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The Coalition, Inc.

Friday May 25, 2012

“Communication – Cooperation – Collaboration” Volume 6, Number 35

The Coalition, Inc. Board of Directors

Gary R. Adams (President/CEO), John E. Churchville (Treasurer),

Members:

Abu Mashkuwr Naadim Abdulkhabir, Josephine Blow, Stanley Daniels, Nijah Famous, Lansana Koroma, Abdul Malik Raheem, Lewis Williams

Table of content

For Our Children … 02

This Week … 02

Employment and Training Opportunities … 03

Health Matters …04

Green Piece … 05

Grants, Scholarships & Instruction… 07

SpotLight … 07

Arts for Awareness … 08

Coming Up …10

Computers and Technology … 10

A Hand Up … 11

Word-of-the-Week … 12

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"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." - Chinese Proverbs

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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. - Oprah Winfrey

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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for. - Joseph Addison

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To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue... gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. - Confucius

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We are always getting ready to live but never living. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We will be spotlighting members and organizations weekly, if you wish to have your organization spotlighted, forward to us information on your primary mission, your current projects and/or how you would want other members of The Coalition to be involved. Many of us are already being a support to one another, but there is plenty of room for improvement.

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Each person's only hope for improving his lot rests on his recognizing the true nature of his basic personality, surrendering to it, and becoming who he is. - Sheldon Kopp

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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. - Buddha

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Hereeeeeeeeeeeeees... Kathy’s Korner!

One day, Bill and Tom went to a restaurant for dinner. As soon as the waiter brought out two steaks, Bill quickly picked out the bigger steak for himself.

Tom wasn't happy about that: "When are you going to learn to be polite?"

Bill: "If you had the chance to pick first, which one would you pick?"

Tom: "The smaller piece, of course."

Bill: "What are you complaining about? The smaller piece is what you got, right?"

(Kathy Parsons is a regular contributor.)

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WORD-OF-THE-WEEK

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Greetings Coalition Family!

Please bear with me while I play Dr. Phil for a moment.

Why do people bully one another? Bullying is like psychological ‘bling’.

It comes from not feeling good about yourself, so you try and build other peoples image of you by doing something that makes you appear larger or more valued in their eyes. The sick part about this is that although you may deceive the weak-minded, you never quite fool yourself; you remain that frightened little person seeking the approval of people who look at you only as a mild form of entertainment. So you continue to pile on the façade until you look as ridiculous as Flava Flav, or as stupid as George Bush.

“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
- Winston Churchill

“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

FREE Home Safety Inspection-Injury Prevention Program City of Phila

A home safety inspection checks out the following: a properly operating smoke detector, carbon monoxide levels, hot water temperatures, improperly placed electrical extension cords and overloaded electrical outlets, loose carpeting, loose stairs, handrails on stairways and grab bars in bathrooms, slippery bathroom surfaces, and improperly placed medication and cleaning chemicals.
In addition, if needed, we distribute free items such as smoke detectors, bath-water thermometers, nightlights, and rubber bath mats. Call 215-685-7441
- www.phila.gov

THIS WEEK

Promoting the health and independence of African-Americans/Africans everywhere.

Songhai City Cultural Center

3117 Master Street

May 26, 2012

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM

Female & Male Anger Explore how anger is experienced differently by males and females, the types of anger that arises in male-female relationships and the implications.

Facilitated session by Charlotte Harris, M.S. Psy.

African Redemption Church

Pastor Nzinga & Joshua Felton

11:00 AM – Noon

Self-Determination

SATURDAYS

Sponsored by: African Redemption Church &

Join us every Saturday for sessions/topics including:

· African Redemption Church….. 11 AM – Noon

Jesus was an African revolutionary & warrior symbol

· Mental & Physical Health, Self-Defense, Business ... Noon – 2 PM

· Lessons in Art, Music, Dance ….. Noon – 2 PM

· BINGO - Cash Prizes*….. 2 PM – 5 PM

GAMES (pool, ping pong, PlayStation, chess)

& VENDORS from Noon – 4:30 PM.

Suggested donation:

$5/person, $10/family.

If you can’t donate, be our guest!

3117 Master Street

Take #15 trolley to 31st St. ♦ 2 blocks to Master St.

