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News From
The Coalition, Inc. |
Friday 21 August 2009 |
Volume 4, Number 5 |
The Coalition, Inc. Board of
Directors Gary R. Adams (President/CEO),
John E. Churchville (Treasurer),
Yvonne Haughton (Exec.
Secretary), Members: Josephine Blow, Patricia Coyne,
Stanley Daniels, Tom Henry,
Calvin Johnson, Angela
Mohammed, Abdul Malik Raheem Table of content For Our Children … 02 This Week … 04 Employment and Training
Opportunities … 08 Health Matters …08 Green Piece … 10 Grants, Scholarships &
Instruction… 10 SpotLight … 13 Arts for Awareness … 14 Coming Up …15 Computers and Technology … 22 A Hand Up … 23 On The Airways … 24 Page 02 If this publication is being
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return it to usThe Coalition, Inc. Page 04 If you wish success in life,
make perseverance your
bosom friend, experience
your wise counselor,
caution your elder brother,
and hope your guardian
genius. Page 05 The worst sin towards our
fellow creatures is not to
hate them, but to be
indifferent to them; that's
the essence of inhumanity.
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the.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 07 The man who makes a success of an
important venture never waits for
the crowd. He strikes out for
himself. It takes nerve, it takes a
great lot of grit; but the man that
succeeds has both. Anyone can fail.
The public admires the man who has
enough confidence in himself to take
a chance. These chances are the
main things after all. The man who
tries to succeed must expect to be
criticized. Nothing important was
ever done but the greater number
consulted previously doubted the
possibility. Success is the
accomplishment of that which most
people think can't be done. JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 08 A pastor asked a little boy if
he said his prayers every
night. 'Yes, sir,' the boy replied. 'And, do you always say
them in the morning, too?'
the pastor asked. 'No sir,' the boy replied. 'I ain't
scared in the daytime..'
Page 09 For the Lexophiliacs To write with a broken
pencil is pointless. Page 10 We hate some persons because we
do not know them; and will not
know them because we hate them. JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com page 11 We allow our ignorance to
prevail upon us and make
us think we can survive
alone, alone in patches,
alone in groups, alone in
races, even alone in
genders. Coalition members! Get ‘Your’web
linkon The Coalition, Inc. web site page 12 If I were asked to
enumerate ten educational
stupidities, the giving of
grades would head the
list... If I can't give a child a
better reason for studying
than a grade on a report
card, I ought to lock my
desk and go home and
stay there. The Raw Family Newsletter JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com page 13 We will be SpotLighting members and
organizations. 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, Inc. to be involved. Many of
us are already being a support to one
another, but there is plenty of room for
improvement. page 14 Our attitudes control our
lives. Attitudes are a secret
power working twenty-four
hours a day, for good or
bad. It is of paramount
importance that we know
how to harness and control
this great force. Blandi If you have a favorite
relevant quote, why not
share it with our readers.
send to
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submission. page 15 JOIN THE COALITION! To join The Coalition, Inc. go
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 16 Susie's husband had been
slipping in and out of a
coma for several months.
Things looked grim, but
she was by his bedside
every single day. One day
as he slipped back into
consciousness, he
motioned for her to come
close to him. She pulled
the chair close to the bed
and leaned her ear close to
be able to hear him. "You know" he whispered,
his eyes filling with tears,
"you have been with me
through all the bad times.
When I got fired, you stuck
right beside me. When my
business went under, there
you were. When we lost
the house, you were there.
When I got shot, you stuck
with me. When my health
started failing, you were
still by my side. "And you
know what?" "What, dear?" she asked
gently, smiling to herself. "I think you're bad luck." page 17 Hereeeeeeeeeeeeees... Kathy’s
Korner! There once was a boy called Matty
who didnt have a body, he only had
a head. (Special thanks to Kathy Parsons
for this submission.) Submit your own humor, and let our
readers know how funny you can be.
We definitely need the help. ; ) (Family appropriate) Page 18
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linkon The Coalition, Inc. web site Page 20 Brain cells come and brain cells go,
but fat cells live forever. Page 21 Coalition members! Get ‘Your’web
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 22 Forget about all the reasons why
something may not work. You only
need to find one good reason why it
will. Dr. Robert Anthony JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 23 "A cynic is not merely one who
reads bitter lessons from the past, he
is one who is prematurely
disappointed in the future."
