2016 Convention: Program
Program of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Convention
April 16-17, 2016
Akwaaba Hall, 1245 18th Ave S., St. Petersburg, Florida
Registration $40 for both days, $25 for 1 day: Click Here.
Day 1: Saturday, April 16, 2016
10:00 Political Action/Rally Overview at Akwaaba Hall
Gather in Akwaaba Hall, 1245 18th Ave S for a thirty-minute overview on the Rally for John Evans and Reparations to African People that will open the conference. At approximately 10: 30, we will transport to 9th St and 2nd Ave S to begin the demonstration.
11:00 Rally to Commemorate John Evans, Lynched in St Pete (9th St & 2nd Ave S) (Click for more info)
12:30 pm Registration /Lunch (back at Akwaaba Hall 1245 18th Ave S, for the rest of the day)
1:30 pm Convening of the USM Convention
1:40 pm Cultural Performance
1:50 pm Political Report to the USM Convention
Jesse Nevel – Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Chair
2:10pm Reparations: A Revolutionary Demand!
Penny Hess – African People’s Solidarity Committee Chair
2:50pm Keynote Presentation
Chairman Omali Yeshitela – African People’s Socialist Party
3:40pm Break
4:00pm “White Reparations to African People” Appeal Workshop
Rhya Fogerty – Uhuru Solidarity Movement Membership Chair
Dr. Wendy Craig – Uhuru Solidarity Movement Economic Development Chair
5:00pm Black Power Matters! Black Community Control of Police! Panel Discussion
Gazi Kodzo – African People’s Socialist Party Membership Coordinator
Herdosia Bentum – International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement President
6:30pm Questions and Answer Session
7:00pm Adjourn
Day 2: Sunday, April 17th
9:00am Registration/Light Breakfast
10:00am Opening Remarks
Jesse Nevel – Uhuru Solidarity Movement Chair
10:10am African Resistance Poetry
Akile Anai, International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement
10:20 #PayReparations: It’s Our Money and We Want It Now! Africans One Billion Strong Campaign
– Ona Zené Yeshitela – African People’s Socialist Party Deputy Chair
– Penny Hess – African People’s Solidarity Committee Chair
– Kitty Reilly – APSC Office of Reparations and Economic Development Chair
– Starr – Uhuru Solidarity Movement Political Action Chair
12:20pm Lunch
1:00pm Make “Reparations” a Household Word! A How-To Guide to Building USM
In Your City…Even If You’re The Only Member There!
– Rhya Fogerty, USM Membership Chair
– Johann Bedingfield, USM National Outreach Chair
– Jesse Nevel, USM National Chair
3:00pm Revolutionary Cyberwarfare: Winning the War of Ideas for Reparations!
– Virginia Wilson, Uhuru Solidarity Movement Interim Info-Ed Chair
– Paula Lipsi, Uhuru Solidarity Movement Social Media Coordinator
– Jamie Simpson, Uhuru Solidarity Movement RIA Radio Show Coordinator
3:30pm Days in Solidarity with African People and the Reparations Challenge
Dr. Wendy Craig – Uhuru Solidarity Movement Economic Development Chair
4:00 Elections: National Steering Committee of Uhuru Solidarity Movement
4:30 Closing Remarks
Chairman Omali Yeshitela, African People’s Socialist Party
Penny Hess – African People’s Solidarity Committee Chair
5:00 Adjourn