Thursday, February 28, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
FAU KWANZAA Call ON A $1.25 TRILLION DOLLAR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT BASED SOLUTION DESIGNED FOR MAIN STREET - NOT WALL STREETon February 25th at 6:00 PM EST at Dial-in Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132#.
FAU CHAIRMAN'S REPORT UPDATE 2/24/13
A $1.25 TRILLION DOLLAR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT BASED SOLUTION DESIGNED FOR MAIN STREET - NOT WALL STREET!!!
We will talk about it on the FAU KWANZAA Call on February 25th at 6:00 PM EST at Dial-in Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132#.
PARTNERS WANTED TO WORK WITH US AND USPTO 5,577,042 AND RESPONDER DR ROBERT DAY IN A ELECTION OF 4 REPS TO THE AFRICAN UNION
THIS A USG EPA BASED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTION SETTING UP A $300b FUND BASED ON WORK DONE IN CINCINNATI IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE ACTIONS OF THE OBAMA ADMIN
Reparations is a major part of Pan Africanism.
According to the African Union Pan African is our History New Africanism is our future and they ask us to be involved as the sixth region. We have a choice to make.
Friends of the African Union (FAU) & allies have called on President Obama Jan 19th with a unsolicited $1.25 Trillion Dollar plan of action led by Fred Hargrove Sr. PE, MBA, CCM, African Scientific Institute Fellow based on using GREEN housing as a platform for improving quality of life FOR the AFRICAN DIASPORA IN THE USA
We with our partners including businesses have defined for ourselves and are speaking for ourselves in asking our president to direct his government to create a modification and or new treasury program called QE 3.1;.
Perhaps 7m households have been damaged or destroyed by sandy and during the economic meltdown of the past 7 years; we will facilitate the repair and/or new building will create jobs and a new life for their residents and those Americans in need of employment while reducing sewer output with $700B invested through 2020.
We will address needs of the 1m businesses hurt by sandy and during the economic meltdown of the past 7 years through a 50 year investment trust that could be $250b by 2020.
WE ARE ASKING FOR AT LEAST 10% OF A $250b SMALL BUSINESS FUND BE USED TO SUPPORT ERASING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WITH A MEANS TESTED ISO 26000 SOCIAL WORK SOLUTION SUPERSET
Furthermore, we promote the creation of a public private partnership as a special purpose enterprise for infrastructure like our sewers, water, & power lines that could have a $300B investment starting with Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, And Massachusetts including STEM9 SCHOOLING -
1-MILITARY
2-MEDICAL
3-MANUFACTURING
4-MULTINATIONAL
5-MULTICULTURAL
6-MULTIMEDIA
7-MANAGEMENT
8-MONEY
9-METROPOLITAN
WE PLAN TO BE IN 100 COUNTRIES WITH OUR FAU DRIVEN BRICKS N CLICKS STEM9 INFRASTRUCTURE BY JULY 2013
Friends
of the African Union Cincinnati is first a economic and new media
civil-society ruling body who is also a
social, humanitarian, charitable, and educational founded in 2013 to be
the service bureau to
the African Union and its member people. FAU Cincinnati will have a focus on the sixth
region from a Cincinnati perspective based on the work done in its founders over 700
years history in community activism, Pan Africanism, civil rights
action, economic rights actions and governmental service brought to bear with the February 10th proposal to the US EPA.
Friends of the African Union, Friends of the African Union Cincinnati, Friends of the African Union Senegal, Friends of the African Union Bermuda, Friends of the African Union Durham, Friends of the African Union Columbus, Friends of the African Union Oakland, Friends of the African Union Congress of African People, Friends of the African Union LA, Friends of the African Union Jaxsonville, Friends of the African Union NYC, Friends of the African Union Cleveland, African Scientific Institute and Urban Tech Fair Global Summit Tuesday March 19th through Sunday March 24th 2013 IN WASHINGTON DC at the Capital Hilton.
The Summit to help you organize your participation
from the Americans in the African Unions creation of a 1.4 billion
person market with over 4 trillion dollars in annual revenue. You will
learn how to use domestic community reinvestment act and other legal
strategies that you can use in the USA and in international markets,
with a focus on Africa and the African Disporia worldwide.
