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Friday 17 September 2010 “Communication – Cooperation – Collaboration” Volume 5, Number 08
The Coalition, Inc.
Board of Directors
Gary R. Adams
(President/CEO), John
E. Churchville
(Treasurer),
Members:
Josephine Blow, Stanley
Daniels, Edwin
Desamour, Nijah
Famous, Kendall Hayes-
Fullard, Tom ‘Bunny’
Henry, Abdul Malik
Raheem
Table of content
For Our Children … 02
This Week … 06
Employment and
Training Opportunities
… 11
Health Matters …11
Green Piece … 16
Personal and Home
Security …21
Grants, Scholarships &
Instruction… 22
SpotLight … 29
Arts for Awareness …
32
Coming Up …34
Computers and
Technology … 40
A Hand Up … 41
On The Airways … 45
Greetings Coalition Family!
He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he
himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has
need to be forgiven. --George Herbert
If you haven’t already, consider forming alliances with others who may
offer services that compliment your organizational efforts.
Help reduce organizational paranoia, share ideas and solutions,
“Communicate… Cooperate… Collaborate” “We each hold a piece to
the puzzle.”
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FOR OUR CHILDREN
“It is easier to build children than it is to repair men.”…Frederick Douglass
Rep. Myers to host educational town hall meeting
On Saturday, September 18,
I will hold an educational town hall meeting to
inform parents and students about the array of resources to
assist students through school and to prepare for college.
The meeting will be held from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the
First United Methodist
Church of Germantown,
6001 Germantown Ave at High Street
Philadelphia.
The resource information will include:
School District of Philadelphia
Governmental programs
After school programs
Parent University
Mentoring programs
Recreational activities
College planning
Educational alternatives
Financial planning
Refreshments will be served.
Partnering individuals and organizations in this event include State Sen.
LeAnna Washington; Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller; G’Town
Restoration, CDC;
Greater Germantown Business Association; Northwest EPIC
Stakeholders; Parent
School Community Partnership; Germantown 76;
Philadelphia Education Fund;
and Cyberhood,
Should you have any questions on this or any other state-related topics,
please contact me through my website, by e-mail or by phone at
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Cap4Kids Hint of the Week
The most preventable cause of cognitive adaptive disability
(formerly known as mental retardation)
is exposure to alcohol during pregnancy which causes
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
This week is FASD Awareness Week
http://www.fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/grabGo/grabgo.cfm
and under the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia website, under the
*Helpful Links* tab, you will find information on
prevention, identification and help in working with
families affected by this disorder as well as links to many
of the most important local and national resources
caring for families and their children.
~ ~ ~
Teen pregnancy is a major issue that many of our communities face.
Here are the facts:
The U.S. has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world –
twice as high as in England or Canada.
2006 saw the first rise in the U.S. teen pregnancy rate in 15 years.
An estimated 750,000 teens will become pregnant this year.
• About 1 in 3 women become pregnant at least once before they're
20.
• A sexually active teen girl who does not use contraceptives has a
90% chance of becoming pregnant within a year.
• It affects education - only a third of teen mothers earn their high
school diploma. And only 1.5% has a college degree by age 30.
• It also affects their kids - girls born to teen mothers are more likely
to be teen mothers themselves. Boys born to teen moms are more
likely to end up in prison.
• 75% of girls and over half of boys report that girls who have sex do
so because their boyfriends want them to.
• 8 in 10 girls and 6 in 10 boys say they wish they had waited until
they were older to have sex.
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"A successful life is one
that is lived through
understanding and
pursuing one's own path,
not chasing after the
dreams of others." - Chin-
Ning Chu
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Most teens (6 in 10) and adults (3 in 4) believe
that teen boys often receive the message
that they are “expected to have sex.”
Diapers are expensive, but it's nothing compared to the $9 billion that teen
pregnancy costs the United States each year. This includes increased
spending in child welfare costs and public sector health care.
To address these issues, on the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia
website, under Pregnancy and Infant Resources,
there is a section on Teen Pregnancy resources
including the ELECT Teen CPC centers with a newly posted referral
sheet, fact sheet (see attached), and Middle Years and MARS programs.
http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/pregnancy_resour
ces_and_infants.html
Please become familiar with these resources and
refer families and teens in need.
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Help For Parents With School-Age Children
Are you a parent, relative, or health care professional with any of the
following scenarios?
* Not too sure how to register child for Kindergarten or Head Start.
* Trying to decide on what type of school best fits a child's needs. Public
or Charter or Magnet or Catholic?
* Want to get a child motivate and focused on college.
* Want to get child back in school after taking a leave, but don't know
what options there are for out-of-school youth.
* Child being bullied in school and don't know what to do.
* Child not doing well in school and may have a learning difference.
On the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia website, under the Education
parent handout
http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/education.html
and the Resource tab
http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/resources.html there are resources
in the community to help advocates for children find help for their child's
educational needs. Please become familiar with the listed resources and
continue to bridge the gap between families in need and the agencies and
resources that serve them.
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Black College Tours 2010 (40+)
http://blackexcel.org/black-college-tours-2010.html
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Kindness in words creates
confidence. Kindness in
thinking creates
profoundness. Kindness in
giving creates love. - Lao
Tzu
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PhillyGoes2College
With a little over 50% of our kids graduating high school on time
and only 18% graduating college, we MUST all work on this issue
together for the future of our city.
The Mayor's office recently created an office called "PhillyGoes2College"
that will start working to improve these statistics
(http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20100104_Nutter_to_f
ocus_on_increasing_college_admissions.html), and on the
www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia website, under the Education Handout,
you will find multiple sources for children, families and child advocates
to help, from an early age, on the road to educational success
(http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/education.html).
Here you will find listings for various school choices, timelines, and
resources for out-of-school youth, and college prep and college admission
tools.
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Earn Free Trip to Egypt for Black Kids and Adults
The African Heritage Institute (also known as the D'zert Club) is
sponsoring a 2-year African History Program that, once completed, the
participants earn an all expense paid trip to Egypt. This program is
for Black kids from ages 7-14 and adults over the age of 21.
See the success stories of students that
completed the program and have gone to Egypt. They are amazing.
Students
grades went up in school, lateness and absences decreased and there was
a remarkable increase in the students respect for their elders. One
brother who attended was able to get a full 4-year scholarship to school
as a result of being a part of the program.
Get all of the details at
www.BlackBusinessNetwork.com/theone
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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.
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If we behave like those on
the other side, then we are
the other side. Instead of
changing the world, all
we'll achieve is a reflection
of the one we want to
destroy. - Jean Genet
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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.
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Online resources for parents: www.chestercountymoms.com,
www.germantownavenueparents.com, www.norristownmom.com.
THIS WEEK
Experience A Night-Time Outside Rodeo
with the Creative Kids Club
Friday, September l7, 2010
From 6 to l0 p.m.
Our Bus will leave from:
Ogontz and Cheltenham Avenue
at 6:00 p.m.
One Cost-$10.00 per person
Call Today- 215-485-0284
Competitors from the national level as well as our local First Frontier
circuit will compete for thousands of dollars in prize money on the stock
of a national finals rodeo stock contractor, Three Hills Rodeo Company of
Bernard, Iowa. They are a family owned and operated professional rodeo
company providing outstanding family entertainment.
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Rhythm & Blues Fest at University Science Center
The 2010 Rhythm & Blues Fest
will be held on
September 18, from 12-6 PM
on the 4000 Block of Market Street!
Our headliner this year is the hit R&B Group from Philly,
Kindred the Family Soul!
You can also look forward to a Kidz Zone, which is complete with a
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I dream of men who take
the next step instead of
worrying about the next
thousand steps. - Theodore
Roosevelt
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moon bounce, 50 free ice cream cones for the first arrivals, the
Philadelphia Eagles Fan truck, and every child gets a free book! We will
also have a Green & Healthy Living section, with a recycling bin giveaways,
a farmers market and many demonstrations! Our Financial Fitness
section will be giving away free credit counseling sessions! And of course
there will be many food vendors and community and health groups there
to keep you busy!
During all these great events, our entertainment will include Denise King,
the Nate Murray Band, Philadanco, Universal African Dance & Drum
Ensemble and more! You do not want to miss this on September 18 at the
block of 40th & Market.
