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My child______________________

has my permission to participate in the 7th

Annual Avery C. Alexander Social

Action Conference. I am fully aware that

by giving my consent for participation in

this program that my child may be exposed

to such topics as sexually transmitted

diseases including HIV/AIDS.

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Date

INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Captain Robert Bardy

Black Men of Labor

George Chaney

Committee to Reopen Charity

Judge Tiffany Chase

Ronald Coleman

Judge Lynda Van Davis

Mary Joseph

Captain Louis Kolen

Reverend Patrick Keen

Charlotte Matthew

George (Big King) Murray

John McKnight

Mayor C. Ray Nagin

Stanley (Stan) Scofield

LA Spirit

Jerome (Jubilee) Temple

Tommie Vassel

Judge Benedict Willard

And Others!

Theme:

Rebuilding New Orleans:Why We Can’t Wait

Saturday, January 19, 2008Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

1116 Jefferson Ave.9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

2008 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Avis M. Brock, Chairperson

Ronald Coleman

Lois Dejean

Sherlyn L. Harris

Barbara Lacen-Keller

Akasia Lee

Charlotte L. Mathew

Clyde McGuire, Sr.

Candace Newell

Mary Pettingill

Charnashia Thomas

Norwood Thompson

Wynetta Thompson

For Additional Information

504.458.7979

amariabrock@aol.com

PROGRAM

Conference Registration(Continental Breakfast)

General SessionKeynote Speaker

Master Eric “Lionman” O’Neal, Sr.Founder/Director

Lionman Foundation, INC.

Breakout Session I Stop Breaking Your Nails! (Stress Management) Healthcare and the Uninsured (Roundtable Discussion)

Are All Black Men Angry?(Racial profiling)

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (Self Esteem)

Breakout Session II

Addressing Critical Issues in Our Community – Avery C. Alexander “Charity” Hospital

(Roundtable Discussion)

Wards, Gangs and Stereotypes (Conflict Resolution)

HIV/AIDS: Choices & Consequences (No one under 14 admitted w/o parent)

Kuumba (Creatiiivity) (Youth 12 and Under) Waiting to Exhale

(Anger Management)

Harambee Luncheon

Call to Unity (Deterring the Cycle of Violence)

Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools

Bamboola 2000

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Session I

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Pre-Registration EncouragedIntergenerational ConferenceFree and Open to the Public