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“Communication – Cooperation – Collaboration” Volume 6, Number 23 |
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The Coalition, Inc. Board of
Directors Gary R. Adams (President/CEO),
John E. Churchville (Treasurer), Members: Josephine Blow, Stanley Daniels,
Quibila Divine, Nijah Famous,
Lansana Koroma, Abdul Malik
Raheem, Lewis Williams, Table of content For Our Children … 02 This Week … 03 Employment and Training
Opportunities … 04 Health Matters …05 Green Piece … 06 Grants, Scholarships &
Instruction… 08 SpotLight … 08 Arts for Awareness … 09 Coming Up …09 Computers and Technology … 10 A Hand Up … 11 Word-of-the-Week … 13 Page 02 If this publication is being
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From The Coalition, Inc. All entries for submission should be
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form. Page 03 Only the fool points at his origins with his left hand. African Proverb We are proud to announce that
News From The Coalition, Inc. is
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“Philadelphia’s Online Community “Newsletter” from the menu. Page 04 The first Africans arrived in
the Americas, in the
company of Spanish and
Portuguese explorers,
between the years of
1526-1539. If you have a favorite
relevant quote, why not
share it with our readers.
send to
TheCoalitionNews@gmail.com We will credit you with thesubmission. JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 05 North America's first
African captives were
brought to Jamestown,
Virginia in 1619. If you would like to report on a
recent community event, feel free
to send us a brief account of what
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we will share it with our readers. Send your information to: News
From The Coalition, Inc. All entries for submission should be
received by noon, the Monday prior
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form. Page 06 The first major conspiracy
for a possible slave
rebellion occurred in
Gloucester County,
Virginia--Sept. 1663. The
plot by black slaves and
white indentured servants
was betrayed to the
authorities. Several plotters
were beheaded. JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go to:
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the.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 07 Until lions have their historians,
tales of the hunt will always glorify
the hunter. African Proverb If you have a favorite joke,
why not share it with our
readers. send to
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thesubmission. Page 08 The first formal protest against
slavery was made in Germantown,
Pennsylvania in 1688. 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
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From The Coalition, Inc. All entries for submission should be
received by noon, the Monday prior
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form. Page 09 25 slaves armed with guns
and clubs burned down
houses on the northern
edge of New York City and
killed nine whites. The
rebels were killed after
soldiers arrived. The
repercussions of this
rebellion resulted in the
tortuous execution of 18
participants in the
rebellion. New York City
Slave Rebellion—1712 If you have a favorite
relevant quote, why not
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thesubmission. Page 10 Hereeeeeeeeeeeeees... Kathy’s
Korner! A customer wanted to ask
his attractive waitress for a
date, but couldn't get her attention.
When he was able to catch
her eye, she quickly looked away.
Finally he followed her into
the kitchen and blurted out his invitation.
To his amazement, she
readily consented. He said, "Why have you
been avoiding me all this
time? You wouldn't even make eye contact." "Oh," said the waitress, "I
thought you wanted more
coffee." (Kathy Parsons is a
regular contributor.) Page 11 Benjamin Banneker –
(1731- 1806) Born into a
family of free blacks in
Maryland, Banneker
learned the rudiments of
reading, writing, and
arithmetic from his
grandmother and a Quaker
schoolmaster. Later he
taught himself advanced
mathematics and
astronomy. He is best
known for publishing an
almanac based on his
astronomical calculations,
but is credited for
memorizing the original
architectural layout of
Washington, DC. If you have a favorite
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thesubmission. Page 12 Founded in 1738, Fort Mose, Fla.,
located just north of St. Augustine,
was the United States' first free
black settlement.
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“Philadelphia’s Online Community “Newsletter” from the menu. WORD-OF-THE-WEEK verbose \vuhr-BOHS\, Abounding in
words; using or containing more words
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Greetings Coalition Family!
