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As we end the period of the celebration of the Summer Solstice, we greet you with this third issue of the Newsletter of the Legal Defense Committee (LDC). The LDC has created a cadre of ancestors whom we call upon to assist us in the work that we do. This step was based on our attempt to invoke our African Ancestors throughout the Diaspora and to incorporate a Spirit-based initiative concept stemming from diverse traditional and cultural African spirituality. In this issue, we share with you our thoughts on this Ancestral work and how we intend for it to illuminate the existence of a 21st Century Ancestral and Diety-based Spiritual springboard for the work of the LDC specifically and the UNIA-ACL in general. Part Two of the article written in February 2010 by Brother Greg Simpkins is also included in this issue. As previously mentioned, at the time that he wrote this article, Brother Greg was the Vice President for Policy and Program Development of the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation. The article set the stage for the first-ever Global Reunion which was held in Atlanta, Georgia from September 22-25, 2010. The purpose of that Reunion was to organize a US-based Global Reunion intended to bridge the gap between the African Diaspora and the continent of Africa – between people and nations. The international conference celebrated the broad spectrum of Africa and its Diaspora through honoring our interconnectedness. This article outlined the work of a Task Force of which the LDC was an integral part and includes a legal component to the dual citizenship program established by the LDC, the International Expatriate Movement (IEM). We again share with you words from our Ancestor Brother Faruq Muhammad as he remembers the time that he took his citizenship in 2009. We thought it important

to share in this with him. Also, one of the LDC members, Brother Mbizi, presents to us some viewpoints that he has created about what Garveyism means and what we have to do to call ourselves “Garveyites”. He challenges us all to “step up” and to assist in the work of our Government. Our Queen Mother, Sister Amy Jacques Garvey is featured in this issue. In her piece entitled “A Note on the Evolution of Garveyism”, Sister Garvey gives us the working idealism of how her husband, the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, sought to “revive the spirit of Black people” by giving us goals. This writing serves as a reminder to us all that we need to check ourselves to ensure that we are in fact, not just in theory, using those innate abilities that we have to continue the work begun by Mr. Garvey. And we certainly did not want to miss out on an opportunity to share words with you direct from the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. We have included his speech entitled “Africa for the Africans”. He reminds us of the need to “enter into a common partnership to build up Africa in the interest of our race.” And, speaking of Africa, we bring you some international news about atrocities that we have to watch out for on the Motherland --- even that brought about by our own misguided members of our Race. This issue also contains some news about our Centennial. Certainly we all have marked 2014 as “our” year. There will be much discussion and many activities to celebrate this momentous occasion. For now, make sure you Save the Date!

How did you all do on the puzzle in the last issue? You can check your answers to that puzzle in this issue as we have included a completed one. And, we provide you with a new one! We again invite our readers to submit articles, announcements and other information that may be of interest. We are also always glad to hear from you; our team takes the contents of any letters or emails that we receive seriously in order to ensure that the Newsletter is beneficial to you. Do not hesitate to write to us and make our services better. Yours in Service, I Nia

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I would like to believe everyone joined the UNIA for the purpose the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey envisioned nearly one hundred years ago. In my opinion he wanted the African Diaspora to be totally self-reliant. We

would grow our own food, manufacture our own wares and control our own economy without dictates from anyone without melanin. We are to teach our own children, distribute our own currency, establish our own form of government and deliver our own produce. We are to show the world multi-ethnic societies can coexist without corruption, genocide or envy. Today, no person of colour owns an international/multi-national corporation. And even if you are able to come up with one or two, I hope you get my gist. Research and compare global corporate capitalization by nationality. Then, I want you to Google search on: interlocking directorates. We cannot make a global difference by: “acting in the best interest of my family.” We need a holistic African plan. We need a global plan that connects all families as one nation. We need to realize individual achievements do nothing but give us temporarily individual satisfaction. Until we realize these individual achievements are nothing unless they help improve OUR nation as a whole, otherwise, we too are acting as parasites. At this point in our development we have every expertise/skill needed to develop and maintain a universal society where everybody can share equally in all God’s creations. We don’t need outsiders assisting us. First, we need a universal umbrella that we all can hold as omnipotent. We need to funnel all of our organizations into a few, addressing only those departments of governance we plan to deliver. We all are trying to break away from the same oppressor. We need to divest ourselves of all western standards. We have to ensure no more indigenous cultures are destroyed or forever lost. We have to stop the intentional desecration of our environment. We as Garveyites should define how we are identified. Do we wear a certain garb or color? I would hate to walk by one unknowingly. Assign rolls and responsibilities with timelines at every level.

