Coalition to Save Harlem

IN SORROW: The passing of Gloria Swanson | Coalition to Save Harlem Member

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:35:00 +0000

IN SORROW: The passing of Gloria Swanson | Coalition to Save Harlem Member

Ms. Swanson testified at the United Nation Special Housing Rapporteur's Town Hall on October 22, 2010

The Coalition to Save Harlem is sad to announce the passing of Gloria Swanson. Ms. Swanson was one of the original founders of the Coalition to Save Harlem. Ms. Swanson also shared the first Co-Chairmanship of the Coalition with Sikhulu Shange (of the Record Shack) . As an active member of the Coalition, Ms. Swanson fought tirelessly for the interests of the Village of Harlem and against City Planning's 125th Street Rezoning plans. The Coalition will miss her dearly. We give our condolences to her family.

In the image above, Ms. Swanson is testifying at the United Nation Special Housing Rapporteur's Town Hall on October 22, 2010 about housing problems at Delano Village located in the Village of Harlem.

Ms. Swanson will be reposed at

Unity Funeral Home

2352 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
(On 8th Ave. between West 126 St. & 127 St.)
New York, NY 10027-3638
Telephone: 212-666-8300
Travel Directions: Can be found here

Viewing:

Unity Funeral Home
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Home Going Service:

Unity Funeral Home
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | 10 a.m.

She will be interred at:

Rosehill Cemetery
Linden, NJ
Travel Direction: To be provided at the funeral home.

Rest in peace Gloria.

COMMENT: Who will Stand for Dr. Sanford on Friday? by Alton H. Maddox

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:39:00 +0000

Alton Maddox, Esq

COMMENT: Who will Stand for Dr. Sanford on Friday?
By: Alton H. Maddox, Jr.| Chairman, United African Movement &the Peoples Lawyer

Dr. Adelaide Sanford is a nationally-recognized educator, at the very least, and countless people pretend to be her friends. Yet, those pretenders will be absent from the battlefield when I put a list of demands on the table of New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Friday at 11:00 a.m.

With police terrorism running amuck in New York City, it should not be surprising that Black elected officials and leading Blacks have been afraid to put demands on Cuomo's table despite this teaching of Frederick Douglass: "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." We must honor our revered ancestors. Otherwise, we will remain chattel slaves.

On March 14, 2010, storm troopers of the NYPD unmercifully beat and punched Dr. Sandford's son and grandson in the Bronx. Her son is Dean David Sanford of Benjamin Banneker High School and his son is a college student in Buffalo, NY. They are now exposed to criminal records.

The NYPD must be put in judicial receivership. In addition, Gov. David Paterson has the constitutional authority to remove Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly from their offices. New York successfully sued Town of Walkill which was put in receivership.

Someone in New York must have the guts to confront Andrew Cuomo. By default, this responsibility has been put on my shoulders even though I am not a Black elected official nor a leading Black. In fact, the Black colony has turned its back on me for taking uncompromising positions.

On Friday, March 26, at 11:00 a.m., I will be at the offices of the New York State Attorney General, 120 Broadway in Manhattan. Someone, who is not scared nor bought off, must take a stand in New York for more than two million Blacks. Scared Blacks are always looking for a sacrificial lamb.

UAM Business Meeting: March 27, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the Cotton Club, 656 West 125th Street in Harlem.

UNITED AFRICAN MOVEMENT
Alton H. Maddox, Jr, Chairman
P.O. Box 35
Bronx, NY 10471
Tel: 718-834-9034
Fax: 718-884-8241

ACTION & NEWS RELEASE: Son and Grandson of Vice Chancellor Emerita, Adelaide Sanford Brutalized by the Police

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:30:00 +0000

Regent Adelaide Sanford

ACTION: Visit 52nd Precinct in the Bronx
Time: 3:00 P.M.
Day & Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010

Location:
52nd Precinct
3016 Webster Ave
Bronx, N. Y.

Contact: 917- 282-8932 for additional information

NEWS RELEASE: Son and Grandson of Vice Chancellor Emerita, Adelaide Sanford Brutalized by the Police

When David Sanford, Dean at Benjamin Banneker High School in Brooklyn, accompanied the school basketball team to Lehman College in the Bronx,on March 14 to a playoff game, he had no idea that he would end up being beaten handcuffed, arrested and jailed in the 52nd precinct, located at 3016 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY. His crime was attempting to get his students safely to the bus to return back to Brooklyn. “Following the end of the game students from the winning team, Bedford Academy were taunting my students. Apparently the school safety officers became overly excited and began pushing everyone out of the area. The incident did not require such harsh action” Sanford said.

Dean Sanford, the son of Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Vice Chancellor Emerita of the New York State Board of Regents, was punched in the face by an irate cop as he attempted to safe guard his students. Said Sanford, "I asked the cop did you punch me, and he said "you damn right I did" The next thing that I knew I was slammed to the ground, beaten and kneed as several cops piled on top of me. I was unable to breathe and asked that they get off of me. I was then thrown into the back of the police car and driven to the 52 pct." he continued. Sanford's son who accompanied the group also sustained an injury to his face.

Sandford said that the efforts by the principal and the students fell on deaf ears as they attempted to convince the police that he, Sanford, was trying to bring the excitement level under control. In spite of never having had any brush with the law throughout his life, Sanford indicated that he was more concerned with the safety of his students than for himself.

Many of the students were traumatized by the incident. Sanford indicated that "my son was supposed to return to his university in Buffalo, New York, later that night, but could not do so for several days because he was so upset.

Sanford who was charged with disorderly conduct. explained “I was fearful for my life. I know what often happens to Black men who are arrested in a precinct, many end up dead.” Friends and supporters will visit the 52nd pct. located at 3016 Webster Ave Bronx, N. Y. on Sunday, March 28th at 3:P.M. The community is urged to join with them. "It is apparent that this kind of police behavior is common in the Bronx," said Betty Dopson, CEMOTAP co-chair, “after hearing Dean Sanford’s story , If there was disorderly conduct, it was on the part of the police."

Call: 917 282-8932 for additional information.

