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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 … 03 Employment and Training Opportunities … 05 Health Matters …05 Green Piece … 06 Grants, Scholarships & Instruction… 07 SpotLight … 07 Arts for Awareness … 08 Coming Up …09 Computers and Technology … 11 A Hand Up … 12 Word-of-the-Week … 13
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“Those who are born with the possession of knowledge are the highest class of men. Those who learn and readily gain possession of knowledge are the next. Those who are dull and stupid, and yet manage to learn are another class next to these. As to those who are dull and stupid and yet do not learn—they are the lowest of the people. But, Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
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I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away. -George Carlin
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One
can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal
peace can give it to others.
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It is our uniqueness that gives freshness and vitality to a relationship.
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"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best." - Henry Van Dyke
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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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"If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, both are useless." - Darryl F. Zanuck
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All entries for submission should be received by noon, the Monday prior to publish date and in Press Release form.
Page 09 "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." - Henry Ford
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Hereeeeeeeeeeeeees... Kathy’s Korner!
A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party. Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice. After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, “What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you’re out of the office?” “I give it to them,” replied the lawyer, “and then I send them a bill.” The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try. The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.
(Kathy Parsons is a regular contributor.)
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If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved and never will achieve its full potential, that word would be "meetings." – Dave Barry
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"When anger rises, think of the consequences." - Confucius
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Mediocrity means always getting along with the world and with others. - Madu
WORD-OF-THE-WEEK robustious \roh-BUHS-chuhs\ Boisterous; vigorous; Coarse; rough; crude.
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Greetings Coalition Family!
“… as good as any white man.” As arrogant, misapplied, misleading an oxymoron as historically possible.
Many of us have heard this phrase, meant to inspire and motivate, meant to dissolve barriers and free the mind from limitations real and imagined. But good is a term difficult to apply to the documented atrocities of the colonialists, crusaders, and purveyors of Christianity.
Some say that one of the benefits of colonization was the spread of Christianity. The same Christianity that ‘governs’ the most aggressive nations on the planet, the only nations to date to develop and employ the use of weapons of mass destruction, germ warfare and perpetual religious persecution. Even Adolph Hitler was a Christian who espoused the theory of an ‘Aryan Christ’.
But here in the u.s., birthplace of freedom and the cradle of liberty, the good brought here was the civilization of the aboriginal peoples, the gentrification of their lands and the creation of a ‘pass’ system for them to move freely across false boundaries. More good was done when they rescued and employed ignorant savages from Africa. In addition this country has been about the business of waging the ‘good wars’ for more than 2/3 of its existence. The good chemical science that has been responsible for the creation of more pestilence then it can find a cure for. The good political system is responsible for oppression around the world under the guise of spreading democracy, and the powerful economic system, admired the world over, is based on trinkets and shiny stones and is presently bankrupt.
We all like the thought of being good, but personally, I aspire to compete on a much higher level than the standards set by those who would have the world believe that they function on a higher level of spirituality to be admired by all. Ed.
"The biggest weapon in the hands of the oppressors is the minds of the oppressed." Steve Biko
“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
Mid summer and education plans have to start being made for the up coming year. On the new and improved CAP4Kids website, www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia , under the Education tab, you will find subsections on the following topics: Kindergarten/Pre K Resources Bullying Resources College Prep/Scholarships Tutoring Out-of-school youth resources Teen Parenting resources and Miscellaneous You can view and print out each subsection, or view the entire handout, your choice:) Just roll your cursor over the selected handout and viola, the subsections pop up. You can also translate each handout to over 10 different languages, by just using the translation flags at the bottom of the page. Please let us know of any comments you have about the new format and have your colleagues sign up for the CAP4Kids mailing list at http://cap4kids.org/philadelphia/mailing-list/ ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger New hotline helps families find free summer meals for kids
to receive a call back. Text “MEAL” to 84700 to receive a call back from the coalition. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
THIS WEEK
A night of encouragement, uplifting inspiration, laughter,fellowship, food & fun with hostess Dezzie of Praise 103.9FM, . Tap into the Life of Brother Marcus on Friday July 20th at 7pm. 658 North Evergreen Avenue Woodbury, NJ 08096 While having the opportunity to meet Brother Marcus up close & personal you willl also enjoy heavenly sounds from Special Guest Tamika Patton, awesome sounds of the Joe Dingle Trio, Mahogany Pollard, Aaron Thomas, Kee Kee Ross and many, many more. This is a night of inspiration with "Your Brother Talking" sharing Elements of Inspiration and his life testimony. Come out and experience some of the benefits that of the new endeavors that Bro. Marcus is working on to help keep us focused and inspired.
Tickets are $30.00. You can obtain tickets by calling (856) 418-0329 or visit https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CBERDG425TBMU ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
Weekend Of Peace
Our annual “Who’s got Game” police and community basketball competition series will be taking place on Wednesday July 25th at James Wright Recreation Ctr. 34th & Haverford Ave.; Christy Recreation Ctr. 56th & Christian Sts.; Simons Recreation Ctr. 7200 Woolston St.; PAL Ctr. 10th & Pike Sts.; Eastwick Recreation Ctr. 80th St. & Mars Pl.,
The
Universal Million Woman Movement's
Are You or Someone You Know A Talented
And
who would like to be a part of a new and unique Creative &
Performing Arts group and Sistahood for Females of African Descent
Ages 12-18 years of age who want to further develop their
Artistry, who enjoy sharing their skills and talents, and
Dendy Recreation Center located at 10th & Oxford St. from
4:00-5:30 PM
Applications
Forms Can Be pick Up Beginning Tues July 17, 2012
----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
Nelson Mandela Day announced as global day of
action
is a global call to action that celebrates the idea
that each individual has the power to transform the world, and the
ability to make an impact. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORUNITIES
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
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SpotLight On Our Efforts
THE FRONTAL ATTACK
by the The Nation of Islam to check the violence tearing down what is left of The National Black Community.
