Monday, November 23, 2009

UHURU HOLIDAY PIES! BUY! SELL! VOLUNTEER!


Made from scratch with all natural ingredients!

Order your Sweet Potato ($12), Apple Crumb ($12)
and Pumpkin ($8) pies now!

Ordering is easy!
Order online, by phone or by email at:
www.uhurupies.org
727-683-9949
stpetepies@uhurufoods.org

Pies can be picked up Tues, Nov 24 • Wed, Nov 25. See our website for pickup locations, times and December dates. Delivery available for orders of 6 or more pies!

• Let your friends, family, coworkers and organizations know that they can buy pies and support the African Village Survival Iniative!

• Volunteer to bake with us! No experience necessary. A great way to give back during the holiday season!
Join the work to promote, sell and bake Uhuru Pies, this holiday season.

Learn about opportunities to sell pies to your church, school, organization or at your job.

Find out about online networking and Uhuru Pie tables.

Volunteer to Bake
Uhuru Holiday Pies are baked collectively by volunteers in commercial kitchens in St. Petersburg. No experience is necessary! You can bake on a shift with your friends and family. We are looking for both experienced and beginning bakers. Volunteers are needed to help mix large vats of pie filling, bake and then box and label mountains of pies! Join us on one or more of these pie baking shifts:

Baking Shifts at
Lakewood United Church of Christ
Street:
2601 54th ave. S

November

Mon, Nov. 23 9:00am - 7:00pm
Tue, Nov. 24 8:00am - 9:00pm

December
Sun, Dec. 13 11:00am - 5:00pm
Mon, Dec. 14 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Tue, Dec. 15 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wed, Dec. 16 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Fri, Dec. 18 10:30am - 3:00pm
Sun, Dec. 20 11:00am - 7:00pm
Mon, Dec. 21 9:00am - 7:00pm
Tue, Dec. 22 9:00am - 7:00pm
Wed, Dec. 23 8:00am - 8:00pm

Volunteer to staff pie pickups and deliveries at the Saturday Morning Market (Al Lang Field parking lot, 1st Street & 2st Ave. S., downtown St. Pete) or at Central Organics Cafe (In the courtyard, 243 Central Ave., St. Pete)

Tues, Nov. 24 Central Organics Cafe 10am - 6p
Wed, Nov. 25 Central Organics Cafe 10am - 6p

Sat, Dec. 19 Saturday Market 9am-2pm
Wed, Dec. 23 Central Organics Cafe 10am - 6p
Thurs, Dec. 24 Central Organics Cafe 9am - 4pm

If you're interested in volunteering, contact us today and help raise money for sustainability and self-determination in the African community! Stephanie, Volunteer Coordinator, 727-683-9949 or email stpete@uhurufoods.org

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Hands Off the City Hall 2! Call-in to Defend African people's right to resist oppression!

Defend African people's right to resist oppression!

NOTE: Friday's City Hall 2 Demo is CANCELLED - you can still call the judge at 215-683-7032 and demand that Judge Joyce Eubanks EXONERATE Diop Olugbala (Wali Rahman) and Shabaka Mnombatha (Franklin Moses)!

CALL THE PRESIDING JUDGE at (215) 686-8334
and demand that Judge Joyce Eubanks EXONERATE Diop Olugbala (Wali Rahman) and Shabaka Mnombatha (Franklin Moses).

In November of 2008 Mayor Nutter began holding “townhall meetings” where he unveiled the City of Philadelphia’s 2009 budget that spends $1.1 billion on police and prisons, instead of economic development for the African community. Because the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (INPDUM) has worked to expose and defeat Mayor Nutter’s colonial war budget the City has been attempting to silence InPDUM…

December 10, 2008: InPDUM organizer Diop Olugbala serves Nutter with the People’s Subpoena to appear at the InPDUM-led Tribunal (court) for Reparations to African People. The City was to face charges of crimes of genocide including police violence and government imposed poverty.

December 13, 2008: Members of the community testify against the City of Philadelphia at the tribunal. The People’s Verdict was that Nutter and the City were guilty of crimes of genocide against African people!

December 18, 2008: Police attack InPDUM and remove Diop from the Mayor’s Townhall Meeting at Martin Luther King High School after attempting to serve Mayor Nutter with the People’s Verdict. The Verdict called for the jailing of killer cops and reparations to police murder victims.

March 19, 2009:
Again, police attack Diop and fellow InPDUM member Shabaka Mnombatha during a City Council meeting where Nutter was to unveil the 2010 war budget. Diop and Shabaka were holding up signs protesting Nutter’s war budget when the cops brutally attacked them. They were charged with assault on the police!

April 28, 2009: Fortified by InPDUM led mass protest brilliant legal representation by attorney Michael Coard pushes Judge Teresa Carr-Deni to dismiss felony charges.

May 29, 2009: District Attorney appeals Carr Deni’s ruling, requests reconsideration hearing to re-impose felony charges on Diop’s case.

June, 16 2009: Judge Frank “Fumble” Palumbo recuses himself from reconsideration hearing after receiving stack of hundreds of petitions and a swarm of phone calls from InPDUM members and supporters from around the world demanding Hands off the City Hall 2!