PROJECT: Put People Before Prisons

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:24:00 +0000

PROJECT: Put People Before Prisons

Background:
The Correctional Association's Public Policy Project's current principal goal is to reduce overincarceration in New York State. To achieve this objective, the Project coordinates the Drop the Rock Coalition, which advocates for policies that reduce incarceration rates, including repealing the vestiges of the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

Through education, organizing and advocacy, Drop the Rock aims to decrease the number of people who are incarcerated in New York and reduce the bed capacity of the state prison system.

Our grassroots campaign promotes full repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws and constructive reforms to parole and work release policies, which cause the unnecessary imprisonment of thousands of people each year. In addition we strongly advocate for reinvestment in alternative, prevention, and in-prison rehabilitation programs to prepare people for successful reentry.

NOTE: Download campaign brochure and petition and poster

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DroptheRock
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DroptheRock?v=info
Drop the Rock Web Site: DropTheRock.org/

Sponsor: Correctional Association of New York

Event: Drop the Rock Advocacy Day

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:11:00 +0000

Event: Drop the Rock Advocacy Day

Time: Daylong
Day & Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Registration: Register as soon as possible by downloading and filling out the registration form here.

Transportation:

Buses to Albany will leave from locations in New York City including downtown Brooklyn and Harlem. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided to all participants.
If your organization is interested in participating, contact Caitlin Dunklee, Drop the Rock Coordinator at 212-254-5700 or cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org.

Background
On this day hundreds of New Yorkers will unite in Albany to call for criminal justice reforms including prison closures, full repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws, and reinvestment in our communities. Read about DTR's downsizing campaign here.

Contact:
Caitlin Dunklee, Drop the Rock Coordinator
212-254-5700 or cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DroptheRock
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DroptheRock?v=infoWeb Site: DropTheRock.org

Event: World Read Aloud Day at Polo Grounds Towers

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:37:00 +0000

Event: World Read Aloud Day at Polo Grounds Towers

Author: Kwame Alexander

Food: Dinner will be served

Time: 4:30–6:30 pm
Day & Date: Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Flyer: You can download a flyer from the CSH Flyer Depot here.

Location:
Polo Grounds Community Center
West 157th Street & Frederick Douglass Blvd.

NOTE:

We request ALL parents to attend.
We would like ALL students to come dressed up.

More Information:
Come and join us as the children share their original stories and meet author Kwame Alexander

Sponsored By: The Children's Village

Contact:
Tonyna D. McGhee, MSW
Assistant Vice President of the Polo Grounds Project
The Children’s Village, Harlem NY 10039
Phone: 212-932-9009 ext. 7231
Cell: 917-587-5973
Fax: 212-932-1756

Public Hearing: MTA Manhattan Public Hearing on the proposed transportation cuts

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Public Hearing: MTA Manhattan Public Hearing on the proposed transportation cuts

Time: 6:00 pm (Registration Closes - 9:00 pm)
Day & Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010.

Location
Fashion Institute of Technology
Haft Auditorium
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street
Manhattan

How will Harlem be affected?
For more information about the transportation budget cuts that will affect Harlem download from here and look at page 2.
You can also go to the following link to check out specific public modes of transportation in Harlem.,
http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=24

Want to make some COMMENTS about the MTA Service Cuts?

Registration:

Suggest strongly that those interested to speak register before the meeting:
Registration to speak will remain open until 9 p.m. on the date of the hearing. Oral testimony limited to 3 minutes

To register to speak in advance of the hearings, for more information, or to comment,

Contact Douglas Sussman, Dir, MTA Community Affairs, 347 Madison Ave, NY, NY 10017, 212-878-7483. or

Register online at this web address:

http://mta.info/hearings/access.html

Email Comments:

If you want to make a comment by email go to this web address:

http://mta-nyc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/mta_nyc.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_prod_lvl1=200&p_cat_lvl1=54

Want training on how to testify at the MTA Town Hall?
Event: Training - Prepare residents for the upcoming MTA public hearing on Thursday, March 4th, 2010
http://coalitiontosaveharlem.blogspot.com/2010/03/event-training-prepare-residents-for.html

Want to sign a petition about the MTA Service Cuts?
Petition: Against MTA budget cuts leading to service cuts
http://coalitiontosaveharlem.blogspot.com/2010/03/petition-against-mta-budget-cuts.html

Want to attend a forum about the MTA Service Cuts?
Event: F.I.T. Money Magazine, in conjunction with Community Board 10, presents Harlem Speaks Out On The MTA
http://coalitiontosaveharlem.blogspot.com/2010/03/event-fit-money-magazine-in-conjunction.html

Want to Rally and March about the MTA Service Cuts?
Event: March 4 - National Day of Action to Defend Public Education - Ralley & March
http://coalitiontosaveharlem.blogspot.com/2010/03/event-march-4-national-day-of-action-to.html

Want a "free" bus ride to with return from the MTA Hearing?
Event: Get on the Bus! MTA public hearing on Thursday, March 4th, 2010
http://coalitiontosaveharlem.blogspot.com/2010/03/event-get-on-bus-mta-public-hearing-on.html

Petition: Against MTA budget cuts leading to service cuts

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:10:00 +0000

Petition: Against MTA budget cuts leading to service cuts

Purpose: To demonstrate opposition (by way of signatures) against the MTA budget cuts leading to service cuts.

Letter/Petition: You can download a copy of the Letter/Petition from here:

Response Deadline: 12 midnight, Wednesday, March 3, 2010

How to Respond:

By Email

Create an email contating the following phrase,

"I support the Letter/Petition of the The Ad-Hoc Leaders of Harlem and The Residents of Greater Harlem regarding the pending MTA Service Cuts."
Place your name(s) under the statement
Send back an email to Fialka Semenuik at fialka_s@yahoo.com

By "Drop-Off"

Create a letter/document containing the following phrase,

"I support the Letter/Petition of the The Ad-Hoc Leaders of Harlem and The Residents of Greater Harlem regarding the pending MTA Service Cuts."
Sign and clearly print your name(s) under the statement
Not necessary to place contact information (but helpful for follow-up) under signature (Address and/or Email and/or Telephone Number)
Date Letter/Document
Drop-Off letter/document with signature response to:

Community Pride
Attn: Fernando Lorence
157 W. 122nd St.
NY NY 10027

By Fax

Create a letter/document containing the following phrase
"I support the Letter/Petition of the The Ad-Hoc Leaders of Harlem and The Residents of Greater Harlem regarding the pending MTA Service Cuts."
Sign and type/clearly print your name(s) under the statement
Not necessary to place contact information (but helpful for follow-up) under signature (Address and/or Email and/or Telephone Number)
Date Letter/Document
Fax to the attention of Fernando Lorence at fax number 212-663-2590

By Snal Mail (Mail As Soon As Possible)

Create a letter containing the following phrase,

"I support the Letter/Petition of the The Ad-Hoc Leaders of Harlem and The Residents of Greater Harlem regarding the pending MTA Service Cuts."
Sign and clearly print your name(s) under the statemen
Not necessary to place contact information (but helpful for follow-up) under signature (Address and/or Email and/or Telephone Number)
Date Letter
Send the letter with signature response to:

The Ad-Hoc Leaders of Harlem & The Residents of Greater Harlem
c/o Community Pride
157 W. 122nd St.NY NY 10027

Sponsors:

Block Association 122 Inc
The Ad Hoc Leaders of Harlem

Panel: Justice Dep't Refuses to Prosecute Cops Who Murdered Sean Bell- "50 Shots, Government Whitewashes and the Real Way Out of This Madness!

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:44:00 +0000

Panel: Justice Dep't Refuses to Prosecute Cops Who Murdered Sean Bell- "50 Shots, Government Whitewashes and the Real Way Out of This Madness!

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Day & Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Registration: The link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=365579832872&mid=1f48260G417cd85eG176ecd4G7

Location:
Revolution Books
146 W 26th Street
(Near 6th Ave.)

Purpose: Informational Meeting

Additional Information:
Do enjoin and hear from the Warrior Mother - Juanita Young - speaking!

More Details:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=365579832872&mid=1f48260G417cd85eG176ecd4G7

Event: Get on the Bus! MTA public hearing on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:31:00 +0000

Event: Get on the Bus! MTA public hearing on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Time: 4:30 pm (Pick Up)[Return at 9 pm]
Date & Time: Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Reserve Space: RSVP your place NOW and contact
James Burke @ burke@weact.org or 347-465-8488 OR
Charles Callaway @ charles@weact.org or 347-465-8492

Background:
Bus to take Harlem residents to the MTA hearing on March 4th

Sponsored By: WE ACT and the TWU Local 100

Location
Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building
(163 west 125 Street on the Plaza)

More Information:
Room on the bus for 50 passengers

Contact:
James Burke
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Telephone: 347-465-8488
Email: burke@weact.org

Charles CallawayCommunity
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Telephone: 347-465-8492
Email: charles@weact.org

Website: WeAct.org

Event: Training - Prepare residents for the upcoming MTA public hearing on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:18:00 +0000

Event: Training - Prepare residents for the upcoming MTA public hearing on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Time: 5:00 pm

Day & Date: Tuesday March 2, 2010

Location:

Tioga Club
201 West 148th street

New York, NY 10039

Contact:

James Burke

WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Telephone: 347-465-8488

Email: burke@weact.org

Charles CallawayCommunity
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Telephone: 347-465-8492

Email: charles@weact.org

Website: WeAct.org

Event: F.I.T. Money Magazine, in conjunction with Community Board 10, presents Harlem Speaks Out On The MTA

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:04:00 +0000

Event: F.I.T. Money Magazine, in conjunction with Community Board 10, presents Harlem Speaks Out On The MTA

Time: 6 pm - 9 pm
Day & Date: Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Location:
Hans Christian Anderson Complex, P.S. M242134 W 122nd Street | Auditorium
New York, NY 10027

Attendance:

Free
Register to obtain Ticket(s) - http://Fitmoneymtaspeak.eventbrite.com

Each attendee should fill out their information for each ticket.

To Attend - Register for the event (Tickets are needed to enter the event).
To Speak - Select the registered speakers ticket only (Registered Speakers must present a photo ID).

Intention of this Forum:

To inspire the community to speak out to the MTA on how their proposal impacts their everyday lives and their ability to make a living.
To empower the community to participate in public hearings and let their voice be heard.
To empower our local politicians to listen to the people and truly understand their concerns.
To inform people on the importance of the 2010 Census.

Politicians Invited:
Confirmed: Scott Stringer - Manhattan Borough President - bpschedule@manhattanbp.org
Pending:Bill De Blasio - Public Advocate - jdavila@pubadvocate.nyc.gov - 212.669.7200
John C. Liu - City Comptroller - action@comptroller.nyc.gov
Inez Dickens - City Council District 9 Representative - dickens@council.nyc.ny.us
Bill Perkins - NY State Senator - perkins@senate.state.ny.us
Charles Rangel - U.S. Representative for NY - rangel@mail.house.gov
Keith Wright - NY State Assemblyman - wrightk@assembly.state.ny.us

Request:People to assist the day of the event.
If anyone is interested, please contact the event organizer at the contact information provided below.

Twitter: Please tweet the following hashtag and tweetRT @FITMoney NYers come out and tell us how #MTAcuts affect your wallet - 3/2, 6p: http://bit.ly/dkj5OT

Contact: M. Natasha Reid, Editor-in-Chief
F.I.T. Money Magazine
Telephone: 212-662-1288
Website: FitMoneyMagazine.com

EVENT: [March 3, 2010] March 2010 Manhattan Community Board 10 General Monthly Meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:55:00 +0000

EVENT: [March 3, 2010] March 2010 Manhattan Community Board 10 General Monthly Meeting

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Central Harlem

TIME: 6:00 PM
DAY & DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2009

NOTE:

Bring Picture ID to enter building.
You must sign the "Speakers List" to make an Announcement.
Come early because the "Speakers List" has been "yanked" at about 6:05 pm

LOCATION:
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building | 2nd Floor (Gallery)
163 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027

INFORMATION:
General Monthly Meeting of Manhattan Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) occurs the first Wednesday of every month from September to June).

Sometimes there are meetings during the months of July and August.