AGENDA
AS OF 2/19/2013
Tuesday, March 19 2013
FAU ASI UTF In person Registration Open 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
FAU ASI UTF Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
FAU ASI UTF Conference Orientation 8:00 AM — 5:30 PM
FAU ASI UTF African Union Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required - working lunch) 9:00 AM — 2:30 PM
Tuesday, March 19 2013
FAU ASI UTF In person Registration Open 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
FAU ASI UTF Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
FAU ASI UTF Conference Orientation 8:00 AM — 5:30 PM
FAU ASI UTF African Union Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required - working lunch) 9:00 AM — 2:30 PM
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM Workshop on how FAU
organizations and individuals are to win victories whose purpose is to
build multi-generational family wealth at the same time as community
wealth. We will talk about how FAU will create and expand the impact of
programs and ensure fair access to capital and credit. We will explain
the friends of the African Union's strategies, ideas, and experiences
about how we fulfill the African union roadmap to effectively move
institutions and decision makers to respond to the needs of 7 million
households that are in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and one
million businesses with 100,000 of them doing business in Africa.
FAU ASI UTF Conference Call and Google Hangout 6:00 PM on USPTO 5,577,042 and other Intellectual Property used in creating a global next generation secure universal means tested electronic highway.
FAU ASI UTF Conference Call and Google Hangout 6:00 PM on USPTO 5,577,042 and other Intellectual Property used in creating a global next generation secure universal means tested electronic highway.
FAU ASI UTF Dinner at 7:00 PM featuring
African Scientific Institute fellow Fred Hargrove Sr. PE, MBA, Certified
Construction Manager and Alpha brother with Todd Bristow Social
Services Director of Friends of the African Union on our theme Pan
Africanism and new a Africanism. It is a FAU 2.5 trillion dollar Plan
of Action based on the African Union's [AU] Disporia roadmap of 2012.
We modify it based on the Friends of the African Union Americas, African
and Asian Roadmap.
Wednesday, March 20 2013
National Community Reinvestment Coalition [NCRC] Conference
Wednesday, March 20 2013
National Community Reinvestment Coalition [NCRC] Conference
Registration Open 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 9:00 AM — 12:30 PM
Conference Orientation 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM
Welcome Luncheon and Keynote 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM
Confirmed Speaker: Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency
Workshops 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 2:00 AM — 4:45 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 9:00 AM — 12:30 PM
Conference Orientation 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM
Welcome Luncheon and Keynote 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM
Confirmed Speaker: Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency
Workshops 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 2:00 AM — 4:45 PM
Economic security is an issue of increasing importance to older adults, especially given the
impact of the financial crisis and the growing prevalence of predatory lending practices targeted toward older adults. NCRC launched the National Neighbors Silver program in 2011 to fund community-based organizations to advocate, organize, train, and develop banking products that are responsive to the financial needs of older adults. We will bring to light the innovative strategies and practices that community organizations can employ to empower and build a more secure future for our elders!
impact of the financial crisis and the growing prevalence of predatory lending practices targeted toward older adults. NCRC launched the National Neighbors Silver program in 2011 to fund community-based organizations to advocate, organize, train, and develop banking products that are responsive to the financial needs of older adults. We will bring to light the innovative strategies and practices that community organizations can employ to empower and build a more secure future for our elders!
Organizations working with the National Neighbors Silver (NNS) program have developed an array of organizing and educational strategies that reduce economic vulnerabilities facing older adults. At this conference NNS grantees, staff, and other national partners will share creative ideas and tools for engaging community-based organizations on how to enhance economic security for their older adult constituents. Learn about senior councils that focus on economic literacy, learning circles, organizing campaigns, and banker roundtables that share effective practices between older adults and financial institutions.
