From: nattyreb@ix.netcom.com
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 02:21:55
Subject: !*N'COBRA 10th National Convention
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From: "Ukali Mwendo"
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 17:54:32 -0600
N'COBRA Web Site: http://www.ncobra.com/
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From: "Dorothy Lewis", INTERNET:DLewis@samhsa.gov
DATE: 5/17/99 4:22 PM
CALL TO CONVENTION
National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America [N'COBRA]
Where: Union Plaza at 300 South Grand Blvd. (Blue Room)
St. Louis, MO
When: June 18- 20, 1999
Contents:
Weekend at a Glance
Pre-convention Agenda
Registration Forms
N'COBRA Convention Agenda
Opportunities: Program Brochure Ad, Vending Space
Call for Papers & Poster Sessions
Tenth National Convention on Reparations for Blacks in America
Theme: MISSION POSSIBLE!! Lets Get on Board and Get Ready to Get Paid!
MISSION POSSIBLE: GET READY TO GET PAID!!
Your great great grandparents have a fortune in back pay coming to them
but they are dead and gone and you are the only relative left to collect
it. Will you shrug your shoulders and keep on struggling from one
paycheck, school loan, or welfare check to another? Will you let the
past stay in the past and wave your inheritance good-bye? Perhaps you
will simply forgive and forget those who kidnaped your relatives and
robbed them of a lifetime of pay? Perhaps you are content to let the
U.S. Congress continue to give to others the trillions of dollars owed
to you?
No?
If you prefer to claim your inheritance, this Mission is yours. To
succeed, you must join with members of N'COBRA - whose Mission, like
yours, is to collect the trillions of dollars owed to Blacks. YOU CAN
FIND N'COBRA MEMBERS at the time and place noted above. BE THERE TO MEET
AND GREET THEM AND TO GET THE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who Should Attend:
Anyone who expects to be a party to the suit against the U.S. Government
for the enslavement of their ancestors and who believe that Black
people, Africans in America, should be compensated for the injustice,
cruelty, brutality, inhumanity, and exploitation of enslavement and the
racial and economic discrimination and oppression imposed upon Black
people after enslavement; and who supports the efforts of N'COBRA to
organize a National Movement to win Reparations NOW!!
Conference Goals:
*** To put in place the solid organizational structures needed
to hold the 2 million members expected by the year 2000.
*** To forward the work of the N'COBRA Commissions:
- Economic Development
- Legal Strategies
- International
- Youth
- Legislative
- Information & Education
- Human Resources
- Membership
*** To identity the steps that individuals, families,
organizations, and regions need to take to get ready
to get paid.
Lodging in St. Louis, Missouri: MUST RESERVE BEFORE MAY 15TH
Best Western Hotel - 4630 Lindell Blvd. (314) 367-7500 $76.00
Regal Riverfront Hotel 200 S. 4th St. St. (314) 241-9500 $79.00
Court Yard by Marriott - 2340 Market Street (314) 241-9111 $105.00
There are a limited number of local University Dorms/Apartments
available - from $13.00 to $50.00 per night. You must call the
conference coordinator NOW to reserve: 314-776-1984 or (fax)
314-839-0422. Call or fax immediately to reserve your space.
Then follow-up with deposit.
The Weekend at A Glance
Thursday Evening (June 17th) - Board Meeting
Friday Morning (June 18th) - Swearing-in of New Commissioners/Officers
Friday - 1:00 - 6:00 pm
........ Pre-conference: Where is the money? How do I get it?
This is a skills-building workshop/training on how to find out about and
apply for the billions of dollars from Federal, State, and Foundation
sources to do work in your communities. Excellent for community-based
and grassroots providers of substance abuse treatment, prevention and
HIV/AIDS services. Information also available for funds from the
Departments of Labor, Education, Housing and Urban Development, and
Health and Human Services. While this is not an N'COBRA event, N'COBRA
Economic Development, Human Resources, and Youth Commissioners should
attend.
Friday - 7:00 - 10:00 pm
....... Town Hall Meeting - Agenda 2000! Reparations Now!
Saturday - 9:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.
....... N'COBRA Commission Workshops: Get Ready to Get Paid!
Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
....... Breakfast / Reparations Sunday Service/ Commissions Meet
PRE-CONVENTION REGISTRATION & AGENDA
Friday - June 18, 1999
Registration - 10:00 - 12:00 Noon - On-site Registration $10.00 extra
Pre-Convention Agenda
1:00 - 1:10 Welcome and Purpose
1:10 - 1:30 Introductions
1:30 - 1:45 Specific Agencies of Interest to Community-based and
Grassroots Organizations
1:45 - 2:00 General Overview of the Grant and Review Process
2:00 - 3:00 Elements of a Winning Proposal
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:15 Specific Agency Breakout Sessions
4:15 - 5:15 Specific Agency Breakout Sessions
5:15 - 5:45 Anatomy of a Good Proposal
5:45 - 6:00 Where and How to Get Technical Assistance for Your Proposal
This workshop is for people who are serious about applying for funds to
provide services in their communities. If you would like some advance
help with a specific proposal. Register Now!
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___________Pre-Convention Workshop $30.00 (N'COBRA Members $25.00)
PRE-CONVENTION SURVEY FOR WORKSHOP PLANNING:
Area of Interest Background
_____Education ______Educator
_____Substance Abuse ______Advocate
_____HIV/AIDS ______Provider
_____Welfare to Work ______Community-based Provider
_____Housing ______Clergy
_____Private Industry ______Person in Recovery
_____Children ______Business
_____Youth ______Federal
_____Schools ______State
_____Research ______City/Local
Other_________________________________________________________
What would you like to gain from this workshop? Why?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Type of issue or problem for which funding is needed
______________________________________________________________
Type of organization for which funding is needed
______________________________________________________________
N'COBRA CONVENTION REGISTRATION
Make check(s) payable to N'COBRA St. Louis.
