Meet N' greet PT II

[Little95]

RUNOKO RASHIDI RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES!

RUNOKO RASHIDI IN LA FEBRUARY 25 TO MARCH 3

A WEEK IN LOS ANGELES WITH HISTORIAN RUNOKO RASHIDI!

Runoko Rashidi is a writer, public lecturer,
historian, and world traveler. He is the moderator of
the Global African Presence Egroup and is well known
over the Internet.

Brother Runoko will be speaking in Los Angeles from
February 25 to March 3.

The venues are as follows:

Saturday, February 25 at 7:00 pm

The AFIBA CENTER

5730 South Crenshaw
(Crenshaw 1/2 block north of Slauson Ave.)

Runoko's slide presentation lecture will focus on "The
Nile Valley, Asia and Early Europe."

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Sunday, February 26 at 7:00 pm

The AFIBA CENTER

5730 South Crenshaw Blvd
(Crenshaw 1/2 block north of Slauson Avenue)

Runoko's slide presentation lecture will focus on "The
African Presence in Australia, the Pacific Islands and
Ancient America."

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Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00 pm

Karast Unity/Center for African Spirituality

7825 South Western Avenue
(Corner of 78th and Western)

Runoko's slide presentation will focus on "African
History Month All Year Round"

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Friday, March 3 at 7:00 pm

The AFIBA CENTER 5730 South Crenshaw

(Crenshaw Blvd. 1/2 block north of Slauson Avenue)

Runoko's slide presentation lecture will be a "Tribute
to Great African Women: Ancient and Modern."

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Each program begins at 7:00 pm

A discussion period is included at the conclusion of
each presentation.

During each program Runoko will be promoting his 2006
tours to Paris and London and Turkey and Jordan.

Of course, each presentation will be highly visual.

A variety of Runoko's books, DVDs, cds, photos and
other educational materials will be available for
sale.

Absolutely no audio or video recording allowed!

Come early as seating is limited!

A love offering will be requested but no African will
be refused admission, so come out and greet and meet
and hear brother Runoko Rashidi in Los Angeles,
California.

For further information contact Runoko Rashidi at
Runoko@yahoo.com or call (210) 232-7272
http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/runoko.html

[Little95]

lets do Sun..... again I want earles too......... wassup lemme know

[Little95]

BARE HANDS VICTORY

FREE SCREENING
"BARE HANDS VICTORY"
AT
THE TALKING DRUM COMMUNITY FORUM
5730 S. CRENSHAW: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24TH, 7:30 P.M.

In 1893, eight years after the end of the Berlin
West African Conference, France effectively took
control of the West African territory now called
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire in French). What followed
was a story that we are all to familiar with.
Wherever Europeans have gone in Africa, massive
death and theft were soon visited upon the
unsuspecting and at times too welcoming African
inhabitants. Of course it was no different in Cote
d'Ivoire.

The first victims were the Baole people. A proud and
industrious people who fought bravely against the
French until they were finally defeated in 1911. At
the start of the Baoles resistance, there were 1.2
million of them. At the end of the conflict, only
200,000 Baole remained. A genocide by any standard.
Genocide was a matter of policy in Africa when
Europeans where not satisfied with Africans response
to their demands.

After the end World War II, where Europeans had
spent 6 years committing genocide against
themselves, Africans began to extricate themselves
from the long nightmare of European colonialism. On
August 7, 1960, the people of Cote d'Ivoire achieved
their independence and embarked upon a 42 year
period of relative peace and prosperity. Though
maintaining close ties to it's former colonial
occupier, with a sizable French population remaining
in the country including military bases, Ivoirians
governed themselves without much outside
interference.

That all changed in September 2002 when a coup
d'etat was attempted by so-called rebels using
French supplied weapons. In November 2004, France
directly intervened in the conflict on the side of
these rebels destroying Cote d'Ivoire's small air
force, taking over Cote d'Iovoire's airport and
attacking Cote d'Ivoire's Presidential Palace. A
clear violation of international law.

"Bare Hands Victory", details how the people of Cote
d'Ivoire, young and old, challenged France's attempt
to violate Cote d'Ivoire's sovereignty. It also
details France's brutal and murderous assault
against these brave Ivoirian patriots.

Screened at this year's Pan-African Film Festival
(2006), a must see for those how did not see it, and
a must see again, for those who did. The ghosts of
colonialism still hovers over Mother Africa.

The son of filmmaker Sidiki Bakaba, Sundiata Bakaba,
will be present to answer questions. Copies of the
film will be available for purchase.

This event will be hosted by CEMOTAP-West:
Committee To Eliminate Media Offensive to African
People
For more information call: 323-281-1331

[rebelAfrika]

Anybody decided on any particular days?

[rebelAfrika]

Originally Posted by Little95

lets do Sun..... again I want earles too......... wassup lemme know

I cain't do this Sunday. I got A-APRP meeting to go to. Yall should do it without me though.