News From

The Coalition

Friday 01 February 2008

Volume 2, Number 22

Coalition Board of Directors

Gary R. Adams, President

John E. Churchville, Treasurer

Yvonn M. Haughton, Secretary

Members:

Stanley Daniels

Tom Henry

Table of content

For Our Children … 01

This Week … 07

Employment and Training Opportunities … 10

Health Matters … 11

Grants and Scholarships … 12

SpotLight … 15

Arts for Awareness … 16

Coming Up …18

Computers and Technology … 20

A Hand Up … 20

On The Airways … 20

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We are proud to announce that News From The Coalition is featured on the internationally acclaimed site Eight Cities Map

Click here: EightCitiesMAP Choose "Philadelphia's Online Community 

“Newsletter" from the menu.

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Giving birth and nourishing, having without possessing, acting with no expectations, leading without trying to control: this is the supreme virtue… Lao Tzu

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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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Two friends were talking, and one asked, “How is it that you never married?” “I just never met the right woman… I guess I’ve been looking for the perfect woman.” was the reply. “Oh, come now, surely you have met at least one woman that you wanted to marry.” “Yes, there was one… once. I guess she was the perfect girl… the only perfect girl I ever met. She was just the right everything… I mean she was really the perfect girl for me.”

“Well, why didn’t you marry her?”

“She was looking for the perfect man.”

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A father was attempting to teach his young child the evils of alcohol. He took two earthworms, a glass of water and a glass of whiskey, and set them before the child. He dropped the first worm into the glass of water, the worm moved about familiarizing itself with the new environment. He dropped the second worm in the alcohol; it immediately curled up and died. “Now, what does that show you?” asked the father. “Well Dad, it shows that if you drink alcohol, you’ll not have worms.” Was the reply.

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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Stop thinking and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference between success and failure? Must you value what others value, and avoid what others avoid? How ridiculous! …Lao Tzu

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Word of The Week: salient \SAY-lee-unt\, Shooting out or up; projecting. Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe… Marilyn von Savant

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Greetings Coalition Family!

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

·        Help in obtaining medical, pediatric and well-baby care;

·        Accompaniment to medical appointments and other appointments;

·        Connecting participants to supportive community resources to

·        meet identified needs;

·        Health and nutrition information, resources and written handouts;

·        Incentives- baby items, parent-child activity books, home safety items, and others;

·        Assisting participants in securing health insurance or other benefits;

·        Supporting participants in engaging in healthy lifestyle practices, such as smoking cessation, exercise and good adult and child nutrition;

·        “Hands-on” support, such as grocery shopping to show participants how to purchase good quality nutritional food at reasonable prices; and

·        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 on
Blogtalkradio.com

Junior Entrepreneurs On The Move Radio show Saturdays 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

$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

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".       

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PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ANNOUNCES

SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS FOR 2008 

CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS: JUNE 22-28; and JULY 6-12 

If your ideal school is one where the classrooms include over 7,000 acres of forest, fields, wetlands, and streams, and where learning about our environment goes hand-in-hand with having fun and meeting new friends, then the Penn State Conservation Leadership School (CLS) is for you. It’s not a recreational summer camp, although lots of fun is definitely on the agenda. It’s a RE-Creation experience, leading you to learn, to live, and to think critically about sustaining our environment.  

In the unique setting at The Pennsylvania State University's Stone Valley Recreation Area near State College, Pa., students between the ages of 15 and 18 learn about the environment and conservation during a one-week program that emphasizes field-based, hands-on learning, group problem solving, and leadership. 

This year’s program will include a special session on leadership developed by the PA Rural Leadership Program (RULE) and an interactive ropes course challenge that will foster cooperation and teamwork.  The 2008 curriculum will focus on important natural resource issues including:

• Analyzing your hometown drinking water  
  Participants will bring a water sample from home and learn how to test for various pollutants that may occur in Pennsylvania water supplies.
• Deer population management and habitat conservation 
  Representatives from the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) will discuss strategies on how to achieve biologically and socially balanced deer herds within existing environmental, social, and legal constraints.
• Recycling: Beyond the Bin 
  Students will get a behind- the-scenes look at the recycling process and learn how and why this essential “R” (reduce, reuse, and recycle) plays a key role in our waste management practices.
• What is wood? 
  Participants may walk away from CLS with a new appreciation for one of the earth’s most versatile and sustainable resources.
• “Green” Buildings  
  Students will tour some of Penn State’s newest and award-winning “green” buildings, which bring together new technologies, sustainable materials, and creative designs.