Contact: Tess Williams
Phone: 215-662-1612
awilliams@thepartnershipcdc.org
For more information, please see our website: www.thepartnershipcdc.org
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The Ladies of Black Women's Educational Alliance-Philadelphia Chapter
invites you to attend our
Annual Rededication Ceremony
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
6th and Duncannon Street
Philadelphia, PA 19120
8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Janet Samuels,
Superintendent of the Norristown Area School District
8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.: Vendors' Station Opens
9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m : Complimentary Gourmet Breakfast
10:00 a.m. -12:00p.m.: Rededication Ceremony
RSVP to kcaka11@aol.com by 9/7/10
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Washington's Farewell Peace Event
Sunday September 19, 2010
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Near Senator Arlen Specter's home
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Success is often the result
of taking a misstep in the
right direction. - Al
Bernstein
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West Schoolhouse Lane (at Vaux Street)
Germantown
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Notes: On September 19, 1796, President George Washington’s farewell
address was published. He advised the nation to "observe good faith and
justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
26 peace groups will hold a
Washington’s Farewell Peace Event
Sunday, September 19, 2010
2:00 until 4:00 p.m.
near Senator Arlen Specter's home on
West Schoolhouse Lane (at Vaux Street) in Germantown.
The demonstrators will ask Specter (who remains our Senator until
January 2011) to endorse a bill which will cut off Pentagon funding in
Afghanistan and Iraq except what is needed for the safe return of all U.S.
troops. They also want the closure of all Pentagon bases there.
The Washington’s Farewell Peace Event has been endorsed by
Brandywine Peace Community, Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition, Bucks for
Progress, Catholic Peace Fellowship, Chester County Peace Movement,
Code Pink Philadelphia, Communist Party of Eastern PA and DE,
Delaware Valley Veterans for America, Granny Peace Brigade
Philadelphia, Green Party of Delaware County, Green Party of
Montgomery County, Green Party of Philadelphia, Maine Line Peace
Action, Military Families Speak Out, Northeast Philly for Peace and
Justice, Northwest Greens, Peace Action of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network
(PRAWN), Philadelphia War Resisters League, Physicians for Social
Responsibility, Saint Vincent's Peace and Justice Ministry, Suburban
Philadelphia Greens, Turn Around America, Veterans for Peace, Chapter
31, and Women's International League for Peace & Freedom
(Philadelphia Branch).
For more information, please contact nwgreens@yahoo.com and 215-
843-4256
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FUNTIMES MAGAZINE &
THE BLESSED IWENE TANSI IGBO CATHOLIC CHURCH
HOST
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Success is simple. Do
what's right, the right way,
at the right time. - Arnold
Glascow
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COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR
FunTimes Magazine is collaborating with the Blessed Iwene Tansi
Catholic Church along with Raveena Media Group, Gilead Sciences and
Ophthalmology Care for You to organize a
FREE community health fair on
Sunday, September 19, 2010
2pm to 6pm
The event is sponsored by Gilead Sciences and Ophthalmology Care for
You and will be held at
St Cyprian Catholic Church
525 Cobbs Creek Parkway at Cedar Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19142
The event will provide health information and resources to the West
Philadelphia Community with a special emphasis on African and
Caribbean Community. Participating agencies include Susan G. Komen
Foundation, Spectrum Health, Philadelphia Corporation Agency, and
AFAHO. Others are Sickle Cell Association, 18th District Police,
Alcoholics Anonymous and Ala-Teen.
In support of the health fair, African doctors and health care professionals
have volunteered to provide free health check-ups, blood pressure
screening, sugar level screening, HIV/AIDS counseling, oral health, and
information on diabetes prevention, prenatal care, nutrition and cancer.
The doctors include Dr. Rita Eburuoh, Dr. Obioma Aguocha and Dr.
Genevieve Duru amongst many other professionals.
Special guest speakers are Amadou Diagne on HIV and Dr. Cordelia
Uddoh on basic facts about caring for your eyes, eating well and exercise.
This event is free and open to the public. There will be children's
activities, giveaways and free food.
About Us:
FunTimes Magazine serves African and Caribbean: The Diaspora. It
discusses issues of social and community concerns and our mission is to
enlighten, educate and entertain using humor and real life stories. We
bridge cultures and bring communities together. FunTimes was
established in 1992 in Monrovia, Liberia. www.funtimesmagazine.us
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TUESDAY SEPT. 21 at 7pm
Calvary Church, 48th & Baltimore (in W. Philly)
CRUDE – The Real Price of OIL
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To be seventy years young
is sometimes far more
cheerful and hopeful than
to be forty years old. -
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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"Pollution has created a 'death zone' in an area the size of Rhode Island,
resulting in increased rates of cancer, leukemia, birth defects, and a
multiplicity of other heath ailments. They further allege that the oil
operations in the region contributed to the destruction of indigenous
peoples and irrevocably impacted their traditional way of life."
No - this quote is not 5 years from now when the effects of the BP oil spill
in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans will be fully felt. CRUDE - The
Real Price of OIL is about a lawsuit against the effects of decades of
Chevron's oil drilling practices in Ecuador's rainforests.
This timely film focuses on the human cost of oil drilling and the
increasingly difficult task of holding a major corporation accountable for
its past deeds.
Sponsored by Philadelphia International Action Center
For more information call 215-724-1618 or email
phillyiac@peoplesmail.net
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Philadelphia Right to Education Local Task Force
Youth United for Change Parent Focus Group
School Discipline & Zero Tolerance
We want to give parents the opportunity to tell their side of the story.
Has your child been suspended, kicked-out of school, and/or targeted
unfairly for harsh discipline practices. Here is your opportunity to tell
your side and help make a difference.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
6pm to 8pm
Youth United for Change Office
1910 N. Front St.
(Front & Berks right under the el train)
Free Dinner and $10.00 for every participant
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"I think leadership comes
from integrity - that you do
whatever you ask others to
do. I think there are nonobvious
ways to lead. Just
by providing a good
example as a parent, a
friend, a neighbor makes it
possible for other people to
see better ways to do things.
Leadership does not need to
be a dramatic, fist in the air
and trumpets blaring,
activity."— Scott Berkun
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Childcare provided
WE WANT TO HEAR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please forward to you Networks.
Thank You,
Fred Ginyard
Olney High School Organizer
Citywide Chapter Organizer
Youth United for Change
1910 N Front St.
Philadelphia Pa. 19122
Phone: (215) 423-9588
Fax: (215) 423-2468
fred@yucyouth.org
www.youthunitedforchange.org
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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=careers.main
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HEALTH MATTERS
How Well Do You Know Your Body?
Wednesday September 8, 2010
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
(This event repeats every week until Wednesday December 29, 2010.)
Pathwayspa
926 W. Allegheny Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19133
Phone: 215.227.0300 ext 327
Notes:
This reproductive health workshop addresses myths and misconceptions
about everything from pregnancy to STDs including HIV. Other topics
that are discussed: Hormonal Birth Control, Bacterial Infections, Viruses,
Men's Reproductive Health, Potential Complications, Serial Monogamy,
and medical management of infections and diseases. It is facilitated by
Jonathan Chriswell from QCHC Family Health Center and has received
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A tourist was admiring the
necklace worn by a local
Native American.
"What is it made of?" she
asked.
"Alligator's teeth," the
Indian replied.
"I suppose," she said
patronizingly, "that they
mean as much to you as
pearls do to us."
"Oh no," he objected.
"Anybody can open an
oyster."
Submit your own humor,
and let our readers know
how funny you can be. We
obviously need the help. ; )
(Family appropriate)
rave reviews. This is event is open to the public every Wednesday and
begins at 1pm
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Too much fructose could raise your blood pressure
By Frederik Joelving
(Reuters Health) - Do you need a reason to cut down on sweetened
beverages? Their fructose content might increase your blood pressure,
doctors said Thursday.
Although not all studies agree, the findings add to a growing body of
evidence that too much of the ubiquitous sugar -- found in fruits as well as
high-fructose corn syrup and table sugar -- can have important health
consequences. (See Reuters Health story of May 24, 2010.)
High blood pressure, for example, increases the risk of strokes, heart
disease and kidney failure.