Keynote Address — 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Confirmed Speaker: Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
Annual Membership Meeting and Legislative Regulatory Briefing (Members Only) 4:15 PM — 7:00 PM
Chairman’s Reception 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM
FAU Chairmans Global Conference Call 9:00 PM — 1:00 AM FAU KWANZAA ACCORD 2013 at 6:00 PM EST at Dial-in Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132# today we talk about environmental justice and sustainability in the face of sudden global climate change
Thursday, March 21
Registration Open 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Breakfast 7:30 AM — 9:00 AM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Congressional Visits (Hill Day – Offsite) 8:30 AM — 12:00 PM
WE WILL BE ORGANIZING AROUND THE FRIENDS OF THE AFRICAN UNION'S PLAN OF ACTION TO ERASE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE [WITH THE AFRICAN SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE AND THE URBAN TECH FAIR] THROUGH A 7 MILLION HOUSEHOLD STRONG PROPOSAL THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE ADMINISTRATION ON 25 MARCH 2013. A MEASURE THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE US EPA IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WHILE CREATING 7 MILLION JOBS IN THEIR DISTRICTS
Congressional Luncheon (Offsite) 12:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Workshops 2:30 PM — 4:00 PM
BREAK 4:00 PM — 4:15 PM
Workshops 4:15 PM — 5:45 PM
Exhibitors’ and Networking Reception 5:45 PM — 7:00 PM
FAU Chairman's Global Conference Call
8:00 PM — 1:00 AM FAU KWANZAA ACCORD 2013 at 6:00 PM EST at Dial-in
Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132# today we talk
about environmental sustainability technology and public private
partnerships in the face of sudden global climate change that meets the
requirements of consent degrees in the USA
Friday, March 22
Registration Open 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Breakfast and Keynotes 7:30 AM — 9:15 AM Confirmed Speakers: Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Sarah Bloom Raskin, Federal Reserve Board Governor
All-Conference Interactive Session 9:15 AM — 10:30 AM
BREAK 10:30 AM — 10:45 AM
Workshops 10:45 AM — 12:15 PM
Keynote Luncheon 12:15 PM — 1:45 PM Confirmed Speaker: Martin Gruenberg, FDIC Chairman
BREAK 1:45 PM — 2:00 PM
Workshops 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM
BREAK 3:30 PM — 4:00 PM
Workshops 4:00 PM — 5:30 PM
NCRC Awards Dinner 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday, March 22
Registration Open 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Breakfast and Keynotes 7:30 AM — 9:15 AM Confirmed Speakers: Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Sarah Bloom Raskin, Federal Reserve Board Governor
All-Conference Interactive Session 9:15 AM — 10:30 AM
BREAK 10:30 AM — 10:45 AM
Workshops 10:45 AM — 12:15 PM
Keynote Luncheon 12:15 PM — 1:45 PM Confirmed Speaker: Martin Gruenberg, FDIC Chairman
BREAK 1:45 PM — 2:00 PM
Workshops 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM
BREAK 3:30 PM — 4:00 PM
Workshops 4:00 PM — 5:30 PM
NCRC Awards Dinner 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
FAU Chairmans Global Conference Call
10:00 PM — 4:00 AM FAU KWANZAA ACCORD 2013 at 6:00 PM EST at Dial-in
Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132# today we talk
with NCRC Award Winners about creating a community reinvestment act
based financial instrument. One that can be traded based on savings
through sustainability technology that an be modernized through a 144
Trust. It would be a new public private partnerships in Cincinnati
Ohio. One that can design, build and operate the infrastructure that
can meet the face of sudden global climate change. One which meets the
requirements of consent degrees in the USA as per the consent degree in
Cincinnati and the response of the US EPA to comments made by FAU's
strategic partners and modified this day based on discussions.