…Sidney J. Harris Coalition members! Get ‘Your’web
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Word Of The Week chary \CHAIR-ee\ Wary; cautious;
Not giving or expending freely;
sparing. |
Greetings Coalition Family! Tonight, join State Representative Kenyatta Johnson at Dixon Day Care in South Philly and rally for state funding for child care and day care providers. Come down and get involved for our children! Tomorrow, march with MIMIC (Men In Motion In the Community) form the Stetson School to the McVeigh Recreation Center promoting the theme “Building Bridges/Education Matters”. The march will kick off a day of activities for the whole family! Then join the residents of Carroll Park for their 29th Annual Pride Fest for vendors, fun, food, stilt walkers and drill teams. There will be live entertainment featuring Philly Jazz Diva Ms. Barbara Walker! Get serious with Black August Observance & Salute presented by The Million Woman Movement Intl. for Teach In’s & Activist/Advocates Training Sessions for “Sistahs, Young Adults, and Youth” On Sunday come on out to Penn’s Landing and enjoy some Island flavor. Experience the music, food and culture of 14 Caribbean Islands.
Question of the week: Should a terminally ill convicted murderer be freed to live out
his/her remaining days with their family, or should the family be allowed to come
live with them in prison? Hear me, four quarters of the world - a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft
earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I
may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds. Black Elk (1863-1950) Oglala
Sioux holy man
FOR OUR CHILDREN
Back To School Jam "YES WE CAN" presented by South Philadelphia Neighborhood Athletic League Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009 Location: Smith Playground 25th & Jackson Street Time: 10am - 6pm SPNAL Coaches Vs. Youth Basketball tournament Music, Family, and Fun FREE * * * FREE - Health & Nutrition workshops - Credit and Financial planning workshops -Career Resources - Educational Resources Platters by Patricia's Dish Amusement rides for $5.00 for 4-hours Face Painting, snowcones, cotton candy Performances by: - INSTYLE Peace Production - Quinn Martin, Poet & Author - Virtuous Woman and many more.... For more information contact Kimyetta Lewis 215-316-3087 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- NEW BOOK BAGS & other SCHOOL SUPPLIESwill be given away for FREE. That's right.......FREE !!! You don't want to miss it. Date: September 6, 2009 Time: 11:00 am Location: Better Way Ministries 4815 Stenton Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 For more details or to pre-register call 215-844-1405 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- The Food stamp program under the new stimulus package is now called the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program). Did you know? Eligibility for SNAP benefits changed so many more families in food insecure households are now eligible. On the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia website, under the Food and Nutrition parent handout, you will find several organizations who can help families find out if they are eligible. Also, on the COMPASS website they can apply for these benefits and many others. For more info you can also go to http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/FoodStamps/ Please continue to link families in need with the appropriate social services agencies that serve them through Cap4Kids. Thanks. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- ARCHDIOCESE FEEDING THE KIDS Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is sponsoring its annual Summer Food Service Program from now through September 4, 2009. Last summer, more than 600 sites and 25, 000 children participated in the program. Participating sites can offer children lunch and a choice of breakfast or snack. Most Philadelphia and many suburban neighborhoods qualify. To sign up, contact Nutritional Development Services at 215-895-3470. ----- Coalition
members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- The Food stamp program under the new stimulus package is now called the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program). Did you know? Eligibility for SNAP benefits changed so many more families in food insecure households are now eligible. On the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia website, under the Food and Nutrition parent handout, you will find several organizations who can help families find out if they are eligible. Also, on the COMPASS website they can apply for these benefits and many others. For more info you can also go to http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/FoodStamps/ Please continue to link families in need with the appropriate social services agencies that serve them through Cap4Kids. Thanks. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Online resources for parents: www.chestercountymoms.com, www.germantownavenueparents.com, www.norristownmom.com. THIS WEEK
