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Greetings
Coalition Family!
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Gary
R. Adams,
Community Liaison for The Coalition
email:
the.pa.coalition@gmail.com
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FOR OUR CHILDREN
Freedom Bound
Geared toward children in
grades 5-9, this drama recounts one of the most important incidents in the
history of the Underground Railroad.
Tuesday, February 19th,
10:15 am
Keswick Theater
Easton Rd. & Keswick
Ave.
Glenside, PA
$7/per person
215.572.7650
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Kids! Ever see those Clean
Water ads with drawings by Philadelphia school students?
Now you have the chance to
have your original drawing appear on billboards and buses all over the city!
The Partnership for the
Delaware Estuary is now accepting entries on behalf of the
Philadelphia Water Department for the 2008 “Clean Water Begins and Ends With
You” Drawing contest, open to Philadelphia students in grades K-12.
To enter, students must
illustrate the prevention or environmental impact of storm water runoff
pollution.
Entry forms and details
can be found at www.DelawareEstuary.org
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Student Summer Camp -
Mentoring & Enrichment Seminar in Engineering
Training (MESET)
There is an opportunity
for 11th grade students to attend a FREE
Engineering Camp at the
University of Houston from June 3-15, 2007.
African-American student
participation is very much needed. Please have
any prospective students
fill out the application by downloading it
from the website listed below
and mail it to the address indicated.
Students that participate
in this camp have been known to gain summer
jobs for college just for
being in this camp. This camp helps students
to develop good study
habits and learn about engineering careers. Help
students help themselves.
This is camp is coed.
Currently MESET needs at
least 15 more students to apply. The deadline
is April 15, 2007.
Students are encouraged to apply from anywhere in the
US.
Transportation is not
provided. However, the camp is free. As a
courtesy, staff members
will pick up and return out of town students to
the bus station, train
station or airport for free.
For further info, please
contact John Matthews at (713) 743-4226.
Please pass this message
on to any 11th grade African American student
with interest in
engineering.
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A Black History Month Art Contest for public school students grades 6 through 12, is
being conducted by Afro Cutting Boards with a $500.00 first prize. Two
winners will be chosen by our judges. The first prize in each division is a
scholarship that may be used for tutoring, school supplies, academic classes
and camps, or college expenses. A $500.00 scholarship will be awarded in the
Grade 9 – 12 Division; $100.00 for the Grade 6 – 8 Division.
“The theme of the contest is Soul Food. The artwork
must depict Soul Food in a positive and delectable way: food on a table,
being cooked, being eaten, grace being said over the food.
Artwork may be created using any 2D medium: pen and
ink, water colors, oils, charcoal, pastels, digital. Entries, accompanied by
application signed by the student and a parent or legal guardian, must be
received no later than 6:00 pm., February 29, 2008. Applications are
available at: www.afrocuttingboards/black
historyartcontest.pdf/. No artwork will be considered without a completed
and signed application. Entries may be submitted electronically or by mail.
The scholarship award will be announced on March 10, 2008.
For more information about the contest email:
contest@afrocuttingboards.com
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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;
·
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
·
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.
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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".
"Shyster"-Ray Williams, 215-729-2025
"Sam I Am" Gaymon 267-970-2390
Stacy
Dowling 267-767-6300
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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…
Friday, February 15, 2008
Angela Davis will be the
Keynote Address speaker for Women's Week at the University of Pennsylvania.
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: College Hall 200, 35 and Locust Walk (in
the center of the campus behind Benjamin Franklin statue)
Cost: Free Entry
Karlene
Burrell-McRae, Ed.D. candidate
Director, Makuu: Black
Cultural Center
3601 Locust Walk, First
Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 573-0823-phone
(215) 746-0169-fax
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Black History Showcase
FIFTH
ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY SHOWCASE RETURNS TO PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania
Convention Center hosts annual celebration of African American history
The
Black History Showcase, the nation’s premier showcase of African American
history, will take place in Philadelphia, February 16 and 17, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
This
annual Showcase was started in 2004 as a way to promote a greater awareness
and appreciation of African American history. It features a diverse mix
of educational exhibits and activities that use “Real People, Real Artifacts
and Real Stories” to present the extraordinary achievements and events in
Black history.