Event: School Food Matters

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:14:00 +0000

Event: School Food Matters

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Day & Date: Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Admission:

Free | Seating is limited;
RSVP - reservations required by

Calling 212.229.5418
Emailing centernyc@newschool.edu

Location:
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY

Keynote By: Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, United States Department of Agriculture
Moderator: Fred Mogul, Reporter, WNYC radio
Panelists
- Eric Goldstein, CEO, SchoolFood, NYC Department of Education
- Jan Poppendeick, author, Free for All: Fixing School Food in America
- Jonathan Stein, General Counsel, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
- Jim Weill, President, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)

Background:
According to advocates, at least one in five New York City families with children still rely on soup kitchens and food pantries, despite free school breakfast and subsidized school lunches. President Obama pledged to end child hunger in the United States by 2015, and the reauthorization of the federal Child Nutrition Act is expected by September. During this recession, what would it take to ensure that more children receive free—and higher quality—school food? Why are about one quarter of New York City elementary school students obese? Can the government improve these things, or is it already doing everything it can?

Contact:
Phone: 212-229-5418
Email: centernyc@newschool.edu

Link: School Food Matters

Event: March 4 - National Day of Action to Defend Public Education - Ralley & March

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:18:00 +0000

Event: March 4 - National Day of Action to Defend Public Education - Ralley & March

Time: 4:00 pm
Day &; Date: Thursday, March 4th, 2010

March Route:
Gov. Paterson’s office to Fashion Institute where the Manhattan MTA Hearing on cuts, layoffs and the elimination of school passes will be held.

Ralley & March Meet-Up Location:
Gov. Paterson’s office
633 Third Ave.
(41st Street and 3rd avenue)

End Location:
Manhattan MTA Hearing on cuts, layoffs and the elimination of school passes
Fashion Institute
27th Street and 7th Avenue

Endorsed By: TWU Local 100

Background:

Governor Paterson is the one who really pulls the MTA’s strings.
March with students and unions to oppose the elimination of student passes!
Student groups are linking arms with transit workers to oppose MTA job cuts, layoffs and service cuts like ending school passes. Join the fight!

Issues:

It’s not our crisis, we won’t pay!
No school closures!
No budget cuts, no tuition hikes!
No layoffs, no salary or benefit reductions, no union-busting!
Restore free student Metrocards!
No privatization of public schools!
Cancel all student debt!
Eliminate racism in the public school system!
Free public education for all from kindergarten to college!

Contacts & Groups & Websites

Email: March4NY@gmail.com
NYC website: http://march4ny.wordpress.com/
Google group: http://groups.google.com/group/march-4-education-ny
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=244000051960&ref=ts
National website: http://www.defendeducation.org/

Event: Undoing Racism

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:36:00 +0000

Event: Undoing Racism

Time, Day & Date:
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 6 to 10 pm
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 9 am to 10 pm

Location:
Resurrection Roman Catholic Church
276 W. 151st St.
Village of Harlem, New York 10039

Fee: $350.00 [Now reduced to $150.00].

Student scholarships are available. For more information, Call Sandy Bernabei: 914-522-5997.
Because we recognize that many people and organizations are struggling financially, we are offering 50% scholarships ($175) for EACH of these trainings. Call Sandy Bernabei: 914-522-5997
Anyone who has attended a workshop in the past is able to come FREE of charge if you bring one paying participant with you. We'd love to see you again!

Contact:

Maurice Lacey @ 347-739-1181 or modollo@aol.com
Margery Freeman @ margeryfreeman@yahoo.com
Decon Ken Radcliffe @ 347-459-0393 or klr1735@verizon.net

Workshop Sponsors:

NYC Men of Color Group
Men of Faith of St. Charles Borromer/Resurrection - Harlem
Black Law Enforcement Alliance

More Information on Program:

The People's Institute is hosting FOUR Undoing Racism workshops in the next 4 weeks! Two in Manhattan, one in the Bronx, one in Westchester.
We need your help! You know what is needed: Phone calls to key people you've been wanting to have attend a UR workshop.

Program Host:
The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond

Program Sponsoring Partners:

Black EquityAlliance
Columbia University School of Social Work
Teachers College-CU Institute of Urban and Minority Education
Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service
Human Services Council of NYC
Hunter College School of Social Work
NASW-NYC Chapter
NASW NYS Chapter-Westchester Division
NYU Wagner Graduate School of SocialService
Puerto Rican Family Institute
Yeshiva School of Social Work

Program Contact:
Sandy Bernabei @ 914-522-5997 for all future workshops

Program Sponsored By:
This program is sponsored by AntiRacist Alliance OASAS Provider Number 0882

New York UPR [Universal Periodic Review] Human Rights Consultation

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:03:00 +0000

Event: New York UPR [Universal Periodic Review] Human Rights Consultation

Note: For the sake of clarity and disclosure - This is late notice, for this type of event the venue is small and Columbia worked in a limited fashion with community grassroots groups on this consultation. More to come....

Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Day & Date: Friday, February 26, 2010

Registration:
Space is limited, so if you plan to attend the orientation and/or the consultation, please register by Monday, February 22 using this link:
http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/human_rights/new_york_UPR_consultation.
(Official Date - Monday, February 22, 2010 / Still try after the date).

Location:
Columbia University Faculty House
Presidential Room
West 116 th St. between Amsterdam Ave. and Morningside Dr.
(http://facultyhouse.columbia.edu/files/facultyhouse/web/Faculty_House_Directions.pdf)

Contact:
If you have further questions about the consultation, please contact JoAnn Kamuf Ward at Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute at jward@law.columbia.edu or 212-854-0009.

Day Schedule | Agenda:

9 – 9:30: Registration
9:30 – 9:50 : Welcome and Introductory Remarks
9:50 – 10:35 : Housing
10:35 – 10:45: Break
10:45 – 11:30: Employment and Labor
11:35 – 12:20: Education
12:20 – 12:50: Lunch
12:50 – 1:35: Health
1:40 – 2:25: Criminal Justice/Detention
2:30 – 3:30: Open Comment Period
3:30 – 3:45: Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Background (Provided by Columbia University):

As you know, the Obama Administration is convening consultation sessions across the country to solicit information and recommendations regarding the U.S. Government’s fulfillment of its obligation to protect human rights. The purpose of these sessions is to assist the government in developing its human rights report for submission to the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Information and materials about the UPR can be found on the US Human Rights Network’s website: http://www.ushrnetwork.org/campaign_upr.

