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“Communication – Cooperation – Collaboration” Volume 7, Number 20 |
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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 … 02 Employment and Training Opportunities … 04 Health Matters …06 Green Piece … 07 Grants, Scholarships & Instruction… 08 SpotLight … 10 Arts for Awareness … 13 Coming Up …13 Computers and Technology … 15 A Hand Up … 16 Word-of-the-Week … 17
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Because friendship is pleasant, we partake of our friend's entertainment; not because we have not enough to eat in our own house. – Yoruba saying
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The
higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the
greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot
avoid its rewards in honours.
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"The lightning spark of thought generated in the solitary mind awakens its likeness in another mind." -- Thomas Carlyle
If you would like to report on a recent community event, feel free to send us a brief account of what happened in document format, and we will share it with our readers. Send your information to: News From The Coalition, Inc.
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"The
bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." -
Michael Altshuler
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Remember,
if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows
U-turns! ~Allison Gappa Bottke If you have a favorite joke or quote, why not share it with our readers. send to TheCoalitionNews@gmail.com We will credit you with the submission.
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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It's a sad fact of life, that people who professionally preach love and understanding, talking and listening, being good towards each other, are often the ones who would act most fiercely against their own sermons, when they are personally affected by the very same situations their clients are in. How can you then take the professional advice of such people seriously? -- Farid Hajji
If you would like to report on a recent community event, feel free to send us a brief account of what happened in document format, and we will share it with our readers. Send your information to: News From The Coalition, Inc.
All entries for submission should be received by noon, the Monday prior to publish date and in Press Release form.
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Anyone who proposes to do good
must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must
accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.
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Page 10 Hereeeeeeeeeeeeees... Kathy’s Korner!
As
a premed student at Washington University in St. Louis, I had to
take a difficult class in physics. One day our professor was
discussing a particularly complicated concept. A student rudely
interrupted to ask "Why do we have to learn this stuff?"
(Kathy Parsons is a regular contributor.)
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The walls we build around us to
keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.
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The essential sadness is to go through life without loving. But it would be almost equally sad to leave this world without ever telling those you loved that you love them. -- Unknown.
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead… Bertrand Russell
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Vision is the art of seeing things invisible… Jonathan Swift
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As long as the colored man look to white folks to put the crown on what he say . . . as long as he looks to white folks for approval . . . then he ain't never gonna find out who he is and what he's about. August Wilson, Jr.
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“We
are not supposed to all be the same, feel the same, think the
same, and believe the same. The key to continued expansion of our
Universe lies in diversity, not in conformity and coercion.
Conventionality is the death of creation.”
WORD-OF-THE-WEEK fortuitous \for-TOO-uh-tuhs; -TYOO-\ Happening by chance; coming or occurring by accident, or without any known cause; Happening by a fortunate or lucky chance; Fortunate or lucky.
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Greetings Coalition Family!
By The Power Vested in me…
I listened to a clergyman on the tube one morning extolling the virtues of marriage. He likened the marriage between man and woman to the familial existence of the many attributes of GOD. Quoting verse after verse, he drove home his point to the viewing audience. The only problem with his lesson was that, although he only spoke of marriage, all he showed was videos of weddings.
There seems to be great confusion among western and western thinking peoples about the spiritual meaning of marriage. Western civilization appears to believe that a ceremony presided over by a human being validates a union, but are unable to produce scripture to add credence to this claim. The scriptures actually say that a father gives his daughter (usually for some sort of compensation) to the man he approves of, the man then ‘knows’ the woman, and they become man and wife. No mention of a priest/rabbi/reverend/justice of the peace. So, where then did the term “by the power vested in me” come from? It comes from the paternalistic needs of government to impose itself on their personal lives of the people and get their tribute.
I am not unaware that we live in a culture that does not inspire faithfulness and/or duty to your word, and I do recognize that law is needed to make some people adhere to their commitments, but in light of a national divorce rate that exceeds fifty percent, giving men the ‘power’ to authenticate a union obviously is not the answer. Once the spiritual bond is broken, no amount of legislation can force a union. “By the power vested in me”... No sale.