Rally for Child Care & Day Care Providers' State Funding""Tell the Senate Republicans to Stop holding the Children of Philadelphia Hostage!"" Hosted by State Representative Kenyatta Johnson Friday, August 21 6:00pm - 8:00pm Dixon Day Care Center 1920 So. 20th Street Philadelphia, PA ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Building Bridges/Education Matters Parade & Event On Saturday, August 22, 2009 Men In Motion In the Community (MIMIC), Kensington ASPIRA-EPIC Stakeholders and Stetson Middle School, along with our Partners will host an event entitled “Building Bridges/Education Matters”. The purpose of the event is to provide resources and information to our community that will facilitate a successful starting point for the upcoming school year, and in addition remind, our Community that Education Matters. At 8:00AM we, along with the staff from Stetson Middle School, our Partners and children/families of Stetson Middle School plan to march through our community starting at Stetson Middle School B & Allegheny to McVeigh Recreation Center D & Ontario Streets . The event will be held at the McVeigh Recreation Center between the hours of 10:00AM and 2:00PM It will be a fun filled day with live Dj, food, give -aways and more... Our movement is reflected by the following: MY SCHOOL, MY FAMILY, MY COMMUNITY, MY FUTURE Edwin Desamour President MEN IN MOTION IN THE COMMUNITY P.O. BOX 60964 PHILA. PA. 19133 (267) 549-2345 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Carroll Park Community Council, Inc 29th Annual Pride Fest Carroll Park 58th & Girard Avenue Phila, PA Bring the family, a chair or a blanket and plan to stay all day. Vendors, Fun, Food, Information and Special Recognition Saturday August 22, 2009 12:00 noon – 8:00 pm Rain Date August 29, 2009 Also Featuring: Barbara Walker and more live entertainment Flow Ministries, Young Talents, Stilt Walkers Children’s Stories by Mama Nia Drill Team and Much More Gospel Jazz R&B Spoken Word Dance Vending opportunities available – For more information on vending or entertainment Talent Showcase please call: Carroll Park Community Council, Inc 215-877-1157 - 5218 Master Street – Phila, PA 19131 Merchandise Vendors $35.00 Food Vendors $60.00 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- “Black August” Observance & Salute presented by The Million Woman Movement Intl., The Black Women’s Defense League, African Women For Reparations Cadre, and The “ A Million Black Women Rising” Sistahoods Teach In’s & Activist/Advocates Training Sessions for “Sistahs, Young Adults, and Youth” Topics: · Political Prisoners & “Hands Off Assata” Teach In · African Reparations: Restitution & Retribution and "What Would Our Ancestors Want Us To Do Now/Today? · “Protecting & Defending Our Women & Girls” Further Examination of Issues and necessary preparations for Actions to address Rape, Oppression, and other Natural and Human Rights Violations forced upon Black/African females worldwide. “From Da Hood to Darfur” For more information e-mail: officialmwm@yahoo.com or nationalmwm@aol.com or call: 267-686-3802 These sessions are Free and Open to All interested persons DISCLAIMER NOTICE: This is an official (original) Million Woman March/Movement (TM) Program and is not affiliated with any quasi, sabotage oriented, or pretend group or persons claiming to have had any initial participation (unless registered and approved by the National MWM now (2009) etc. Philly Sessions: August 22-23, 2009 5:00 p.m. RACE 1st/O.U.R. Studios 11 S. 60th St. Newark, NJ Session August 29, 2009 3:00 p.m. at the "Stop The Violence of Black Women & Girls Rally" Market & Broad Sts. Remember: You are either part the solution or you are part of the problem.... ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Caribbean Festival 2009 The sights and sounds of the Caribbean converge on Penn's Landing Sunday August 23rd 2009 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Travel to the Islands without leaving Philadelphia for the 23rd annual Caribbean Festival at Penn’s Landing Great Plaza. This free festival of Caribbean traditions, music and food is a culturally rich
celebration of 14 Caribbean Islands featuring a collage of sights, sounds, aromas
and tastes. The Philadelphia Multi-Cultural Carnival Association (PMCCA) is a non-profit
Community Development Corporation founded in 1999. The organization is
dedicated to promoting the Caribbean Culture through artistic expression of music,
dance and art form. It was formed to bridge the gap and foster an atmosphere of cooperation and
cultural understanding between the diverse Caribbean ethnic groups that reside in
the Greater Philadelphia area and the Delaware Valley. To that end, PMCCA’s
mission is to develop and provide arts-based community and public school
programs to educate youth, adolescents and adults about the richness of the
Caribbean culture. Philadelphia Multi-Cultural Carnival Association (PMCCA) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Education Programs ManagerThe Enterprise Center CDC http://www.idealist.org/en/job/341341-230 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Salary: Mid 30's ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- HEALTH MATTERS Infant heart defects tied to maternal smoking NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman who smokes during pregnancy increases
the risk that her child will be born with a heart defect, a new study published in
Pediatrics shows. To clarify the relationship between prenatal smoke exposure and congenital heart
defects, Dr. Sadia Malik of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little
Rock and her colleagues evaluated 3,067 infants born with heart defects, unrelated
to genetic syndromes, who were included in the National Birth Defects Prevention
Study. These infants were compared with 3,947 babies with normal hearts. The
parents of all of the infants were also evaluated. Women who reported smoking in the month before becoming pregnant or the first
trimester were more likely to give birth to a child with a defect in one or more of the
walls separating the chambers of the heart, known a septal defect, the researchers
found. The more a woman smoked, the greater was the likelihood that she would have an
infant with a defect. Women who smoked 25 or more cigarettes daily during
pregnancy were more likely to have infants with obstructions on the right side of the
heart. Compared with the infants of mothers who did not smoke during pregnancy, infants
whose mothers were heavy smokers were twice as likely to have a septal defect.