Send to
P.O. Box 6246
St. Louis, MO 63106.
For more information call: 314-776-1984)
______ $50.00 N'COBRA Convention (Non-Members $60.00)
Includes T-Shirt & Magazine
______ $10.00 N'COBRA National Membership
+ Local membership to be paid to local chapter.
______ Total Enclosed
Enclosed is a check in the amount of $_________.
This includes $________ Pre-Convention workshop, and $________ for
vending space.
First Name_________________MI_____ Last Name_______________
Address__________________________
City________________State__________Zip________
Home Phone__________________Work Phone_____________ Fax______________
Home E-Mail_________________ Work E-Mail________________
Website_______________
Organizational Affiliations_________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OUT A PROGRAM BOOKLET AD AS FOLLOWS:
____Back Cover $175.00 ____Quarter Page $50.00
____Inside Front $150.00 ____ Business Card $35.00
____Full Page $100.00 ____ Patron List $10.00
____Half Page $ 75.00 Add $ 5.00 per ad if layout is required
Submission Deadline is May 15th.
VENDING SPACE IS AVAILABLE: You can rent a table for $25.00 per table,
per day. This covers Friday & Saturday from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Space
is available on a first come, first served basis.
REQUEST FOR VENDING SPACE: Yes, I would like to rent vending space.
Enclosed is my $25.00 fee. I WILL SELL
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
CATERING: Midwest Consultants, Inc., will cater this event. Dinners are
under $10.00.
CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTER SESSIONS - DEADLINE MAY 15TH:
PAPERS - You can participate in developing the program for this
convention by submitting your paper or a description of your concept to
D.Lewis @ P.O. Box 1397 Rockville, MD20849-1397 or calling 301-279-9235
to discuss. Papers will be considered for presentation, or publication
in the N'COBRA magazine, or in shaping the workshops.
POSTER SESSIONS: Poster sessions offer an opportunity for individuals or
chapters to share ideas to promote reparations and to express their
views or research with photos, artworks, graphics, etc. Authors will be
able to hold discussions with conference participants throughout the
conference and at specific times, depending on the number of
submissions.
N'COBRA CONVENTION AGENDA
7:00 - 10:00 Friday Evening - June 18th
Reparations Agenda 2000 - Town Hall Meeting
Community Speak-out & Question and Answer Time
Hannibal Afrik & Dorothy Benton-Lewis - N'COBRA Co-Chairs
Adjoa Aiyetoro, Esq. - N'COBRA Litigation Committee (N'COBRA's Lawsuit)
Imari Obadele - N'COBRA's Election of Economic Development Commissioners
Representative Ed Vaughn - Joanne Watson - The Legislative Strategy
Congressman John Conyers & Congressman Clay (Invited)
Johnita Scott & Obidiki Kamau - Time to Get on Board
Other N'COBRA Officers/Members and Invited Guests
N'COBRA CONVENTION AGENDA - Saturday June 19th
8:00 - Registration Open All Day
9:00 - 10:30 - Opening Ritual & Morning Plenary
Overview, Purpose, Charge
Regional & Commissioners Report
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:30 Concurrent Workshops
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 Concurrent Workshops
3:00 - 4:30 Concurrent Workshops
4:45 - 5:00 Evening Plenary - Report from Workshops
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner - On Your Own in Working Groups
Saturday Evening - June 19th - Continued
7:00 - 10:00 Cultural Cafe (Music, Poetry, Song)
- Express Yourself N'COBRA!
Sunday June 20th
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakfast Meeting
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Reparations Sunday Service & Closing
11:00 - 1:00 p.m. Commission Meetings
CALL FOR SUPPORT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL N'COBRA NATIONAL CONVENTION
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - UNION PLAZA @ 300 SOUTH GRAND (IN THE BLUE ROOM)
JUNE 18 - 20, 1999
Yes, I/We believe that blacks are due reparations, a long overdue debt
and a just inheritance, for the forced contribution of enslaved Africans
to America's wealth; and for the continued effects of enslavement to the
current day.
Enclosed is my contribution in the amount of $ ________ .
My organization,____________, and/or my chapter of ______________________
will be an endorser or supporter of N'COBRA's 10th Annual Convention on
reparations
My/Our financial contribution is to help underwrite the Convention's
cost. Enclosed is a check in the amount of
$50.00___$75.00 ___ $100.00___ $250.00 ___ $500.00 ___ Other $_________.
My/our in-kind donation will be:
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
____I/We will not be able to attend, but here is my/our donation to
support the Convention. Enclosed is a check in the amount of
$_________.
I/We pledge to bring participants:
5 people ___ 10 people ____ 20 people ____ 50 people _____.
We pledge_____(number) volunteers to assist. Provide names and phone
numbers of volunteers.
___ During the Convention
___ Prior to Convention
Please send acknowledgment of my/our contribution to the following
address:
Name ___________________ Organization ___________________
Chapter of_____________
City__________________ State _____________ Zip ______________
Phone: Work ________________ Fax ________________ Home ________________
E-mail ________________________
Please contact N'COBRA St. Louis Chapter (314-776-1984) to discuss any
details of your endorsement and material support for this Convention.
Make check (s) payable to N'COBRA St. Louis. Send check and completed
form to P.O. Box 6246, St. Louis, MO 63106.
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