We encourage participation from people who can share their experiences of how the denial of human rights affects individuals in our communities and ways the Administration can address these issues. This consultation is also an opportunity for us to collaborate and to strengthen the ties among community members working for improved human rights protections.

To prepare for the meeting, there will be a pre-consultation UPR orientation for participants on the evening of Thursday, February 25th, 2010 (details forthcoming).

More Information (Provided by Columbia University):

At the request of the U.S. State Department, the consultation will be held at Columbia Law School. The Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, and the Urban Justice Center are partnering to host the consultation. Together, we worked with organizations in New York and the region, as well as the U.S. Human Rights Network to develop the program below. Each section of the program will include presentations by activists, followed by discussion and comment periods. There will also be an hour for open comments from participants.
Given the schedule for the day, statements will be limited to 2 minutes or less. If you intend to present a question or comment, it will be useful to plan your statement in advance and think about framing your statement to include recommendations for how the government can improve its human rights record in relation to human rights obligations (in treaties or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). We also encourage participants to bring written statements that can be submitted to the Administration to ensure that all our recommendations become part of the record as not everyone may have a chance to speak.

Invitation to Third NYC Encuentro for Dignity & Against Displacement

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:12:00 +0000

Event: Third NYC Encuentro for Dignity and Against Displacement

En español abajo

Invitation: To members and families of organizations, community members, and people of good conscience, who are fighting against displacement in their communities across NYC.

Hosted By: Movement for Justice in El Barrio

Time: 4:00 p.m.
Day & Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010

Location: El Barrio, NYC

Register:
RSVP "As soon as possible": 212-561-0555 or movementforjusticeinelbarrio@yahoo.com

The number of adults and children that will be attending, their names and an address at which you would like to receive your tickets.
Once you have RSVP’d you will receive your tickets and more details on the Encuentro.

Background:
An echo that turns itself into many voices, into a network of voices that, before the deafness of power, opts to speak to itself, knowing itself to be one and many, acknowledging itself to be equal in its desire to listen and be listened to, recognizing itself as different in the tonalities and levels of voices forming it. A network of voices that resist the war that power wages on them. – Words of the Zapatistas at the “First Intercontinental Encuentro for Humanity and Against Neoliberalism.”

An Encuentro is a space for people to come together, it is a gathering. An Encuentro is not a meeting, a panel or a conference, it is a way of sharing developed by the Zapatistas as another form of doing politics: from below and to the left. It is a place where we can all speak, we will all listen, and we can all learn. It is a place where we can share the many different struggles that make us one.

“The rebels search each other out. They walk towards one another, breaking down fences, they find each other.” — “First Intercontinental Encuentro”

The rebels have met. In our first and second Encuentros, rebels who are fighting for dignity and against displacement came together to voice their presence, their rage, their struggle and their dreams. We broke down the fences that power constructs to divide us, we listened to one another’s voices, and we learned from one another.

Now the moment is different. Around the city, the country, and the globe, capitalism is heaving and shaking. We see it showing thin cracks in its concrete walls. We see its self-destruction as it razes its smaller empires. We see it exploit the cynical opportunities it envisions in terrible natural and human disasters. We see its agents rush to the battlefield to crack down on communities rising up to build something different.

We walk along a trembling fault line of resistance and oppression and construct a path towards a future with dignity. With the knowledge of other compañeros and compañeras in this struggle we have walked forward stronger and now we must find ways to support each other.

Here in East Harlem, the giant has fallen. The London based multi-national corporation Dawnay, Day Group bought up an empire of 47 buildings in El Barrio with the intention of displacing our community members from our homes and raising rents by ten-fold. They failed in their mission in the face of years of fierce organized resistance from the tenants of Dawnay, Day that form part of Movement for Justice in El Barrio. They fell victim to their own greed. Now they face foreclosure. Movement for Justice in El Barrio is building an alternative in the ruins.

Across Harlem, the three council members that represent East, Central and West Harlem, millionaire Melissa Mark-Viverito, Inez Dickens and Robert Jackson have time and again joined billionaire Mayor Bloomberg, as he holds on tightly to the reins of power, in planning, promoting, and approving plans that displace our communities.

As we struggle here, we do not forget our sisters and brothers resisting in the far corners of the world. Nor do we forget where we come from and that many of us have already experienced displacement from our homelands. We join the humble and simple people across the world in their resistance as we stand up and join the fight against a global capitalist system that has pushed us to this dignified rage.

In this Third NYC Encuentro for Dignity and Against Displacement we will hear directly from movements fighting against displacement from across the world:

We will facilitate direct live participation from the South African Shack Dwellers to the Third NYC Encuentro. The South African Shack Dwellers Movement is fighting against displacement under the banner of “Land & Housing in the City.” They are standing tall and fighting back against forced removal and continued state repression.

We will also facilitate direct live participation from San Salvador Atenco, Mexico by the Peoples Front in Defense of the Land who will share about their organized creative resistance to protect their land and their culture and to free their political prisoners.

In Haiti, a natural disaster unfolds and amplifies into a man-made disaster from the roots of neoliberal capitalism and from new visions to regenerate its exploitation. We will hear from organized Haitians who have been fighting against displacement for years and will be returning to NYC from Haiti to report directly on the most recent devastation.

Local politicians use their power, influence and money to try to buy-off resistance and pacify dissent. There are those that choose to accept the money of the powerful and ride on the currents of their power. In this Encuentro, we seek to speak directly to those who have chosen to fight against displacement and for dignity from the ground up and who will not be swayed by the seduction of the powerful and their riches.

Power seeks to divide and marginalize us as people of color, as women, as transgender, gay and lesbian, as youth, as the elderly, as workers, as immigrants, as tenants. We must resist division. We must seek to come together.

In this Third Encuentro, we will premiere a documentary of our 2nd NYC Encuentro for Dignity and Against Displacement in which 38 groups came together to share their struggles.

Groups fighting against displacement across New York will share our struggles and use this gathering to find ways to mutually support each other. We will share whatever form of expression we choose, whether it be verbally, through song, poetry or rhyme, through a video, through artwork or however people can best express their struggle.

P.S. Children are especially invited to come break open the “Neoliberal” Piñata!

We will provide dinner, childcare and Spanish/English translation.