Close to one in three Americans suffer from elevated blood pressure, a
rate that has tripled in the past century, the researchers say in the Journal
of the American Society of Nephrology. While the reasons aren't clear,
diet and lifestyle changes are the main suspects.
To test the link between blood pressure and fructose, they used nationally
representative survey data from more than 4,500 adults. The survey
included questions about all sources of fructose, whereas most earlier
studies had focused on soft drinks.
On average, they found, people said they consumed 74 grams of fructose
per day -- roughly the amount in four soft drinks. Even though none of
them had experienced blood pressure problems, about a third turned out to
have borderline high blood pressure and eight percent had hypertension
(readings of at least 140/90 mmHg, compared with normal values of
120/80 or less).
The more fructose their diet included, the more likely they were to have
high blood pressure. Of course, that could have been influenced by a
variety of factors, such as obesity and disease, or getting too much of
other sugars, salt or alcohol.
But even when adjusting for all these factors, the odds of having high
blood pressure increased in those whose fructose intake was above
average. For the most severe form -- stage 2 hypertension -- the odds were
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"You will come to know
that what appears today to
be a sacrifice will prove
instead to be the greatest
investment that you will
ever make." - Gorden B.
Hinkley
7 percent higher. Given the new findings, people might want to think
twice about what they throw into their shopping carts, said Dr. Michel
Chonchol of the University of Colorado Denver, who worked on the
study.
"In the grocery store, you see food without high-fructose corn syrup," he
said, adding that it would make sense to reduce fructose intake by
choosing those products and avoiding the ones containing added sugars.
"There is no question that fructose itself appears to have effects that other
sugars don't have," said Chonchol. The exact mechanisms are unclear,
although several have been proposed, he added.
"What we need now are clinical trials, where you take people with
hypertension and place them on a diet with low fructose and see if that
lowers their blood pressure," said Rachel K. Johnson, a professor of
nutrition at the University of Vermont in Burlington, who was not
involved in the research.
Until then, she said the message is clear: "Sugar-sweetened beverages --
avoid, avoid, avoid! That's the major source of added sugars for
Americans."
Getting fructose from eating fruits appears to be less of a problem, she
said, perhaps because they also contain many healthful substances like
antioxidants and fiber. Fruit has just 4 to 10 grams of fructose per serving,
while a can of Coca-Cola has 39 grams of high-fructose corn syrup, about
half of which is fructose (the rest is glucose).
Last year, Johnson helped prepare a statement about sugar and heart
disease from the American Heart Association, which included dietary
recommendations.
"For most American women," she advises, "no more than six teaspoons or
100 calories a day of added sugars, and no more than nine teaspoons for
men."
That is less than one can of Coca-Cola.
In a press release about the new study, the Corn Refiners Association, a
U.S. trade group, said the researchers had muddled the differences
between fructose and glucose, the other half of high-fructose corn syrup
and table sugar.
"The rise in glucose consumption also mirrors the dramatic rise in
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Right now I'm having
amnesia and deja vu at the
same time. I think I've
forgotten this before.. -
Steven Wright
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hypertension," the release said.
SOURCE: jasn.asnjournals.org/
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, online July 1, 2010.
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Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs
By Frederik Joelving
(Reuters Health) - Even if you're past your prime and have a hard time
getting an erection, you might still need to worry about unprotected sex,
according to U.S. doctors.
In fact, they report in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the rate of sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs) in older men taking erectile dysfunction
drugs like Viagra is twice as high as in their non-medicated peers.
In both groups, however, the numbers are swelling. According to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than six new
cases of STDs per 10,000 men over 40 in 2008, up almost 50 percent
since 1996.
"Younger adults have far more STDs than older adults, but the rates are
growing at far higher rates in older adults," said
Dr. Anupam B. Jena of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who
led the study.
While the reasons for this development aren't well understood, he said
more divorces and better health might have conspired to boost sexual
prowess and activity among graying heads.
The problem, however, is that older adults appear to flout safe sex
practices. For instance, the researchers note, 50-year-olds are six times
less likely to use a condom than men in their 20s.
"We are typically unaccustomed to practice safe sex over the age of 50,
because the risk of pregnancy is eliminated," Jena told Reuters Health.
To test whether the introduction of Viagra in 1998 might explain some of
the STD surge, Jena and colleagues examined insurance records for more
than 1.4 million U.S. men over 40. The average age in the study was
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Three boys on the
playground were bragging
about their dads. One said.
"My dad scribbles a few
words, calls it a song and
they pay him 50 bucks."
"Oh, yah. My dad scribbles
a few words, calls it a poem
and they pay him 100
bucks."
"That's nothin'," said the
third kid. My dad scribbles
a few words, calls it a
sermon and it takes six
people to collect all the
money!"
(Thx. Sage P.)
about 60 years.
The most commonly found STD was HIV, followed by Chlamydia,
syphilis and gonorrhea.
Among the few percent of men who had filled prescriptions for erectile
dysfunction drugs, more than two in a thousand had been treated for an
STD in the year before they got the drug.
A year later, the number dropped to half that, suggesting that Viagra and
its chemical cousins didn't fuel STDs.
However, the risk of contracting an STD turned out to be more than twice
as high in men taking erectile dysfunction drugs compared with those who
didn't.
"These users have a different sexual risk profile than non-users," said
Jena, adding that the data didn't reveal any good explanation.
In an editorial, Dr. Thomas Fekete, of Temple University School of
Medicine in Philadelphia, noted that it would have been valuable to know
more about the frequency of sexual encounters, sexual partners and
orientation.
He added that prevention strategies should still be directed at younger age
groups, whose STD risk is at least 10 times higher than in middle-aged
and older adults.
Still, he said, the authors remind us "that men older than 40 years remain
sexually active, even if they need chemical assistance to do so.
This study also serves as a reminder that sex after age 40 years is not
necessarily safe."
Jena recommended that doctors take a few minutes to discuss safe sex
with older men when they prescribe Viagra.
His advice? "Look, just realize that you are at higher risk for STDs, and
try to be careful like you used to be 30 years ago."
SOURCE: www.annals.org/
Annals of Internal Medicine, online July 5, 2010.
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utilization of the ability that
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Experts say 40 percent of cancers could be prevented
Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Forty percent of the 12 million people diagnosed
with cancer worldwide each year could avert the killer disease by
protecting themselves against infections and changing their lifestyles,
experts said…
Read the full story
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6113PX20100202?feedType=nl
&feedName=ushealth600
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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 programs.
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
tgarnett@philabundance.org).
For more information, go to www.philabundance.org
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Tips for making oatmeal appealing to kids
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GREEN PIECE
Here are some interesting facts that might make your world spin!
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Hereeeeeeeeeeeeees...
Kathy’s Korner!
The elderly parish priest
was tending his garden
near the convent when a
passerby stopped to inquire
after the priest's muchloved
roses.
"Not bad," said the priest,
"but they suffer from a
disease peculiar to this area
known as the black death."
"What on earth is that?"
asked the passerby, anxious
to increase his garden
knowledge.
"Nuns with scissors."
(Kathy Parsons is a
regular contributor.)
If you would like to
report on a recent
community event, feel
free to send us a brief
account of what
happened in document
format, and we will
share it with our
readers.
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• The garbage in a landfill stays for about 30 years.
• In 1995 over 200 of the world landfills were full.
• Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage
every day.
• One bus carries as many people as 40 cars!
• More than 1/3 of all energy is used by people at home
• Most families throw away about 88 pounds of plastic every year
• We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year
• 1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet.
• The 500 million automobiles on earth burn an average of 2 gallons
of fuel a day.
• Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the
air.
• Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each ear
ends up in the ocean.
• The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to
light a traditional light bulb for four hours
• For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000
gallons of water free from chemicals.
• Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from
virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees
• Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees
• The amount of wood and paper we throw away is enough to heat 50
million homes for 20 years
• Earth is 2/3 water. But all the fresh water streams only represent
one hundredth of one percent.
• 14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year
• It takes 90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make
new ones
• 5 billion aluminum cans are used each year
• 84 percent of all household waste can be recycled.
• Computers pose an environmental threat because much of the
material that makes them up is hazardous. A typical monitor
contains 4-5 pounds of lead.
