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Friday 04 November 2011 |
“Communication – Cooperation – Collaboration” Volume 6, Number 14 |
The Coalition, Inc. Board of
Directors Gary R. Adams (President/CEO),
John E. Churchville (Treasurer), Members: Josephine Blow, Stanley Daniels,
Quibila Divine, Nijah Famous, Tom
‘Bunny’ Henry, Lansana Koroma,
Abdul Malik Raheem, Lewis
Williams, Table of content For Our Children … 02 This Week … 02 Employment and Training
Opportunities … 06 Health Matters …07 Green Piece … 08 Grants, Scholarships &
Instruction… 09 SpotLight … 10 Arts for Awareness … 11 Coming Up …12 Computers and Technology … 16 A Hand Up … 18 Word-of-the-Week … 19 Page 02 If this publication is being
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Korner! The Pastor of a small
church exhorted his flock
to give generously when
the collection plate was
passed. “Give,” he pleaded,
“as though it were going
right back into your own
pocket.” After the service, the pastor
chided one of the members.
“George, I noticed that you
let the collection plate go
right by you in spite of my
appeal.” “Well, Reverend,” the man
replied, “I figured as long
as the money was going
back into my pocket
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teacher spotted two boys
playfully fighting at the
front of the line. She asked
one of the boys to go to the
back of the line and he
came back right after.” Why
aren't you at the end of the
line?" asked the teacher.
The boy replied," I couldn't,
someone was already
there." (Thx Eric) JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 19 WORD-OF-THE-WEEK adumbrate \AD-uhm-brayt;
uh-DUHM-\ To give a sketchy or
slight representation of; to outline; To
foreshadow in a vague way; To
suggest, indicate, or disclose partially;
To cast a shadow over; to shade; to
obscure. |
Greetings Coalition Family!
This Veteran’s Day we might take a moment or two to ask the question “Why”? Why armies
are typically made up of the economically disadvantaged? Why is it that ALL wars can be
traced to some sort of financial gain or relief? Why the 1% rarely find themselves in ‘the line
of fire’? Why the 99% don’t benefit from the spoils of the wars they jeopardize their life and
well-being for? Why do we keep putting up with it? God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the
one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Author unknown, variation of an excerpt from
"The Serenity Prayer" by Reinhold Neibuhr “We each hold a piece to the puzzle.” – Dr. John Elliott Churchville “Communicate… Cooperate… Collaborate” FOR OUR CHILDREN
“It is easier to build children than it is to repair men.”…Frederick Douglass Cap4Kids Hint of the Week Ever wish you had a way to look back at previous Cap4Kids Hints of the Week? Important
community updates? Connect with other child advocates? Well now you can. Like many advocacy organizations around the country, we have opened a
Cap4Kids of Philadelphia Facebook account to archive old messages and to establish a
social media site to better disseminate important information on child and family advocacy
issues that affect our community. If you have a FB account, friend us, like us and get the
word out. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cap4Kids-Childrens-Advocacy-Project-of-Philadelphia/128539460582710 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- THIS WEEK Philadanco at the Perelman Theater Renowned contemporary dance company Philadanco presents an evening of works, entitled
For Your Pleasure, including the Philadelphia premiere of Watching Go By, the day, a new
work by acclaimed choreographer and former Philadanco member Hope Boykin at the
Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater. The program also includes some of Philadanco’s
signature performance pieces that highlight their bold, precise dance style including George
Faison’s Suite Otis, Gene Hill Sagan’s La Valse, and Christopher L. Huggins’ Blue. November 4-November 6, 2011 Friday @ 7:30 pm Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater 300 S. Broad Street For more information call: 215.893.1999 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Empowerment Group Presents Women Entrepreneurs' Circle: Business Owners as Community Leaders When: Saturday November 5th 4:00-6:00pm Where: Semilla Arts Initiative at Norris Square (124 W. Diamond St.) EG is proud to be hosting a workshop and presentation by artist, entrepreneur and educator Betsy Casanas. Betsy is the cofounder of the Semilla Arts Initiative, an organization that seeks to use art as a tool for strengthening communities and creating social change. She will be discussing the importance of business owners as community leaders and how to connect your business mission to something that extends beyond profit margins and business sense. We hope to see you there! Being a small business owner means so much more than doing business. Entrepreneurs