Malik's group found no relationship between second-hand smoke exposure and
congenital heart defects. The investigators also found the 19 percent of the non-smokers reported smoking
just before pregnancy or in the first trimester, the researchers note, which is in line
with data reported by other U.S. studies. "If even a fraction of congenital heart defects and other birth defects could be
prevented by decreasing maternal tobacco use, it would result in improved
reproductive outcomes and a saving of millions of health care dollars," they
conclude. Congenital heart defects occur in up to 10 out of every 1,000 live births in the United
States, and infants who survive frequently need multiple surgeries to correct the
problem and still may suffer permanent disability, Malik's group points out. About 28 percent of U.S. women of childbearing age smoke, the researchers add,
and one in five of these women don't quit when they become pregnant, meaning
about one million babies each year may have been exposed to cigarette smoke in
the womb. SOURCE: Pediatrics, April 2008. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Get Fresh! Volunteer with Philabundance Fresh for All You recycle out the wazoo and consider yourself consigliore of the enviro-sack mafia. Hence, a cause you can believe in: Philabundance wants to fill those ubiquitous bags with produce through its new Fresh for All program. And you can help by volunteering. The nonprofit hands out perishables at six sites in the Delaware Valley — where nutritious diet staples are hard to come by, especially in tough times. With a minimum three-hour commitment, you’ll keep busy. Help with admin, approve clients, or do community outreach (posting mailings, making phone calls). Looking for something physical? Take food to sites, divide apples, and dole out the goods. You’ll be doing a major part to help people get the fruits and veggies they need. And that’s a green movement to be proud of. To participate in Fresh for All, contact Tunisia Garnett (215-339-0900 ext. 238 or
For more information, go to www.philabundance.org ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- GREEN PIECE Recycling Services Inc. in Pottstown takes styrofoam on Saturday and Tuesday mornings. http://www.recyclingservices.org/ ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- For sustainable enterprise go to Green Jobs Phillyhttp://www.greenjobsphilly.org/news GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & INSTRUCTION Student Achievement and Learning & Leadership Grants NEA Foundation Accepting Applications for Student Achievement and Learning & Leadership Grants Programs Deadline: October 15, 2009 The NEA Foundation (http://www.neafoundation.org/) supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in public schools, colleges, and universities across the United States. The foundation is accepting applications for the following grant programs: The Learning & Leadership Grants program provides opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. Grants to individuals fund participation in professional development experiences such as summer institutes and action research. Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, and mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups. The Student Achievement Grants program provides grants of $5,000 each to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, and other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged. Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, and scholars-in-residence. Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades K-12, public school education support professionals, or faculty and staff at public higher education institutions. Visit the NEA Foundation Web site for complete grant program information. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016125/neafdn For additional RFPs in Education, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- NIH Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research The National Institutes of Health has announced the 2nd summer institute. We are thrilled to see that the organizers have
responded to Community-Campus Partnerships for Health’s (CCPH) comments on last year's summer institute. When the 1st NIH institute on CBPR was announced, CCPH expressed concern about its exclusive focus on academic
researchers. In CBPR, the community is involved at the very start of the research, so it was incongruent that the institute did not include the community partners or acknowledge the possibility of a
