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African Renaissance: The Rebirth of Our Youth


From: m.luckett@...
To: Dr_Bell2003@... (Herman Bell), Profmanu@... (Manu
Ampim), m.luckett@...,
Subject: 4A's February 2006 Conference and Flyer
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:54:58 +0000


Greetings,
On behalf of the Association of Africans and African-Americans, I
want to thank you in advance for your participation at the upcoming
conference in February. We expect a minimum turnout of 50 people.
However, the state of our youth and the HIV/AIDS epidemic requires
that we, at the very least, try to triple this number to 150. Towards
this end, we need your support in getting the word out. We are
asking that you tell 50 people and bring at least 20 people with you.

Attached is the conference flyer which you can down load and copy.
If you have any questions or need us to make copies for you, please
don't hesitate to call me. My number is (510)235-1455.

Yours in the struggle,
Aduni

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Gye Nyame - "Fear no one, except God"

ASSOCIATION OF AFRICANS AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Unity for Development of African Descendants Worldwide

Seventh Annual HIV/AIDS in Africa Conference

Presents:
"African Renaissance: The Rebirth of Our Youth"

Workshops: 1) Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life
and Culture - "Choices and Chances: Empowering Youth to Develop
Through Our Prevention Rituals;" 2) Independent Black Schools, Ille
Omode, African Children's Advanced Learning Center, and Asa Academy -
"Education of the African-American child within the context of
African Renaissance;" 3) Minister Keith X - Nation of Islam; 4) Abut
KaRen, Heal Thy Youth, Inc. - "Recreating Health as an Art Form
(Raising Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy via the Healing Arts)"

Professor Manu Ampim: "Reclaiming the Lost Arts of Kemet" (slide
presentation)

Keynote Address:
Herman B. Bell, D.O. - Medical Director of The People's Community
Clinic

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From: m.luckett@...
To: Herman Bell <Dr_Bell2003@...> Manu Ampim
<Profmanu@...> m.luckett@... INVALID_ADDRESS@.SYNTAX-ERROR.
Subject: 4A's February 2006 Conference and Flyer
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:54:58 +0000

African Renaissance: The Rebirth of Our Youth


From: m.luckett@...
To: Dr_Bell2003@... (Herman Bell), Profmanu@... (Manu
Ampim), m.luckett@...,
Subject: 4A's February 2006 Conference and Flyer
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:54:58 +0000


Greetings,
On behalf of the Association of Africans and African-Americans, I
want to thank you in advance for your participation at the upcoming
conference in February. We expect a minimum turnout of 50 people.
However, the state of our youth and the HIV/AIDS epidemic requires
that we, at the very least, try to triple this number to 150. Towards
this end, we need your support in getting the word out. We are
asking that you tell 50 people and bring at least 20 people with you.

Attached is the conference flyer which you can down load and copy.
If you have any questions or need us to make copies for you, please
don't hesitate to call me. My number is (510)235-1455.

Yours in the struggle,
Aduni

Greetings - Norma's fans. The latest addition to Norma J is "Book
Shelf". This section contains infomation about beautycare, magazines,
house repairs, cook recipes, gardening, and much more. The "Book
Shelf" will be listed in several other websites. We will let you know
which ones at a later date.

The new addition is being sponsored by africanmetropolis.com and
amazon.com.

There is a menu at the bottom of each page. A link back to Norma's
website, located on the right hand side of most of the "Book Shelf"
menus.

http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/beauty_book_shelf.html

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http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/book_shelf.html

Some of the proceeds from the "Book Self" will be used to fund three
information websites; africanmetropolis.com, earthmetropolis.com and
aaaafrica.org.

The last website is a community out reach organization focusing on
education scholarships, HIV/AIDS funding and Katrina. The community
program has been around since March 1978.

We will keep you focused.

Sincerely,

Claude Lockhart Clark - (Norma's Webmaster)

KATRINA DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS UPDATE 09/16/05

Important Instructions - call or e-mail these organizatios to make
sure that they are still in opperation before sending items. We will
try to post additional material as soon as we receive additional
information or changes. - Norma J. - September 17th 2005

The Full story with links updates, etc. can be found here at the
following websites:

http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/katrina_1.html
http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/network_1.html
normajskincare@yahoogroups.com
normajskincare-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
africanwoodcarving@yahoogroups.com
africanwoodcarving-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

From: William D Bryant [mailto:wdb23@...]
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:09 PM
Subject: RE: Website for additional places working on Katrina relief



Thank you, Dr. Ellen.