The
2008 Black History Showcase will feature interactive and inspiring exhibits
that cover a broad range of subjects. The main attraction is the
“Salute to the History of Blacks in the Military.” This includes a special
area of military exhibits that pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, Buffalo
Soldiers, WWII Black Navy Veterans, Triple Nickels (the first Black parachute
unit), Red Ball Express (the courageous Black transportation unit), USS Mason
DE 529 (the first all Black crew), the Montford Point Marines (the first
Black Marines) and the first Black Navy diver Carl Brashear. Surviving
members of these groups will be available to provide first hand accounts of
their experiences. Living history performers from the 22nd
and 37th United States Colored Troops along with the Ladies of the
Civil War will present Civil War and Revolutionary War stories. There
will also be a display of military artifacts that include medals, documents,
photos and gear. The screening area will show the award winning
American Legacy DVD, “Blacks In The Military,” “On Freedom’s Wings” and
“Proudly We Served.”
Returning
exhibits include The Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery and Jim Crow
memorabilia. They will return with new artifacts and copies of their award
winning DVD. Also returning is the Not Just A Hoe exhibit featuring
slave handcrafted furniture and pottery from plantations in Summerville,
South Carolina. The Quest for Freedom exhibit will highlight
Philadelphia’s role in the anti-slavery and Underground Railroad
movement. The Negro Baseball League exhibit will return with its’
display of antique baseball equipment and surviving members of the
Philadelphia Stars.
On
Saturday at 2 p.m., America’s networking guru and
best-selling author George Fraser will discuss and sign his newly released
book “CLICK: Ten Truths for Building Extraordinary Relationships.”
Mr.
Fraser is attempting to make history as the first African American to make
the New York Best seller list as an author of a general market business
book. The Black Professionals News, National Alliance of Market
Developers and the Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society are sponsoring
his appearance. Immediately following Mr. Fraser, there will be a
Spoken Word and Living History Performers Showcase. This features
poets sharing their history related poems and living history performers doing
monologues on famous African Americans. On both days attendees can
purchase Black memorabilia and collectibles from participating merchants.
Everett
Staten, Founder of the Black History Showcase says his inspiration comes from
the fact that “the history of Black people in America is one of unbelievable
resilience and achievement, however, in most instances our contributions are
not included in the presentation of history. Our history remains the
greatest story that’s never been told. The Black History Showcase is
committed to making OUR STORY part of HIS STORY.” Dawn Jones, President
of Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society adds, “We are proud to be a
part of such a life-changing event which celebrates the accomplishments of
our African American forefathers.”
The
2008 Black History Showcase is hosted once again by the Pennsylvania
Convention Center located in Philadelphia at 12th and Arch Street.
Ahmeenah Young, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the
Convention Center Authority stated, “Philadelphia is recognized as the
nation’s most historic city and we are delighted to partner with Everett in
presenting such an educational and historically relevant event. The
Black History Showcase has become an integral part of the mosaic that
represents Philadelphia and it is also an essential component of our February
hospitality and tourism attractions.”
The
Showcase hours are from 11a.m. to 7 pm. both days. Admission is FREE
and everyone is welcome. For more information visit: www.blackhistoryshowcase.org.
About
the Black History Showcase: The Black History Showcase is an initiative of
The Proud African American Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
dedicated to producing community events and activities that provide positive
portrayals of African American people. It is produced by Everett &
Associates, Inc. and is co-sponsored by Colgate Palmolive Company, PECO,
American Legacy Magazine, WDAS FM, The Philadelphia Tribune, WURD 900AM, and
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun.
About
the Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society: The Philadelphia Black
Public Relations Society is committed to serving as an advocate, a resource
and venue for African American public relations practitioners and
professional communicators throughout the Philadelphia region.
Contact: Everett Staten (267)
243-3200
Dawn A. Jones (215) 704-2615
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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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CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS, TEENS, YOUTH
WE NEED YOUR HELP AND
PARTICIPATION TO CREATE AN ANTI-VIOLENCE ANTI-GUN VIDEO AND SHORT FILM.
