USM National Convention Day One! Building a Culture of Reparations!

Uhuru!  The Uhuru Solidarity Movement’s National Convention was a tremendous success! Above is the video of the livestream from Day 1 of the convention~ an international conference on reparations!  What a mobilizing day of speakers and workshops! #ReparationsNow!

USM NATIONAL CONVENTION 2017 PROGRAM:

Day 1
9:30am Introductory Remarks
9:35am Video Presentation: “White Solidarity with Black Power”

 9:40am Political Report to the USM Convention Jesse Nevel, USM National Chair, Candidate for Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida

10:00am Musical Performance: “Reparations Now” Performed by Jackson Hollingsworth

10:10am “We Will Not Be Your Lynch Mob” Penny Hess, Chair of African People’s Solidarity Committee

10:50am Keynote Presentation: Chairman Omali Yeshitela Chair of African People’s Socialist Party, Founder of the Uhuru Movement

11:50am Discussion

12pm Lunch

1pm “Our Only Future is Solidarity with African Liberation! Build the culture of reparations!” Presented by KC Mackey, Jackson Hollingsworth, Amanda Carlozzi

3:00pm Break

3:15pm It’s Reparations Time, Come On! Gazi Kodzo, National Director of Membership and Recruitment

3:30pm The Reparations Challenge: The Reparations Cultural Revolution! Presented by Starr, KC Mackey

4:15pm Radical Times Call for Radical Solutions! #UnityThroughReparations Workshop on the Electoral Campaigns of Eritha “Akile” Cainion for District 6 City Council and Jesse Nevel for Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida

5:15pm Closing Remarks

5:30pm Dinner