are leaders invested in making their neighborhoods better places to live. Betsy Casanas, artist, teacher, and founder of the Semilla Arts Initiative, will lead a workshop and discussion on how to effectively engage community through business. About the Initiative: '“Semilla (seed) Arts Initiative” is a grassroots initiative that uses art as a catalyst for social change and artistic collaborations as a means of empowering individuals and communities in underserved areas. Collaboration within a community setting inevitably acts as a “Semilla” for changing social circumstances. It creates a safe, nurturing environment that cultivates self-esteem, creativity, dignity and respect for community members. It empowers the community with a voice, preserves culture, establishes strong communities that reflect positive attitudes, builds skills and awakens talent found in its members. Semilla’s goal is unite the community by actively involving them in the process of physically transforming their own neighborhood, exposing them to solutions and possibilities. The vitality of any community can be found in the strengths and stability of its members and their ability to overcome the complexity of today.' See this video the Inquirer produced about their work! This event is FREE and open to the public. Light food and beverages will be provided. To register for this event visit www.empowerment-group.org ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESEARCH DAY(CDRD) encourages collaboration between researchers, community-based organizations (CBOs), and community groups who have questions that they are interested in answering about Stress and Wellness, this year's event theme. Stress has been linked to health disparities by the World Health Organization (WHO) and others. We invite research questions focused on a variety of public health issues linked to stress, such as food insecurity, violence, poverty, and homophobia. Through an interactive poster session, CBOs and community groups will highlight their questions to program participants who will include area non profits, community groups, public sector partners, and researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Drexel University, and other local academic institutions. CBOs, community groups, academic researchers, and students will be able to meet and discuss potential, mutually-beneficial collaborations. Register to Present at CDRD Friday November 11th 2011 9am to 1pm Temple University – Main Campus Mitten Hall 1913 No. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pa 19122 Submission forms are due by October 31, 2011 at 12pm EST. To register online to be a community presenter at CDRD, please click here. Register to Attend CDRD Questions? ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- New Philadelphia Non-Profit Hosts 1st Annual Gala Day of Peace The Women's Solo Project Inc., a newly formed 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, will host their 1st annual fundraiser to benefit domestic violence prevention. The Day of Peace Gala November 11, 2011 Hilton Hotel, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 1913 This major fundraising effort will benefit domestic violence prevention and self-sufficiency workshops that focus on education, employment, and parenting. The Women's Solo Project has already assisted over 50 women by inspiring the confidence necessary to recognize their capacity for self-reliance while helping them gain the independence needed to get out of an abusive relationship "Domestic violence has a strong presence and is alive in our communities. We must come together as unified people to help stop and control it. By creating The Women's Solo Project, I wanted to bring this issue to the forefront and get people talking about it. If we continue to let this issue be taboo, then nothing will get done." says Tyra Wright-Johnson, President and survivor. The organization's mission and vision stems from Mrs. Wright-Johnson's personal experience with domestic violence. For tickets and additional information, visit the website at www.thewomenssoloproject.org. About The Women's Solo Project Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, The Women's Solo Project, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, was established in 2010 with the mission to serve women and their children by giving them the ability to become independent and resourceful in making healthy and positive decisions. TWSP specializes in empowering women and children and teaching victims how to live free of violence and poverty. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- The National Constitution Center will honor our nation’s servicemen and women including individuals highlighted in the Fighting for Democracy exhibition – during a moving
Veteran’s Day celebration. Guests will participate in a variety of interactive programs and activities while learning more
about this important holiday.