Movement for Justice in El Barrio
We are a group of humble and simple people who fight for justice and for humanity. Movement for Justice in El Barrio is fighting against gentrification in El Barrio, a process that is better understood by we who are affected by it as the displacement of families from their homes for being of low income, immigrants and people of color. We are part of the Zapatista initiated transnational movement called “The Other Campaign.”

For Movement for Justice in El Barrio, the struggle for justice means fighting for the liberation of women, immigrants, lesbians, people of color, gays and the transgender community. We all share a common enemy and its called neoliberalism. Neoliberalism wishes to divide us and keep us from combining our forces. We will defeat this by continuing to unite all of our communities until we achieve true liberation for all.

Evento: Tercer Encuentro De Nueva York por la Dignidad y contra el Desplazamiento

Invitación a: Al pueblo de Nueva York, i ntegrantes de organizaciones, a sus familias, y a la gente de buena conciencia que est á luchando contra el desplazamiento en sus comunidades.

Organizado por: Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio

Tiempo: 4:00 p.m.
Día y Fecha: Domingo, Febrero 28, 2010

Ubicación: El Barrio, Ciudad de Nueva York

Registro:
RSVP "tan pronto como sea posible": 212-561-0555 or movementforjusticeinelbarrio@yahoo.com

Una vez que confirme, recibirá sus boletos y más detalles sobre el Encuentro.
Para más información o confirmar que viene, por favor contáctenos al (212) 561-0555 o a: movimientoporjusticiadelbarrio@yahoo.com

Historial:
“Un eco que se convierte en muchas voces, en una red de voces que, frente a la sordera del Poder, opte por hablarse ella misma sabiéndose una y muchas, conociéndose igual en su aspiración a escuchar y hacerse escuchar, reconociéndose diferente en las tonalidades y niveles de las voces que la forman. Una red de voces que resisten a la guerra que el Poder les hace”: Palabras de los zapatistas en el “ Primer Encuentro Intercontinental por la Humanidad y contra el Neoliberalismo ”

Un Encuentro es un espacio de intercambio humano y de reflexión. Un Encuentro no es una conferencia con discursos o con un panel de oradores, sino un momento de intercambio que los Zapatistas han diseñado como otra forma de hacer política: de abajo y a la izquierda. Es un lugar donde todos podemos hablar, donde todos vamos a escuchar a los demás, y donde todos podemos aprender. Es un lugar donde podemos compartir las muchas luchas diferentes que hacen de nosotros uno solo.

“Los rebeldes se buscan entre si. Se caminan unos hacia los otros. Se encuentran y, juntos, rompen otros cercos. ”:
“ Primer Encuentro Intercontinental ”

Los rebeldes se han reunido. En nuestro primer y segundo E ncuentros, los rebeldes que están luchando por dignidad y contra el desplazamiento se reunieron para dar voz a su presencia, a su rabia, a su lucha y a sus sueños. Rompimos las barreras que el poder construye para dividirnos; escuchamos la voz del otro, y aprendimos uno del otro.

Ahora el momento es distinto. Por toda la ciudad, por todo el país y por todo el planeta, el capitalismo está tambaleándose. Lo vemos mostrando grietas delgadas en sus muros de concreto. Vemos su autodestrucción mientras va demoliendo sus imperios más pequeños. Lo vemos explotar las oportunidades que cínicamente visualiza con terribles desastres naturales y humanos. Vemos a sus agentes precipitarse a los campos de batalla para dividir a las comunidades que se levantan para construir algo diferente.

Caminamos a lo largo de una falla en tierras de resistencia y opresión y construimos un camino rumbo a un futuro con dignidad. Con el conocimiento de otros compañeros y compañeras en esta lucha hemos caminado más fuertes, y ahora tenemos que encontrar formas de apoyarnos los unos a los otros.

Aquí en el este de Harlem, el gigante ha caído. La corporacion transnacional basada en Londres, Inglaterra, Dawnay, Day Group había comprado un imperio de 47 edificios en El Barrio con la intención de desplazar a nuestra comunidad y subir las rentas hasta diez veces más. Fracasaron en su misión al enfrentarse a años de una feroz resistencia organizada por los inquilinos de Dawnay, Day, que forman parte de Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio. Ellos cayeron víctimas de su propia codicia y la corporacion se derrumbo. Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio está construyendo una alternativa sobre las ruinas.

Desde todas partes de Harlem, una vez más, los tres concejales que representan el este, el centro y el oeste de Harlem —la millonaria Melissa Mark Viverito, Inéz Dickens y Robert Jackson— se han unido con el billonario alcalde Bloomberg, quien no suelta las riendas del poder, para planificar, fomentar y aprobar planes de expulsión de nuestras comunidades.

Mientras aquí luchamos, no olvidamos a nuestros hermanas y hermanos que resisten en todos los confines del mundo. Tampoco nos olvidamos de dónde venimos y que muchos de nosotros hemos ya sido desplazados de nuestra patria. Nos unimos a la gente humilde y sencilla de todo el mundo en su resistencia; nos unimos al esfuerzo por derrocar un sistema capitalista global que nos ha obligado a esta digna rabia.

En este Tercer Encuentro Nueva York por la Dignidad y contra el Desplazamiento vamos a enterarnos directamente de lo que nos cuentan los movimientos que luchan contra el desalojo por todo el mundo:

Facilitaremos la participación en vivo desde San Salvador, Atenco, México del Frente de Pueblos por la Defensa de la Tierra, quienes compartirán con nosotros su resistencia creativa y organizada para proteger su tierra y su cultura y para liberar a sus presos políticos.

Facilitaremos la participacion en vivo desde Sudafrica del Movimiento de Los de Casas de Carton que está luchando contra el desalojo bajo el lema de “Tierra y Vivienda en la Ciudad”. Están manteniéndose en pie de lucha y respondiendo a la expulsión forzada y al continuo estado de represión.

En Haití, un desastre nacional se despliega y amplifica como un desastre de fabricación humana desde las raíces del capitalismo neoliberal y desde nuevas visiones para regenerar su explotación. Vamos a oír a los haitianos organizados que han estado luchando contra el desalojo durante años y que regresarán desde Haití a la ciudad de Nueva York para informarnos directamente de la más reciente devastación.