• Each year billions of used batteries are thrown away in the United
States. This constitutes 88% of the mercury and 54% of the
cadmium deposited into our landfills
• Approximately only 10 percent of every landfill can be cleaned up.
• Ivory comes from dead elephants, its best not to buy it.
• Fur coats often come from endangered animals, it's best not to buy
them.
• One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of
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The police were just doing
their job. When someone
called 911, then hung up,
the police went to that
location to see if there was
a problem. It turns out that
it was a motel where two
drug dealers were staying
in different rooms. One
tried to call the other one in
room 119, but dialed 911 by
mistake. (thx Cynthia
Clark)
water. So dispose of properly!
• Here is an example of the water we use everyday:
3-7 gallons for toilet,
25-30 gallons for tub,
50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons
• Here is an example of how long it takes some things take to break
down: plastics take 500 years, aluminum cans take 500 years,
organic materials, take 6 months, cotton, rags, paper takes 6
months.
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NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH COALITION
Seventh annual National Preparedness Month, in September, encourages
Americans to take steps to prepare
WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
today announced that to date more than 1,900 national, regional, tribal,
state and local organizations and businesses have pledged their support
and joined the 2010 National Preparedness Month (NPM) Coalition. This
is approximately 200 more than last year at this time. The registration for
the Coalition continues through September.
This September marks the seventh annual NPM. Led by FEMA's Ready
Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps and The Advertising
Council, NPM is a nationwide effort encouraging individuals, families,
businesses and communities to work together and take action to prepare
for emergencies.
NPM Coalition members will sponsor events and activities throughout the
month highlighting the steps that individuals, families and communities
can take to prepare. Ready and The Advertising Council will also
introduce new Spanish-language public service advertisements in
conjunction with NPM activities. Additionally, the Ready Campaign
released a new NPM Widget to help promote the month.
"National Preparedness Month is a great way to get Americans and our
communities and businesses to come together in planning and preparing
for a disaster," said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. "Disasters can hit
any place, any time, so it's essential that we take concrete steps together,
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now, to ensure a better response later."
This year, NPM focuses on encouraging all Americans to take active steps
toward getting involved and becoming prepared. Preparedness is
everyone's responsibility. Americans have to work together as a team to
ensure that individuals, families and communities are ready. Individuals
are encouraged to: make a family emergency plan; put together an
emergency supply kit; be prepared to help your neighbor; and work as a
team to keep everyone safe.
National Preparedness Month Coalition membership is open to all public
and private sector organizations. Click here
http://www.ready.gov/america/npm10/index.html
to register for membership.
Follow FEMA online at www.twitter.com/fema,
www.facebook.com/fema, and www.youtube.com/fema. Also, follow
Administrator Craig Fugate's activities at www.twitter.com/craigatfema.
The social media links provided are for reference only. FEMA does not
endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure
that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our
capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and
mitigate all hazards.
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Don't throw your old TVs away!
All electronics can be dropped off for recycling at either
Domino Lane & Umbria St.
or
State Rd. & Ashburner St. in Philadelphia
at the
Streets Department Sanitation Convenience Centers,
Monday through Saturday
8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
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Weavers Way #5 plastics recycling resumes
Fellow Recyclers, Weavers Way collection of #5 plastics, which are not
included in the City’s recycling program, will be on the 3rd Saturday of
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You must have long range
goals to keep you from
being frustrated by short
range failures.
-- Charles Noble.
All entries for
submission should be
received by noon, the
Monday prior to
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each month: The collections take place at the co-op's garage,
at 542 Carpenter Lane,
which is across the street and a bit further down the block from the Big
Blue Marble bookstore.
Please note that we need volunteers to keep this project going. (Weavers
Way members can get work credit for helping us; work shifts are
available on co-op's the online calendar.)
The #5 category includes yogurt cups, sour cream containers, hummus
tubs, some medicine bottles, and more. Your recyclables must be clean
and dry to be accepted. Check to make sure there are no other materials
(paper, screws, other number plastics) on the items you bring in.
Impurities of any kind compromise the recycling process and usually lead
to the discarding of an entire batch. Exclude any lids unless they are
clearly marked #5. (Most lids from #5 containers are #4 plastic, but this is
not always the case.)
We ask recyclers for a small donation to cover postage costs of mailing
the recyclables to the Gimme 5 processing facility in New York.
Before bringing your #5s to the collection, be sure that they meet the
requirements for Gimme 5:
All items must be CLEAN and DRY. If they contained food or any oily or
dirty product, make sure they have been washed, not just rinsed. Items
stacked when wet tend to stay wet, so allow washed items to dry fully
before stacking or packing.
The #5 stamp needs to be visible on each item. Lids are separate items.
Don’t assume lids are the same number plastic as the container;
sometimes they are but usually they are not. Check to make sure there are
no other materials (labels, paper, and other number plastics, metal) on the
items you bring in.
Brita filters are also welcome! Let them air dry for several days to make
sure they are completely dry.
We'll see you soon!
Carolyn, Helen, Priscilla and Stevik
of the Weavers Way Environment Committee
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Recycling Services Inc. in Pottstown takes styrofoam on Saturday and
Tuesday mornings. http://www.recyclingservices.org/
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"What most people need to
learn in life is how to love
people and use things,
instead of using people and
loving things." - Unknown
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For sustainable enterprise go to Green Jobs Philly
http://www.greenjobsphilly.org/news
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40 Ways to Save on Almost Anything
PERSONAL AND HOME SECURITY
Tips on Being Safe at Home
By Natalie Grace, eHow Contributing Writer
Safety at home
Many people believe that if they stay inside their homes no harm will
come to them. This is wishful thinking, as many reported injuries and
crimes occur inside the home. As a result, homeowners are encouraged to
implement precautionary measures to help protect their family. Though
this does not always guarantee safety, it can reduce the risk of injuries and
fatalities.
Visitors/Telephone
1. When a guest rings the doorbell or knocks on the door, use your
peephole to identify the caller. If you do not have a peephole, ask the
visitor to identify himself. Only open your door if you know and trust
the caller. Talk to repair people through closed doors and do not allow
them in unless you have verified their credentials (company name and
phone number, ID badge). If an unknown visitor asks to use your
phone, direct him to the closest public telephone.
Do not divulge any personal data about yourself or anyone who lives
in your home to unknown callers. Keep police and paramedics contact
information handy and record the numbers on your speed dial. In the
case of nuisance calls, do not respond; instead, hang up the phone and
call your telephone company for assistance. Establish a signal with
your neighbors, such as a bell or continuous car horn honking to alert
them if you are in danger. Encourage them to report any suspicious
persons they see prowling around your home to the police.
Intruders
2. If you experience a break-in while you are inside the home, try to
get to the burglar alarm and activate it, or try go to the nearest
bedroom and call the police. If you hear the burglar, but do not see
him, make a lot of noise shuffling around but refrain from confronting
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True freedom is an inner
thing. It is a state of mind.
It is a deliberate exercise of
choice. Thus, if we think
we are bound by external
forces, we are deceiving
ourselves. It is our willing
acquiescence to these outer
demands that imprisons.
Free yourself today. Take
control of your thoughts. -
Unknown
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him. Some burglars will evacuate the home immediately upon hearing
sounds. Distance yourself from the intruder as much as possible, but if
you are confronted by him try to stay calm. Do not enter the house if
you arrive home and feel that a burglar is inside--run to the neighbor's
home and call the police. If you get a glimpse of the intruder, try to
keep a mental picture of his features (height, race, suspected age, type
of clothing and any outstanding features).
Read more: Best Way - Tips on Being Safe at Home | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/way_5406966_tips-being-safehome.
html#ixzz0wRsr1ZZN
Source: http://www.ehow.com/way_5406966_tips-being-safe-home.html
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For a more aggressive role in your protection:
www.selfdefensewithanattitude.com
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & INSTRUCTION
Philadelphia Development Partnership's
Business Skills Course
The Bourse Building.
111 S. Independence Mall East, Suite 810
Philadelphia Development Partnership’s Business Skills Course is a
multi-part course that is designed to teach the fundamentals of running a
small business.
