Opening Session

Wazee to Watoto Mkutona Wa Umma

{Elders to Students Mass Meeting}“ What We the Elders Have to Offer; What We The Youth Need”

Friday, March 25, 2011 – - 6:00pm – - 9:00pm – - at Tougaloo College’s Holmes Hall

Based on the Afrikan proverb – The best place for a child is at the foot of an elder, Wazee to Watoto {Elders 2 Students} seeks to empower New Afrikans by bringing elders and youth together for meaningful dialogue about the Afrikan Liberation Struggle and its continuation. This profound dialogue speaks to Malcolm X’s criticism of the Afrikan Liberation generation who ignored the advisement and guidance needs of the next generation. Malcolm said, “Look at yourselves. Some of you teenagers, students. How do you think I feel and I belong to a generation ahead of you – how do you think I feel to have to tell you, “We, my generation, sat around like a knot on a wall while the whole world was fighting for its human rights – and you’ve got to be born into a society where you still have that same fight.’ What did we do, who preceded you? I’ll tell you what we did. Nothing. And don’t you make the same mistake we made…”. What we, today’s elders, have to do is to fill that void left by the non-nurturing of the next generation in the liberation struggle to ensure continuity and continuance of the movement until the true ultimate victory is materialized – Full Liberation/Sovereignty and Respect for Afrikan Life.

Contact A. Lukata Chikuyu for more information 601.957.2969