This is a wonderful listing, It's interesting because I was also
watching on the news about the monies are being caught up in the
beaurcracy. And the Red Cross is trying!




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From: Anderson, Ellen M [mailto:Ellen.Anderson@...]
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:37 PM
Subject: Website for additional places working on Katrina relief

Alternative options for the relief effort:

As often happens in big disasters, huge enterprises like the Red
Cross and the Salvation Army and others get the bulk of the money
raised (the Red Cross has already raised over $350 million).
Sometimes these big operations do not have the nimbleness or the
understanding of the local community to apply the aid in the smartest
and most strategic way. That's when we have to trust the people we
know, and the local grassroots groups that have been serving their
communities for decades.

What follows is one list of 10 great things happening in response to
Hurricane Katrina. These are deserving places for your support,
whether it is to give housing, use your tech skills, volunteer or
give hard cash.

1. American Friends Service Committee (via veteran reporter Doug
Ireland): "If you'd like to make a donation that will actually help
the poorest citizens of New Orleans, Biloxi, and the many small
Southern towns devastated by Katrina, you should do so through the
American Friends Service Committee. They've established a special
Hurricane Relief fund. The AFSC was founded by Quakers in 1917 to
provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian
war victims. It's still Quaker-run, and its sterling history of
agitation and education for peace is matched by its long record, for
nearly a century, of lean, effective, on-the-ground service to
victims of war and famine. A gift to the AFSC won't be wasted."

2. NAACP disaster relief efforts. Juan Proano explains that the
NAACP, America's oldest civil rights organization, "is setting up
command centers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as part of its
disaster relief efforts. NAACP units across the nation have begun
collecting resources that will be placed on trucks and sent directly
into the disaster areas. Also, the NAACP has established a disaster
relief fund to accept monetary donations to aid in the relief effort.
The NAACP has chapters and members throughout the disaster area, and
is intent on getting relief to those most in need at the grassroots
level. "

Send checks payable to:
NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Donations can also be made online at:
https://www.naacp.org/disaster/contribute.php

3. Cindy Sheehan and Veterans for Peace. From Michael Moore: "Join
with me in bypassing the colossally inept and incompetent Bush
administration and get help DIRECTLY to the people of the New Orleans
area -- right now. Many don't know who to trust. I have a way,
though, for each and every one of us to do something that can affect
people's lives TODAY. I've been working with a group that, I
guarantee you, will get direct aid to the people who need it most.
Cindy Sheehan, the brave woman who dared to challenge Mr. Bush at his
summer home has joined The Veterans for Peace set up camp in
Covington, Louisiana, on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. They are
accepting materials and personally distributing them to those in need
and are going to be delivering much-needed supplies." Needed now:
paper plates, paper towels, toilet paper, baby diapers, baby wipes,
baby formula, Pedialyte, baby items in general, powder, lotion, handy
wipes, sterile gloves, electrolytes, LARGE cans of veggies, school
supplies, and anything else to lift people's spirits. Visit
VFPRoadTrips.org for instructions on shipping these things, or
driving them there yourself.

4. Help ACORN get on its feet again. ACORN, the most influential
organization in the U.S. in fighting for low-income people is really
hurting. From Allison Conyers: "Our headquarters in New Orleans has
been destroyed. Now we are fighting to relocate and aid the more than
9,000 member families we have there. We have members in Houston who
are taking in many families and are now organizing a van tour that
will pick up goods from cities all over the country. We need support
to open a temporary national headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
and, when possible, reopen our offices in New Orleans. As we get up
and running, we will gather together our displaced community members
and work to help secure the housing, community services, and other
relief they need. All of this will be expensive, so please consider a
contribution to the ACORN Hurricane Recovery and Rebuilding Fund."