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All responsibilities are connected through global synergies. I envision a Virtual African Diaspora. You are a member wherever your domicile may be. There is no personal ownership to God’s natural resources: water, land, animals, foliage, minerals, etc. You only prosper from your contributions. There is no inheritance. There are only a few levels of income. We need to immediately assign councils to initiate competent, conscious, and dedicated people to craft this vision. We need to rid ourselves of leaders who look to control and identify individuals who understand mutual input, for we all have something to offer. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

AA NNoottee oonn tthhee EEvvoolluuttiioonn ooff GGaarrvveeyyiissmm By Amy Jacques Garvey

Garveyism is not only a theoretical philosophy but a working idealism, geared to the crying needs of an entire race, many millions of whom were dispersed by slavery to the United States of America, the West Indies, Europe,

Canada and as far as, South America. The slave-masters and their kind used the most inhuman means to break the spirit of the blacks, thus reducing them to a state of frustration and dejection -- handy tools used to produce wealth for white people. The Africans, at home were exploited, oppressed and brutalized by the colonial powers through their administrators, traders and mercenary adventurers to produce the mineral and agricultural wealth of their continent, which was transported to Europe to build up their nations. In time chattel slavery was abolished, but these dejected and rejected people of the earth never had a unifying force, in fact they were propagandized into believing that they had no common cause. The American Blacks from their sidewalk jungles called the Africans at home "heathen and uncivilized cannibals", and the West Indians were called "Monkey Chasers", living in trees. The Africans called all the Western World blacks, ex-slaves -- a term of contempt. Each unit was taught to stigmatize the other. The "divide and rule"

methods wrought havoc in all their simple, undesigning minds. Then came the awakening by Marcus Garvey -- "up Mighty Race! We have to carve our rightful heritage on this earth as God's children, worthy of our Creator." The philosophers of Europe, England & White America are the products of many sophisticated cultures, industrial and agricultural mechanized economies, politically disciplined people revering White Power. Few of them were activists, much less Reformers; invariably they preferred to do revolutionary writing. Their philosophies cannot be wholly applicable to Garveyism. Because he based his findings and movement on the historical and current black experiences all over the globe. He plumbed the depths of our oppression and degradation, and based them to the world. He gave to his people a new set of values in a world where race is the criterion of human standards, and the white race considered themselves superior men. He gave black people new dimensions, new horizons that transcended national boundaries, languages and religions. He lifted their spirits to the heights of true manhood and womanhood. This is the only "African Mysticism" that some people wonder about. Garveyism has many facets, because African nationalism politically becomes Black Nationalism in the West Indies, and is a prestige affiliation to the black minority in America where it generates Black Power, which is the united actions of an oppressed and despised, desperate minority to confront White Power in the country of their birth. Garvey sought to revive the spirit of Black people from despair to hope, from lethargy to action, from fear to courage, from inertia to assertiveness, from anti-discrimination dodges to manly confrontation. He gave them goals possible to man, the highest creation of God, because he believed with all his heart in the innate abilities of the Black Race. BE PREPARED! he shouted, and the masses followed him, for he had awakened in them the real purpose of life -- "To live as men, or to die as men!" Originally Published in: More Philosophy and Opinions: Volume 3 Previously Unpublished Papers Edited by Amy Jacques Garvey and E.U. Essien-Udom

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Taylor Verdict a Warning to War Crimes Perpetrators Dakar/Nairobi/Brussels, 26 April 2012: The landmark guilty verdict today against former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor is a warning to those most responsible for atrocity crimes that they can be held accountable. A decade after the war in Sierra Leone, the

