Program of USM Convention 2014! Register today
Below is the program of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement’s upcoming national convention, Reparations Now! Solidarity with African Liberation! to be held on May 3-4, Saturday and Sunday at Akwaaba Hall, 1245 18th Ave S., St. Petersburg, FL.
Day 1 – Saturday, May 3
1:00pm – 6:30pm
1:00- 1:05 – Welcome
1:05 – 1:25 – “The State of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement” – Jesse Nevel, USM National Chair
1:25-1:55 – Keynote presentation by Penny Hess, Chairwoman of African People’s Solidarity Committee, author of Overturning the Culture of Violence
1:55-2:40 – Keynote presentation by Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African Socialist International, author of An Uneasy Equilibrium
2:40-3:15 – Join the Uhuru Solidarity Movement! A call for membership
3:15-3:35 – Discussion / Q&A
3:35-5:30 – Build Days in Solidarity with African People! Africa’s Resources are Africa’s Birthright! Workshop
5:30-5:40 – Closing remarks
Day 2, Sunday May 4
10am – 1:30pm
10:00 -10:20– Opening statements
10:20-10:50– “USM and the War of Ideas: Extending the Voice of the African Revolution into the White Oppressor Nation”: Kefira Baron, National Information and Education Chair of Uhuru Solidarity Movement
10:40 – 11:00 – Appeal
11:00 – 11:30 – Elections
11:30-12:00 – Resolutions
12:00-12:30 – Closing remarks
12:30-1:30 – Lunch
1:30 – Adjourn