• Obtain financing
• Learn from experts in your industry
• Network with fellow entrepreneurs
• Work with business consultants FREE!
The multi-part class begins on
September, 21st 2010
Orientation - September 14th
Cost: $95.00
Contact: Theo Thompson
(215) 545-3100 ext 222
or TThompson@pdp-inc.org
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Live so that when your
children think of fairness
and integrity, they think of
you. - H. Jackson Brown,
Jr.
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Philadelphia Development Partnership's
Business Skills Course
The Bourse Building.
111 S. Independence Mall East, Suite 810
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USDA offers Hunger-Free Communities grants
The US Department of Agriculture is offering Hunger- Free Communities
grants to help cities and towns across the country fight hunger and food
insecurity and promote healthy eating.
The grants will help fund research, planning and hunger relief activities
such as food distribution, community outreach, development of new
resources, and strategies to reduce or prevent hunger and food insecurity.
Two models of grants are available: planning and assessment grants or
implementation grants.
For more information, go here.

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Foundation offers Banned Books Week grants
The American Library Association’s Freedom to Read Foundation will
provide two grants — one for $2,500 and one for $1,000 — to two
organizations to support "Read-Outs" celebrating Banned Books Week
2010, from
September 25th to October 2nd.
A Banned Books Week Read-Out is an event during which people
celebrate the freedom to read by gathering to read from books that have
been banned or challenged over the years.
To apply for a grant, organizations are required to submit an event
description, timeline, and budget with their application, as well as agree to
provide a written report and video to FTRF following Banned Books
Week.
For more information, go here.
< http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=4570>
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Aspen Institute offers scholarships to students of color
The Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation in
Washington is offering scholarships to introduce a diverse group of
students to issues and challenges affecting philanthropy, social
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I like to listen. I have
learned a great deal from
listening carefully. Most
people never listen. -
Ernest Hemingway
enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and other actors in the social sector.
The $2,000 fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need,
is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color. Fellows
undertake research, writing, logistical, and administrative support for
PSI's leadership initiatives, public programs, and convenings.
Application guidelines are available here.
***
200 Free Scholarships For Minorities (NEW UPDATED 2010
LISTINGS)
http://www.blackexcel.org/200-Scholarships.html
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HIV/AIDS Prevention Workshop
Workshop Summary
Culturally-Relevant Communication about HIV/AIDS is an interactive
and user-friendly workshop. Ivan J. Juzang, MEE President and Founder
will examine the environmental influences, attitudes and behaviors and
unique communication style of urban, ethnic and other hard-to-reach
audiences; review theories and techniques for developing cost-effective
and culturally-relevant communication strategies; and then show session
attendees how to apply these learnings to their own HIV/AIDS testing
programs, prevention services and outreach efforts.
Learning Objectives
After attending the session, attendees will have the background necessary
to more effectively communicate with their target audiences about sex,
sexuality and HIV/AIDS. They will also have a clearer understanding of
media consumption patterns and other social factors that impact sexual
decision-making; and the attitudes, motivations and perceptions of
minorities on healthy sexuality and HIV/AIDS prevention, testing and
treatment. Such information will help interventionists, community-based
organizations and service providers develop innovative and effective
messages and services targeted to minority audiences.
Workshop Description:
Topics explored during the session include:
The environmental context, peer group dynamics and social interactions
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I love living. I have some
problems with my life, but
living is the best thing
they've come up with so far.
- Neil Simon
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that influence sexual behaviors;
How service providers can be more culturally aware, and increase the
effectiveness of their outreach, media and materials; and
Strategies for attracting the hardest-to-reach audiences to HIV-prevention,
testing and treatment programs.
For more information on other workshops and schedules visit their
website
To inquire about a MEE Workshop at Your Organization call
215.829.4920 or Email here
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At- Risk Youth
Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org
A private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures
for disadvantaged children in the United States. The foundation offers
community-focused grants. The site also has several publications.
Provides funding to both 501(c)(3) and local/state government.
Organizations wishing to send a proposal to the Foundation should submit
a letter of no more than three pages explaining the organization and its
project and how the money will be used. Send the letters to: The AEC
Foundation; Attn: Office of the President; 701 Saint Paul St.; Baltimore,
MD 21202.
Phone: 410-547-6600
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AOL Time Warner Foundation
http://aoltimewarnerfoundation.org
The AOL Time Warner Foundation is dedicated to using the power of
media, communications and information technology to serve the public
interest and strengthen society. However, rather than simply providing
grant monies or funding unsolicited requests, the foundation prefers to
enter into sustainable strategic partnerships with organizations that have a
demonstrated commitment to pioneering innovative ways of meeting four
priorities: Equipping kids for the 21st century; Extending Internet benefits
to all; Engaging communities in the arts; and Empowering citizens and
civic participation.
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AT&T Foundation
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Q: Why did the king go to
the dentist?
A: To get his teeth
crowned!
(Ethan Pollard age 9)
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http://www.att.com/foundation
The AT&T Foundation seeks to educate, enrich, engage, and empower the
communities served by AT&T. The Foundation's funding areas are
education, civic and community service, and arts and culture.
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Beaumont Foundation
http://www.bmtfoundation.com/grants/
The Beaumont Foundation of America (BFA), a non-profit philanthropic
organization, is dedicated to the enriching the lives of individuals by
providing technology to historically underserved schools and
communities. The foundation believes technologies are essential tools for
progress in the 21st century, and that given access to digital information,
people will have an equal opportunity to advance socially, economically
and intellectually.
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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 standardsbased
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
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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
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Did you hear about the
about the Southern Baptist
who was in the habit of
sneaking to the race track
to bet on the horses?
One day he was losing
badly when he saw a priest
step onto the track, walk up
to line-up and bless one of
the horses on the forehead.
The horse was a long shot,
but the Southern Baptist
thought, "With the priest's
blessing, surely this horse
will win." He placed a
small bet and, sure enough,
the horse came in first.
At the next race, the priest
stepped onto the track and
blessed another horse's
forehead. Even though this
horse was also a long shot,
the Southern Baptist was a
little bolder this time and
placed a larger bet on that
horse. Again, it won.
A third time, the priest
stepped onto the track and
blessed a horse on the
forehead. Like the others,
this horse was also a long
shot. The Southern Baptist
placed an even larger bet
this time and, sure enough
the horse won.
This pattern continued
throughout the day with the
priest blessing the forehead
of a long shot horse, the
Southern Baptist placing
larger and larger bets and
the horse always winning.
(cont.)
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 teambased
model of CBPR training: CBPRInstitute
and SummerInstituteAgenda.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.
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Banta Company Foundation
The Banta Company Foundation provides funding for at-risk youth and
delinquency prevention initiatives. The funds can be used for equipment,
general/operating expenses, seed money, program development, as well as
other areas. For more information please contact:
Banta Company Foundation
225 Main Street
PO Box 8003
Menasha,WI 54952-8003.
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Best Buy Children's Foundation
http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/
The mission of the Best Buy Children's Foundation is to improve the lives
of youth aged 5 - 18 in communities where Best Buy maintains a business
presence. The Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations with
innovative approaches to developing life skills in young people through
education, mentoring, and leadership development. Funds can be used for:
program development; direct project support; specific curriculum
development; and scholarship aid for participants in life skills or
mentoring programs. The Foundation typically awards grants ranging
from $2000 - $10,000 to nonprofits.
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At the last race of the day,
the Southern Baptist
thought, "I have got to go
for broke here." With great
anticipation, he watched as
the priest stepped onto the
field one more time, walked
up to the line-up and
blessed the forehead, eyes,
ears and hooves of one of
the horses. The Southern
Baptist ran to the ticket
counter and bet all he had
on that horse.
The horse came in dead
last!
As he was walking out, he
saw the priest. Walking up
to him, he demanded,
"What happened? All day
long you blessed horses and
they won, even though they
were long shots. Then at
the last race you blessed a
horse, I bet everything and
the horse lost."
"That's the problem with
you Protestants," said the
priest. "You can't tell the
difference between a simple
blessing and the Last
Rites."
Healthy Community Outreach Program
will be granted to nonprofit organizations to support grassroots efforts
which increase awareness on critical health initiatives through health
walks, health fairs and health education outreach.
Grants up to $25,000 will be considered.
