International Leadership Institute invites you to the....
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From: Bob Nyangweso
To: Coventry Cowens
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:19 PM
Subject: International Leadership Institute invites you to the....
If you have time, this is another of the great event we have been organizing. This is going to be very interesting. Let me know if you are interested in going and I can see if we can arrange for some tickets. Look at the list of people the organization has given these leadership awards, there are some very big time names...
Bob
Public Announcement/Route
The International Leadership Instituteıs will hold itıs annual awards event, entitled "Rekindling the Flame" on Saturday, November 22, 2003. "Rekindling the Flame" is a celebration recognizing individuals and initiatives working to eliminate social injustice and intolerance.
The gala recognizes individuals who have been working hard on humanitarian programs and community projects without the usual spotlight afforded others. The event also celebrates a diverse group of recipients with words inscribed on the statue of Liberty in New York "...I lift my lamp beside the golden door" from the poem "the New Colossus" written by Emma Lazarus in 1883. The award event will be at the University of Minnesota Law School, Walter Mondale Hall (west-bank) 229 -19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN. The reception begins at 6:00pm and the award presentation at 7:00 pm to9:00 pm. For reservation information, call Coventry Cowens at 612/340-0250 or 612/822-7184. Tickets are $50 per person which includes Institute membership. Community is invited.
The recipients for 2003 are: Gary Hines, musician and founder of Sounds of Blackness, Minneapolis; Jay Bennett, attorney, founder of Wallestad Foundation and Kingdom Oil, a public charity governing Christian community foundations, Minneapolis; Rochelle Graves, Minneapolis Park Board Commissioner and community leader, Minneapolis; Vivian Jenkins-Nelsen, Ph.D., writer, educator and founder of the INTERRACE Institute which promotes diversity programs and racial understanding, Minneapolis; Henry Sullivan, businessman and civic leader, Minneapolis; Lucille Sullivan, businesswoman and community leader; Madalyn Fields, President of the Womenıs Auxiliary Minnesota State Baptist Convention, Inc, Minneapolis; Art Erickson, executive director of Urban Ventures, Minneapolis; Lee Antell, Ph.D., executive director of American Indian OIC, educator, Minneapolis; Jorge Savaadro, attorney and community activist, Minneapolis; Phillip Miner, educator and Executive Director, Minnesota Private College Fund, St. Paul; Mee Moua, State Representative, Hmong Community leader. St. Paul; Nadifa Osman , community activist, Women of Africa Resource Development Association, Minneapolis; Radig Assad, professor, U. of Mn Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, Minneapolis; Dorothy Bridges, President, Franklin National Bank, Minneapolis; Stephen P. Tatum Sr., African American Community Liaison, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul; Wallace Jack Jackman, co-publisher MN Spokesman/Black Pages Inc., community supporter. Minneapolis; Farhiya Ali, Oxfam GB, Oxfam International from South Sudan, Sudan Africa, program accountant/manager.
Past International Leadership Institute Rekindling the Flame recipients include Walter Sisulu, South African political activist, a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC); Terry Lewis, one half of the famous songwriter partnership of Jimmy Jam and a record producer, musician and entrepreneur; Barbara Vogel and her Colorado students, human rights activist, seeking to end the practice of slavery in Sudan, organized S.T.O.P. (Slavery That Oppresses People); Jean Kamau, founder of FIDA Kenya Associates; Mary Robinson, High Commissioner of Human Rights; Cecilia Goetz, Minneapolis social justice martyr; Lou Bellamy, director of Penumbra Theater; Rev. Richard Coleman, clergy; Ronald Edwards, social justice advocate; Mahmoud El Kati, educator and historian; Luther Granquist, attorney/legal aid society activist; Betty Ellison Harpole, educator and activist; Eric Janus, law educator; Nellie Stone Johnson, social activist; Larry Leventhal, attorney and social justice advocate; Robin Magee, law educator; Dr. Samuel Myers, director, Roy Wilkins Institute at Humphrey Institute; john powell, director of Race and Poverty Law Center; Leola Seals, community activist; Emmett Till, 14-year-old civil rights martyr; Jesse Overton, social justice advocate; Rev. Gary Reierson, president of Greater Mpls. Council of Churches; Keith Ellison, attorney; Cecil Newman, newspaper publisher; Tyrone Terrill, St. Paul Human Rights Dept. Latessa Ward, attorney;
Frank Alsup, civil rights leader; Charlotte Anderson, community Leader; Ntsikie Biko, South African leader; George Bizo, South African activist; Ester Chesire, Kenyan Martyr; Demetrius Clemmons, attorney and community leader; Judge Unity Dow, womenıs rights, Botswana; Mary Ellen Dumas, community leader; Justice Elizabeth Eva, aborigineıs rights, Australia; Doug Hall, attorney and community activist; Henrietta Faulconer, community leader; His Excellency Jomo Kenyatta, Former Kenyan President; Sophia Abdi Noor, womenıs rights, Kenya; Bishop Alexander Kipsang Muge,Kenya; David Nasby, community leader; Hon. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenya; Harry Moss, community activist; Kenneth White, community leader; Cathryn Williams, community leader; Mr. Francis Onwala, Businessman (Nigeria); Attorney Herbert Igbanugo (Nigeria); Lurline Baker Kent, Educator; Norman Coleman, former Mayor of St. Paul; Clifford Greene, Attorney; Dr. Carol Martin, Pediatrician; Fozia Abrar, Physician; the late Cassius Ellis, Surgeon; Karen Wells, Educator; Doris Baylor, Program Director; Syl Jones, writer and playwright; Yusef Mgeni, Community Advocate; Mrs. Tsehai Wodajo, Oromo womenıs advocate; Peter OleSabay, Nursing Home Worker, (Kenya).