Los políticos locales usan su poder, su influencia y su dinero para tratar de comprar la resistencia y de pacificar a la disidencia. Hay quienes eligen aceptar el dinero de los poderosos y navegar en las corrientes de su poder. En este Encuentro, buscamos hablar directamente con quienes han elegido luchar contra el desplazamiento y por la dignidad desde la base, y que no se dejan dominar por la seducción de los poderosos y sus riquezas.

El poder busca dividir y marginarnos como gente de color, como mujeres, como homosexuales, como lesbianas, como transgéneros, como jóvenes, como ancianos, como trabajadores, como inmigrantes, como inquilinos... Debemos resistir la división. Debemos de buscar la manera de unirnos.

En este Tercer Encuentro estrenaremos un documental de nuestro Segundo Encuentro de la Ciudad de Nueva York por la Dignidad y contra el Desplazamiento, en el cual 38 grupos se reunieron para compartir sus luchas.

Los grupos que luchamos contra el desalojo por todo Nueva York compartiremos nuestras luchas y utilizaremos esta asamblea para encontrar formas de apoyarnos mutuamente. Compartiremos cualquier forma de expresión que elijamos: puede ser verbal, o mediante una canción o poesía o rima, un video, una pintura o lo que sea con lo que la gente mejor pueda expresar su lucha.

PD: ¡Los niños están especialmente invitados a venir a romper la “piñata neoliberal”!

Habrá cena, atención a los niños y traducción español/inglés.

Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio.

Un grupo de gente humilde y sencilla que luchamos por justicia y humanidad. Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio está luchando contra el desalojo en El Barrio, un proceso que, como mejor lo entendemos nosotros a los que nos afecta, es que es el desalojo de las familias, sacarlas de sus casas por ser gente pobre, inmigrantes y gente de color. Somos parte del movimiento transnacional iniciado por los zapatistas llamado “La Otra Campaña”.

Para el Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio, luchar por justicia significa luchar por la liberación de las mujeres, los inmigrantes, las homosexuales, la gente de color, las lesbianas y la comunidad transgénero. Todos tenemos un enemigo común que es llamado neoliberalismo. El neoliberalismo desea dividirnos e impedir que combinemos nuestras fuerzas. Lo derrotaremos mediante la unión de todas nuestras comunidades hasta que logremos una verdadera liberación para todos.

PROGRAM: NO Cost Job Training and Employment Program at Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT)

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:59:00 +0000

PROGRAM: NO Cost Job Training and Employment Program at Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT)

Date: Next Cycle starts February 16, 2010

Note: Internships also available (restrictions apply).

Background:
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT) is now registering young adults 17 – 21 for the Job Training and Employment Program at both locations (Sunset Park and Bushwick/Williamsburg). The training program provides courses in Business English, Business Math, World of Work, Office Procedures, Computer Training, Public Speaking and Communication, GED preparation (if needed), and job placement assistance.

For additional information visit our website www.obtjobs.org or visit us at:

Sunset Park
783 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232
718-369-0303

Bushwick/Williamsburg
25 Thornton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-387-1600

Contact:

Social Media: Facebook & MySpace.com/obtjobs
Deborah Román
Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
P: (718) 369-0303
F: (718) 369-1518
OBJobs.org
OBT MySpace ; OBT Facebook ; Donate

About OBT:
The mission is to help disadvantaged populations recognize their own self-worth, and advance towards self-sufficiency and financial security through employment and training, academic reinforcement, improved life skills, job placement, and support services. Our approach has been described as “tough love,” with the goal being to expose students to the high standards and demands they will face in the workplace, while at the same time, offering counseling for those who are experiencing personal difficulties during their training. Services: Youth Education, Training, and Employment; Adult Employment Training and Placement; Young Adult Internship Program, and Adult Literacy Classes. For more information visit our website: www.obtjobs.org

Event: Letter Writing and Community Education Table - Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:46:00 +0000

Event: Letter Writing and Community Education Table - Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing

Time: 12:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Day & Date: Saturday, Feb 6, 2010
[Check the web page here on Sat. AM if weather is questionable]

Location:
104th St. & B'way, NE Corner
(In front of Ben & Jerry's)

Background:
Gas drilling companies are leasing land throughout the New York watershed and statewide. They will use the most destructive type of drilling that pollutes millions of gallons of water. Join us to tell Governor Paterson to ban this dangerous and unnecessary practice.

Millions of gallons of fresh water laced with chemicals and sand are pumped into gas wells where the pressure fractures the rock to release trapped natural gas. There is then no safe way to dispose of the water. This process, known as hydraulic fracturing, is exempt from federal environmental regulations.

We support the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, our local elected officials Borough President Stringer, State Senators Schneiderman and Perkins, Assembly Member O'Donnell, Council Member Mark-Viverito, and many others who want this stopped now.

Watch These Videos:

Drill (Click this link then click Open)
Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing

PROGRAM: 2010 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG)

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:14:00 +0000

PROGRAM: 2010 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG)

Date: Only applications submitted by February 5, 2010 will be accepted.

Note: The STIPDG is open to all qualified applicants but is designed to provide qualified women, persons with disabilities, and members of diverse groups with summer opportunities in transportation where these groups have been under-represented.

Background
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is accepting applications for the 2010 STIPDG Internship Program. Funded by the FHWA's Office of Civil Rights' On-the-Job Training Supportive Services Program.

Objective:
The objective of the STIPDG is to provide college/university students with hands-on experience and on-the-job training while working on current transportation-related topics and issues.

Additional Information
Visit: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.htm

Contact:
Shinu R. Shilesh
Diversity Management Bureau
NYS Department of Transportation
Email: sshilesh@dot.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 485-9616

PROGRAM: Horn of Africa Conference

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:28:00 +0000

PROGRAM: Horn of Africa Conference

Topic: The Horn of Africa in Crises and Future Prospects

Time: 1pm to 5 pm (Doors open and registration starts at noon).
Day & Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010

Flyer: Flyer about the event can be downloaded from the CSH Flyer Depot here.

Location:
A. Philipp Randolph School (PS 76) Auditorium
220 W 121 Street
Harlem, NY.