Please provide all levels of event sponsorships on your application.
Nonprofit organizations with evidence of IRS 501(c)(3) designation or de
facto tax-exempt status may apply for a grant, with the following
exceptions: advertising; capital campaigns; grants or scholarships to
individuals; multiyear requests; political causes and events; or religious
organizations in support of their sacramental or theological functions.
http://www.aetna.com/foundation/grants_reg/guidelines.html>Awards
Ongoing Deadline
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Ben and Jerry's Foundation
Ben and Jerry's Foundation has no specific program areas. The
Foundation seeks projects that lead to societal change or address the root
causes of problems. The Foundation awards grants ranging in amount
from $1,000 to $15,000. Applicants must submit a letter of interest at any
time during the year.
http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/index.html
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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
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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.’
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SpotLight On Our Efforts
Lest We Forget Slavery and Holocaust Museum
To all who have visited our museum and supported us in the past, to those
who have heard of us, have talked about us, and want to know about it,
and those that are asking if they can help,
the answer is yes you can!
Here’s how!
We of www.lwfslaverymuseum.com
are having a "Fundraiser to remember and honor those who passed thru
the ‘doors of no return’ by the building of a
"Tunnel of Remembrance"
To our ancestors and all those who fought and died for the great cause of
"freedom". This tunnel is dedicated to those devoted to the freedoms for
all people and the eradication of that awful slave trade. As we share our
memories with in this tunnel, we ask that you place a piece of your history
in it also, by the purchase of a
"Brick of Remembrance".
Bricks can be purchased on our web site, www.lwfslaverymuseum.com
or mail in the brochure, Be sure to print legibly, Each brick will be etched
with the names and memories of loved ones, Friendship, Sacrifice,
Courage, and those who are gone but not forgotten, those brave
abolitionists White and black, whose lives were not spared but suffered
the same fate, Let us also keep in mind those still with us on the front
lines letting us know for sure, Freedom is not free "Lest We Forget".
J. Justin Ragsdale Director/Chief Curator
LWF/Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery
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Year by year the
complexities of this world
grow more bewildering,
and so each year we need
all the more to seek peace
and comfort in joyful
simplicities. - Unknown
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Dear Friends:
We are reaching out to you today with exciting news. Moms Against
Guns is officially joining forces with CeaseFirePA.
This union represents more voices, more power and more resources to
fight one Pennsylvania's most contentious issues: illegal guns. While we
have loosely partnered with CeaseFirePA in the past and stand at their
side as they advocate for better gun laws, there has never been a formal
partnership. Tomorrow, that will change.
And we wanted to make sure that you're the first to know before this
news goes public. You've been a staunch supporter of Moms Against
Guns - many since we began this fight together at a public rally in
Philadelphia's Love Park in 2007.
Since then - we've made great strides.
But the economic and political climate is now different than it was in
2007. Since our economy took such a dramatic turn two years ago,
nonprofit groups like CeaseFirePA and other advocacy and service
organizations have been trying to do more with less.
In a rocky political and economic environment, it's increasingly difficult
to get an issue - like limiting illegal guns and the violence they create in
our state - in front of the most influential decision makers in Harrisburg.
Without a unified voice on this issue, we are all at risk of appearing less
organized and powerful when we stand against the gun lobby.
We feel proud and privileged to serve among Ceasefire's constituencies
and we know this affiliation offers new strength and opportunity. We
have the utmost respect, confidence and admiration for the leadership of
Phil Goldsmith, its board president, and Joe Grace, its executive director.
It is our hope that our participation on the board and the force of our
combined voices will increase the overall capacity and power to fight in
a more organized way for better, safer gun laws.
Today we have garnered close to 7,000 signatures on our petition -
thanks to your efforts. But we're far from our goal. We set an ambitious
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Be not angry that you
cannot make others as you
wish them, since you
cannot even make yourself
as you wish to be. - T. A.
Kempkis
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goal of 50,000 signatures, but that goal was not arbitrary. We were told
by political advisors that 10,000 signatures would get some
policymakers' attention; and 25,000 would show we were serious. But
50,000 could turn a vote - that's why we set this bold goal.
Our joining with CeaseFirePA offers us the opportunity to reach more
people (voters) so we can reach our 50,000 signature goal. In turn, we
offer CeaseFirePA new constituents, new ideas, and more leverage.
We will continue to personally answer your emails and we'd like to hear
from you. After our websites have been integrated, which should happen
by mid- summer, you will have the full capacity of CeaseFire's
advocacy, strategic advice and direction, as well as the opportunity to
volunteer, donate if you wish, or help secure more petition signatures.
As founder of Moms Against Guns, I have been invited to be a new vice
president of the CeaseFirePA board, and one of Philadelphia's most
influential social activists - Project H.O.M.E. president and co-founder,
Sister Mary Scullion - has also agreed to join the CeaseFirePA board
with me.
We hope you will continue to partner with the new and improved "us" --
CeaseFire and Moms Against Guns. Your voices and vision have never
been more needed.
Thank you with all of our hearts for all you have done so far. If we work
together - we can and will prevail.
Sincerely,
Lynne Honickman
Founder
Moms Against Guns
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Website Offers Revolutionary Green Alternatives
for Communities/Nations
Greetings. I hope that you and your business/ organizations are all
doing well. As we enter into a new year, I expect that many of us
have already envisioned what we would like to accomplish in this
new year. As long as we have positive intentions for not just ourselves
but also our fellow inhabitants on this planet
as well as the mother Earth herself, may the Creator of the Universe
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"The greatest mistake you
can make in life is to be
continually fearing you will
make one."
Elbert Hubbard
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bless our visions and goals to become a material manifestation.
I would like to invite everyone to visit
http://africanindependence.org/Projects.aspx
I am one of the co-founders of this organization. While the initiative
of this organization focuses on improving the lives of the African
Diaspora and building up eco-friendly, peaceful, self sustaining and
prosperous communities in their ancestral lands, we extend a welcome
hand for all to check a part of our vision out by visiting our site.
Our site was put in video format for simplicity and visuals to keep
the interests of our visitors. When you first click on the provided
website address, you will notice that we begin with our goals on
dealing with electricity. There are actually two clips explaining the
same technology, we recommend the second clip for a more detailed
explanation on how this technology works. The following two clips
deals with how we plan on providing clean water
to the citizens and then water recycling.
The fifth video demonstrates how sewer systems are unnecessary.
There are many issues that we tackle on our site. We are currently in
talks with university and reverse engineers to have these technologies
made at a lower cost and with high quality specifications.
Any feedback or suggestions is welcome and
any donations would be highly appreciated.
There is a lot of useful information and we encourage all to take
advantage of it and to view it for themselves, we're
confident that you will be excited as we are once you see
the potential in such technology.
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ARTS FOR AWARENESS
I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the
place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow
his vision wherever it takes him. Pauline Kael
FOR WOMEN - ART EXHIBIT
"Strong enough to take the pain, inflicted again and again...
What do they call me? ..." Four Women by Nina Simone
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Why is it taboo to acknowledge the
power of sexuality which defines today's women? Definition:
*S*exuality. *A*buse. *I*dentity. *S*trength and/or *B*eauty.
****FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY***
September 17th, 2010 from 6pm - 10pm
Vivant Art Collection - Old City
60 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia Pa, 19106
Creating a visual conversation of the issues surrounding African-American
women
To dispel the exploitation, stereotypes, misogyny, skin color bias of African-
American women, and to celebrate their beauty and differences.
"For Women" is a 2 - woman exploratory art exhibit inspired by Nina
Simone's song, Four Women Click Here created by young
Philadelphia based artists:
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (Philly 360 Creative Ambassador) and Lillian Cotton
both emerging African-American artists. They have created a socially
profound art exhibit that explores and depicts themes/issues that surround
contemporary African-American women in today's society, as well as in
Nina Simone's Four Women but more importantly in the artist themselves.
The artists seek to visually translate and expand upon the
issues of sexuality, abuse, and identity.
The exhibit is a definitive composition of the trials and tribulation as well as
the reflection of the positives and negatives experiences that
African American women face at work and in their personal life:
such as exploitation, stereotypes, misogyny, skin color bias
(light skin vs dark skin); not forgetting the positives:
the beauty, intensity, strength and resilience.