5. Help people reconnect. PeopleFinder is a volunteer-driven
database project attempting to compile all of the information
currently found online -- from official Red Cross databases to
Craigslist lost-and-found postings -- into one central repository,
and to republish that information in a way that will be easily
searchable and amendable to existing databases. From Zack Rosen,
founder of CivicSpace Labs: "I was stunned by the response they
received when the project was launched on Friday. By Saturday, we had
around 100 developers working on the various pieces; by this
afternoon, volunteers have processed over 60,000 records of
information. I haven't ever seen anything like it." They're expecting
to have the search functions finished by the weekend, and will be
working with the Red Cross and FEMA to finalize some of the
implementation.

A number of technicians at Community Wireless Rapid Response are
putting together a low-powered FM radio network, and are in need of
radio equipment donations. They need 10,000 radios and the batteries
to run them ASAP. They're also working on setting up WiFi and other
wireless communications, and are based out of Houston. Equipment and
techies in that area are needed.

Air America Radio's Public Voicemail, 1-866-217-6255, is a way for
disconnected people to communicate in the wake of Katrina. Here's how
it works: Call the toll-free number above, enter your everyday phone
number, and then record a message. Other people who know your
everyday phone number (even if it doesn't work anymore) can call
Emergency Voicemail, enter the phone number they associate with you,
and hear your message. You can also search for messages left by
people whose phone numbers you know. Air America Radio will leave
Public Voicemail in service for as long as this crisis continues. You
can call it whenever you are trying to locate someone, or if you are
trying to be found. Air America Radio brings you Emergency VoiceMail
in conjunction with VoodooVox.

6. Supporting local foundations and organizations. From Sara Van
Gelder, editor of Yes Magazine: "Here are some local groups who need
donations to enable them to provide immediate disaster relief. These
groups come well-recommended by trusted sources as organizations with
a long-term commitment to stricken areas and a strong track record of
making a difference."

o The Enterprise Corporation of the Delta and the Hope Community
Credit Union will use donated funds for immediate relief, and then
help people rebuild their homes and businesses in the distressed
communities in Louisiana and Mississippi where these not-for-profit
organizations have been operating for a dozen years.

Enterprise Corporation of the Delta
222 North President Street/Suite 200
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-944-1100; Toll-free: 1-866-THE-DELTA (1-866-843-3358);
FAX: 601-944-0808
Email: info@...

o The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is estimating that as many as
half a million displaced people may be in Baton Rouge for up to six
months. The foundation's Hurricane Katrina Displaced Residents Fund
is seeking funds to assist with housing, food and basic necessities
for these hurricane refugees. A second fund, Hurricane Katrina New
Orleans Recovery Fund, will help those who return to the Greater New
Orleans area get back on their feet. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation
is a non-profit community foundation comprised of over 300 charitable
funds.

Baton Rouge Area Foundation
402 N. Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Phone (225) 387-6126
Toll-free 1(877) 387-6126

7. Housing offers. MoveOn has the largest housing network operation
running so far, and the Louisiana state government has endorsed it on
their site (note that all housing shelters listed for the state of
Louisiana are listed as full). From Noah T. Winer: "In the face of
the enormous tragedy unfolding in the Southeast, the response from
MoveOn members and the general public to our volunteer housing
efforts has been amazing and heartwarming. Since last Thursday,
offers of over 150,000 beds have been posted at hurricanehousing.org,
with over 50,000 of those spots in the Southeast. ...

Over 1,500 people have responded to the postings, seeking housing for
11,000 hurricane victims -- even as most relief organizations are
still focused primarily on saving everyone they can from the most
immediate dangers. With over a million people displaced, we expect
that the housing offered so far will be snapped up."

8. Preventing local non-profits from getting marginalized. From
Drummond Pike at the Tides Foundation: "In the past, Tides has
established Rapid Response Funds for emergencies (Hurricane Mitch,
9/11, and the recent tsunami). In each case, we have used the funds
to fill in the gaps where progressive organizations, community groups
or underserved populations are left marginalized by the larger relief
programs. That is our intent here. We expect that the bulk of the
funds will be used to support the recovery of nonprofits that have
served the Gulf States for years. Once on their feet, these groups
will be one of the best ways to aid displaced people in dire
straights. Second, we will be looking for ways to help undocumented
immigrants and others often left outside government and Red Cross
sponsored programs.