Special Court's ruling marks the first time that a former head of state has been found guilty of war-time atrocities by an

internationally-backed court since the Nuremberg trials. The verdict is a fresh lesson to all those in power that they do not enjoy impunity and a sign of hope in Sierra Leone that those most responsible for the heinous crimes of the eleven-year civil war (1991-2002) are being brought to book. Nevertheless, Liberians are still waiting for Taylor and others to be tried for atrocities committed in the civil war in their country. “The guilty verdict against Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) is a watershed moment in the fight to hold high-level perpetrators accountable”, says Gilles Yabi, Crisis Group's West Africa Project Director. “It is also a momentous day for the victims' families, who have waited patiently for this ruling since the court began its work”. The verdict has been a long time coming. Taylor was indicted in March 2003 on multiple counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international law. He was accused of helping to plan, order and encourage acts including murder, terrorizing civilians, mutilation, rape, sexual slavery and recruiting child soldiers. The charges stemmed from his support for Sierra Leone rebel groups as commander of the National Patriotic Front for Liberia from 1989 and after becoming president in 1997. Under the peace agreement that ended Liberia's civil war in 2003, Taylor resigned as president. He was granted exile in Nigeria but extradited in March 2006 to Freetown, at the request of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and after he violated the terms of his exile by meddling in Liberian politics. Owing to regional security concerns, his trial before the SCSL - a court set up jointly by the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations - was held in The Hague.

This verdict ends the work of the court, which also convicted eight other individuals. Its mandate was to prosecute only those most responsible for the crimes within its jurisdiction. That brief was heavily criticized because it meant that many lesser perpetrators would go free, particularly given the weaknesses in Sierra Leone's justice system. While the judgment sends a strong message that heads of state can be prosecuted, many Liberians may feel short-changed. Despite the long and costly work of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which recommended prosecutions for the main perpetrators of atrocities during the Liberian civil war, impunity still prevails and remains an obstacle to national reconciliation. “While this is a significant day for Sierra Leone, many in Liberia will have mixed feelings”, says Comfort Ero, Crisis Group's Africa Program Director. “Taylor and other Liberians have yet to be held to account for crimes committed in Liberia's civil war. Several suspects continue to serve in public office”. MMaarrccuuss GGaarrvveeyy –– AAffrriiccaa ffoorr tthhee AAffrriiccaannss April 18, 1922 Fellow men of the Negro Race, Greeting: For four and a half years the Universal Negro Improvement Association has been advocating the cause of Africa for the Africans -- that is, that the Negro peoples of the world should concentrate upon the object of building up for themselves a great nation in Africa. When we started our propaganda toward this end several of the so-called intellectual Negroes who have been bamboozling the race for over half a century said that we were crazy, that the Negro peoples of the western world were not interested in Africa and could not live in Africa. One editor and leader went so far as to say at his Pan-African Congress that American Negroes could not live in Africa, because the climate was too hot. All kinds of arguments have been adduced by these Negro intellectuals against the colonization of Africa by the black race. Some said that the black man would ultimately work out his existence alongside of the white man in countries founded and established by the latter. Therefore, it was not necessary for Negroes to seek an independent

nationality of their own. The old time stories of "Africa fever," "African bad climate," "African mosquitoes," "African savages," have been repeated by these "brainless intellectuals" of ours as a scare against our people in America and the West Indies taking a kindly interest in the new program of building a racial empire of our own in our Motherland. A "Program" at Last? I trust that the Negro peoples of the world are now convinced that the work of the Universal Negro Improvement Association is not a visionary one, but very practical, and that it is not so far fetched, but can be realized in a short while if the entire race will only co-operate and work toward the desired end. Now that the work of our organization has started to bear fruit, we find that some of these 'doubting Thomases" of the three and four years ago are endeavoring to mix themselves up with the popular idea of rehabilitating Africa in the interest of the Negro. They are now advancing spurious "programs" and in a short while will endeavor to force themselves upon the public as advocates and leaders of the African idea. It is felt that those who have followed the career of the Universals Negro Improvement Association will not allow themselves to be deceived by these Negro opportunists who have always sought to live off the ideas of other people. The Dream of a Negro Empire It is only a question of a few more years when Africa will be completely colonized by Negroes, as Europe is by the white race. It is for us to welcome the proffered help of such men as Senators McCullum and France. Though their methods are a little different to that of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, yet it is felt that the same object will be achieved. What we want is an independent African nationality, and if America is to help the Negro peoples of the world establish such a nationality, then we welcome the assistance. It is hoped that when the time comes for American and West Indian Negroes to settle in Africa, they will realize their responsibility and their duty. It will not be to go to the natives, but it shall be the purpose of the Universal Negro Improvement Association to have established in Africa the brotherly co-operation which will make the interest of the African native and the American and West Indies Negro one and the same, that is to say, we shall enter into a common partnership to build up Africa in the interest of our race.