· Flag Ceremonies · Wreath Laying Ceremony · Soldier Talks - Soldier talks will take place throughout the day featuring veterans from multiple conflicts, including
John Campbell, Vietnam veteran and author of They Were Ours: Gloucester County's Loss in Vietnam. · Call to Action Tables - Visitors will have the opportunity to visit information tables from veteran’s service
organizations throughout the country. · Dramatic Performance - For this Veteran’s Day weekend, the Center is bringing back two installments from its popular
Gallery Theater Series. “She Went to War,” a piece that accompanied the Center’s 2009 exhibition, America I AM: The
African American Imprint, tells the story of an African American woman who served in World War II. “Through Their
Eyes,” which accompanied the 2010 exhibition, Art of the American Soldier, is told from the point of view of a combat artist
from the Vietnam War. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORUNITIES FEMA positions up to six figures available in our online Coalition Group ongoing updates will
be posted as they become available. Kingsessing Fifth Division Community of Neighbors COME ON OUT WITH K5DCN FOR OUR “WALK TOO WELLNESS II.” WALKING TOGETHER WE WILL GET SOME EXERCISE AND WE BUILD OUR
RELATIONSHIPS, AND LEARN ABOUT OUR DIETS. EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY (6PM) WE MEET AT THE CORNER OF 51ST AND CHESTER AVENUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 267-254-9972 P.O. Box 19974 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19143267- 254-9972 215-726-8580(fax) Gregory R. Benjamin-Chairman Gilbert Wesley Johnson-Treasure Phil Hughes-Secretary Ronald Currie-Sergeant At Arms ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- GREEN PIECE Banana Peels Can Purify Polluted Drinking Water, Scientists Say Did you hear the one about the chemist and the banana peel? Gustavo Castro, an environmental chemist at Sao Paulo State University, suspected that we might be overlooking valuable properties in the peels. "I have heard for a long time that we usually throw out the best part of the fruit and that most of the nutrients and proteins are in parts not used by us, such as the peels," he told the American Chemical Society in a podcast. "From there, I decided to make an initial experiment to determine the chemical composition of the peel." Castro found that banana peels contain nitrogen, sulfur, and carboxylic acids, which, he noted, bind with positively-charged heavy metals often leached into water from mining or industrial runoff. Since many methods of removing metals from the water are expensive and toxic, Castro thought he might be on to a more natural method of cleaning drinking water. He and his colleagues chopped and dried bits of banana peel and combined them with water from Brazil's polluted Paraná River. The peels stood up to other types of commonly-used filtering products like silica and carbon, and scientists found that the peels could be used up to 11 times without losing their purifying powers. And they were cheap. "I was surprised to learn that something so simple could work so well," said Castro. "I believe banana peels can be of great importance in water purification." But one important question remains: With banana skins going to a good cause, what will pranksters use for a good-old fashioned peel pratfall? ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- The Electronic Industries Alliance provides a list of local electronic recycling facilities,
including Philly’s Northeast Drop-off Center at State Road & Ashburner Street and Northwest
Drop-Off Center at Domino Lane & Umbria Street.
For sustainable enterprise go to Green Jobs Phillyhttp://www.greenjobsphilly.org/news ----- 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 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
For more information, go to www.philabundance.org GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & INSTRUCTION Are you currently in shut off status with your utility companies? ACHIEVEability now accepting UESF utility applications. See flyer attached. Utility Grant
Program: Will assist with gas (PGW), electric (PECO) and water (PWD) accounts in shut off
status or already terminated. Maximum amount for gas and electric is $1,500 and water is
$500. All grants must be applied to the utility account and reach a zero balance. If the bill is
an excess of the grant the applicant is responsible for the balance at time of their
application. ELIGIBILITY· Applicant must have notice from utility company of termination or
impeding shut off.· When LiHeap Cash and Crisis opens, applicant must have notice of award
amount or denial letter.· Applicant must be a Philadelphia resident.· Applicant must not have
received Utility Grant in past 24 months.· Applicant must have social security cards and
30-day income information for everyone in household.· Applicant must provide utility bill in
their name.· Applicant must be within the below income guidelines: House-hold Size Per Month 1 person $1,588 2 persons $2,145 3 persons $2,702 4 persons $3,259 5 persons $3,816 6 persons $4,374 Contact ACHIEVEability’s Community Office at 215-748-8838 for more information or to
schedule an appointment. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- LIFT-Philadelphia sponsors free workshop series for community LIFT-Philadelphia is sponsoring a free workshop series starting this October on topics such as Food and Nutrition, Rock Your Resume, Dental Health and Screening, Interviewing, Financial Recovery, and Basics of Computer Use. For more information: http://hostsed.uwsepa.org/newsletter/lift.pdf SpotLight On Our Efforts The Kingsessing Fifth Division Community of Neighbors is a community group, with a core group of block captains, who have been actively involved in
servicing the needs of the residents in our community. This year our organization will be
sponsoring our 2nd annual blanket drive to collect blankets for members of our community.