Saturday, March 23
Registration Open 7:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:30 AM — 10:00 AM
Members Only Plenary & Strategy Sessions 8:30 AM — 11:00 AM
Intensive Training Sessions 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM
FAU ASI UTF Luncheon 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM OUR PEACE AND SECURITY LUNCHEON WHERE WE SUPPORT THE DECISIONS OF THE AFRICAN UNION
FAU ASI UTF Intensive Training Sessions on our 1.25 Trillion Dollar Request 1:00 PM — 5:30 PM
FAU ASI UTF Conference Call and Google Hangout 6:00 PM
FAU ASI UTF Dinner featuring AU recognized Disporia Elder, AU Disporia roadmap co-developer and ASI President Lee O Cherry
Saturday, March 23
Registration Open 7:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:30 AM — 10:00 AM
Members Only Plenary & Strategy Sessions 8:30 AM — 11:00 AM
Intensive Training Sessions 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM
FAU ASI UTF Luncheon 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM OUR PEACE AND SECURITY LUNCHEON WHERE WE SUPPORT THE DECISIONS OF THE AFRICAN UNION
FAU ASI UTF Intensive Training Sessions on our 1.25 Trillion Dollar Request 1:00 PM — 5:30 PM
FAU ASI UTF Conference Call and Google Hangout 6:00 PM
FAU ASI UTF Dinner featuring AU recognized Disporia Elder, AU Disporia roadmap co-developer and ASI President Lee O Cherry
Sunday, March 24
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:30 AM — 11:00 AM
FAU & ASI Members Only Plenary & Strategy Sessions 8:30 AM — 10:00 AM
FAU ASI UTF Luncheon 10:30 to NOON IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PEACE AND SECURITY ACTIONS WHERE WE SUPPORT THE DECISIONS OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT REENTRY OF 100,000 CHILD WARRIORS BACK INTO SOCIETY AND BUILD A GLOBAL HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE
FAU & ASI Members Only Plenary & Strategy Sessions 8:30 AM — 10:00 AM
FAU ASI UTF Luncheon 10:30 to NOON IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PEACE AND SECURITY ACTIONS WHERE WE SUPPORT THE DECISIONS OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT REENTRY OF 100,000 CHILD WARRIORS BACK INTO SOCIETY AND BUILD A GLOBAL HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Friends of the African Union Global Summit
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM - Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 11:30 AM (EDT)
FAU Global Summit Universal Pass $5,000
Friends
of the African Union, African Scientific Institute and Urban Tech Fair
MARCH MEETING 19 MARCH TO 24 MARCH $5,000 PER PERSON IN WASHINGTON DC
with Hotel stay space for 2 in non smoking including parking at Capital
Hilton Tuesday March 19th through Sunday March 24th 2013. Four FAU
Memberships are included.
FAU Global Summit for Non Profits $1,000
FAU Global Summit Pass $2,000
Friends
of the African Union, African Scientific Institute and Urban Tech Fair
MARCH MEETING 19 MARCH TO 24 MARCH $2,000 for 2 peple IN WASHINGTON DC
held at the Capital Hilton Tuesday March 19th through Sunday March 24th
2013. Two FAU Memberships are included.
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FAU Global Summit for Non Profits $1,000
Friends
of the African Union, African Scientific Institute and Urban Tech Fair
MARCH MEETING 19 MARCH TO 24 MARCH $1,000 for non profit IN WASHINGTON
DC held at the Capital Hilton Tuesday March 19th through Sunday March
24th 2013. One FAU Presidents Congress Membership included.
FAU Global Summit Student Pass $500
FAU Global Summit Student Pass $500
Friends
of the African Union, African Scientific Institute and Urban Tech Fair
MARCH MEETING 19 MARCH TO 24 MARCH for students held at the Capital
Hilton Washington DC Tuesday March 19th through Sunday March 24th 2013
with modified meal plan. FAU Membership included. Dietary exceptions
cost extra, contact info@hargroveengineering.com.
FAU Membership $100
FRIENDS OF THE AFRICAN UNION HISTORICAL FOUNDATION AND FACT SHEET
FAU Membership $100
Friends
of the African Union, African Scientific Institute and Urban Tech Fair
MARCH MEETING 19 MARCH TO 24 MARCH access on our stream in addition to
FAU Membership.
BACKGROUNDER
Friends of the African Union
Friends of the African Union is a economic, social,
humanitarian, charitable, educational and new media civil-society ruling
body founded in 2012.
Aware of the rich and diverse human and institutional resources at the grassroots level, the new African Union is devoted to building strong partnerships between the governments and all segments of the society.
The impulse is not for the African Union to organize civil society. Rather the organizing principle of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council [ECOSOCC] of the African Union is one in which civil society would organize themselves to work with the Organization.
The Friends of the African Union has taken organization of this civil society in the America's.