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The African Union offers an “African” passport, but it holds no uniform meaning in all member states, as it does not provide individual rights and responsibilities of citizenship in any specific African country. African governments generally

have not broadly offered dual citizenship on the basis of descent, but in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, African reluctance to recognize the right of descent without proof of blood ties may be changing. Senegal offered Haitians free land in the country if they wanted to be repatriated there – either parcels of land or an entire region of the country. Then the African Union expanded the offer to an entire new state on the continent, although this would only be possible if an existing state agreed to give up some of its territory to create such a new country. Still, this new attitude perhaps bespeaks openness to considering more broadly accepting the right of return for members of the historic African Diaspora who cannot verify their heritage. While those in the historic African Diaspora determined to assert a right of return will no doubt continue their efforts, a “plan B” would seem to be in order for instances where the right of return is not yet accepted in various African countries for historic African Diasporans seeking citizenship. In recent years, the African Ancestry company has developed a DNA test that can authenticate genetic linkage to African ethnic groups and the country in which that ethnic group now resides. As the company states, the test indicates where the particular strain of an ethnic group is located today and not where they were when one’s ancestors were taken off the continent. This test does establish a scientifically verifiable link to a specific African country or countries, since tests often reveal multiple ethnic heritages located in more than one country.

There are 25 countries providing ethnic matches to those taking the African Ancestry test. The leading countries with links identified by the test are: Cameroon, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria and Sierra Leone – each representing greater than 15% of results. Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Liberia and Senegal represent between 5-10% of results. Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, South Africa and Sudan each represent less than 5% of results. For those African governments reluctant to provide citizenship to historic African Diasporans who cannot legally establish a line of descent, the African Ancestry test offers a means of providing scientific evidence of descent. DNA test results played a major role in Sierra Leone granting citizenship to actor Isaiah Washington. The test results do not require that anyone who takes the test must affiliate themselves with the countries identified with their ethnic groups. After all, the test only shows where the samples were collected at this point in time. Someone identified as a Fulani from Nigeria may in fact have been from a family who was in Mali at the time they left Africa. Moreover, one may have an affinity for a certain country based on experiences or other ties that compel them to seek citizenship there rather than a country to which their DNA is connected. That would place such a person in the same category, for example, as an Ivorian national who wishes to seek citizenship in Liberia. There has been concern expressed that those identified with a specific ethnic heritage may contribute to ethnic disputes now evident in African societies. It would seem more likely, though, that those becoming a part of an African “family” would be inclined to view such disputes as outsiders without the passion born of being directly involved in ethnic controversies over generations. Furthermore, since historic African Diasporans often have multiple ethnic linkages, they would not necessarily be limited to allegiance to any one ethnic group. In the case of Mr. Washington, his DNA test linked him to both the Mende and Tembe ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. Despite the fact that national identity is established early in life, there is a growing

interest among the historic African Diaspora in establishing legal ties with an African nation of their choice. Because of the experience of colonialism and neocolonialism, African governments have been apprehensive about broadly offering citizenship to historic African Diasporans. Those born in countries outside the African continent sometimes think and behave more in line with their current homeland absent a process of acculturation, and therefore might be seen as bringing an unanticipated and unwanted cultural injection into an African society. Still, those historic African Diasporans interested in becoming a genuine part of their adopted culture could be taught the folkways of their new society, which would lessen any perceived negative impact from foreign cultures. Those in the historic African Diaspora can accept and hold multiple identities at once. It is possible to think of oneself as Brazilian and Nigerian, for example, once linkages to people on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have been established. Just as we can belong to and acknowledge allegiance to a gender, an ethnic group and a nationality simultaneously, we also can see ourselves as Canadians, Jamaicans or Colombians and African descendants at the same time without rejecting either identity. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

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Dual Citizenship: Why Black Americans Should Obtain Citizenship in the Motherland

Created by: Jay-Jamar

Of course information like this isn't readily available or even announced on a wide scale. The powers that be may seem to be more interested in releasing news reports on grim, dark and often irrelevant incidences around the world, in addition to the useless gossip about the entertainment world that holds no true value, nor helps toward progression of any person in the real world we live in today. Information on real and important issues, such as dual citizenship for African Americans must be sought out. It must be something already planted in the minds of the many blacks that consume the American soil in order for a step forward to transpire. Of course, with things preoccupying our minds, like bills, security and simply surviving, these thoughts on such important matters may never come about for African American people as a whole.