The name of this project is “Operation Blank Out the Cold.” The goal of this effort is to supply at least one blanket to the more than one hundred families
that will be in need of such a resource. The belief of K5DCN’s is that there are people such
as you, your company, churches, agencies, and other organizations that would be interested
in participating in such a worthy project. Last year thanks to many such as yourselves we
collected 100 blankets. We know that because of the high cost of energy, and the financial
crisis that our country continues to experience, our neighbors need our help. Due to health
reasons we request that your donations be new blankets. K5DCN also knows that it was
supporters like you who help us in September 2011 when we gave away 245 schoolbags full
of school supplies. The dates we will be collecting blankets are Saturday November 16, 2011 through Saturday November 30, 2011. The following place is a drop-off point for your contribution.1216 South 52nd Street
(11am-3pm) Monday thru Saturday. Please call for five blankets or more, we will pick up. To support this worthy effort contact: 215-726-7547, 267-254-9972 267-432-3829 EMAIL: greg3957ben@aol.com Blankets will be distributed on Saturday 12/03/11 during the Kingsessing Christmas Service at the Kingsessing Recreation Center, located at 49th and Chester Avenue. Come on out and share the evening. Festivities start at 3pm. Thanking you in advance for your attention. April Turner Co-Coordinator Gloria
Turner Co-coordinator SUPPORT OUR BLANKET COLLECTION FOR FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE GIVE. Locations for drop-offs:1216 South 52nd Street (11am-3pm) Monday thru FridayPlease call for
five blankets or more, we will pick up. Blankets will be distributed on Saturday 12/03/08 during the Kingsessing Fifth Division
Community of NeighborsChristmas Service at the Kingsessing Recreation Center, located at
49th and Chester Avenue. Come on out and share in the service. Start time 3PM. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- 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 Cape May Jazz Fest Fundraiser Friday and Saturday November 11th & 12th Friday: Geno White @ Martini Beach, 6:00pm The Tom Larsen Blues Band @ Cabanas, 9:30pm Saturday: Frank Bey @ Cabanas, 1:00pm Eddie Morgan @ Martini Beach, 6:00pm Blue Bone @ Cabanas, 9:30pm Purchase tickets at: www.ShopCabanasOnTheBeach.com for guaranteed seating. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- First Friday - Throughout the city It began in 1991 by the Old City Arts Association as a collaborative open house. First Friday is one of Philadelphia's most unique cultural
experiences. Held the first Friday night of each month, rain or shine, year-round. This art community “open house” brings together city dwellers and suburbanites, contemporary arts and antique collectors, aficionados of classical
and contemporary design, and theater and performance buffs. The welcoming informality of First Friday attracts crowds of casual browsers as well as serious buyers to each festive event, featuring dozens of Old
City’s galleries and shops hosting exhibition receptions or just open for your perusal and enjoyment. ----- 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 The Philadelphia Marathon Weekend November 18-20, 2011 The Philadelphia Marathon is a 26.2-mile race that occurs each November and is officially
recognized by USA Track & Field. In previous years the Marathon organization has also
offered a half-marathon, 8k and children's runs on race day. The first Philadelphia Marathon
took place in 1994. Running the Marathon Registration for the race begins each April and typically sells out before race day; if you're
thinking about signing up, plan accordingly. You do not need a qualifying time to register for
the marathon. Marathon Route The Philadelphia Marathon starts and ends in the Art Museum area and passes through
several neighborhoods including Old City, South Street, West Philadelphia and Manayunk.
