This Friday’s session will be led by brother Michael who will explain the many sides of the character of Tookey Williams.  Whilst there are no pretences to him being totally without contradictions, Tookey Williams was an Afrikan political prisoner who executed by the US state.  What is the origin of the so called ‘gangs’ or ‘street organisations’ that Tookey played a part in?  To what extend do these so called ‘gangs’ or ‘street organisations’ help or hinder the development of Afrikan communities?  What are the connections between called ‘gangs’ or ‘street organisations’ and state institutions?  What is the state of justice for Afrikan people in the US state?  These and many other questions will be explored during the workshop.  This is especially valuable for young people; come along and invite them to attend and join in the discussion.

Pan Afrikan Society Community ForumPresents the 2010 annual theme and series of workshops

Afrikan Freedom means Defeating Neo-colonialism:Nkrumah @ 100 Pre-Marcus Garvey Day Workshops6.30pm Arrival 7pm Start – Youths are especially welcome – All free of charge Applying the ideas of Marcus Garvey DateSessionPresenter (Facilitator)

Friday2/7/10The story of Tookey Williams – an Afrikan judicially murdered by the US state Michael(Sista C)

Friday9/7/10Experiences of a young Diasporan Garveyite in AzaniaRyan Williams(Cecil)

Friday16/7/10The role of Religion in Afrikan people’s liberation: A Christian perspectiveRev. Hewie(Andrew)

Friday23/7/10-Developments in the case death row hero – Mumia Abu JamalTongogara(Jackie)

Friday30/7/10-Settler Colonialism in and after the cold warCecil Gutzmore(Claudia)

Friday6/8/10-Pan-Afrikan Women’s Day: The role of Women in the Grenadian RevolutionJacqui Mc Kenzie(Elam)

Friday13/8/10-The Life and Times of Marcus GarveyCecil Gutzmore(Andrew)

Friday20/8/10-Families speak out: Afrikan Deaths in Police CustodyUFFC(Minkah)

Friday27/8/10-4th Annual Commemoration of the Haitian Revolution Bois Cayman ceremonyCecil Gutzmore(Lorna)

Venue for Workshops:Starlight Music Academy, 44-46 Offley Road, The Oval, London SW9 0LSNearest Tube: Oval (Northern Line); Buses: 3, 36, 59, 133, 155, 159, 185, 333, 436

Kwanzaa planning meetings – Same venue alternate Mondays @ 6.30pmFor more information:

Ring 07940 005 907; email – Panascf@yahoo.co.uk; Website – www.pascf.org.uk

When we were oppressed under slavery and colonialism our ancestors knew it; they knew that they had to remove these oppressive systems in order to be free.  It is a massive contradiction that despite the fact that we are actually living in the neo-colonial phase of history, most of us do not know what it is.  The problem this poses is that if we do not know it, we cannot understand it; if we cannot understand it, we cannot consciously do anything to challenge it; if we cannot do anything to challenge it, we cannot get rid of it; if we cannot get rid of it, we will remain stuck in it; if we remain stuck in neo-colonialism, Afrika cannot be liberated and we will not be a free and self determining people.  The critical task before us therefore, is to raise our collective level of consciousness of the nature of neo-colonialism and how to defeat it in Afrikan communities everywhere.