Conservation Leadership School is being offered twice this summer, June 22-28 and July 6-12.  The same program is offered for each week.  During their stay at Stone Valley, the students will work in teams with the faculty and staff from the School of Forest Resources, and representatives of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Rural Leadership Program, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  

Scholarships are available from participating Conservation Districts in Pennsylvania and area sportsmen clubs for students representing their district at CLS.  For a listing of participating organizations and to register online, please visit: http://conferences.cas.psu.edu and click on Conservation Leadership School.  For more information please contact the Office of Conferences and Short Courses at (814) 865-8301 or email at shortcourse@psu.edu to receive registration materials. Registration is limited so please apply early.  

For questions regarding the content of the program, contact Mike Powell, Director of CLS, at (814) 863-1113 or email at mjp175@psu.edu.  

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“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…

Total Commitment

6^th Annual

Fatherhood Seminar

Saturday February 2, 2008

10:00 am-1:00pm

IT’S YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW

Guest Speaker

Dr. Jerry Johnson

Followed  by

Panel Discussion with

Judge John Braxton

Former Family Court Judge

Larry Watson

Case Manager

Joel M. Brown

Child Enforcement Bureau

Total Commitment

Kingsessing Recreation Center

50^th & Kingsessing Avenue

Philadelphia, PA. 19143

Tom Henry 215-901-5639

David Merrill 215-485-2814

Continental Breakfast and Light Lunch

Will be provided

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

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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Upscale East Oak Lane Salon seeking a Licensed Hair Stylist.

Must be mature, professional and have own following.

Full or Part time.  Call Gwen @ 215.849.2467.

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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

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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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

SpotLight ON OUR EFFORTS

YAMAGOCHI

Yamagochi was created and designed by Baba Yatahma, who conceived the idea in a dream. The dream revealed a way to teach harmony and one accord through positive thinking, while explaining the ancient African wisdom in both the eternal number 999 of El Yahuwa, and the relationship of Isra-el and Ishmael to their father Ibrahim. After examining the basis of traditional chess pieces, then designing a nine by nine board, further research and development determined that the items and concepts capable of imparting this knowledge could be integrated into a board game.

In December of 1973 several jewelers and craftspeople played and tested the game in West Philadelphia. These included Abdarajl, Carl Watts, Michael Blackbburn, Nashon-El, Abba Kush, Ethel Ellerbee and Yatahma. In 1974 a demonstration at Community College of Philadelphia was enthusiastically received, and by 1980, research on the feasibility for marketing Yamagochi had determined it’s great potential. A major toy and game manufacturer made an offer for the patent rights, but Yatahma declined in order to continue further development and refinement.

In July of 1982, brass prototypes were produced from the original hand-carved wax pieces.

Since 1982, Baba Yatahma has taught Yamagochi 81 throughout the world via the interne,t and by Teach-In, Learn In, and Play-In sessions at locations too numerous to mention. Barbara Smith, (who is now deceased) of Philly Live Channel 35 assisted in many ways, through TV and newspaper articles.

In 1996, Phile’ Chionesu, convener of the Million Woman March, named Yamogochi 81 “The Official Game of the Million Woman March”, which drew worldwide attention via their website, to forty countries of the world. Currently, on downtown Broadway in Camden, New Jersey, the Yamagochi Street Academy functions open air where Yamagochi Chess and Checkers take center stage daily. People participate free of charge which allows for fellowshipping, networking, and economic development.

In 1991, Yamagochi was tested again in Baltimore, MD and in Washington, D.C. with favorable results. With the completed integration of cultural history and spiritual wisdom, and the finalization of the game rules, the groundwork was laid for Club Yamagochi. With the development of manufacturing and marketing plans, Yamagochi is ready for the world.

The name Yamagochi is derived form three Japanese terms. Yama means crown or peak of a mountain.  Go is the number five and the ninth principle. Chi means wisdom or intellect (spirit)

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ARTS FOR AWARENESS

The way of fortune is like the milky way of the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate… Francis Bacon

INNER VISIONS

Presents

“A Milestone Event in HipHop/Soul/ and Spoken Word

Featuring

·        Ms. Wise

·        True Dialect

·        Chen Lo

·        Shyster

·        Rebel God Power

Friday, February  8^th

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

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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Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it… Mohandas Ghandi

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

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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