential if we are serious about employing hope to our future, so join
this movement and make this an evening to remember!
You can contact Tone Lo of Touchdown Production & Ent. At (718)314-8656
or 917-338-4758 or email Touchdownproductions@gmail.com
for more info
INNER VISIONS
Presents
“A Milestone Event in
HipHop/Soul/ and Spoken Word
Featuring
·
Ms.
Wise
·
True
Dialect
·
Chen
Lo
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Shyster
·
Rebel
God Power
Friday, February 8th
8pm – 11pm
The Underground
(Temple University)
$3.00 w/college I.D.
For more information: Sankofa.Philly@yahoo.com or 215.687.3754
First
Person Arts launches First Person Salons at the Gershman Y
It was standing-room-only for every single one of First Person Arts’
notorious Story Slams in 2007, and now First Person Arts is bringing that
same energy and enthusiasm to a new series of memoir and documentary-arts
events: First Person Salons at the Gershman Y. On the second Wednesday
of each month, starting February 13th, First Person Arts will showcase new
work and works-in-progress presented by the artists themselves to an audience
eager to get an inside look at the creative process. Writers,
photographers, documentary film-makers, painters and sculptors will put both
their work and their methods on display, demonstrating how they turn real-life
drama into compelling works of art.
First Person Arts is accepting applications from artists on a rolling basis
at salons@firstpersonarts.org. You can find a Salon
overview and application at www.firstpersonarts.org <http://www.firstpersonarts.org/other_programs-contests.php>
. Join us for the first Salon: February 13th, 7:00 pm at the Gershman Y
(Broad and Pine) Admission: $5-10.
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SECOND
SATURDAYS at SERENITY
An Afternoon of Poetry
Every second Saturday of
the month from 1 – 3 PM
A FREE EVENT!
Serenity Inspirational
Gifts & Coffee
140 So. Easton Rd.
Glenside, PA
JUS WORDS at Dowling’s
Palace
1310 No. Broad St. Phila
Every Thurs. 9pm to 1am
·
Poets
·
Rappers
·
Singers
·
Spoken Word Artists
COMING UP
Portraits of Courage Performance (Feb 8)
Portraits of Courage
February 8th 6-8pm
Houston Hall, Class of '49 Auditorium, 3417 Spruce Street
ACCESS: Free and open to the general public
This lecture and performance is an examination of overlooked African
Americans and their contributions to American History. This 65 minute two
person show highlights 7 of our unsung heroes (Ida B. Wells, Lewis Latimer,
Colonel Young, CJ Walker, Bass Reeves & Fannie Lou Hamer). *** Meet the cast
and enjoy light fare after the performance***
Co-Sponsored by: Goldman, Sachs, & Co., Platt Student Performing Arts
House
Contact: Makuu at 215 573-0823 or makuu@dolphin.upenn.edu
Black Family Technology Week
Celebrating A Decade of
Discovery
Baltimore, Md. -- The National Black Family Technology Awareness
Campaign, will celebrate the tenth annual Black Family Technology Awareness
Week (BFTAW), February 10th - 16th, 2008.
BFTAW is a national public awareness campaign designed to encourage more
African Americans to incorporate technology into their daily lives. Partners
and corporate supporters for this year's campaign include the IBM
Corporation, EMC, the US Navy, the Lockheed Martin Corporation, the National
Black Data Processing Associates and NACME (National Action Council for
Minorities in Engineering).
This year's Awareness Week will culminate with the Black Family Technology
Empowerment Weekend, to be held at the Baltimore Convention Center as part of
the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference, February 16, 2008, in
Baltimore, Md. The event will be hosted by NPR personality Mario
Armstrong.
Tyrone D. Taborn, US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine
publisher and CEO, says, "The Black Family Technology Awareness Campaign
was never about simple Internet access and mere computer ownership but rather
about African Americans becoming true beneficiaries of the many assets of
technology and all it has to offer."
For more information about the 2008 Black Family Technology Awareness
Campaign including information on how your community can apply for a BFTAW
activity grant, log onto www.blackfamilynet.net, or contact CCG's Director
Technology Awareness Programs, Nuria Alvarez, nalvarez@ccgmag.com
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COMPUTERS
& TECHNOLOGY
Free Computers For Schools
(800) 939-6000
Willie Cade, CEO
Computers for Schools
773-583-7575 Office
773-583-7585 Fax
Willie@PcsforSchools.org
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A HAND UP!
IT’S HERE!!
Our new group A HAND UP! Is now open, please go to:
http://groups.google.com/group/a-hand-up
Remember to support The
Coalition on-air personalities…
Technically Speaking with the award winning JC Lamkin on WNWR 1540 AM,
Saturdays at 2pm.
Sister Phile Chionesu, organizer of the Million Woman March, Mondays 10pm to
1am on Harambee Radio Welcome to Harambee Radio Online
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