July, 1 2009: Courts appoint neo-colonial Judge Renee Cardwell-Hughes (L) to preside over the reconsideration hearing. In the process of slapping the felony charges back on Diop’s case Hughes attacks City Hall 2 supporters who attended the hearing, calling them jackasses and demanding they submit their driver’s licenses. The felony trial was set for November 20…

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

CALL THE PRESIDING JUDGE at 215-683-7032 and demand that Judge Joyce Eubanks EXONERATE Diop Olugbala (Wali Rahman) and Shabaka Mnombatha (Franklin Moses).

For more information contact:

Uhuru Solidarity Movement
215.387.0919

WWW.UHURUSOLIDARITY.ORG

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Yoga with a purpose



Yoga studios across the country have graciously donated a class to the African Village Survival Initiative during the week of November 16-22nd.
Contact them and attend the classes! Donate to the African Village Survival Initiative! If you are a teacher, studio owner, or do massage, dance, reiki, acupuncture, or other movement/healing arts, sign up today to donate your class!
CALL 215-387-0919 or email philly@uhurusolidarity.org.

Partial List of Classes at yogawithapurpose.blogspot.com - keep checking for more!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Three Days Left! Bid!


UHURU HOLIDAY ONLINE AUCTION!

Socially Conscious Holiday Shopping Starts Now...

A fundraiser for the African Village Survival Initiative.
The Auction is now open for bidding! www.APEDF.org/AUCTION
(Bookmark this page!)

* Unique gifts! Something for everyone!
* Handmade, one-of-a-kind items!
* Massage, Jewelry, Original Artwork, Gourmet Foods, Pampered Pet Products, Gardening and more!

Your participation raises critically needed resources
for the programs of African Village Survival Initiative!

Other ways to support the Uhuru Holiday Online Auction:

* Forward this email to others!
* Join our Facebook page and "share" with friends!
* Contact us to receive promo cards - leave them at coffee houses, restaurants and other venues in your neighborhood!
* Make a donation! Any amount makes a difference!

All items in the Uhuru Holiday Online Auction were donated by artists, businesses and individuals to express support for the programs of the African Village Survival Initiative. Please bid generously - show your support for African development in African hands!

For more information contact: auction@apedf.org, 727-683-9949

Monday, November 9, 2009

Volunteer with Uhuru Holiday Pies!


Urgent: At Least 8 Volunteers Needed Nov 15th!

Volunteer to Bake

Uhuru Holiday Pies are baked collectively by volunteers in commercial kitchens in St. Petersburg. No experience is necessary! You can bake on a shift with your friends and family. We are looking for both experienced and beginning bakers. Volunteers are needed to help mix large vats of pie filling, bake and then box and label mountains of pies! Join us on one or more of these pie baking shifts:

Volunteers are urgently needed for these shifts*:
Sunday, Nov 15 11:00 am - 8:00 pm (at least 8 volunteers needed)
Monday, Nov 16 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov 17 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, Nov 18 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, Nov 20 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday, Nov 22 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Monday, Nov 23 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov 24 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (at least 8 volunteers needed)

*We ask volunteers to staff at least a 4 hour shift with us, but we will work with your schedule!

Email or call us today and sign up for your holiday volunteer shifts! 727-683-9949, stpete@uhurufoods.org

http://www.apscuhuru.org/emails/stpete/UhuruPies_OrderToday.html

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Volunteer with Uhuru Holiday Pies!


Holiday volunteer opportunities! No experience necessary - our commercial kitchen and recipes. Give back during this holiday season. Great for the family, groups and individuals. Complete service hours.

Help prepare, bake and sell scrumptious Pumpkin, Sweet Potato and Apple Crumb pies. Made from scratch with all natural ingredients - can you think of a better volunteer experience?

Uhuru Holiday Pies are a fundraiser for the African Village Survival Initiative. Find out more by visiting http://www.apedf.org/.

Volunteers are urgently needed for these shifts*:

Wednesday, Nov 13 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunday, Nov 15 11:00 am - 8:00 pm (at least 8 volunteers needed)
Monday, Nov 16 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov 17 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, Nov 18 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, Nov 20 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday, Nov 22 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Monday, Nov 23 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov 24 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (at least 8 volunteers needed)
Wednesday, Nov 25 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

*We ask volunteers to staff at least a 4 hour shift with us, but we will work with your schedule!

Are you talented on the phone? We also need volunteers to call our many past pie buyers and invite them to buy again this year. Many people are waiting for our call to place their orders! Let us know if you'd like to volunteer time on the phone!

Email or call us today and sign up for your holiday volunteer shifts! 727-683-9949, stpete@uhurufoods.org

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Philly First Friday, November 6th - Open House at Dhyana Yoga!

Join Us!
First Friday • November 6th • 6-9pm

Open House at Dhyana Yoga Old City
68 N. 2nd Street (2nd & Arch) - Old City, Philadelphia, PA

Benefit for the African Village
Survival Initiative (AVSI)

• Films and updates on AVSI Projects
Online Silent Auction • Refreshments

Bid on the online silent auction until November 15th!

Participate in the Yoga With a Purpose Benefit Week to give and attend yoga, massage, dance & other classes for a great cause!

Support African Community Development in African Hands!

The AVSI is building economic self-determination programs to create a collective solution now, as unemployment in the African community reaches 50%. Programs include outfitting a licensed community kitchen as a resource for independent African food businesses. AVSI is also setting up a state of the art recording studio to give African artists, from throughout the world, a means to produce their own music, to use their talents and create their own self-sustaining employment.