lATJORR:
I would like to know what is going to be the theme of Brother Halifa
Sallah's discussion at the Africa Liberation Day (ALD) and also WHERE and
HOW one can purchase both the video and Audio tapes of his lecture. I would
have loved to attend it myself if it did not coincide with our own ALD
celebrations which we are hosting in Birmingham, this year.
Notwithstanding, like Soffie's plea, I would also urge all Africans in the
US and the UK to make it a point of duty and attend this year's ALD wherever
you are. Brother Sallah, I have to say, is a reputed speaker and my
colleagues discovered him when we visited the Gambia in 1997.
In August 1997, the Birmingham-based African Caribbean Self-Help took about
40 individuals from here to the Gambia to see their "roots", and everybody
who made that trip took his or her hat off for Brother Sallah when he came
to give us a talk about Marcus Garvey.
I myself had missed the Brother's lecture because I had left the day before
for a visit to Georgetown, but my Colleagues Sisters Miami, Donna, and
Brother Bini in particular were so impressed by the Brother's speech and, as
a consequence, he was invited to speak at the ALD in Manchester in May 1998.
And as far as I can recall, the Brother has been the best speaker we ever
had since I started attending ALD regularly from 1980. He had delivered two
good lectures, one in Manchester at the ALD, and another in Birmingham, and
both lectures were very inspiring.
May I also take the opportunity to inform those of you in the UK that you
are cordially invited by the Pan African Congress Movement (PACM) to a
public lecture to be given by Professor Charles SSali on Saturday, 27 May,
at the Holte Community Centre in Birmingham. Professor SSali's lecture
starts at 7pm, and will centre on the AIDS issue and Africa.
Then, on Sunday 28 May, and Monday 29, we celebrate ALD proper at the
Holyhead School in Handsworth in Birmingham. This year's theme is "The Black
Man and Black Woman Relationship", and the main speaker will be the dynamic
and inspirational Dr Jewel Pookrum of the USA.
This occasion, however, is strictly an African family event. By Africans, we
mean those of us (Africans) who are called by a variety of names - Negroes,
West Indians, Afro this, Afro that, Black Americans, Black British,
Nigerians, Bantus, Bajans, Jamaicans, Malians, Gambians etc.
ALD, as I see it, is about unity amongst the African race, moving forward
and making progress from a conscious base. It is an occasion when the
African people worldwide focus on the just fight for total liberation and
self determination; when we salute our victories and give firm meaningful
support to our continued fight for freedom.
ALD is therefore a vital link in our history to survive and our fight for
dignity, self respect and total liberation. It is also an occasion when we
pay our tribute to our heroic ancestors who have set a shining example for
us.
And if you are interested in buying PACM products, you can purchase them, if
you live in the London area, from the PACM base; and the phone number to
call is 0208 802 4489. However, if you live in the Birmingham area, then you
can purchase them from 104 Heathfield Road. The Phone number to call is 0121
554 2747.
PACM video tapes available for sale include Rev Al Shaprton's "No Justice,
No Peace"; Malcolm X's "By Any Means Necessary"; and Dr John Henrik Clarke's
"African Family, The Foundation for Survival" (ALD 96).
Also available for sale are Dr Ishamusa Barashango's "Black Woman, Queen
Mother of the Universe"; Dr Leonard Jeffries' "Africans and the New World",
and Del Jones' "Black Holocaust, Cultural Global African Genocide". The
video tapes cost £12.95.
Sandra
>From: Ceesay Soffie <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: African Liberation Day March and Rally
>Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 15:15:58 -0400
>
>Hello Gambia-L
>
>I am writing to urge all who can, to come and be among those who wish to
>see
>freedom and justice prevail in the Gambia. African LIBERATION Day this
>year
>provides a rare opportunity that we should not squander. Come to ALD 2000,
>MARCH FOR JUSTICE, MARCH FOR GENUINE PROGRESSIVE CHANGE on Saturday, May
>27th from the Gambian Embassy to Malcolm X Park. And speaking of Malcolm,
>he would have been 75 years old today.
>
>To tolerate another year under this thuggish military regime in the face of
>the most horrendous and oppressive assault on our democratic rights, a
>regime whose leader is lacking in the faculties of perception and rational
>thought, is unthinkable. Come and march for the DE-YAYA-ING of Gambia.
>
>Brief History of ALD
>
>Gambians in the US have had a long history of participation in ALD; since
>it's inception in the early 70s.
>
>At the first conference of Independent African States in Accra, Ghana on
>April 15, 1958, African leaders and political activists gathered to focus
>attention to the total liberation and unification of Africa. It was at
>this
>conference that the call was made to found Africa Freedom Day, which was
>later changed to African Liberation Day at the formation of the OAU on May
>25th, 1963.
>
>This day was a day, among other things, to "mark each year, the onward
>progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of
>the people of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and
>exploitation."
>
>WHAT DO WE HAVE TO FREE OURSELVES FROM, AS GAMBIANS? COME TO THE MARCH AND
>RALLY.
>
>It is a day of reaffirming our commitment to fight against oppression and
>injustice. It is a day in which all those who believe in freedom can get
>inspiration and rejoice in the knowledge that the forces of naked brutality
>will crumble and the suffering masses will ultimately determine their
>future.
>
>COME TO ALD 2000. ENGAGE IN THE STRUGGLE, DO AWAY WITH THE CULTURE OF FEAR
>SUBMISSIVENESS AND COMPLACENCY! JUSTICE FOR GAMBIANS, JUSTICE FOR THE
>MURDERED STUDENTS, LONG LIVE GAMSU, LONG LIVE THE TELLERS OF TRUTH!
>
>Soffie
>
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