“There are subjects in which I wish to become knowledgeable, and subjects in which I wish to remain wise.” ~Robert Brault
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
Office of Specialized Services of the School District of Phila.The
Office of Specialized Services (OSS) is committed to the
educational, social, physical, and emotional well being of
students within the School District of Philadelphia. The OSS
provides comprehensive special education, behavioral health,
school health, and prevention/intervention programs.
215-400-4170 On the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia website
Please also remember that this and all content on CAP4Kids can be translated into almost any language using the flags at the bottom of each page. Thanks. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’ web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
THIS WEEK
FREE TRIP TO EGYPT!
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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORUNITIES
PLBC Virtual Job Fair
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Hiring Our Heroes - Philadelphia 76ers Armed Forces Job and Opportunity Fair Monday, January 28, 2013, 1PM – 4PM Wells Fargo Center 3601 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19148
Diversity / Professional Job Fair Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 10AM - 2PM Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia 237 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 http://www.diversityjobfairs.com
The Job Fair of Philadelphia Monday, February 25, 2013, 10AM - 1PM Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel 640 West Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 http://www.catalystcareergroup.com
Philadelphia Job Fair Monday, March 4, 2013, 11AM - 2PM Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West 4010 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 http://www.coasttocoastcareerfairs.com
Valley Forge Job Fair Tuesday, March 5, 2013, Job Fair 9:30AM - 2:30PM Classes 8AM - 3:30PM Valley Forge Casino Resort 1160 First Avenue King of Prussia PA 19406
King of Prussia Career Fair Monday, March 18, 2013 11AM - 2PM Crowne Plaza Hotel Valley Forge 260 Mall Boulevard King of Prussia, PA 19406 https://www.nationalcareerfairs.com
Philadelphia Career Fair Monday, April 8, 2013, 11AM - 2PM Crowne Plaza 4010 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 https://www.nationalcareerfairs.com
The Diversity Job Fair of Philadelphia Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 10AM - 1PM Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel 640 West Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 http://www.catalystcareergroup.com
HEALTH MATTERS
Don Ringgold's Health Wealth(sm): The Genesis
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SpotLight On Our Efforts
OpportUNITY, Inc @ The Willie
G. Williams Community Center
A Construction Training Program
Providing Human Services
1016-18 South Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19147
Office: 267-297-8006
Cell:
267-579-6301
Email:
opportunity1016@gmail.com
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Cathy Harris Launches a 2013
"National Health and Business Empowerment Tour"
Hello Everyone:
On January 2, 2013, I was on the road out of Atlanta, GA on my way to Detroit, Michigan to launch a "National Health and Business Empowerment Tour" starting in February 2013.
Other cities besides Detroit, MI where we have relatives and friends and plan on bringing the tour include - Indianapolis, IN, Columbus, Dayton and Youngstown, OH, Chicago, IL, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and California.
Remember if you keep doing things the same way, then you will get the same results, which means sometimes in order to become successful in your career, business and life, you need to "step out on your faith" -- outside of your comfort zone...so I felt that I needed to take my empowerment company, Angels Press, my services and products, nationwide.
As this country prepares for an EXPLOSION of sick people especially children, African Americans know very little about Genetically Modified foods so we will be educating the community on which foods to eat while avoiding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).
Let's face it - the education system in this country is horrible with 70% dropout rates of many African American students in many cities. Either we change this system or we seriously look at 'home schooling' or building 'afrocentric schools' as an option (Read "How To Change the Education System."
Working with children is extremely hard and not everyone can do it! Nowadays many teachers, after being abused by students, are retiring from the school system at the age 30. On the other hand if you like working with children or if you are a retired educator, you need to write a good business plan and go to black banks and set up 'tutoring' and 'learning centers' in your own communities.
Our goals are to uplift the masses of people while reconstructing our communities to build vital nations. In order to create a greater unity among the African American community, we must have an outlet to disseminate vital information in various forms that will assist us to promote and define our interests and aspirations.
Now it's time for a national tour, to really bring the message home. This is why I recently launched another initiative "Cathy Harris School of Learning" to provide 'hands-on' training to the entire family via the phone, internet, etc. for those we can't reach on the tour.