Data on the International Leader Institute:
The International Leadership Institute is dedicated to increasing and strengthening international exchange and understanding between Minnesota and the world, with the goal of empowering communities of color by promoting leadership, justice, peace and democracy.
The International Leadership Institute (ILI) facilitates interaction in world affairs and fosters intercultural communication between Minnesotans, U.S. residents, international organizations, governments and people in other countries. The web site address for the ILI is www.internationalleader.org.
The Institute directs the efforts of professionals who have an interest in social justice to develop transformational leadership skills. The countries of India, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania currently host ILI projects.
The Institute provides technical assistance in partnership with local and international organizations to assist people and nations in transition. Assistance includes the development of leadership skills, analysis of technology, infrastructure, rule of law, health care delivery, businesses, banking, international policy, and education.
We have come a long way together - Minneapolis, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. This year, the Institute will celebrate nine years of making a positive difference, one person at a time. To continue our work, locally and globally, we need to increase our membership support and recruit more volunteers for future programs.
ILI membership is a passport in an organization that is working to bring resources to people and communities in developing communities in transition. The Institute has a solid track record of work in rule of law, education and development projects throughout the world. During the past few years the ILI has provided connections for hundreds of people in our community and in many countries. We are reaching out to continue and expand programs such as:
The ILI Resource Center, Minneapolis, was established to help community advocates and professionals develop international experience, leadership skills and knowledge about complex global cultures. The Instituteıs primary focus is in the countries of Africa, Asia and India.
The ILI Foreign Policy Round Table is a network of advocates providing analysis and leadership foreign policy matter and programs of the United Nations.
The ILI Civic Education Programs includes development of Community Expungement Workshops with several partner organizations in the Twin Cities area, reaching more than 1200 people in 2002. The ILI, with sponsor organizations, produced a Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Festival at Sabathani Community Center (2/21/03) which attracted over 800 citizens and volunteers from around the metropolitan area. On-going programs include HIV/AIDS education, Human Rights education and the Rule of Law.
The ILI Global Business Round Table has worked with the Southern Development Community (SADC) to bring trade conferences to Minnesota in 1998 and 2000. The committee has participated in non-governmental advisory activities for the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Other ILI programs include international visitors exchange programs, international nurses training program, and a historical Sister City Program partnership between Minneapolis and Eldoret Kenya. Monthly meetings with business leaders provide a unique opportunity to obtain strategic business information.
The ILI Youth Leadership Council and program provides opportunities for young people to travel to Africa for cultural immersion programs and community projects. In the summers of 2000 and 2001, the ILI youth helped complete a four-room school building in Eldoret, Kenya. The Little Angels Academy provides an opportunity for children from impoverished families and orphans to obtain an education. Special emphasis has been placed on the education for girls. One hundred children are currently enrolled at Little Angels Academy. The ILI has provided a school administrator, teachers, social workers and health care volunteers to feed and educate the children. Other opportunities for ILI youth have included traveling to Seattle, Washington to meet with computer technology experts and participating at the Nobel Peace Prize Conference in Decorah, Iowa. A visit with Mrs. Kofi Annan and Mrs. Steven Biko has provided additional perspectives for the youth. In the fall of 2002, the ILI Youth Leadership Council organized a Youth Conference at the University of Minnesota Law School attracting educators and international experts. Over 100 community youth from culturally diverse backgrounds attended the conference.
The ILI Global Health Committee is comprised of physicians, researchers, policy analysts, health care advocates and certified HIV/AIDS educators who are committed to education, prevention and treatment of communities and nations in the ILI global mission service areas. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and STD's disproportionally affect areas that lack resources for treatment and prevention. The committee works with governmental and non-governmental partners to provide education training and prevention materials appropriate to the cultural context.
The ILI is a vital organization, reaching out to many international groups around the world and metropolitan area. Providing resources is our work for communities in transition. Volunteers, private donors, grants, and event fundraisers support the Instituteıs programs.
How to Get Involved
Volunteer Opportunities: The ILI relies on volunteers at the resource center to do research, grant writing, plan events, produce publications, raise funds, and speak to community groups about programs and missions. If you would like to put your special skills to work please call
612/340-0340 or email [log in to unmask]
Donations and Cash Gifts
Your donations or cash gifts can be directed to a specific program or to where the need is greatest. All gifts are tax deductible, as specified by law.
Speakers Bureau
If you would like to learn more about the International Leadership Institute's mission and programs, we would be happy to present our program to your group or organization. Contact us at 612/340-0250 or visit us at www.internationalleader.org.
Leadership...making a positive difference in the world... one person at a time.
Mail address:
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
5021 Vernon Avenue South, PMB 136,
Minneapolis, MN 55436 612/340-0250
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