Rather than conduct it's Men Meeting Monday evenings, the Fruit of Islam (The Men) have mobilized in the streets in a reported "100" cities across America. The objective is to organize community wide efforts of every element in the community to clean up the so-called "up tick in violence" that haunts us. Whatever city we happen to be in, please report back if you intend to relate in some way to this important, historic initiative effort, led by Minister Louis Farrakhan, The National Representative of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad.
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AFRICAN UNITY IS A MUST!!!
Greetings Family of the Agogo Center
My name is Sister Basiymah Muhammad Bey
I am reaching out to you as the coordinator of the 21st century annual Marcus Garvey Community Parade and Birthday Celebration Festival. Working to Keep the Culture Alive
We bring you this year another example of Garveyism as we join together to collaborate on Violent issues effecting Black (African) People such as Violence in the schools, Police brutality, Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Elder Abuse, Health Care, Culture, Education, Prisons and others
We are asking for your support to come out and take part in this annual historical event. This years event will be a two (2) day Community Celebration August 18 &19 2012 held in collaboration with the Annual Nation of African Peoples Unity Day & The Ma' at Celebration in Memory of the founder Our Brother Ahamad Thair, One of OUR
(PEARLS of AFRICA).
Brothers & Sisters We are asking you to come out and join us on Saturday August 18, 2012 from 2-5 PM as We STAND UP & WALK IT OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE ON THE BLACK COMMUNITY starting at 59 & Lansdowne Ave. & on Sunday August 19, 2012 at Malcolm X & Betty Shabbaz Park located at 52nd Locust St.(RAIN DATE AUGUST 25th) from 12 noon to 8pm We Present AFRICANS UNITE!!! As We Celebrate African People, African Culture & History with Music, Food, Speakers, Games, Entertainment and MUCH MORE.
Organizing Committee UNIA/ACL, PEARL OF AFRICA/ NATION OF AFRICAN PEOPLES UNITY DAY, BLACK MWM - WOMENS DEFENSE LEAGUE, SANKOFA, BROTHER WESLEY BEY- MOORISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL & MEN AGAINST VIOLENCE, UNIVERSAL UNITY COMMUNITY, PAM AFRICA, ASIKA SABUR COLITION AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY and others For More Information Call UNIA/ACL Marcus Garvey Community Parade Committee @ 267-231-9269
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
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
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 27th through 29th Vendors welcomed.
----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
4th Annual MLK365 Beer Summit on Race scheduled
Three years ago this July, in the aftermath of the arrest of
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates on the front porch of his own
home by Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley, President Obama
invited the two men to the White House for a meeting over beer to
discuss the incident. At the same time in
Philadelphia, MLK365 organized a Beer Summit in Center
City Philadelphia for concerned citizens to meet, mingle, and
discuss race relations in our city and throughout America.
On Wednesday, August 1st, Global
Citizen will continue the discussion about race,
class and power and how we all can overcome the barriers that
threaten to divide us. The conversation will feature Columbia
University Professor Marc Lamont Hill. Among topics of discussion,
will be his most recent book, The
Classroom and the Cell: Conversations on Black Life in America.
The event will take place in the
Reading Terminal Market,
Wednesday, August 1st
12th and Filbert Streets,
6-8pm.
After 6pm, enter through the first door on Filbert
Street east of 12th St.
To RSVP for the event, go
here
or call 215-851-1811.
----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
The Father's Day Rally Committee
will sponsor the
from
Friday, August 10th through Sunday, August 12th at
St. Joseph's University,
54th Street and City Avenue in
Philadelphia.
Participants will
include community violence and crime prevention activists, leaders
of anti-violence groups, criminal justice and social service
practitioners, local and state government leaders, youth leaders,
school officials, behavioral health providers, faith community
leaders, and elected officials.
The goal of the
conference is to develop a national network of individuals and
groups that are working to eradicate violence and to disseminate
evidence-based information on black on black violence and the
crime prevention programs that are effective.
For
more information, go here.
* * Outside PA * * *
150th anniversary of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry! James Whitfield Ross to appear at the
Battle of Westport Visitor Center Museum,
Saturday, July 21, 2012
at 10:00am in
Kansas City, Mo.....
Kansas City, Mo....The formation and battle of the First Kansas Colored Voluntary Infantry in August 4, 1862 was the fifth opportunity to strenghten the anti-slavery movement in Kansas, that affected all of America in which former slaves as soldiers saw and participated for the first time in combat during the Civil War. The author of this press release is a Civil War Reenactor. His character, James Whitfield Ross, was a member of the First Kansas Colored. Sonny Scroggins, a representative of the Lane Family, will appear at the Battle of Westport Visitor Center Museum, 6601 Swope Parkway in KCMO.
On July 22, 2006, Mr. Scroggins carried the Kansas Flag during the Westport Civil War Cannon Dedication Ceremony in Kansas City, MIssouri and presented the Honorable Mayor of Kansas City, Kay Barnes, with a postmarked official Cachet Envelope from the 1998 unveiling of the African American Civil War Memorial Ceremony in Washington,
For more information Call Sonny at 785 431-6304
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
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.
----- 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
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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:
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.
Q: How do I choose the coupons I want?
A: Each
coupon book contains coupon request slips which you fill out and
send in. Those coupons are then mailed to you.
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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
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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