215-765-9737 www.songhaicity.net

* Additional fee. Bingo sponsored by the African-American Business & Residents Association CDC – A. Alston, Secretary

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ACES MUSEUM Honoring Black & Minority Veterans of World War II & Their Families will initiate its annual Official Day of Honor for Minority Veterans of WWII celebration with a Book Signing/Wine & Cheese Reception at the Cliveden National Trust for Renowned Author, Mr. Charles Blatcher, III., who is the Chairman of the National Veterans Coalition and Founder/CEO of the National Minority Military Museum Foundation, Oakland, California. Book Title: “Of Thee I Sing.”

Cliveden National Trust

6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144

Event Time: 6-8 PM

Friday, May 25, 2012,

Donation: $20.00 per ticket includes signed copy “Of Thee I Sing.”

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORUNITIES

Philadelphia Job Fair

Monday, June 18, 2012, 11AM - 2PM

Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West

4010 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131

http://www.coasttocoastcareerfairs.com

King of Prussia Career Fair

Monday, June 18, 2012, 11AM - 2PM

Crowne Plaza Hotel Valley Forge

260 Mall Blvd, King of Prussia, PA 19406

http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com

Job Fair of Philadelphia

Thursday, July 26, 2012, 10AM - 1PM

Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel

640 W Germantown Pk, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

http://www.catalystcareergroup.com

Philadelphia Opportunity Expo (Veterans & Spouses)

Thursday, July 26, 2012, 11AM – 3PM

Lincoln Financial Field

1020 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148

https://events.recruitmilitary.com

HEALTH MATTERS

9yr. old Dies from Contaminated water on U.S. Military Base

Retired Marine Sergeant Jerry Ensminger thought the water that came out of his taps at the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina was safe. It's the water he bathed his daughter Janey in and the water he gave her to drink. But it was also the water that killed her.

Jerry's daughter Janey was diagnosed with childhood leukemia when she was 6 years old, and died three years later in 1987.

In the following years, Jerry asked himself again and again why Janey got sick when they had no family history of cancer. Then, he learned what the Marine Corps had known for decades: the water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals, poisoning the water and the people there. But instead of telling people, the Marines covered it up.

Today, the government refuses to pay for medical treatments for veterans and their family members who were poisoned. So Jerry started a petition on Change.org to get other veterans' families the health care they need to fight the effects of Camp Lejeune's water.

Click here to sign Jerry's petition asking the Veterans Administration and Congress to pay for medical treatments for veterans and their families who worked and lived at Camp Lejeune.

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Recent research found higher concentrations of parabens in the upper quadrants of the breast and axillary area, where antiperspirants are usually applied, suggesting they may contribute to the development of breast cancer. One or more paraben esters were detected in 99 percent of the tissue samples collected from mastectomies. In 60 percent of the samples, all five paraben esters were present

Overall, topical application of personal care products containing parabens appear to be the greatest source of exposure to these estrogen-mimicking chemicals, far surpassing the risk of the aluminum in antiperspirants

Aluminum chloride—the active ingredient in antiperspirants—has been found to act similarly to the way oncogenes work to provide molecular transformations in cancer cells. Like parabens, aluminum salts also mimic estrogen, and bioaccumulate in breast tissue, which can raise your breast cancer risk

Despite the fact that parabens are used in such a wide variety of products,

their safety is primarily based on a rat study from 1956, as modern

toxicology studies are lacking, and not a single study on the chemicals’ carcinogenity follow acceptable regulatory standard carcinogenity study

protocols, according to a recent review.

Contributed by Saundra Ali-Healthy Me

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GREEN PIECE

Green Living Tips for Today’s Young People

In today’s ecologically conscious world, many smart young people are heeding the green living tips offered by parents and older peers.  The benefits are clear. Eco-friendly products translate to huge cost savings and minimize harm to the environment.

So how do today’s young people show they care for the environment? Let’s start with modern commuting trends.  If you’re college-bound kid is not the lucky recipient of an environmentally friendly car (as a graduation or birthday gift), then chances are, he/she may be taking public transportation (which is good) or driving the traditional car. Don’t look now but ingenious minds have devised an online social rideshare and carpool matching system that uses a popular social networking site to hook riders up with drivers en route to a common destination.