On May 25th 2012 further action was taken on creating a global African Union Diaspora Civil Society Alliance with delegates from around the world having voting privileges in the AU's ECOSOCC . The Diaspora as a whole having 20 votes and the blacks in the United States having 4 votes. Friends of the African Union will organize that vote.
FAU History
December 2011 Co-Founders of Friends of the African Union attend meeting in Washington DC called by HE Ali and Dr Horne.Based on that we employed Kujichagulia in the creation of Friends of the African Union as the agent to address the needs to have all of the African Diaspora in America aware of the African Union and its quest to create a 1.4 billion person global market with at least 4 trillion dollars in annualized income.
We where represented by a Senegalese economist and his son.
January 2012 MLK Launch of Friends of African Union [FAU] and signature at the KWANZAA AFRICAN DIASPORA UNITY SUMMIT, JAN. 28, 2012, HOWARD UNIVERSITY where to attend and vote, all organizations had to be
(a) Committed to building the African Union and to contributing to the unification and development of Africa,
(b) Committed to assist and participate with the African Diaspora in joining the AU as voting members, and
(c) Committed to recognize Africa as their motherland and to use their networks to spread the word of the AU-Diaspora process and implementation.
February 2012 FAU Plan of Action Adopted
March 2012 FAU Global Solutions Formed
April 2012 National Community Reinvestment Coalition Attendance and Global Banking Talks
May 2012 African Union African Diaspora Conference held in South Africa
June 2012 Attended US State Dept. US African Business Conference by invitation of the US State Department.
July 2012 Orders issued by AU as to Diaspora Roadmap and change of FAU logo
August 2012 FAU STEM [Science Technology Engineering & Math] Formed and FAU 9 Principal Operations developed
September 2012 Power Plant powered by sewage water Presentation to the African Scientific Institute at a forum sponsored by the Constituency for Africa at Howard University during Congressional Black Caucus
October 2012 FAU Conference Call for the Big Black Call on October 16th 2012, added the 10th FAU Principal Operation and more global urban planning framework started
November 2012 FAU Business Plan Framework Agreed Upon and 10 Operational Principals Adopted
December 2012 FAU Anniversary Planning 2012 Sessions - One Trillion Dollar plus FAU SPV Framework with 1,000 Market Partner P3's including 7 million households.
January 2012 Pledged on MLK Day of service for a 1.25 Trillion Dollar program - $300B Sewers and 5GS Infrastructure, $700B for 7M Households to reduce sewer output while making home smarter through 7 year agreement through the FAU New Africanism Clicks n Bricks Program and a $250B public private partnership with a million businesses in it in 100 broad categories in alliance in 100 markets throughout the USA and 500 around the world from a HQ in Bermuda as 21st century business center.
Mission
Aware of the rich and diverse human and institutional resources at the grassroots level, the new African Union is devoted to building strong partnerships between the governments and all segments of the society.
The impulse is not for the African Union to organize civil society. Rather the organizing principle of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council [ECOSOCC] of the African Union is one in which civil society would organize themselves to work with the Organization.
The Friends of the African Union has taken organization of this civil society in the America's.
On May 25th 2012 further action was taken on creating a global African Union Diaspora Civil Society Alliance with delegates from around the world having voting privileges in the AU's ECOSOCC . The Diaspora as a whole having 20 votes and the blacks in the United States having 4 votes. Friends of the African Union will organize that vote.
FAU History
December 2011 Co-Founders of Friends of the African Union attend meeting in Washington DC called by HE Ali and Dr Horne.Based on that we employed Kujichagulia in the creation of Friends of the African Union as the agent to address the needs to have all of the African Diaspora in America aware of the African Union and its quest to create a 1.4 billion person global market with at least 4 trillion dollars in annualized income.
We where represented by a Senegalese economist and his son.
January 2012 MLK Launch of Friends of African Union [FAU] and signature at the KWANZAA AFRICAN DIASPORA UNITY SUMMIT, JAN. 28, 2012, HOWARD UNIVERSITY where to attend and vote, all organizations had to be
(a) Committed to building the African Union and to contributing to the unification and development of Africa,
(b) Committed to assist and participate with the African Diaspora in joining the AU as voting members, and
(c) Committed to recognize Africa as their motherland and to use their networks to spread the word of the AU-Diaspora process and implementation.