For a map of the marathon route, visit the marathon's website. Watching the Marathon The Philadelphia Marathon offers several "cheer zones" along the marathon route, with many
featuring live entertainment, food and drink. Visit the Philadelphia Marathon's Watch the
Race page for a list of this year's cheering areas. Remember when traveling to the race that
many roads will be blocked off, and you should plan your route accordingly. * * * Outside PA * * * Occupy The Hood Calls On Young People of African Descent to Uplift the Community By Phillip Jackson November 1, 2011 (Liberia, West Africa) The Occupy Wall Street Movement has captured the imagination of the
world. We now have Occupy Tokyo, Occupy Berlin, Occupy Mexico, Occupy Australia,
Occupy Brazil, Occupy Denmark, Occupy Asia and even Occupy Antarctica. But where are
the voices of young people of African descent and why are their voices silent? On Saturday, November 19, 2011, people of African descent are being encouraged to join the
Occupy Wall Street Movement in their cities and in their communities. But before occupying
Wall Street or any street, we need to properly and successfully occupy the minds and spirits
of people of African descent with thoughts of improvement, achievement, excellence,
progress and cooperative labor. We must do this every day until we have created a new world
in which people of African descent will thrive! To look at the evening news on the occupations, it would seem as though young White men
and women suffer most from the problems of our societies and the world in which we live.
That is absolutely not true! In fact, the suffering from social and economic ills of people of
African descent around the world is hugely disproportionate. So why has the "Occupy
Movement" not inspired more young Black people across the globe to demand change and
improvement in their world? Some say Black people have too many "real" problems to be concerned about the volatility of
the stock markets or whether Fortune 500 companies will each capture another billion
dollars. Some say that Black Americans have forgotten the lessons learned from the civil
rights movement. And others say that young Africans and young Black Americans today
have been reprogrammed with technological toys, various forms of entertainment and other
relatively mindless distractions. Regardless, young Black people around the world do not
understand that decisions that govern the quality of their lives are being made without their
input. But a glimmer of hope has come to us in the form of a spinoff from Occupy Wall Street. It is
called Occupy The Hood. While Occupy Wall Street addresses the viciousness of capitalism,
uneven distribution and control of world resources, corrupt and ineffective governments, lack
of human well-being across the world, climate change and the environment, wars and global
violence and other dire issues, Occupy The Hood is being led by young people of African
descent and addresses issues that cause people of African descent to suffer. And while we
must absolutely stand in solidarity with our White, Asian, Arab and Hispanic brothers and
sisters working to change the world, we must also organize to directly improve the conditions
in our "hood". If things are going to change for us for the better, young people of African descent around the
world must begin the real work of nation-building. This work begins by getting in action in
their communities, in their villages, in their cities and in their countries-to generate and
ensure safe and prosperous places for us. We cannot wait for our parents, our leaders, Wall
Street or those who occupy Wall Street before we take control of our futures and our destiny.