community partner as a principal investigator or co-PI. This summer's institute has been designed for community-academic partner teams (see below for details). CCPH has successfully implemented community-academic partner team-based model of CBPR training: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/2005CBPRInstituteApp3-25.pdf and http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/2005%20Summer%20Institute%20Agenda.pdf The training curriculum, "Developing and Sustaining CBPR Partnerships" is available online at www.cbprcurriculum.info. If you're interested in bringing a CBPR training workshop or institute to your location, contact CCPH senior consultant Rachel Vaughn at sliccph@mcw.edu for more information. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE NOT APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does, pass this scholarship information on to anyone and everyone that comes to mind. Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated moneys for scholarship use to African Americans, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest. No one is going to knock on our doors and ask if we can use a scholarship. Take the initiative to get your children involved. There is no need for money to be returned to donating companies because we fail to apply for it. Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews, and friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available. If you are a college student or getting ready to become one, you probably already know how useful additional money can be. Our youth really could use these scholarships. Thanks!! For a list of scholarships please visit our group ‘The Coalition, Inc.’ http://groups.google.com/group/coalition-the ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- SpotLight ON OUR EFFORTS Ed Schwartz As founder and president of the Institute for the Study of Civic Values in Philadelphia, Ed Schwartz has been a national leader in movements to revitalize neighborhoods and expand citizen participation in government for more than 25 years. In the 1970s, he built a city-wide coalition of community organizations that led to his upset election to the Philadelphia City Council as a councilman-at-large in 1984. Between 1987 and 1992, he served as director of Philadelphia's Office of Housing and Community Development, overseeing the rehabilitation of more than 4,000 houses and apartments for low-income residents of the city. In 1992, he returned to the Institute for the Study of Civic Values full-time to develop new models for community planning and citizen empowerment for the 1990s. As a Ph.D. in political science from Rutgers University, Dr. Schwartz has written widely on problems related to civic participation, neighborhood development, and America's democratic heritage. His first book, Will the Revolution Succeed? (Intext, 1973) was excerpted in "The Nation and Change in Higher Education." Since then, his articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, The American Prospect, Shelterforce, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Philadelphia Daily News. The work of the Institute for the Study of Civic Values itself is profiled extensively in Robert Bellah's award-winning book, Habits of the Heart. Dr. Schwartz has been a pioneer in the use of computers and now the Internet in promoting citizen participation. In 1982, he developed innovative systems to track the performance of public agencies and city expenditures, using one of the first IBM PCs. He was the first elected official in Philadelphia to computerize his constituent services, and participated regularly in local activist bulletin boards as a councilman in 1985, nearly ten years before the concept of "electronic democracy" was recognized anywhere else in the country. Within months of accessing the Internet in 1994, he became a leader in the movement to build community networks throughout the country and in efforts to help citizen organizations use the Net for political empowerment. Today, the Neighborhoods Online Web site that he created and manages is accessed by thousands of community activists and public officials throughout the country. For relaxation, Dr. Schwartz plays jazz piano. In 1984, he organized The Reading Terminals jazz group with Judge Richard Klein and an architect, Herman De Jong. The group has become a local Philadelphia institution, winning "Best of Philly" awards twice from Philadelphia Magazine. Source: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/339 ARTS FOR AWARENESS Countee Cullen He was a singer caroling in the dark, Who blazed the sky with his immortal lyre, Who caught in youth a single drifting spark That flared and set his mighty heart alive. He was a dreamer weaving silken gold, Who clothed his world in garments rich and choice To camouflage the shroud that fold on fold Enveloped him-yet could not stop his voice. And men discerned the flame and came from night To feel the warmth within in glowing ring; And fingering the robes of his delight Felt quickened pulses bid the spirit sing. And though his voice will rise no more on earth, Its trembling echoes wing him to rebirth. Eugene T. Maleska ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- PHILALIVE Ariana Santiago hosts this event, which features live painting, fashion previews and music. Every first & third Thu 8pm FREE Patterson's Palace, 1621 Cecil B. Moore Ave. 215-236-3902 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Jus’ Words at Dowlings Place