Welcome to first installment acknowledging African Heritage Month 2012. "The events which transpired five thousand years ago; Five years ago or five minutes
ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now; five years From now or
five thousand years from now. All history is a current event." - Dr John Henrik Clarke Many of my unfortunate brethren have been moved to passionately protest the presence of the flag of the confederacy at public buildings in certain locations throughout the south. Although I understand the desire to purge our environment of symbols of the atrocities of the Afrikan Holocaust, I wish to bring to your conscious minds the fact that we only suffered under the confederate flag for four years, while we have been tortured under the stars and stripes for more than four centuries. If placed in the position of having to make an intelligent observation, which flag would you say is more representative of the tyrannical abuses to which we have been subjected? Copyright © 2004 G. R. Adams “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 Sixers, Flyers, US soccer, the Australian Open (well not so much for Americans here). Our teams are on a roll. There are many kids in Philly who want to emulate these athletes or just be involved in a sports or art program after school or on weekends. On the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia website, under the After
School/Camps/Mentoring handout
(http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/after_school_camps_mentoring.html), you will find listings for these opportunities including: Ed Snyder Hockey;
Starfinder Soccer; Arthur Ashe Tennis; and neighborhood listings for activities in the
dozens of rec centers throughout Philly (http://www.phila.gov/findrec/ ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- KidzPartners is interested in working with organizations and community organizers
concerning upcoming community events around health topics that you may be
planning. Great opportunity to make available to families who have children who are uninsured
our CHIP insurance line know as KidzPartners. Please take a few minutes to review our
web site and look at the community events that we have been involved in. Website
address is www.kidzpartners.com. We would very much be interested in setting up informational tables as well as the
possibility of conducting a presentation. Some general benefits offered through our chip plan include, sick and well care visits,
hospitalization, and prescriptions. In addition to these benefits we are very committed
to trying to assist some 50,000 children locally with no health coverage. Working with
our weight watchers and fitness programs which are benefits for our KidzPartners
members, our children will begin to eliminate the childhood obesity problems we are
all encountering at this time. Please feel free to respond to www.kidzpartners.com for more information or Write to us at: For general inquiries: Kidz Partners 901 Market Street, Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Email: If you are requesting information, be sure to include your name, address and/or phone
number in your email message. Visit our Community Outreach Office: 1829 E. Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134 (Open Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm) Local: 215-426-4372 Arlene Stewart-Mingo Community Education Program Developer Health Partners 901 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-991-4284 - Phone 215-967-4470 - Fax astewart@healthpart.com e-mail ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- The Village of Champions is holding their first fundraiser to support the youth sports program for disadvantaged youth. Tickets are just $5.00 which includes the price of admission
and skates at JAMZ SKATING RING ON PRESIDENTS DAY FEB 20, 2012. We would appreciate it as a member of the coalition that you spread and or send these
flyers to our affiliates. For more information please feel free to contact Sonja Kiett at 267-565-9749 or Michael
King at 267-753-5119. THIS WEEK Meet The Real Tuskegee Airmen The 100 Black Men of Philadelphia will host a special showing of the movie RED
TAILS!...with appearances by ORIGINAL HEROES from the REAL TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
of the Philadelphia area! ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Leadership Workshop Dr. John Elliott Churchville will present his leadership workshop “Leading From The
Margin”, Tuesday, Feb 7th at 440 No. Broad St. 6-8pm. If you have yet to attend a Coalition Community Improvement/Leadership
Development Workshop, this would be an excellent place to begin. Call 215.387.2734 to
reserve your seat. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORUNITIES Regional Career Fairs/Events Philadelphia Job Fair Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 11AM - 2PM The CHF Conference Center315 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 http://www.coasttocoastcareerfairs.com Diversity Professional Job Fair Monday, March 12, 2012, 10AM - 2PM Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia 237 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 http://www.diversityjobfairs.com King of Prussia Career Fair Monday, March 19, 2012, 11AM - 2PM Crowne Plaza Hotel Valley Forge 260 Mall Boulevard King of Prussia, PA 19406 http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com Healthcare Job Fair Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 9:30AM - 2:30PM Classes 8AM - 3:30PM Expo Center at Oaks 100 Station Avenue Oaks, PA 19456 Philadelphia Career Fair Monday, April 23, 2012, 11AM - 2PM Crowne Plaza 4100 Presidential Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19131 http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com Consider becoming a vegetarian. I am a pure vegetarian not because killing animals is
bad or because I am an animal lover. In fact I dislike animals, I have especially come to
dislike dogs and cats (I think both are dirty creatures. I apologize to dog and cat
lovers). I am a vegetarian because
----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- GREEN PIECE How do we bring up ALL people through the movement to build a more Sustainable City? There are some starter ideas FYI (For Your Inspiration) below.