For the young ladies in the family who love to shop, green living tips they may have gravitated to include bringing their own eco tote bag so as not to amass more plastic bags than can be reused at home. In so doing, young gals (and their shopaholic moms, too) get to save lots of trees and keep plastic bags out of landfills.

Young ones also contribute to resource conversation by keeping in mind other green living tips like taking quick showers, buying and using products – like organic cosmetics -- that do not contain synthetic substances, as well as clothes and accessories made of organic cotton or hemp. Switching off room lights and computer equipment (including the monitor) when not in use and going for green food options are likewise some of the ways to lessen the eco footprint.

Source: http://ardentgreenliving.com/green-living-tips/

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Recycling Services Inc. in Pottstown takes styrofoam on Saturday and Tuesday mornings. http://www.recyclingservices.org/

For sustainable enterprise go to Green Jobs Philly http://www.greenjobsphilly.org/news

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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

GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & INSTRUCTION

SpotLight On Our Efforts

Scores of Information Advocates,

as they call themselves, are meeting today, Friday, May 25, at

Philadelphia's Central Library

to lay the groundwork for a network of resource-savvy helpers

willing to convert their passion about serving their community into a

formalized program to directly help people connect with other people

to make living, working, and raising a family easier or more

interesting.

The full-day citywide conference, to be held in the Skyline Room of

the Central Library, between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway,

will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue till 4:00 p.m., with

presentations in the morning about the need for an information

advocates network, the resources needed to make the network a

reality, and the issues faced in bringing the concept to fruition.

Information Advocacy is a term created by Stan Pokras, who was the

proprietor of a storefront information service in 1970 called

Everything for Everybody. Pokras, who is executive director of

Nonprofit Technology Resources, will lead the day's events, offering

news clippings and articles about his earlier efforts at providing a

community information service which he now describes as

"Craig's List on three by five cards."

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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

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

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Ninth Annual Weekend Of Peace

At locations across the city of Philadelphia, we will present an opportunity to local organizations to shine as we provide services and entertainment to youth and families. Join us for Health/Job Fairs, games, music and more! July 27^th through 29^th Vendors welcomed.

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Dismiss the myth that we don’t care about Black on Black MURDERS!!!!!

Dismiss the myth the myth that our youth do not care!!!!!!!!

Dismiss the myth that our community leaders won't work together!!!!!

DISMISS THE MYTH THAT YOU DON’T CARE!!!!!!

COME AND MARCH WITH US AS WE TELL OUR NEIGHBORS THAT WE DO CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN: FRIDAY JUNE 22, 2012

RAINDATE: JUNE 29MEETING

LOCATION: 50TH & KINGSESSING AVENUETIME:

6:30 PROMPTLY. (GATHERING STARTS AT 6:00PM)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 267-254-9972

THIS EVENT IS SUPPORTTED BY SWAC, TOTAL COMMITMENT, SWPDS, NO HOUSE UNTOUCHED AND OTHERS.

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Mt. Airy Arts & Groove

June 15^th, 16^th and 17^th

7100 Germantown Ave.

Featuring

*Brazilian Music Party featuring

Clifton Davis and Jota Velloso

*Jazz Concert featuring

Barbara Jackson and Lady "Dale"

*Blue Notes - R&B Funk Show

*Sunday Brunch with Gospel Great Tamika Patton

Buy Your Tickets Now for These Performers

@ Mt Airy Artz and Groove

Host WDAS Patty Jackson:

For more information and to purchase tickets click here

* * Outside PA * * *

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COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY

Free online journal focuses on technology for nonprofits
   Technology can help nonprofits create the change they want to see in

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.
   NTEN:Change, a free online journal from the

Nonprofit Technology Network,

provides the guidance and practical considerations nonprofits need to

make the sound investments and decisions that will help them meet

their goals.
   Free subscriptions are available here.

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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

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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

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

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?
A: Yes. These are manufacturer issued coupons and may be doubled in any store that offers double coupons.

Q: What are the face values and the expiration dates of these coupons?
A: Being manufacturer coupons, the manufacturer determines the face values of the coupons. We currently stock coupons ranging in value from 40 cents to 5.00 dollars. The coupon expiration dates are generally valid for 90 days.

Q: How can I use $1,000.00 worth of coupons in 90 days?
A: With our program, you get to choose the coupons you want, when you want them. This way you never have to worry about the coupons expiring.

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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

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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

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