Though both artists' painting styles differ, their pieces share a dialogue and
language that invites the viewer into the conversation.
At the reception, sponsor and supporter Philly 360 a subset of the
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
will premiere an artist profile and interview video of
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh,
who was named 2010 Artistic Creative Ambassador.
Tatyana utilizes her new found status to represent and highlight the fresh
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new art emerging from young talented Philadelphians artists.
"For Women" brings women and men together to celebrate femininity...
witness the artistic reinterpretation of
Nina Simone's Four Women.
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Ursula Rucker comes to
Scribe Video
Thursday evenings
to teach Poetry for Stage and Camera.
Register today at 215-222-4201.
Scribe Video Center
4212 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19104
inquiry@scribe.org
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
(or 9:00 pm on workshop nights).
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Jus’ Words at Dowlings Place
1310 No. Broad St. Phila
Every Thurs. 9pm to 1am
• Poets
• Rappers
• Singers
• Spoken Word Artists
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COMING UP
The Business Center For Entrepreneurship
&
Social Enterprise Business Plan Classes
7500 Germantown Avenue,
Elders Hall, Suite 113.
8 Week Classes: Saturdays, Sept 25 - Nov 20 @ 9AM - 12PM
Cost: $350 after August 6th
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success is all about growing
yourself. When you become
a leader, success is all
about growing others."—
Jack Welch
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Contact: 215-247-2473
www.thebizcenter.com
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3rd ANNUAL - FISHTOWN RIVER CITY FESTIVAL
The Fishtown Neighbors Association has a long tradition of community
involvement. We are a coalition of neighbors who strive to make
Fishtown a great place to live, work and play.
The Fishtown Neighbors Association is proud to present the 3rd Annual
RiverCity Festival at Penn Treaty Park on Saturday October 2, 2010.
Beginning with the RiverCity 5K Run, the festival will feature fun, food,
entertainment and memories for everyone. An eclectic mix of bands will
play on the main stage, while organizations and institutions will have
presentations in an educational area. Local artists and businesses will be
on hand to sell their creations and promote their services. Children and
families will have plenty of games, face painting, contests and activities to
keep them busy. We will all learn of the deep Native American heritage
of the waterfront with a special presentation from the Leni Lenape tribe.
Of course, no festival would be complete without the best food in the area
from Fishtown’s famous eateries.
Penn Treaty Park
Penn Treaty Park, 1199 N Delaware Ave,
Philadelphia, PA
Saturday October 2, 2010-
10am (for RiverCity 5k Run),
12pm (for Music, Vendors and Other Festivities)
until 5pm.
As part of a Citywide effort to reinvent the waterfront, the Fishtown
Neighbors Association aims to draw people to both Fishtown and the
water as well as provide a fun atmosphere to get to know the
neighborhood and all it has to offer.
http://www.rivercityfestival.org/
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The National Success Fair
Tea Talk, Inc. in Partnership with the Mayors Office of Community
Service presents "The National Success Fair. The Success Fair aims to
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The Bible, Through the
Eyes of a Child
Here's our version of the
stories of the Bible if they
were to be told by a child.
Joshua
Moses' best helper was
Joshua. He was the first
person to use spies. He
fought the battle of Geritol.
That's when the fence fell
down on the town.
David
David came after Joshua.
They made him king after
he killed a giant with a
slingshot.
Solomon
One of David's sons was
called Solomon. He had,
like, 300 wives and 500
porcupines. They told us in
Sunday School that he was
a really wise man, but that
doesn't sound too wise to
me.
prepare our guest for success and provide opportunities for them to take
their life, business, and career to the next level.
This two day dynamic event will begin its tour in Philadelphia, PA.
It is the mission of the Philadelphia Success Fair to ensure all guests of
this event are
¡SUCCESS READY!
Success Ready is a Mentality to Achieve beyond all barriers internal and
external;
Success Ready is believing in ones dreams and devising a life strategy for
the fulfillment of set goals.
The National Success Fair will spark that ingenious that is in everyone
while providing them with tools, training, resources, and relationships to
bring about evolution and growth holistically.
Date: October 13th & 14th, 2010
Time: 12pm to 6pm
Location: First District Plaza
3801 Market Street
Cost: $20 (entrance both days)
Contact for more Information:
Tomika: thesuccessfair@yahoo.com
Vendors and Exhibitors Space Available: register4success@gmail.com
To become a sponsor please contact: Kym at thesuccessfair@gmail.com
or 267-386-8204 ext. 7
* * * Outside PA * * *
Black Business Works Inc.
Networking Breakfast & Video Marketing Seminar
September 22, 2010 from 9am to 11am
Operation Hope
2511 Frederick Douglass Blvd. @ 134th Street
New York, NY 10030
718.785.9611
Networking, breakfast, &, video, marketing seminar
Organized by Hanif Russell & Griot's Roll Film Production & Services
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Inc.
Event Description
Griot's Roll Film Production & Services Inc. provides video marketing,
video production, video editing, video consulting and web distribution
services.
Derrick M. Guest, CEO has been in The New York Amsterdam News,
Black Enterprise, Crains Business New York, New York Post, Rolling
Out Magaine, several blog post. Mr. Guest is a video consultant expert
having been on several panel discussions on marketing on-line.
Eula M. Young, COO has been in Essence Magazine, Sisters Agenda,
North Dallas Gazette, The Manhattan Times, Black Enterprise Magazine,
Ms. Young is a contributor of several blog newsletters. She is also an
expert in on-line social media marketing
BBW Mission Statement
To identify and connect black business owners and professionals, for the
purpose of growing their businesses qualitatively and quantitatively.
BBW Philosophy
You will achieve your goal of being successful in networking for your
business by being positive and supportive of the members of BBW. This
requires a total and complete commitment from you and members alike.
By giving business to fellow members they will in return give business to
you.
BBW Value Statement
To empower our community by shaping the way our members do
business. We have total commitment to this value statement which
reflects the highest standards we profess:
Professionalism –Consistency –Reliability -Intelligence
Resourcefulness –Strength –Forward -Thinking
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African Women's and Youth Conference in Oakland
WE CALL ON
ALL AFRICAN WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
ALL WOMEN’S AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS OF CHURCHES
ALL THE WOMEN AND YOUTH OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
EVERY AFRICAN WOMAN AND YOUTH WHO WANTS TO MAKE
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When nobody around you
seems to measure up, it's
time to check your
yardstick. - Bill Lemley
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A SERIOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIFICATION OF AFRICAN
WOMEN AND AFRICAN PEOPLE
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
AFRICAN WOMEN’S AND YOUTH CONFERENCE
BUILDING AFRICAN WOMEN’S AND YOUTH MOVEMENTS AND
FORMING INTERNATIONAL SISTERHOOD
Saturday, 16 October 2010
WEST OAKLAND BRANCH PUBLIC LIBRARY
1801 ADELINE STREET
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA USA
10 AM – 5 PM
FREE
Theme: THE UNIFICATION OF AFRICA THROUGH THE
EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN
AFRICAN WOMEN’S AND YOUTH MOVEMENTS ARE
NECESSARY IN ORDER TO EDUCATE, MOBILIZE, AND
ORGANIZE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF AFRICAN WOMEN AND
YOUTH AS POSSIBLE
Panel Topics Include
• The Necessity of Organization for the Unification of Africa
• The Importance of Women’s Leadership in the Unification of
Africa
• The Role of Youth in the Unification of Africa
• Solidarity with Women and Youth of the World and World Unity
• Men for the Emancipation of Women
• The Relationship between the Unification of Africa and Self-
Reliance
For participation or other information please contact:
African Women’s Charity Organization
PO Box 23074 Oakland ,
CA 94623-0074 USA
Phone: 415 789-7360
Email: forafricanwomen@att.net
This Conference is FREE so that the cost of the conference itself won’t be
the reason for anyone not attending.
We do not sponsor transportation or accommodations.
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Please wear white as a symbol of unity and solidarity.