Contact:
Afrikan Unity of Harlem, Inc
Mailings: P.O. Box 1121 NY,NY 10027
Telephone: 212-531-0384

Background:
The Horn of Africa consists of 8 countries neighboring each other in the Eastern part of Africa. It is called the “Horn” due to the shape in which the countries form. The world has been shocked by the recent currents taking place in the Horn from the callous genocide raids and the raping of women in Darfur, war over territorial lands between Ethiopia and Eritrea, to even the so called pirates in Somalia, who try to preserve their food resources. Those who live in countries in the Horn of Africa have faced pervasive and perpetual crisis for over thirty years.

The purpose of this conference is to illustrate the need for a sincere and critical panel discussion from an intellectual and Pan African perspective. These panel decisions will address the Horn from areas of pre and post colonial times and highlight the areas of ancient kingdoms, cultures and traditions.

“This is a conference where Africans gather to discuss timely and crucial issues pertaining to the homeland Continent. It is a gathering of well meaning Africans from Africa and the Diaspora for exchange of ideas and experiences in politics, socio-economic issues, and the common cultural heritage of Africans. It is an opportunity for all Africans to have a say in the fate of Africa”, says Dr. Ghelawdewos Araia, President of African Idea and professor at Lehman College.

All welcome!

Sponsored by the follwing organizations and educational institutions on the aftermath of the suffrage of the Haitian people.
Afrikan Unity of Harlem, Inc
Department of African American Studies, York College CUNY,
The Institute of Development and Education for Africa (IDEA), Inc
Department of African and African American Studies, Lehman College CUNY,

PROGRAM: The First Annual Democratic Education Symposium - The Evolution of Education: Democratic Education By the People for the People (Final Call for Presentations)

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:40:00 +0000

PROGRAM: The First Annual Democratic Education Symposium

Topic: The Evolution of Education: Democratic Education By the People for the People

NOTE: Final Call For Presenters. Please submit proposals electronically to msrdiaz@aol.com. See below for more information
PRESENTATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, February 5, 2010

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Day & Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010

Location:
Founder's Auditorium
Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225

Speakers:
Keynote: Dr. Jean Anyon, CUNY Graduate Center
Opening Remarks: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz

Contact:
Dr. R. Diaz
Telephone: 718-270-4916
Email: msrdiaz@aol.com

Background:
The Education Department at CUNY Medgar Evers in collaboration with The Brooklyn Free School invite presentation proposals for its First annual Democratic Education Symposium to be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Medgar Evers College. Using the theme, “The Evolution of Education: Democratic Education by the People for the People,” the symposium seeks to bring together all those invested in education and personal development to work on ways society's approach to education can be more learner centered and supportive of the contributions students, teachers, and parents can make as unique individuals with an equal voice.

Our goals are to acknowledge and empower students and teachers to be the voice of education; Create a better understanding of what a Democratic Education entails; Support all those committed to change in our current system; Share what a true democracy within our schools can look like; Nurture students in becoming the confident, passionate, and caring individuals needed to build a better future.

By stimulating activities and discussions, the symposium invites scholars, researchers, educators, parents and students to examine and transcend the boundaries that divide them. The democratic nature of this symposium provides an opportunity for all those invested in our educational system to interact outside of their traditional roles and seek common ground.

Presentation Proposals:

Presentation proposals should be no more than 250 words in length,

Should include a cover page with name, academic affiliation (if applicable) and contact information.

Panel proposals and alternative, non-paper presentations will also be given consideration.
Please submit proposals electronically to msrdiaz@aol.com

Presented By:

Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York and
The Brooklyn Free School

PRESS CONFERENCE: Students, Activists and Supporters of CM Charles Barron

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:13:00 +0000

PRESS CONFERENCE: Students, Activists and Supporters of CM Charles Barron

Organizers: Reverend Daughtry and Reverend Al Sharpton

Time: 11:00 a.m.
Day & Date: Tuesday, February. 2, 2010

Location: City Hall steps

Purpose: Press Conference to denounce and speak out against Speaker Quinn’s removal of Council Member Barron from the Chairmanship of the Higher Education Committee.

Contact:
Ndigo at 212-788-6957 or 646-363-0415 cell

Background: "New York City Council Member Charles Baron has been the voice of the powerless (non-connected) throughout New York City. He has taken many "hits" for his positions on issues that affect those who have not been able to bring these same issues to the forefront even after reaching out to their own Council Representatives. Because of his concern and intervention for all the powerless and disenfranchised residents of New York City Council, Member Barron has become the Peoples' Council Member who speaks “Truth to Power”

When it came to the surprise "Rezoning of 125th Street", Council Members Charles Barron and Tony Avella were the only Council Members who came out and listened to the Harlem Community at forums and one on one." (Charles Barron is running for Speaker of the New York City Council).

Event: The Passage - Stories from the Maafa

noreply@blogger.com (Coalition to Save Harlem) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:04:00 +0000

Event: The Passage - Stories from the Maafa

Presented By:
The Afrikan Luv Company & Euphonixs, Inc.

Time: 7:00 PM (ET)
Day & Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010

Location:
Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial Educational and Cultural Center
3940 Broadway
New York, NY 10032

Tickets:
$30 in Advance
$40 at the Door

To Attend: Respond Here

Background:
The Passage: Stories from the Maafa, a play written by Jawanza Bakari and directed by Charles Murray will be shown this coming Friday, Feb. 6th at 7:00pm at the Audubon Ballroom/The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center (3940 B'way bet. 164th & 165th Sts.)

We have been performing this production a little over a year. We have made significant changes and added some images. We are excited and invite you to come and join in our efforts to "right the wrongs", created by the Middle Passage Holocaust and Slavery and "heal" as a global community.

The Passage: Stories from the Maafa provides a view into our past that traditional history has sought to exclude. If you have not seen the play. You will not be disappointed. All of our productions have resulted with standing ovations. For those who have supported us, we thank you and encourage you to come and see the wonderful changes we have made (let me know and I will see if we can offer you a discount).

If you belong to an organization or church and would like to see the play to possibly use as a fundraiser, please let me know and I will put you on my guest list.

PS...I am the Spiritual Warrior and Percussionist. I hope you will be able to join us as we bring this production to you and celebrate Bob Marley's Birthday and Black History Month.

In Spirit and Struggle,

Ndigo

More Information:
Euphonixs.com
ThePassageMaffa.com