February 2012 FAU Plan of Action Adopted
March 2012 FAU Global Solutions Formed
April 2012 National Community Reinvestment Coalition Attendance and Global Banking Talks
May 2012 African Union African Diaspora Conference held in South Africa
June 2012 Attended US State Dept. US African Business Conference by invitation of the US State Department.
July 2012 Orders issued by AU as to Diaspora Roadmap and change of FAU logo
August 2012 FAU STEM [Science Technology Engineering & Math] Formed and FAU 9 Principal Operations developed
September 2012 Power Plant powered by sewage water Presentation to the African Scientific Institute at a forum sponsored by the Constituency for Africa at Howard University during Congressional Black Caucus
October 2012 FAU Conference Call for the Big Black Call on October 16th 2012, added the 10th FAU Principal Operation and more global urban planning framework started
November 2012 FAU Business Plan Framework Agreed Upon and 10 Operational Principals Adopted
December 2012 FAU Anniversary Planning 2012 Sessions - One Trillion Dollar plus FAU SPV Framework with 1,000 Market Partner P3's including 7 million households.
January 2012 Pledged on MLK Day of service for a 1.25 Trillion Dollar program - $300B Sewers and 5GS Infrastructure, $700B for 7M Households to reduce sewer output while making home smarter through 7 year agreement through the FAU New Africanism Clicks n Bricks Program and a $250B public private partnership with a million businesses in it in 100 broad categories in alliance in 100 markets throughout the USA and 500 around the world from a HQ in Bermuda as 21st century business center.
FRIENDS OF THE AFRICAN UNION HISTORICAL FOUNDATION AND FACT SHEET
BY: T.C. Adams
DATE: February 19, 2013
In 1885, the European nations met at the Berlin Conference to organize themselves and agree on a plan for the forcible acquisition of land, resources and assets of the African continent. This modern colonization of Africa was resisted from the start.
In 1957, Ghana gained its independence from British rule and became the first sovereign African state under modern (post WWII) international law.
On May 25, 1963, thirty-two independent nations joined together to form the Organization of African Unity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its goals were to promote the unity and solidarity of African states, co-ordinate and intensify the cooperation of African states, defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of African states, and promote the eradication of colonialism in all forms.
On July 9, 2002, President Thebo Mbeki of South Africa presided over the disbanding of the Organization of African Unity, and the inauguration of the newly formed African Union, its successor. In 2003, the African Union (AU) amended its constitution (called the AU Constitutive Act) to formally include persons of African descent, not residing within the continent, as part of the African Union. In Article 3(q) of the AU’s amended Constitution, the AU hereby “…invite(s) and encourage(s) the full participation of the African Diaspora as an important part of our continent, in the building of the African Union.”
On April 11-12, 2005, the Meeting of Experts on the Definition of the African Diaspora was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting ended with the following definition agreed to by assembly consensus: “The African Diaspora consists of peoples of African origin living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship or nationality and who are willing to contribute to the development of the continent and the building of the African Union.”
The African Union defines the African continent as being divided into 6 geographical regions—North Africa, South Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and the Diaspora (Global). The division of the Diaspora into sub-regions is still a work in progress, but at present consists of Canada, United States, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia-Oceania-Asia-Pacific Islands.
The Diaspora is to be initially included as voting members of the Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) which is one of the 11 permanent commissions of the AU. The Diaspora has been granted 20 seats of a total 150 seats at present. The ECOSOCC was founded as a grouping of 150 community-based organizations or their representatives. Such organizations are referred to as NGOs (Non-governmental Organizations) and civil society organizations in international discourse. Over time, we believe that the Diaspora can be incorporated into the other functions and institutions of the AU, including the Pan-African Parliament.
As a result of the broader definition of inclusion by the AU, the African Diaspora within the United States is larger in population size than the racial and ethnic definitions used by the U.S. Census Bureau. For example, Spanish language speakers are separated by category from blacks or African Americans in the US Census. However, many Latinos consider themselves black, or Afro-Latino. Additionally, the US Census designates many Arabs-Muslims as white, indigenous peoples of North Africa. Based on the broader definition of the AU, the estimated African Diaspora population residing within the United States exceeds 60 million people.