HELP DEVELOP THE CONCEPT,
WRITE THE SCRIPT AND BE A PART OF THE VIDEO.
JOIN
LARRY SMALLWOOD (Channel
Six, Chair Phila. Film Festival)
JEFFREY HART (Art
Sanctuary, and formerly of WURD)
DANNY MCKEOWN (R&B
writer, film producer)
Invited participants…Art
Sanctuary, Masterman High School and Masterman High School Gun Control Club,
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Philadelphia School System, House of
Umoja, Daddy University, Stop The Madness-Stop The Violence, Freedom Theater,
Project Home
MEETING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2008
6PM
Church of the Advocate
18th & Father Paul Washington Avenue (AKA Diamond Street)
For more info: Michael
484-680-0099, Malik 215-410-2859, Kemah 484-432-1242
kemahcw@gmail.com
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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES
Delaware County Career
Fair
What: Job Fairs
When: Tuesday, February
26, 2008
Times: 10 am - 3 pm
Where:
Harrah's Chester Casino
& Racetrack
777 Harrah's Blvd.
Chester,
PA 19013
(484) 490-1800
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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
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
sponsor’s 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
In
honor of Black History Month, the
next three editions of “Spotlight” will feature local groups that have made a
significant impact on the Philadelphia community.
Revolutionary Action Movement
RAM was
organized in 1962 by Muhammad Ahmad (known as Max Stanford until 1970). As a
student at Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio, Ahmad studied black
nationalism and got involved in black radical politics. In the fall of 1962,
after discussions with several African American radicals, including the
personal encouragement of Malcolm X, Ahmad formed the first RAM cadre. RAM’s
first major action came in 1963 when the RAM group in Philadelphia, along
with the local NAACP branch, demonstrated against discrimination by building
trades unions. Following these demonstrations, Ahmad began to organize RAM
groups in urban areas and on several college campuses. By 1966 and 1967, RAM
included students and intellectual activists and had developed a following
among urban residents.
The
Revolutionary Action Movement(RAM), an all black membership organization, is
described as a highly militant secretive organization which follows the
Chinese-oriented Marxist Leninist line and believes in replacing the
capitalistic system with socialism. This group was organized in the winter of
1963 by a group of blacks who supported Robert F.Williams, a Negro fugitive
from justice in voluntary exile in Cuba. The leaders of the RAM encouraged
all black people to follow this organization, but only the members of the
organization seemed to be followers. The leadership of the March of
Washington refused to follow them and refused their support. In 1966, RAM
formed the Jamaica Rifle and Pistol Club for the purpose of holding firearms
practice. http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/revolutionaryactionmovement.htm
“The events which transpired five thousand years ago; five years ago
or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now,
five years from now or five thousand years from now. All history is a current
event… Dr. John Henrik Clarke
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ARTS FOR AWARENESS
INNER VISIONS
African Footprint
Philadelphia Premier!
South Africa’s
longest-running stage show, which has been called
“The River dance of South
Africa”
Academy of Music 8pm
Tickets $20 - $67.50
For info call 215 731.3333
Freedom Bound
Geared toward children in
grades 5-9, this drama recounts one of the most important incidents in the
history of the Underground Railroad.
Tuesday, February 19th,
10:15 am
Keswick Theater
Easton Rd. & Keswick
Ave.
Glenside, PA
$7/per person
215.572.7650
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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, 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 every 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 pm at the Gershman Y
(Broad and Pine) Admission: $5-10.
Murals of African American
Heroes
Philadelphia Mural Arts
Program presents in honor of Black History Month,
A two-hour guided bus tour
of African American heroes and murals painted by nationally renowned African
American muralists.
The tour, Saturday
February 23rd, will begin at 10am outside Ms. Tootsie’s Soul Food
Café’ 1312 South St. in Philadelphia, and return to Ms. Tootsie’s around
noontime for a “decadent soul food lunch.”
R.S.V.P. at 215.685.0754
Cost: $45.00/person
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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
Center for African American Research and
Public Policy
First Annual Conference
February 22-23, 2008
Friday, February 22
Gittis Student Activity Center, Room 217
13th Street & Montgomery
Avenue
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