Look For Me in the Whirlwind -- Prophecy Fulfilled From his jail cell in Atlanta, in 1925, Mr. Garvey, ever the “teacher”, taught us how we could continue his legacy

even though he was no longer “among us”. He told us that we could count on him to continue to serve Black people. He told us that in death, he would be “the real Marcus Garvey”. He told us that he would never desert us – a spiritual pledge that he made to God and to us that would last throughout eternity. The “Look for me in the Whirlwind” phrase that Mr. Garvey stated at that time is today often used by Garveyites to philosophically discuss the theories of Mr. Garvey. The LDC was fortunate to be taught by President General Battle that “these words of Mr. Garvey are not a metaphor but are prophecy being fulfilled”. Through its spiritual work honoring the ancestors, the LDC has come to understand this phrase in a practical and meaningful manner; we are using this phrase to manifest in this physical realm, the works, words and deeds of Mr. Garvey in the 21st Century. In January 2008, the LDC began to incorporate the practice of honoring ancestors into the work that we are doing. This practice first began as a means to honor President General Redman Battle and to provide some healing to the members of the LDC who needed a means to “heal” the pain/sorrow associated with the transition of Mr. Battle. This ancestral work was intended to be a symbolic representation of the release of Mr. Battle’s spirit from this world to the ancestral world. Thereafter, we developed a list of ancestors to honor those we considered crucial and vital to the work that we are doing as the LDC. We now have a list of 28 ancestors that we honor; in future editions of the Newsletter, we will share information about these Ancestors with our readers. We consider that factually and throughout their life, each of these ancestors have been on the front line and have played an integral part in the role of full and complete self-determination for our people. There are some ancestors for whom we have not found a birthdate or have found that there is

conflicting information on their birthdates; we have nonetheless placed those ancestors in months so that we honor about 2 – 3 ancestors each month of the year. As we believe that our own personal ancestors are important to who we are and the work that we are doing, we also set aside time to honor them. We as an African people have a long history of spirituality. Historically, we have used spirituality as our foundation and a base from which to do all other aspects of life; spirituality has been a guiding force for our people. Mr. Garvey stated: “The God of the UNIA concerned himself with spiritual matters.” Additionally, during his lifetime, President General Battle encouraged us all to study and incorporate Ma’at, the ancient Egyptian spiritual base, in all that we do. As each program and person of the UNIA has an enormous job to accomplish, we invite you to incorporate this spiritual aspect of honoring ancestors into the work that you do. We believe that it will make your work effective and will assist you to accomplish your goals.

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At the age of 27 years old, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, having lived in Jamaica and traveled to South and Central America and parts of the West Indies and Europe, had seen the injustice done to those of his race because it was black. He read of the same conditions in America in the book “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington. Thereafter, it dawned on him that he had a job to do as a leader of his race.

After 10 years of study of the condition of the race, Mr. Garvey saw that those of his race had no social status, no nationality or commerciality. He asked himself: “Where is the black man’s Government? Where is his King and his kingdom? Where is his President, his country, and his ambassador, his army, his navy, his men of big affairs?” He had looked and he could not find them. He then courageously declared, “I will help to make them.” In July, 1914, in his homeland of Jamaica, Mr. Garvey formed the Universal Negro Improvement and Conservation Association and African Communities (Imperial) League. The purpose of this Association was “. . . the fostering of a ‘Universal Confraternity among the race’, the establishment of a central nation for black people, the setting up of educational institutions, and a pledge ‘to work for better conditions among Negroes everywhere.’ “ Though the words “Conservation” and “Imperial” in the original name dropped out of the title along the way, the entity is best known by its acronym – UNIA-ACL. In years later, Mr. Garvey and a plebiscite of Negro peoples of the world adopted a flag (the Red, Black and Green Flag) and adopted a Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World. The declaration listed the main grievances of the race and demanded their resolution. The Flag became the official symbol of the government of the peoples of the Negro Race. In years to follow, no area of significant black population in the world was without a UNIA-ACL branch. Since that day and time in 1914, the UNIA-ACL has continuously and tenaciously existed! From August 2013 through August 2014, the present-day UNIA-ACL will be sponsoring a host of worldwide activities and events to celebrate these 100 years of existence for the great work accomplished by the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Please mark this year on your calendar and prepare yourself to join in these celebrations.