We must organize and get into action now doing the work to save our race! On November 19, people of African descent around the world will join in this work to Occupy
The Hood. This work calls us to mentor youth in schools and in communities, assist and
support senior citizens, work with men in jail, prison and ex-offenders, clean up
neighborhood paper, trash, etc., walk safety patrols in communities, take youth to faith-based
services, read to children at local schools, organize community health walks/runs, hold
community-wide voter registration drives, organize men to take their children to museums,
parks, sporting events and cultural events, organize volunteers to help at local hospitals,
shelters, recreational and park-district facilities, shop at Black-owned stores, and design and
develop additional community-building direct actions. For young people of African descent, Occupy The Hood is this generation's civil rights
movement! Launching Occupy Wall Street took only three days. How long will it take us to
Occupy The Hood? Phillip Jackson Founder and Executive Director The Black Star Project 3509 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois 60653 773.285.9600 office ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Rebirth of a Nation: Race and Gender Politics in Today's Media Saturday, November 5, 2011 12:00-3:00 pm Max Palevsky Theater, Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E. 59th Street) Panelists: Rosa Clemente (Community organizer, journalist & Executive Director of the Hip-Hop Caucus) Joan Morgan (Journalist, cultural critic and author, When Chickenheads Come Home to
Roost: My Life as a Hip-Hop Feminist.) Mark Anthony Neal (Professor, Black Popular Culture, Duke University, and author of
NewBlack Man: Rethinking Black Masculinity) VijayPrashad (Professor & Director, International Studies, Trinity College, and author of The
Darker Nations: A People’s History of The Third World) Che "Rhymefest" Smith (Grammy Award-winning Raptivist) Bakari Kitwana (Moderator-Journalist, activist, political analyst, and author of The Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture, and the
forthcoming Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama Era) This interactive event includes a panel of scholars, activists and artists in discussion with the
audience about the politics of media representations of race and gender in this current
period, which has been characterized by some as post-race and post-feminist. We will
dissect contemporary moments in popular culture and political debates where race, gender,
class and identity come center stage. Films like The Help, reality television shows like
Basketball Wives, and hot button political issues such as immigration, Islamophobia, Slut
Walk and the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street campaign lead the list. Possible questions to be addressed include: -How do popular narratives of Blackness from Birth of a Nation to Precious impact public
policy around policing, incarceration, housing and employment? -To what extent does gender and class continue to inform our understanding of race? - Is there room for the full-range of race and gender expressions in the American
mainstream? - How do the debates around immigration challenge the black/white paradigm in our
understanding of race and class? -What can we do to move these discussions beyond outdated racial and gender paradigms? Co-presented by The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of
Chicago; the Black Youth Project; the Organization of Black Students @U. Chicago; and Rap
Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip Hop Free & open to the public. Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance should contact Jessica
Sparks at CSRPC in advance at 773.702.8063. Mrs. Donnie Smith Assistant to Che "Rhymefest" Smith http://www.elchethemovement.com http://www.friendsofrhymefest.com Phone: (773) 597-5646 Fax: (773) 891-1133 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY Comcast unveils new plan to combat digital divide
Free online journal focuses on technology for nonprofits the world. But even with daily evidence of world-changing innovations and applications of technology, it's difficult for nonprofit leaders to know how to apply it to their missions. provides the guidance and practical considerations nonprofits need to make the sound investments and decisions that will help them meet their goals. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- 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 Citizen’s wireless broadband, powered by WiMAX, a fourth generation (4G) technology from Clearwire Corporation with a variety of benefits available only to grantees, including: -- 12 months of service from Mobile Citizen extended to 15 months at no additional charge. With this, nonprofits receive three free months of service per account. -- Dedicated Mobile Citizen Customer Care customized for non-profit organizations. -- A free one-year membership to NTEN, a nonprofit technology network, ongoing information and news as well as access to a support community. -- A choice of additional benefits including an educational webinar series. For more information, email Free Trial. www.mobilecitizen.org/grantphiladelphia 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 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: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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A: All of our coupons are actual manufacturer coupons. Fewer and fewer retailers accept coupons that are printed from your
computer because of a huge increase in counterfeit coupons. Actual manufacturer coupons which we issue are accepted
everywhere that coupons are accepted. Q: Can these coupons be doubled? Q: What are the face values and the expiration dates of these coupons? Q: How can I use $1,000.00 worth of coupons in 90 days? Q: How do I choose the coupons I want? Remember to support The Coalition, Inc.’s on-air personalities… Please listen to the "Time For An Awakening" Program with Bro. Elliott, this and every Sunday at 7 pm. Listen at
www.900AMWURD.com Call 215.634.8065 or toll free 1-866-361-0900 to join the discourse!!!! 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. **This spot reserved for The Coalition friend and supporter Jeff Hart** |
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