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Page 1 of 2 The Community Education Workshop Series Download Our Speaker's Bureau Brochure "Education is our Passport to the Future, for Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." -Malcolm XKnow Your Rights - How to Deal With Police ConfrontationsUsing interactive role plays and audience discussion, this workshop provides participants with information on what to do if they are arrested, harassed, or injured by police. Participants will learn the four levels of police encounters in New York and how to recognize and respond to each of them. Facilitators will also analyze the role of the police in Black (New Afrikan) and Latino communities, the crisis of police brutality, as well as organizing and galvanizing effective community responses.Political Prisoners & Prisoners of WarThis workshop provides participants with a definition of these often misunderstood terms, along with the economic,social and political implications these prisoners raise for America today. Workshop participants will receive information on how to get involved in the ever-growing movement to free the political prisoners and prisoners or war...today there are more than one hundred.Hurricane Katrina WorkshopThis interactive workshop provides detailed and useful information for those seeking to find out more about the results of the hurricane and the government indifference to its victims. In addition, there are pragmatic steps offered for those who wish to be involved in organizing with survivors to have a real say in the re-building of their city and not allowing a corporate takeover of peoples land and housing.Rap, Racism, and the Entertainment IndustryRecognizing the meteoric rise in the popularity of rap, this workshop focuses on why Black (New Afrikan) artists have not fully benefited financially from this billion dollar industry. In uncovering the often deceptive and exploitative nature of the music industry, this workshop also provides aspiring entertainers, musicians, and poets with guidance in avoiding the mistakes many talented artists make when entering this competitive and often underhanded field. |