Tides Rapid Response Fund for Hurricane Katrina Relief and Rebuilding
has been established for our friends to easily make contributions.
You can make an instant online donation to the fund by clicking the
DonateNow button at www.tidesfoundation.org/RR_0905.cfm "

9. Supporting the AFL-CIO Union Community Fund's special Hurricane
Relief Fund. Donations will be targeted to meet the most critical
needs among working families. From the Rocky Mountain Peace and
Justice Center: Those of us fortunate to be outside the hurricane's
path must help and we must help now. The AFL-CIO's Union Community
Fund has established a special Hurricane Relief Fund that will target
help where it's needed most by working families. We are working with
the labor federations in affected states and with relief
organizations to make sure your contributions help brother and sister
union members whose lives have been turned upside down. Please click
on the link below to make your tax-deductible contribution
now:https://secure.ga3.org/08/UCF_Katrina_Relief

The Union Community Fund -- "labor's charity for working families and
communities in distress" -- is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity.
Donations to the Union Community Fund are tax-deductible to the
extent provided by law.

10. Supporting the local progressive union community coaltion. From
Van Jones, executive director, Ella Baker Center for Human
Rights: "Community Labor United (CLU), a coalition of the progressive
organizations throughout New Orleans, has brought community members
together for eight years to discuss socio-economic issues. We have
set up a People's Hurricane Fund that will be directed and
administered by New Orleans' evacuees. The Young People's Project, a
501(c)3 organization formed by graduates of the Algebra Project, has
agreed to accept donations on behalf of this fund. Donations can be
mailed to:

The People's Hurricane Fund c/o The Young People's Project
99 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139

If you have comments of how to proceed or need more information,
please email Curtis Muhammad, muhammadcurtis@...

Don Hazen is the executive editor of AlterNet. Cindy Gantz and Deanna
Zandt provided research for this article.

From Website: http://www.alternet.org/story/25177


Dr. Ellen M. Anderson

Food and Drug Administration

Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Staff College

301-436-1798

Ellen.Anderson@...



Hi Clark, more relief groups to add to our list. Norma J
www.normajbodycare.com

AFRICAN ARTISTS for KATRINA DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION

Important Instructions - call or e-mail these organizatios to make
sure that they are still in opperation before sending items. We will
try to post additional material as soon as we receive additional
information or changes. - Norma J. - September 9th 2005

The Full story with links updates, etc. can be found here at the
following websites:

http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/katrina_1.html
http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/network_1.html
normajskincare@yahoogroups.com
normajskincare-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
africanwoodcarving@yahoogroups.com
africanwoodcarving-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevinpowe@... [mailto:Kevinpowe@...]
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:41 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: BENEFIT for New Orleans at CANAL ROOM, NYC, Thurs., Sept.
8th
PLEASE READ EMAIL IN ITS ENTIRETY and PLEASE POST and or FORWARD

Join KEVIN POWELL and special guests

as they present a BENEFIT for New Orleans

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

at CANAL ROOM
285 West Broadway, at Canal Street
downtown Manhattan in New York City
7PM-11PM
21 and over with ID, and please RSVP to _cher_harrison@..._
(mailto:cher_harrison@...)

Admission is FREE but you MUST bring one or more of the following
items for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These items will be
loaded onto a big truck in front of CANAL ROOM and driven directly to
Claiborne County Health Center in Port Gibson, Mississippi, run
by Dr. Demitri Marshall. It is one of the closest rescue and help
centers in the New Orleans area and in a position to really get
these items to people in need. PLEASE make sure clothing
and shoes and sneakers are new OR clean and in good condition....
- Clothing for children and adults
- Adult shoes and sneakers
- Adult socks
- Children's shoes and sneakers
- Children socks
- Bottles of water
- Diapers
- Baby wipes
- Baby food
- Baby aspirin
- Aspirin
- Vitamins
- Toilet paper
- Sanitary napkins
- Portable radios with batteries
- Plastic forks, knives, and spoons
- Cotton balls
- Cotton swabs
- Hydrogen peroxide BUT NOT rubbing alcohol, because that is
flammable

- Band aids
- Shaving cream
- Male AND female razors
- Blankets
- Air mattresses
- Sheets
- Pillows and pillow cases
- Gift cards for gas
- Wal mart gift cards
- Garbage bags
- Cleaning supplies
- Soap
- Toothpaste and toothbrushes
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Candles
- Books for children, including coloring books
- Books for adults
- Magazines

If you are placing donated items in a bag PLEASE LABEL.
For example, Children's shoes or Adult shoes, or Children's clothes
or Adult clothes.