1310 No. Broad St. Phila Every Thurs. 9pm to 1am · Poets · Rappers · Singers · Spoken Word Artists ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- COMING UP State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson's 1st Annual Community Appreciation Day Come enjoy food, fun, and entertainment. Bring your chairs and family Free admission, all are welcome Come meet and greet elected officials, community leaders, neighbors, block captains, city and state service providers This year's event is dedicated to the late Mamie Nichols, who laid the foundation of unity... Host: State Representative Kenyatta Johnson Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:00pm - 8:00pm South Philadelphia Point breeze Ave. & Dickinson Sts. Philadelphia, PA For information call 215-952-3378 www.pahouse.com/johnson ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- West Philadelphia hosts 20th Annual Neighborhood Festival The West Philadelphia Coalition of Neighborhoods and Business and State Senator Anthony H. Williams will host the 20th Annual Neighborhood to Neighborhood Street Festival on Saturday, September 5th. The free event is an opportunity for old neighbors and new friends to become acquainted in a fun filled and family-friendly environment. It will feature children’s activities and rides, food and merchandise, community resource information, giveaways, and live entertainment featuring a national and local recording artists, disc jockey music, line dancing and karaoke. The festival will take place 11am-8pm 48th to 52nd & Baltimore Avenue
For more information, email Tamara Staley or call 215-472-5416. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- ICON Annual Cookout Event and Volleyball Tournament ICON would like to invite everyone to our Annual Cookout Event and First Ever Volleyball Tournament. Date: September 12th, 2009 Time: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Location: Picnic Area #7 – Lemon Hill and Sedgley Drives @ Fairmount Park Philadelphia Cost: $10/person early registration $15/person at the picnic site Click Here to Register: Registration Volleyball Tournament Gather up for your friends and sign up for your team. For more information about the tournament, please contact Chi Nguyen. “Welcome Back to School” Happy Hour ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Tribute in Honor of C. Vivian Stringer & John Chaney Hall of Fame Coaches from Cheyney University Thursday, Sept. 17th 6pm-9pm Donation $75.00 First District Plaza 3801 Market St. West Phila. 19104 Raising Money For Scholarship Fund and Endowment Fund Co Chairs, Ducky Birts and Don Hackney Tickets and information 215-471-3953 email geri611@verizon.net ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- * * * Outside PA * * * “Black August” Observance & Salute presented by The Million Woman Movement Intl., The Black Women’s Defense League, African Women For Reparations Cadre, and The “ A Million Black Women Rising” Sistahoods Teach In’s & Activist/Advocates Training Sessions for “Sistahs, Young Adults, and Youth” Topics: · Political Prisoners & “Hands Off Assata” Teach In · African Reparations: Restitution & Retribution and "What Would Our Ancestors Want Us To Do Now/Today? · “Protecting & Defending Our Women & Girls” Further Examination of Issues and necessary preparations for Actions to address Rape, Oppression, and other Natural and Human Rights Violations forced upon Black/African females worldwide. “From Da Hood to Darfur” For more information e-mail: officialmwm@yahoo.com or nationalmwm@aol.com or call: 267-686-3802 These sessions are Free and Open to All interested persons DISCLAIMER NOTICE: This is an official (original) Million Woman March/Movement (TM) Program and is not affiliated with any quasi, sabotage oriented, or pretend group or persons claiming to have had any initial participation (unless registered and approved by the National MWM now (2009) etc. Newark, NJ Session August 29, 2009 3:00 p.m. at the "Stop The Violence of Black Women & Girls Rally" Market & Broad Sts. Remember: You are either part the solution or you are part of the problem.... ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- WHOLISTIC TRAVEL CLUB PRESENTS WHAT: The Healer's Sweat WHY: Healers Need Healing Too ~ Be Energized Be Renewed All Wholistic Health Practitioners are Invited! WHEN: Every Third Friday, 8:30pm - 11:30pm August 21st September 18th October 16th November 12th December 18th WHERE: Lake Claire Community Land Trust 317 Nelms Avenue; S.E. Atlanta,GA 30307 FACILITATED BY Robert Pue, Sun Glazer & Reflexogist DETAILS Both men and women practitioners are invited to attend. Please wear loose fitting clothing (men may wear shorts and ladies may wear long sarong style dresses). Please also bring with you a bottle of water and at least two towels. To get the most out of the sweat, it's good to eliminate or reduce your intake of the following foods at least three days before the sweat and increase your water consumption. This will allow you to withstand more heat and detoxify at a higher level. Meat Starchy foods Bread Cheese Pasta Rice Potatoes $10 Love Offering ABOUT Lake Claire Sweat Lodge it's a green urban oasis in the heart of the city, now home to The Healer's Sweat. DIRECTIONS I-20 exit Moreland Avenue North - R- Mc Clendon Avenue go thru four traffic lights - R - Nelm Avenue, parking is available on the street. If you are a hands-on practitioner and would like to provide services at the Sweat, let us know. Reservations are strongly suggested but not required, call 404. 