As a veteran, I would particularly like to work with veterans. We are seeking other speakers and trainers who can join us on this tour so we can make a major impact in African American communities across the country. We just ask that you not be involved in any type of network or multi-level marketing ventures or anything that will negatively impact the community.
Whichever communities embrace our health and business "action plans" will be the communities we will be working with in the future.
The tour will be starting out in Detroit, MI in February 2013 -- where I will be in the surrounding area or states for at least 2 months. If you would like to join us on this tour or add your city to the tour, or schedule an event, then call (770) 873-2072 or email info@CathyHarrisSpeaks.com with your name, phone numbers, website including facebook.com, twitter.com, linkedin.com and other addresses.
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Great Work Deserves Recognition!
Each
year the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia presents
the Preservation
Achievement Awards to a select group of
individuals, organizations, businesses and projects from
throughout the region that exemplifyoutstanding achievement in the
field of historic preservation.
The awards honor projects
involving the preservation or protection of historic resources
including the restoration, rehabilitation or adaptive reuse of
historic properties; sympathetic new construction or additions
to historic properties; or education, documentation and
advocacy work on behalf of historic preservation.
If
you have been directly involved in a preservation project or are
aware of an outstanding effort that deserves attention, please let
us know by submitting
a nomination.
Learn more about the awards and see past
winners here.
Nomination deadline is Thursday, January 24,
2013, 5:00pm.
We are also asking for your help in getting
the word out about these prestigious awards. Please
forward this information to your colleagues and any
organizations or individuals who may be interested. Thank
you!
If you have any questions, please contact:
Patrick
J. Hauck
215.546.1146
x4
patrick@preservationalliance.com
SUBMIT A
NOMINATION
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Family Survival Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization provides cultural, educational, spiritual and economic tools needed to create a positive and lasting legacy within the African American community.
Family Survival Inc., a 501(c)3 organization, was founded by Brothers Rashie Abdul Samad and Rashie Abdur Rahim after realizing that the key to reclaiming the African American community lies in re-establishing connection with Africa, it's art, history, culture, economy and people. The program started with exposing young people to the culture of African music and art, as well as learning the basics of business. While the founding principles remain intact, the program has expanded by partnering with other community organizations and businesses in the spirit of umoja (unity) to ensure our collective Family Survival. Together, these organizations will make an even greater impact on the youth and elders in the community for the benefit of whole.
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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
1310 No. Broad St. Phila
Every Thurs. 9pm to 1am
Poets
Rappers
Singers
Spoken Word Artists
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COMING UP
* * Outside PA * * *
New York City Seeks the Best Ideas, Resources and People to Help Build up Young Men of Color
The Expanded Success Initiative (ESI, a component of the Young Men's Initiative, is currently seeking applicants for the ESI School Design Fellowship.
The Expanded Success Initiative School Design Fellowship will design and launch a breakthrough high school model whose outcomes are measured by college and career success for Black and Latino young men and women.
The model will result in the launch of eight new high
schools that pilot the new design, proposed to open in fall 2014
as both district and charter variations. The schools will
serve both young men and women, enrolled primarily from five of
NYC's highest-poverty neighborhoods.
The
Expanded Success Initiative (ESI) is an educational component of
the city's Young Men's Initiative, the nation's boldest and most
comprehensive effort that tackles the broad disparities slowing
the advancement of Black and Latino young men. ESI is generously
supported by the Open Society Foundations and administered by the
NYC Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Readiness.
The ESI School Design Fellowship will bring together
a diverse cadre of potential school leaders, from which the
principals of the new schools will be drawn. Fellows can
come from the fields of youth and community work, or
entrepreneurship and management, or educational reform or another
relevant field.
We are looking for
exceptional leaders who are excited by this challenge and are
ready to join a career-making opportunity in our fellowship
program. Fellows must be available to begin full-time work by July
1, 2013, although individuals who are available can begin
on-boarding in April 2013.
Shawn Dove
Campaign for Black Male Achievement
Open Society Foundations/US Programs
www.soros.org/topics/black-male-achievement
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:
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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