Environmental Justice Videos 1. Van Jones at GreenFest 2007 in Chicago: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid901003925?bclid=900600164&bctid=895238457 2. Majora Carter – “Greening the Ghetto” : http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/53
Free E-Newsletters 1. Public Education Network e-newsletter (Nice resources.): http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_current.asp 2. Next Great City e-Newsletter (Lots of events): www.nextgreatcity.org 3. Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND) e-newsletter (Just awesome!): http://phennd.communishare.org
Philadelphia Initiatives 1. City of Philadelphia Going Green: http://www.phila.gov/green/index.html 2. East Coast Greenway Pennsylvania: http://www.greenway.org/gw-pa.htm 3. Greater Philadelphia Environmental Network: http://www.gpen.org/ 4. Next Great City Initiative: http://www.nextgreatcity.com/ 5. Urban Green Partnership: http://urbangreenpartnership.org/what-is-green/ 6. Urban Sustainability Forum: http://www.sustainablephiladelphia.com/index.html 7. SustainLane City Rankings: http://www.sustainlane.com/us-city-rankings/overview.jsp
Other The National Religious 1. Partnership for the Environment http://www.nrpe.org/ 2. PennFuture: http://www.pennfuture.org/ 3. PennEnvironment: http://www.pennenvironment.org/ 4. The Pennsylvania Environmental Council www.pecpa.org ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Recycling Services Inc. in Pottstown takes styrofoam on Saturday and Tuesday mornings. http://www.recyclingservices.org/ 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
SpotLight On Our Efforts 9th Annual Philadelphia Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation Sunday, April 29th 2012 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm The Interfaith Peace Walk is a walking dialogue between Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Wiccans and
others. Our theme this year is “Stewards of the Earth, Stewards of Each Other, Stewards of Peace.” Music, prayers, rituals
and wisdom teachings will be featured at three houses of worship along the walk route. Refreshments and fellowship will
follow at the final stop. A pre-walk gathering will occur at 12:30 pm at Al-Aqsa Mosque & Islamic Center. A bus will be available to take
participants to the Walk’s starting location, Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel, at 1:20 pm for the Walk’s 2:00 pm start time.
The bus will follow the walk route for those who are unable to walk the distance and will also bring participants back to
Al-Aqsa Islamic Center at the Walk’s end. http://www.interfaithpeacewalk.org/Interfaith_Peace_Walk/Welcome.html ----- 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 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 Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit Discover the life and art of pioneering African-American artist Henry O. Tanner Explore more than 100 works from pioneering African-American artist Henry Ossawa
Tanner during a new exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
beginning April 15, 2012. Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit includes 12 paintings never before shown in a
Tanner retrospective, his two only known sculptures and his career-making
Resurrection of Lazarus from the collection of the Musée d’Orsay – which has never
crossed the Atlantic. The exhibition also delves into the life and career of Henry O. Tanner from his
upbringing in Philadelphia in the years after the Civil War through the artist’s training
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1879 – 1885. Discover how Tanner experimented with materials and methods used in various
paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, watercolors, and drawings. Visitors can purchase the most complete scholarly publication on Henry O. Tanner to
date as well as the first-ever children’s book about Tanner, written and illustrated by
renowned artist-author Faith Ringgold and published by PAFA. After its premiere at PAFA, Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit will continue on a
national tour, with stops in Cincinnati and Houston. Ticket Information Tickets for Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit include access to the Permanent
Collection. Adults: $15 ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- * * * Outside PA * * * COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY 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
Q: Are these manufacturer coupons or coupons that
I print on my computer?
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. Civil Alert Radio with Sabir Bey- Every Tuesday 9:30 p.m. EST (6:30 P.M. PST) Format Style: Open forum along with special invited guests. Listen via your cell: 858.357.8450 On the web: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/civilalert **This spot reserved for The Coalition, Inc. friend and supporter Jeff Hart** |
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