The Friends of the African Union recognizes that there have been three historical mass migrations of African descended peoples to the U.S. First, there was the Tans-Atlantic Slave Trade referred to as the African Holocaust. From 1619 to 1808 more than 700,000 Africans were forcibly relocated to the U.S. Second, after the Spanish-American War (1897-1898), the U.S. gained dominance of the Caribbean and much of the South Pacific which ushered in a second wave of immigration from Latin America countries. From the 1880s until 1950s more than 1 million Africans immigrated to the US, mostly from the Caribbean. Lastly, as a result of the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War in Asia, Congress revised America’s immigration policy in 1965 to allow more immigration from the independent states of the continent. The final wave of immigration is continuing and exceeds 1.3 million.
In 1957, Ghana gained its independence from British rule and became the first sovereign African state under modern (post WWII) international law.
On May 25, 1963, thirty-two independent nations joined together to form the Organization of African Unity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its goals were to promote the unity and solidarity of African states, co-ordinate and intensify the cooperation of African states, defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of African states, and promote the eradication of colonialism in all forms.
On July 9, 2002, President Thebo Mbeki of South Africa presided over the disbanding of the Organization of African Unity, and the inauguration of the newly formed African Union, its successor. In 2003, the African Union (AU) amended its constitution (called the AU Constitutive Act) to formally include persons of African descent, not residing within the continent, as part of the African Union. In Article 3(q) of the AU’s amended Constitution, the AU hereby “…invite(s) and encourage(s) the full participation of the African Diaspora as an important part of our continent, in the building of the African Union.”
On April 11-12, 2005, the Meeting of Experts on the Definition of the African Diaspora was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting ended with the following definition agreed to by assembly consensus: “The African Diaspora consists of peoples of African origin living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship or nationality and who are willing to contribute to the development of the continent and the building of the African Union.”
The African Union defines the African continent as being divided into 6 geographical regions—North Africa, South Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and the Diaspora (Global). The division of the Diaspora into sub-regions is still a work in progress, but at present consists of Canada, United States, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia-Oceania-Asia-Pacific Islands.
The Diaspora is to be initially included as voting members of the Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) which is one of the 11 permanent commissions of the AU. The Diaspora has been granted 20 seats of a total 150 seats at present. The ECOSOCC was founded as a grouping of 150 community-based organizations or their representatives. Such organizations are referred to as NGOs (Non-governmental Organizations) and civil society organizations in international discourse. Over time, we believe that the Diaspora can be incorporated into the other functions and institutions of the AU, including the Pan-African Parliament.
As a result of the broader definition of inclusion by the AU, the African Diaspora within the United States is larger in population size than the racial and ethnic definitions used by the U.S. Census Bureau. For example, Spanish language speakers are separated by category from blacks or African Americans in the US Census. However, many Latinos consider themselves black, or Afro-Latino. Additionally, the US Census designates many Arabs-Muslims as white, indigenous peoples of North Africa. Based on the broader definition of the AU, the estimated African Diaspora population residing within the United States exceeds 60 million people.
The Friends of the African Union recognizes that there have been three historical mass migrations of African descended peoples to the U.S. First, there was the Tans-Atlantic Slave Trade referred to as the African Holocaust. From 1619 to 1808 more than 700,000 Africans were forcibly relocated to the U.S. Second, after the Spanish-American War (1897-1898), the U.S. gained dominance of the Caribbean and much of the South Pacific which ushered in a second wave of immigration from Latin America countries. From the 1880s until 1950s more than 1 million Africans immigrated to the US, mostly from the Caribbean. Lastly, as a result of the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War in Asia, Congress revised America’s immigration policy in 1965 to allow more immigration from the independent states of the continent. The final wave of immigration is continuing and exceeds 1.3 million.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
1st Draft - African Child Warrior Solution on FAU KWANZAA ACCORD 2013 BLACK HISTORY MONTH DAY 18 PRESIDENTS DAY CALL at 6:00 PM EST 18 FEB 2013 at Dial-in Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132#
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
FAU Philly Leader Todd Bristow and Rev. Jesse Jackson 31 Jan 2013 at 16th annual Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit
About the Wall Street Project
The Wall Street Project was founded in 1996 by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and the Citizenship Education Fund, and officially launched by Rev. Jesse Jackson and prominent minority business owners on January 15, 1997, Dr. King’s birthday. The Project is represented by satellite or bureau offices (New York, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, East Palo Alto, Houston and Washington, D.C.), each representing the competency center for one or more of the industry spokes the organization focuses on: financial services, public policy, telecommunications, automotive, energy, advertising, international affairs, food services, insurance, entertainment, manufacturing, and information technology.