We will NOT be taking monetary donations. See information below on
where you can send financial contributions.

CANAL ROOM ownership is generously donating the space but there will
be a CASH BAR ALL NIGHT.

Guest deejays, musical performers, and corporate sponsors to be
announced shortly

Monetary donations can be sent to these outlets, which we have
confirmed are
REALLY delivering services to folks in need........

BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund
PO Box 803209
Dallas, TX 75240
OR you can make an online donation by going to
_www.blackamericaweb.com/relief_
(http://www.blackamericaweb.com/relief)
This fund has been set up by nationally syndicated radio personality
TOM
JOYNER


NAACP Disaster Relief Efforts

The NAACP is setting up command centers in Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Alabama as part of its disaster relief efforts. NAACP units
across the nation have begun collecting resources that will be
placed on trucks and sent directly into the disaster areas. Also,
the NAACP has established a disaster relief fund to accept monetary
donations to aid in the relief effort.

Checks can be sent to the NAACP payable to

NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215

Donations can also be made online at
_www.naacp.org/disaster/contribute.php_
(http://www.naacp.org/disaster/contribute.php)
FYI, the NAACP, founded in 1909, is America's oldest civil rights
organization

_www.teamrescueone.com_ (http://www.teamrescueone.com/)
Set up by native New Orleans rapper Master P and his wife Sonya
Miller

You can mail or ship non perishable items to these following
locations,
which we have confirmed are REALLY delivering services to folks in
need....

Center for LIFE Outreach Center
121 Saint Landry Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
atten.: Minister Pamela Robinson
337-504-5374

Mohammad Mosque 65
2600 Plank Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
atten.: Minister Andrew Muhammad
225-923-1400
225-357-3079

Lewis Temple CME Church
272 Medgar Evers Street
Grambling, LA 71245
atten.: Rev. Dr. Ricky Helton
318-247-3793

St. Luke Community United Methodist Church
c/o Hurricane Katrina Victims
5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75223
atten.: Pastor Tom Waitschies
214-821-2970

S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3815 Live Oak
Houston, Texas 77004
atten.: Deloyd Parker
713-521-0641

Alternative media outlets where you can get a more accurate and
balanced
presentation of the New Orleans catastrophe....
* www.diversityinc.com
* www.alternet.org
* www.blackelectorate.com
* www.npr.org
* www.daveyd.com
* www.slate.com
* www.bet.com
* www.allhiphop.com
* www.democracynow.org
* www.blackamericaweb.com

PLEASE VISIT all these websites.


Five things you can do to help immediately

1. Duplicate what we are doing elsewhere in New York City, in your
city or town, on your college campus, at your church, synagogue,
mosque, or other religious institution, via your fraternity or
sorority, or via your local civic or social organization.

2. Cut and paste the information in this eblast about
* Items needed by survivors of the New Orleans catastrophe
* Monetary donations
* Where you can ship non perishable items
* Alternative media outlets
* Five things you can do to help immediately

and share this information, as a ONE SHEET, with folks near and far,
via email, or as a hand out at your event, religious institution,
and with your civic or social organization.

3. Voice your opinion to local and national media, and to elected
officials, via letter, email, op ed article, or phonecall, regarding
the coverage of the New Orleans catastrophe, as well as to the
federal government's on going handling of the situation.

4. Ask the hotel you frequent, such as the Marriott or Holiday Inn,
to give your hotel points to an individual or family in need of a
stay for a night, a few nights, or longer, depending on how many
points you have. Be sure to get confirmation that your points have
been applied in that way. Encourage others to do the same. Also
inquire if your airline frequent flyer mileage can be used for hotel
stays as well. Finally, either offer to pay for hotel rooms,
or encourage others to do so, including your place of employment or
worship or your organization.

5. Dare to care about other human beings, no matter their race,
gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, geography, culture,
clothing, hairstyle, or accent or language. Like September 11th, the
New Orleans catastrophe is a harsh reminder that all life is
precious, as is each day we have on this earth.

AND REMEMBER that our attention and response to the New Orleans
catastrophe needs to happen in three stages...DISASTER, RECOVERY,
and REBUILDING. We need you for all three stages.

Media inquiries for BENEFIT for New Orleans....