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UNIVERSAL CONFRATERNITY

<> UNIA OBJECTIVES AND AIM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. Created by: Faruq Muhammad An Ancestor and former Counsel General of the UNIA-ACL For as long as I live I will never forget that day, December 27, 2009 when I proudly stood next to our President General, Senghor Baye, as we ushered in a new day for the UNIA. On December 27, 2009, the UNIA-ACL became the first entity in the 21ST Century, and also the first entity in the world, to establish and offer citizenship to Black people. Leading the vanguard, our President General has responded to the necessity for our people globally to have access to Full and Complete Self Determination, a government of our own, that will be able to interact with the other black governments in Africa and the Diaspora. For more than 40 years I have waited on the day wherein I could become a part of a government whose sole interests were the legal protection, defense and security of Black people. For hundreds of years Black people have been legally victimized by other laws and governments, forcing us to be beg, plead and die to get any legal respect and prosperity. In the 20th century, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey established a legal foundation for Black people to form our own government. The Nation of Islam and the Republic of New Africa also issued the call for us to have our own government. Now our President General and Parent Body intend to take the legal aspects of Black Nationalism and Pan Africanism to a whole new level. As we move to ensure that all of UNIA leadership and membership have been afforded the options of citizenship, we are also moving to implement the Constitutional obligation to incorporate the concept of a Universal Confraternity. From the Office of the Counsel General, we have established the Legal Defense Committee (LDC) and Legal Defense Fund (LDF). The L.D.C. has created several branches with the sole purpose to restore the legal legacy left for us by Marcus Garvey and the UNIA founding members. One branch of the LDC is called the International Expatriate Movement or the I.E.M. The UNIA’s citizenship program is one aspect of the IEM, and the dual citizenship program is the second one. In order to make the dual citizenship program

a functional reality coalitions have been created to form a global support system that will put this work on the fast track. Within the history of the UNIA these coalitions are not just historical but promises to become profound and significant. Memorandums of Agreements have already been signed with several groups and working relationships have become solidified with many others. It is important that our membership and citizenship be fully aware of the external forces being generated to help us take Garveyism to the next level, meaning the level of self determination. It is now a time for action as a lot of talking has been going on for years and our people, no I would say the world, is now in need of substantial works, meaningful programs, and a basis

for having real hope for tomorrow. Professor David L. Horne, representing the Sixth Region Diaspora Coalition (SRDC), the African Diaspora Ancestral Commemoration Institute (ADACI), the Ancestral Healing Institute (TAHI), Brother Mel Foote representing the Constituency For Africa (CFA), along with the African American Unity Caucus (AAUC), are just some of the significant individuals and groups the UNIA has begun to implement the concept of Universal Confraternity. It is understood that the word “Confraternity” can have many meanings from having a spiritual concept to even street gangs. So let’s be clear, our use of this word comes strictly from our Constitution, and has as some of its intended purposes, ” to promote the spirit of pride and love among our race: … to assist in the development of Independent Negro Nations and Communities,; …. to

establish Commissionaires of Agencies in the principals countries and cities of the world for the representation and protection of ALL negroes, irrespective of nationality.” As taught by the Honorable Redmon Battle, a President General who is now an ancestor, and as presented by our current President General, Senghor Baye, that the 21ST century concept of “Universal Confraternity” will embrace all of our Brothers and Sisters of African heritage, at home and abroad. That all of people can embrace the legal aspects of the UNIA no matter their religious, political, or social persuasions. It does not mean that you can become a Garveyite and then try to change the UNIA into a program of your beliefs, but rather you can become a citizen under our government and know that you will be embraced emphatically, with love and respect. So we have to move quickly to activate, educate and organize ourselves to set up the necessary infrastructures that will be needed to encompass the numerous elements of government. The Honorable Marcus Garvey did his job. He ensured that an independent GLOBAL Black government was established. It is now our job to build the internal structure that will be necessary for self-government. As we live and learn, as we grow and become more conscientious, we will be able to incorporate a coalition, a movement, a whirlwind of action, around this concept of citizenship, and dual citizenship. Our Brothers and Sisters on the Continent must also prepare themselves for this Global Reunification as this will certainly be about “one hand washing the other”. The spirit of Confraternity is here and nothing will deter it as this is moving as if it has a life of its own. The only questions that exist are who will catch the first wave, not whether this will become a functional reality, because it already is. Only those who can “see the invisible…” will be able to “seize this time”. We pray that those reading this message will become a part of this movement. As we have said before, birthing a Nation is no easy feat and having a Rebirth is equally daunting. If you keep in mind that it took Marcus Garvey from 1914 to Continue on page 8!