Why this Conference
We are in the process of building powerful African Women’s and Youth
Movements throughout the world that will connect all African women and
youth, inside and outside of Africa. This is a very important part of the
African independence movement. An African Women’s and Youth
movement is necessary to educate, mobilize, and organize the largest
number of African Women and Youth as possible. Our vision includes
collectively solving our problems to obtain proper childcare, housing,
collective kitchens, transportation, healthcare, clean drinking water for all
and employment/skills, etc. We must build a strong infrastructure in
Africa and we must be tightly organized inside and outside of Africa. In
order to be in the African Women’s and Youth Movements you must
study two books, Class Struggle in Africa by Kwame Nkrumah and
Women in Society by Sekou Toure. The study must be with a group of
people.
The African Women’s Charity Organization is proud to announce that we
are organizing an African Women’s and Youth Conference at West
Oakland Branch Public Library in Oakland, California USA on Saturday
16 October 2010 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. This will be the 22nd conference
that we have organized since we started having conferences the year
2000; the first eleven having been in the United States and ten
conferences in Africa; Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Mali, Gambia, and
Rwanda. This is going to be our twelfth conference organized in the USA.
The theme of this conference is “The Unification of Africa through the
Emancipation of Women”
On Independence Day for Ghana, March 6, 1957 President Nkrumah
declared that the independence of Ghana was meaningless unless it was
connected to the unification of Africa. President Nkrumah came to the
conclusion that the unification of Africa will not be a reality if organized
from the top down like the Organization of African Unity (OAU) or the
African Union (AU); it must be organized from the bottom up.
To organize African society from the bottom up means to organize the
women of Africa.
President Sekou Toure has said, “The African woman has participated
everywhere in Africa in a conscious, constant and often decisive manner,
in the anti-colonialist struggle and in the fight for national liberation.”…
“Our women organizations have a political character which imposes on
each woman a conscious and constant militancy, a high degree of political
consciousness, a real and continued participation in all fields of
activities.”
“Women’s struggle for liberation must be seen as a part of the more
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Enlightenment is the "quiet
acceptance of what is" I
believe the
truly enlightened beings are
those who refuse to allow
themselves to be distressed
over things that simply are
the way they are. - Wayne
Dyer
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general struggle against capitalism, and never as an isolated struggle
directed against men.” “If we want to strike at the root of evil it is the
mode of production that must be aimed at. We must first of all commit
ourselves to the building of a society whose mode of production excludes
any exploitation.” Women have been in the leadership of humanity for
90% of the time that humanity has been on earth in a mode of production
called communalism. Under communalism, for example, all land and
means of production belonged to the community. There was people’s
ownership. Labor was the need and habit of all and there was not
exploitation.
“The most serious ideological blindness, it must be emphasized, lies in
reducing the emancipation of the woman solely to the female element;
presenting woman’s emancipation as a problem particular to women is a
monumental error.” This is why we have organized within the African
Women’s Charity Organization an organization called “Men for the
Emancipation of Women.” We understand that the emancipation of
women is necessary for the emancipation of men. Organization is the
weapon of the oppressed. Every person must join an organization and the
strategy must be the organizing of organizations. It is our goal to become
so organized that we can do in one day what previously took 20 years.
The radicalization of the revolution is the unification of Africa
through the emancipation of women.
We can not be defeated if women come to love the work for the
unification of Africa like she loves her family; and there is nothing more
positive for her family than the unification of Africa. Women are the
primary educators for the boys and the girls in society and the
consciousness that she will gain from working for the unification of
Africa will come out though her children’s love for Africa, and the
children’s determination to use their education to build a strong Africa. In
Africa we have everything that we need for the liberation and unification
of Africa. Confidence and organization is what is now necessary.
COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY
Group offers low-cost web access to nonprofits
Mobile Citizen, a provider of mobile broadband for education and
nonprofits, will offer a Technology Assistance Grant program beginning
in January to provide non-profit organizations with affordable access to
the Internet.
Available only in Portland, Oregon, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia, the
grant includes reduced-price service from Mobile Citizen, with unlimited
usage for only $10/month or $120/year per account. It bundles Mobile
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A HAND UP!
"None of us has gotten where we are solely by pulling ourselves up from our own bootstraps. We got
here because somebody bent down and helped us." - Thurgood Marshall
I am the founder of the
C.N.A.s (Christians "N" Action)
which is a ministry that has a heart for people and their needs.
We feed our community on a weekly basis and provide clothing to them
but, lately we haven't been able to because we have been out of funds. I
have tried to solicit funds for some time now. No one seems to be able to
help. While prayers are fine people still need food. The provisions have
come out-of-pocket (mine) up until this time, but I have run dry. I believe
that people want to make a change in their lives if some of us are willing
to lend a hand.
"CHRISTINA SHERMAN" passionatepromos@yahoo.com
(864) 207-0488
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Skip A Meal For Haiti
Most Americans eat at least three meals a day. Some eat more often.
Millions of people in Haiti have not had a meal in one week and a good
meal in recent memory. Will you skip a meal for the people of Haiti and
send the money to a relief agency?
Will you not eat one meal, on one day so that they can eat for a week?
The cost of lunch at almost any affordable restaurant in America is
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between $5.00 and $14.00. Some restaurants have menus that serve four
and five course dinners that can cost as much as $100.00 per person, not
including beverages. For as little as two dollars a day, you can help
provide food, drinking water and some sanitation supplies for a Haitian
child or adult. A $14.00 contribution can help feed and hydrate a Haitian
child for a week. We can all afford to make a difference!
The Black Star Project is asking you to miss at least one meal this week
for the people of Haiti and to send the money that you would have spent
on your breakfast, lunch or dinner to a relief fund that is on the ground
working in Haiti.
Many people say they want to go to Haiti to help those affected by the
earthquake. The cost of a round trip flight from New York City to Portau-
Prince, Haiti is more than $2,000.00. Decent hotel lodging, which is
virtually impossible to find in Haiti, might cost another $2,000.00 for one
week. And your mouth would become another mouth to feed of more
than 2 million people who need food and water day.
Instead of going to Haiti, will you miss a lunch for Haiti and send the
money you would have spent on that lunch to one of the on-the-ground
relief agencies listed below:
The Black Star Project (773.285.9600) recommends that you send your
contributions to:
Yele Haiti (Wyclef Jean's Relief Effort) at www.yele.org or text YELE to
501501 to donate $5.00 on your phone bill
UNICEF at www.unicefusa.org or call 800.367.5437
Doctors Without Borders at www.doctorswithoutborders.org or call
888.392.0392
American Red Cross at www.redcross.org or call 800.REDCROSS
(800.733.2767) or 800.257.7575 (Espanol)
Partners in Health at www.pih.org or call 617.432.5256
Charity water at http://www.charitywater.org
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America’s Original Savings Network
As amazing as it may sound many people do not realize how easy it is
to LEGALLY stop paying for their groceries! This is how the one hour
television show began for the company whose website is at:
http://nofullprices.net
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
I know of an excellent Charter School, you may have heard of it,
“Knowledge Is Power Program"
(KIPP).
It has 80% of its students continue on to college and it only goes up to the
8th grade. It’s fairly new with such a high success rate already. You may
have heard of it.
Now they are expanding to 9th grade and possibly beyond, but they are in
need of a building. I was hoping if anyone could help find a location or
know of somewhere. It would be greatly appreciated by our future
professionals, CEO's and potential politicians of America and me :)
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Please contact me, my information is below, or
Mr. Aaron Bass, Principal 267-249-6089.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Have a Great Day.
Virginia D. Smith, Asst - MDT
Department of Human Services
Special Family Focus Services
215-300-2949 - Cell
215-683-6381 - Office
215-683-6408 - Fax
virginia.d.smith@phila.gov
May God Bless You Always in All Ways
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Volunteer In Africa
Explore a Continent of Contrasts while Volunteering in Africa
For over a decade, Cross-Cultural Solutions has supported thousands of
volunteers in Africa on programs in Ghana, Morocco, South Africa and
Tanzania.
CCS volunteers work side-by-side with local people in community
organizations focused on supporting social services, education, and health
initiatives.
Discover one of the world’s most diverse continents and see firsthand the
challenges it faces and how you can make a positive impact with CCS.
Go to: www.cross-culturalsolutions.org
IT’S HERE!!
Our group A HAND UP! Is now open, please go to:
A HAND UP!
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.
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