APRIL SILVER, Akila Worksongs
718-756-8501 or_ pr.media@..._
(mailto:pr.media@...)

PUT NEW ORLEANS & MISSISSIPPI MUSICIANS BACK TO WORK RAISING MONEY
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

Important Instructions - call or e-mail these organizatios to make
sure that they are still in opperation before sending items. We will
try to post additional material as soon as we receive additional
information or changes. - Norma J. - September 9th 2005

The Full story with links updates, etc. can be found here at the
following websites:

http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/katrina_1.html
http://www.normajbodycare.com/Love/network_1.html
normajskincare@yahoogroups.com
normajskincare-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
africanwoodcarving@yahoogroups.com
africanwoodcarving-subscribe@...



-----Original Message-----
From: Thulani Davis [mailto:lanitoo@...]=20
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:13 PM
To: patricia jones
Subject: Fwd: Help for New Orleans Jazz Musicians=20


Begin forwarded message:=20
From: chris chalfant <cchalfant@...>
Date: Sun Sep 4, 2005 12:04:34 PM America/New_York
To: music KL <cchalfant@...>
Subject: Help for New Orleans Jazz Musicians

September 3, 2005



Message from Wendy Oxenhorn Executive Director at the Jazz
Foundation of America

Two Organizations helping the musicians in New Orleans:

We are directing folks to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC)
which has the names and addresses of so many musicians in New
Orleans, and are working now to find them and find temporary housing
for them in schools etc.

But let us remember...... it will be the Jazz Foundation who will be
called upon to provide money to the musicians for first month rents
and security deposits on new apartments and relocations. As well,
we're going to try to get instruments replaced.

Please let your contacts know if you think they can help, ask them
to emailme.

Please cut and paste the info below and pass it around:
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Two great organizations to donate to: New Orleans Musicians Clinic
(NOMC)

This is a fantastic hands on organization who has the names and
addresses so many great musicians because they have them all coming
to their FREE health clinic all these years and now, they are the
ones who are tracking the local musicians and finding them shelter.

They can be contacted at musiciank@...

They are the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and know the whereabouts of
the local musicians down there.

Contact: Kathy Richard directly at 337 989-0001

Send donations to:
NOMC Emergency Fund
funds will be distributed by:
SW LA Area Health Education Center Foundation, Inc.
103 Independence Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
desk: 337-989-0001
fax: 337-989-1401
email: finance@...
http://www.swlahec.com/

The New Orleans Musicians Clinic is determined to keep Louisiana
Music Alive! It is our beacon to soothe our souls. We want to
relocate our New Orleans musicians into the Lafayette/ Acadiana
community where they can remain a life force! But most of them have
lost everything... we must help them rebuild their lives.

They can't access any of their NOMC accounts. They desperately need
money to fund these

efforts.

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Jazz Foundation of America:

We will be addressing the longer term needs of these jazz and blues
artists who will have just lost everything.

We will be raising funds and distributing money for the musicians to
get a new apartment or room for rent: by giving a first month's
rent, possibly more, for them to start over, a place to live. (This
is what we normally do on a daily basis for musicians across the
country who become sick and can't pay their rent, we also keep food
on the table and get employment to hundreds of elderly musicians
through our Jazz in the Schools program. Our operations normally
assist 35 musicians a week.)

As well, we will be attempting to help New Orleans musicians by
replacing the thing that matters most and the only way they can
ever work again: their instruments.

To those who lost their instruments, like drummers and bassists who
could not carry their heavy equipment, and guitarist with their
amps, we will be making an effort to work with manufacturers and
music stores to replace those instruments for as many as we possibly
can.

Remember, New Orleans was only "New Orleans" because of the
musicians...

Send donations to:

Jazz Foundation of America
322 West 48th Street 6th floor
NYC 10036

Director: Wendy Oxenhorn
Phone: 212-245-3999 Ext. 21

email contact: Joyce@...

website: www.jazzfoundation.org <http://www.jazzfoundation.org/>

To make an online CREDIT CARD DONATION OR PLEDGE: =20
go to: http://www.jazzfoundation.org/index2.html
and click bottom right corner of page where it says "instant pledge"

Thank you, from our hearts.

To the web master,you did a great job on Norma J`s E-booklet and her
C.D.