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LDC MISSION STATEMENT

The Legal Defense Committee (LDC) as the staff of the Office of the Counsel General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) has a mission of assisting to restore and re-establish the Global Government created and formed by the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey by structuring the legal basis and foundation of the Government within the principles of Universal African Nationalism so that it may fully operate and function within a 21st century framework.

LDC Contact Info:

1217 17th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002

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UNIVERSAL CONFRATERNITY Continued from Page 6! 1920 before the first birth was realized. then you can see that it will take years of hard work before our rebirth will be able to fully mature. Please keep this in mind as you think and talk about our legal rights to self-determination. Our internal citizenship program, along with the dual citizenship movement, will propel us quickly to the forefront as a global player of modern government. Now is the time for all Garveyites, whether or not you are a dues paying member, to become involved, either as a citizen or an ally. We need a great deal of support in many areas. College students, business people, legal experts of all genres, as well as persons with political to spiritual skills are areas of our immediate focus. More importantly, we call upon our youth leaders to step to the plate. You’ve asked for it and now we have programs that will provide true alternatives for many of our people. It must be the youth that will take this work well into the 21st Century. Our Ancestors have done much and sacrificed even more to ensure that we have a legal legacy from which we can solidly stand upon and move forward. For those of us whose families were victimized by the Atlantic Slave Trade these rights of self determination are a breathe of fresh air and a spirit whose time has come. Our President General is on the front line. Making the sacrifices that are necessary to move us forward. The time is now to give our leader the support he deserves. Not

Excerpt from the book “Authentic Power” by Courtney A. Kazembe From the Chapter “Attitude” Attitude is the way we see and respond to life. Attitude is one of most important tools towards self-actualization and self-empowerment. It is even more important than money, knowledge and education. It is also more important than giftedness, appearance and skill. I am convinced that my life is ten percent of what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. Attitude is such an important thing that we cannot leave it up to chance. We must keep a conscious moment by moment watch on our attitude. We must make an effort to implement regiments and practices which will assist us in having the right attitude in our daily lives. These will include first of all, having the right people in our lives. This also goes for the people we associate with. If we want to have a great attitude about life, we must associate with people who possess great attitude. I marvel about the incredible attitude Nelson Mandela must have had to survive twenty-seven years in a South African prison. And after all that punishment and suffering, he emerged as his nation’s leader with the tenacity and loving nature to forgive his persecutors. Attitude is like that – if you maintain a positive attitude and have some patience, your goals and dreams will be realized. People who soar have the courage to insist on positive attitudes in their life. A positive attitude requires courage, because it is the decision not to be defeated no matter what challenge is present. A positive attitude does not dissolve life’s problems. Rather it is an effective and constructive approach to dealing with them. A positive attitude is good insurance for life.

Whether life is privileged or painful has nothing to do with our circumstances or our situations. It is a direct reflection of our attitude. As difficult, painful and unpredictable as life can be it cannot defeat us, unless we choose to be defeated.

Answers to Puzzle 01 :

Across Down 2. Initiative 1. Diaspora 6. Nation 3. Visionary 8. Citizens 4. Jurisdiction 9. Colour 5. Colony 12. Purpose 7. Government 13. Person 10. Propaganda 17. Law 11. Constitution 19. Charity 14. Emancipation 20. Ancestor 15. Expatriate 21. Character 16. War 22. Demarcation 17. Language 23. Naturalize 18. Wisdom 25. Title 19. Crime 26. Right 24. Elder 27. Inalienable 28. Aim 29. Nationalism 30. Sovereign