Press Release: Discussions about How We Create a Better World
Many of us are living in a world which we are desperate to change. The scientific community is warning us that humans have about 12 more years to reverse the impacts of global warming (climate change) before our window of opportunity closes. World poverty and the resulting health pandemics threaten to wipe out large portions of the world’s population. Illegal and immoral wars are murdering hundreds of thousands of people in the name of big business. In the United States, the world’s richest country, economic challenges for large portions of the people e.g. homelessness, racism, sexism, and homophobia, dominant in a society where profits are more important than people. But, it’s not too late for us, or this planet.
For many folks, these sobering realities make it increasingly difficult to maintain hope for the future. We all have ideas about living in a better world, and some of our visions align while others vary drastically. One thing most of us can agree on is we desire a world centered around peaceful values where all human beings deserve and receive respect. The haunting question is how do we get there from here? How can we create a roadmap to the world we desire to create? The answer is through sharing our visions, and conscious conversation is the key to bringing us together and forming a foundation for change. Hope is the ingredient that inspires the conversations that create the conditions for that change to take place. Ahjamu Umi is one of many activist/organizers who brings a strong message of hope. Ahjamu is a noted and dynamic presenter and facilitator who combines information, experience, wit, and humor to educate, inspire, and deliver a much-needed call to action.
Ahjamu’s message of truth and justice is one that resonates with audiences from all backgrounds. As his biographical statement illustrates, he has engaged in on the ground grassroots organizing efforts to bring people together in a vast variety of projects and campaigns on three different continents and the Caribbean. His latest novel, published through Amazon, is an enticing piece of literature that helps facilitate any discussion about the challenges in our society and how we can come together to address them. Change occurs when a group of people get together and decide that they want something different. Let’s talk about how we can organize an event for Ahjamu in your area, and let's get the conversation started.
Some Workshop Topics Include:
White Supremacy:
- What is white supremacy?
- What is Patriarchy?
- What is the Role of African (Black) and other colonized people within a white supremacist society?
- What is the Role of White accomplices within a white supremacist society?
Community Defense:
- How colonized and oppressed communities learn to organize and defend themselves against state sanctioned white supremacist attacks.
Writing/Pan-African Fiction:
- Best practices to write interesting and dynamic stories of justice
- Best practices to get your social justice book completed and published
- Culture (fiction) as an incredible tool for inspiration and liberation
Pan-African & Labor Activist Work:
- The connecting variables between the international revolutionary Pan-African and labor organizing movements
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Many of us are living in a world which we are desperate to change. The scientific community is warning us that humans have about 12 more years to reverse the impacts of global warming (climate change) before our window of opportunity closes. World poverty and the resulting health pandemics threaten to wipe out large portions of the world’s population. Illegal and immoral wars are murdering hundreds of thousands of people in the name of big business. In the United States, the world’s richest country, economic challenges for large portions of the people e.g. homelessness, racism, sexism, and homophobia, dominant in a society where profits are more important than people. But, it’s not too late for us, or this planet.
For many folks, these sobering realities make it increasingly difficult to maintain hope for the future. We all have ideas about living in a better world, and some of our visions align while others vary drastically. One thing most of us can agree on is we desire a world centered around peaceful values where all human beings deserve and receive respect. The haunting question is how do we get there from here? How can we create a roadmap to the world we desire to create? The answer is through sharing our visions, and conscious conversation is the key to bringing us together and forming a foundation for change. Hope is the ingredient that inspires the conversations that create the conditions for that change to take place. Ahjamu Umi is one of many activist/organizers who brings a strong message of hope. Ahjamu is a noted and dynamic presenter and facilitator who combines information, experience, wit, and humor to educate, inspire, and deliver a much-needed call to action.
Ahjamu’s message of truth and justice is one that resonates with audiences from all backgrounds. As his biographical statement illustrates, he has engaged in on the ground grassroots organizing efforts to bring people together in a vast variety of projects and campaigns on three different continents and the Caribbean. His latest novel, published through Amazon, is an enticing piece of literature that helps facilitate any discussion about the challenges in our society and how we can come together to address them. Change occurs when a group of people get together and decide that they want something different. Let’s talk about how we can organize an event for Ahjamu in your area, and let's get the conversation started.
Some Workshop Topics Include:
White Supremacy:
- What is white supremacy?
- What is Patriarchy?
- What is the Role of African (Black) and other colonized people within a white supremacist society?
- What is the Role of White accomplices within a white supremacist society?
Community Defense:
- How colonized and oppressed communities learn to organize and defend themselves against state sanctioned white supremacist attacks.
Writing/Pan-African Fiction:
- Best practices to write interesting and dynamic stories of justice
- Best practices to get your social justice book completed and published
- Culture (fiction) as an incredible tool for inspiration and liberation
Pan-African & Labor Activist Work:
- The connecting variables between the international revolutionary Pan-African and labor organizing movements
-
At Portland State University with Ramona Africa from MOVE, Kent Ford from Portland Black Panther Party, friend Shaun Callahan, and Pam Africa.
Barnes & Nobles stocks "FInd the Flower that Blossoms"
Introducing "Dead Prez" at African Liberation Day in 2008
African Liberation Day - Guinea Bissau, West Africa, circa 2005
Conference in 2007 in Sacramento with former Black Panther Chair Elaine Brown
African Liberation Day 2011, Oakland
African Liberation Day 2009 - Oakland