The Wall Street Project challenges corporate America to end the multi-billion dollar trade deficit with minority vendors and consumers and works to assure equal opportunity for diverse employees, entrepreneurs, and consumers. The Project uses Operation Breadbasket’s model of research, education and negotiation and reconciliation to achieve its mission to promote inclusion, opportunity and economic growth by encouraging public and private industries to:
• Improve hiring, promotion and retention practices
• Name more minorities to corporate boards
• Allocate more capital to minority companies
• Promote intra-trade relationships among diverse businesses
• Increasefunding for educational scholarships, and voter registration education
• Increase financial literacy in minority and/or underserved communities through the work of the One Thousand Churches Connected program
Todd told Rev. Jackson about Friends of the African Union and its operating principals.
FAU KWANZAA ACCORD 2013 BLACK HISTORY MONTH DAY 2 CALL at 6:00 PM EST 2 FEB 2013 at Dial-in Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132#
FAU KWANZAA ACCORD 2013 BLACK HISTORY MONTH DAY 2 CALL at 6:00 PM EST 2 FEB 2013 at Dial-in Number: 213.493.0700 with Participant Access Code: 106132#
AGENDA
FAU Schedule-at-a-Glance in March talked about today on Day 2 of FAU Kwanzaa Accords Black History Month.
MARCH MEETING 19 MARCH TO 24 MARCH $1,000 PER PERSON IN WASHINGTON DC
Please note that all information is subject to change.
FAU Meeting Tuesday, March 19 2013
FAU In person Registration Open 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
FAU Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
FAM Conference Orientation 8:00 AM — 5:30 PM
FAU Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 9:00 AM — 5:30 PM
FAU Conference Call and Google Hangout 6:00 PM
Wednesday, March 20 2013
Registration Open 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 9:00 AM — 12:30 PM
Conference Orientation 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM
Welcome Luncheon and Keynote 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM
Confirmed Speaker: Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency
Workshops 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 2:00 AM — 4:45 PM
Keynote Address — 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Confirmed Speaker: Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
Annual Membership Meeting and Legislative Regulatory Briefing (Members Only) 4:15 PM — 7:00 PM
Chairman’s Reception 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM
Thursday, March 21
Registration Open 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Breakfast 7:30 AM — 9:00 AM
Intensive Training Sessions (special registration required) 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Congressional Visits (Hill Day – Offsite) 8:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Congressional Luncheon (Offsite) 12:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Workshops 2:30 PM — 4:00 PM
BREAK 4:00 PM — 4:15 PM
Workshops 4:15 PM — 5:45 PM
Exhibitors’ and Networking Reception 5:45 PM — 7:00 PM
Friday, March 22
Registration Open 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Breakfast and Keynotes 7:30 AM — 9:15 AM
Confirmed Speakers:
Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Sarah Bloom Raskin, Federal Reserve Board Governor
All-Conference Interactive Session 9:15 AM — 10:30 AM
BREAK 10:30 AM — 10:45 AM
Workshops 10:45 AM — 12:15 PM
Keynote Luncheon 12:15 PM — 1:45 PM
Confirmed Speaker: Martin Gruenberg, FDIC Chairman
BREAK 1:45 PM — 2:00 PM
Workshops 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM
BREAK 3:30 PM — 4:00 PM
Workshops 4:00 PM — 5:30 PM
NCRC Awards Dinner 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 23
Registration Open 7:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Internet Café and Member Lounge 7:30 AM — 10:00 AM
Members Only Plenary & Strategy Sessions 8:30 AM — 11:00 AM
Intensive Training Sessions 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM
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