890 6564 or 770.621 5056 or email us here at bvsga@yahoo.com, see you there! SPONSORED BY Candles Created & The Black Vegetarian Society of Georgia ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Al Fielder 14th Annual Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival Continues in Greenville & Greenwood, Mississippi Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival Honors Al Fielder and Mulgrew Miller (Greenville & Greenwood, Mississippi) - The 14th Annual Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival, celebrating Mississippi's great jazz legacy, will take place in the Mississippi Delta on Saturday, Septemer 5, 2009, in Greenville, Mississippi, at the Edwards Center, 749 Main Street, beginning at 6:00pm and Monday, September, 7, 2009, in Greenwood, Mississippi, at Bo's Bar-b-Que Bar & Grill, 507 Carrollton Avenue, beginning at 6:00pm. Meridian, Mississippi native and master jazz drummer, Al Fielder and Greenwood, Mississippi native and master jazz pianist, Mulgrew Miller, will be honored. "We are returning to Greenville and bringing the festival to Greenwood for the first time over the Labor Day weekend," states Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Artistic Director of the Mississippi Jazz and Heritage Festival and accomplished Belzoni, Mississippi resident jazz pianist and trumpeter. Myers was a featured guest jazz artist at the 2006 Miles Davis 80th Birthday Concert in East St. Louis and performs concerts throughout the country as the National Juneteenth Jazz Artist. "Mississippi has a rich jazz legacy that includes Shelby, Mississippi native historic jazz composer Gerald Wilson, Jackson, Mississippi native world reknowned jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, and Vicksburg, Mississippi native master jazz pianist Hank Jones," continues Dr. Myers. The festival is sponsored by the National Association of Juneteenth Jazz Presenters (NAJJP) and is a part of the "June is Black Music Month!" - CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH JAZZ - "Preserving Our African American Jazz Legacy!" national concert series. Dr. Myers is the founder of the (NAJJP). "Jazz is African American Classical Music, created from the hearts, lives and souls of black folks in America," states Rev., Dr. Myers, also Founder and Chairman of the NAJJP, the Fellowship of Creative Christian Jazz Musicians (FCCJM), the National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC) and the National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign. "The preservation of our unique African-American jazz music legacy is what Black Music Month and the celebration of Juneteenth is all about." The festival is also dedicated to the late Woodville, Mississippi native and jazz legend Lester "Prez" Young. "Lester Young is the father of the modern jazz saxophone and was born August 27, 1909 and died in 1959, after a historic career as one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time," states Dr. Myers. "Billy Holiday gave him the title "Prez", short for President of the tenor saxophone." Dr. Myers will be performing original compositions from his critically acclaimed jazz CD, "Doctor's Orders." The CD includes popular original Mississippi Delta jazz compositions like "Song For Tchula," "Message From the Country" and "Blues For Tchula.." Rachella Parks, from Fort Worth, Texas, one of the top female jazz saxophonist in the world, will be the featured guest artist. Jazz bassist "extraordinaire", Dr. London Branch, retired professor of music and former Director of the Jackson State University Orchestra, will be performing along with Cuban percussionist Earlton Batles Manley and Jackson, Mississippi native, percussionist Wilton Knott. Also performing will be Greenville, MS native jazz drummer Hal Holbrook, Jackson, MS jazz drummer Noah Jelks, along with Aye Aton, formerly with the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, on drums and percussion. Admission is free and donations are appreciated. For more information contact Dr. Myers at 662-247-3364, 662-247-1471 e-mail: JuneteenthDOC@yahoo.com; web site: www.JazzMississippi.com. The Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival is a cooperative effort sponsored by: National Association of Juneteenth Jazz Presenters (NAJJP) The Myers Foundation The Black Arts Music Society The Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- A Community Event... DR. IVAN G. VAN SERTIMA TRIBUTE (The Man & the Movement) 1935-2009 ----------------------------------------- “It became my dream in life to rescue my people – all people – from myths of the African race. This became my
