Fund Drive to Support the Uhuru Movement in Africa

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The Uhuru Movement is holding a fund drive to raise $6,500 for our work in Africa.

Fund Drive Kickoff Event

Omali Yeshitela speaking in Sierra Leone

A successful fundraising event,
"From St. Pete to West Africa: The Uhuru Movement Uniting the African World"  kicked off the campaign on Sunday, December 20 at the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, FL.

Watch video of the event

• Presentation by Omali Yeshitela
• Video from Uhuru Movement's recent West Africa organizing trip

Current Uhuru Projects in Africa

For the past two years the Uhuru Movement has initiated several projects in Sierra Leone. Supporters like you have made these projects possible:

• Installation of rainwater harvesting systems
• Trainings for healthcare workers to combat preventable diseases
• Purchase of a boat motor to help African fisheries in the village of Oloshoro compete with large foreign trawlers
• Uhuru Radio FM station in the city of Makeni

African People's Socialist Party of Sierra Leone (APSP-SL) holds founding conference in November

Founding Conference of the African People's Socialist Party-Sierra Leone

The conference, held Nov. 16-18 in Freetown was attended by over 500 people who agreed to form the first workers’ party on African soil.

They adopted a “revolutionary national democratic program” that includes the nationalization of the mining industries so mineral wealth of the country can be used to meet the needs of the people rather than feed the profits of foreign corporations.

Uhuru leader Omali Yeshitela delivered the keynote presentation to the conference. He says, “It’s a new day in African politics. We are now beginning to realize our long-held vision for a unified Africa, shared by Kwame Nkrumah, Marcus Garvey and others.”

Tackling infant and maternal mortality

Dr. Aisha Fields (center) in Sierra Leone this November

Dr. Aisha Fields, a St. Petersburg, FL physicist, coordinates the Uhuru Movement’s development projects in Sierra Leone. She returned from last month’s visit with a call to raise funds for an urgently needed birthing center and to conduct a 2010 national assessment project tackling maternal mortality.

She reports that “African women in Sierra Leone are dying in childbirth at an alarming rate and these deaths are completely preventable. What they need is nutritional supplements and basic medical supplies. Traditional birth attendants in the community are working hard to meet the needs of the pregnant women and we intend to support their efforts."

Demand for Uhuru Movement sweeping Africa

African people elsewhere on the continent are calling on the Uhuru Movement to help organize similar conferences and projects in their areas.

This fund drive will also support sending organizers to southern and east Africa in January.

You can be part of this movement that's changing the world!

1. Donate securely online right now.
   
   Or makes checks out to "Uhuru" and mail to:
   Office of the Chairman
   attn: Africa Fund Drive
   1245 18th Ave. S.
   St. Petersburg, FL 33705
    
2. Organize a fundraising event - bring a speaker and/or show the video from Sierra Leone. Contact info@apspuhuru.org or call 727-821-6620 for more info.
    
3. Spread the word about this fundraising to your network of friends. Repost this to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or wherever your are.