mission in life, to tell the true story of the African, to recover the essence of his early civilizations so that the tragedy of
slavery, of colonization, of myths about his fundamental inferiority may be destroyed forever.” – Ivan Van Sertima Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:45 – 8:00 p.m. (free & open to the public) ASA ACADEMY 2811 Adeline Street Oakland, CA Dr. Ivan Van Sertima was born in January 1935 in Guyana, South America. In 1970, he immigrated to the United States, and later began teaching at Rutgers University in the Dept. of Africana Studies. In 1976, Van Sertima published his celebrated classic, *They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America*. In 1979, he founded the *Journal of African Civilizations,* one of the most influential publications in the last quarter of the 20th century. For 15 years through the Journal, Dr. Van Sertima created a community of leading scholars and writers who collectively provided proof of African contributions to the world and successfully changed many of the mainstream myths about Black people. The Journal also influenced the development of multicultural curricula throughout the U.S. Event Flyer http://manuampim.com/vansertima_91209.doc FOR MORE INFORMATION, Contact: Prof. Manu Ampim 415-613-1911 Bro. Malique Amenhotep 510-213-4761 COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY
Free Online Computer InstructionSee ‘Archives’ at www.Ustream.tv/channel/cbm-tv ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- A HAND UP! IT’S HERE!! Our group A HAND UP! Is now open, please go to: In response to the needs of many grassroots organizations for the basic tools to implement and sustain their ideas and projects, The Coalition, Inc. members have come together to establish a network to facilitate the distribution/re-distribution of unwanted, unneeded, surplus and even repairable items for recycling. Big Picture Philadelphia seeks school furniture Big Picture Philadelphia, a nationally-recognized model school program, is opening two new middle-high schools in Philadelphia in September. El Centro de Estudiantes, an alternative school serving out-of-school-youth in Kensington and Eastern University Academy a Charter School serving students in Nicetown and East Falls will both operate on the nationally recognized Big Picture school design. BPP has put out a call for furniture for the new schools. The group is looking for organizations and businesses that may be upgrading or changing facilities and have the following available: board tables and chairs, individual cubicles, desks for teachers, file cabinets, copiers and computers. Big Picture Philadelphia classrooms resemble warm, well-lit office spaces that include a central meeting and learning space as well as quiet, individualized places to work, read and study. If you can help, email David Bromley or call 215-837-6102. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Neighborhood Bike Works needs space Neighborhood Bike Works needs some space in the Temple U area. We need a basement, garage or warehouse type space to teach bike repair to youth
and adults. Do you know any churches, community centers or other agencies that might have
free or really cheap space to accommodate this kind of service to the community? I'd like to get something going by Sept 1st if possible. I need to get to know some
North Philly people, because we want to bring bikes and bike mechanic lessons to
the youth there. Contact Andy Dyson at 215.873.6695 http://www.neighborhoodbikeworks.org/ Neighborhood bike works is a proud member of The coalition, Inc. To join: A Hand Up! Remember to support The Coalition, Inc.’s on-air personalities… Straight Up WORD with Dr. John Elliott Churchville, Senior Pastor of The Liberation Fellowship Church of Jesus, on
WNWR 1540 AM, Sundays at 9:30am. Dr. Churchville will explore the Holy Scriptures verse by verse for your
spiritual and practical edification, and “...liberation of the oppressed, and social justice for the poor.” Life, Liberty and The Pursuit Of Happiness with Dr. John Elliott Churchville and Nancy Ellen, Wednesdays at 2pm
WNWR New World Radio 1540 AM. Civil Alert World with Brother Sabir Bey Saturdays 5:30pm to 6:30pm on WNJC 1360 AM. Also listen in on
WKDU 91.7 AM Friday, 12am to 3am Sister Phile Chionesu, organizer of the Million Woman March, “Nu Day Resurrection and Liberation" Show LIVE each Saturday evening 10:30 PM--12:00 midnight EST. "NU Day" is heard in Philly and, worldwide, through the internet at: www.blogtalkradio.com/empresschi Or you can tune in via podcast at 646-652-2232 Call in and give your thoughts, comments, opinions at 1-646-652-2232 or send an instant message tomwmsistahood@aol.comto chat on line. |
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