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Press release: GHANAIAN YOUTH SUFFERING FROM “IDEAS THEFT”

2013-08-01T09:18:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE: GHANAIAN YOUTH SUFFERING FROM “IDEAS THEFT”

My heart is so saddened and feel so disappointed by my fellow youth activist who all claim to have the youth and its development at heart. How do we expect to be agents of change and catalyst for development, when we can't stand together to resist any form of "IDEA THEFT" that is unleashed upon us as youth organizations and events. I must acknowledge and state on record that, this release has nothing to do with Stages Multimedia.

I Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah without blowing my own trumpet is using media platforms and other speaking mediums to support any youth oriented event or program. I speak at events without money exchanging hands because I believe in such a cause.

I was made the media liaison when Stages Multimedia first launched Ghana Youth Awards which had Hon. Agyenim Boateng a then deputy minister, Mr. Roland Akambire of rlg, Mr. Mike Nyinaku of Beige Capital and others at Coconut groove Accra. Exactly a year later there was National youth Achievers Award with the blue print of the Ghana youth Awards held with support from NYA and other government agencies as well as other youth groups.( visit this link as the beige capital captured the Ghana youth awards launch on their site: http://www.beigecapital.com/details.cfm?prodcatID=14&tblNewsCatID=46&tblNewsID=26)

When our wounds are about healing here comes another act of IDEA THEFT which is also going to get the support of youth groups and their leaders who know the first story. NYA again is a culprit in this regard organizing PRESIDENTIAL YOUTH DIALOGUE which we all know took place during the election era 2012, I was the MC with Prof Miriam Ewurama Addy as the moderated, in attendance was then candidates Jacob Osei Yeboah, Hassan AYARIGA, Paa Kwesi Ndoum. Are my fellow youth saying they did not hear about it ?

Do we really think if the president hear about this true story he will support this idea theft move by NYA. If this agenda is genuine why is NYA struggling to call the Monday time with the president “ Ghana Youth Parliament or Presidential Youth Dialogue”. Was not the same NYA that lead for the formation of a said YOUTH PARLIAMENT? Was that a fiasco?

Some of us respect the president so much and believe in his pledge to the youth but this is a disgrace NYA is smearing on H.E. John Dramani Mahama

Today it is a fellow activist whose two ideas have been stolen so you don't feel the pain but it will be yours another day and you will understand my hurt. Without mincing words, the youth of today are very creative and productive but the system only steal our ideas and call us lazy. Many youth have suffered from these prang of IDEAS THEFT.
We suffered so much during the day of National Youths Stakeholders Forum at then NYC and today too. COYDOG must speak up and other Youth Coalition must rise up. The time is now.

If we the youth can't stand up and fight such practices and support each other’s worthy cause, I state we have no moral right to charge our leaders as the bane of our growth and development.. Ghanaian youth deserve better.

Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah
Transformational Coach/ Youth Activist
Dir. Visionaires Foundation
0243085932

scof on gtv discussing TEMPERAMENT 12th april 2013

2013-04-14T12:57:00.001-07:00

GHANA STILL BEAUTIFUL...

2013-03-07T12:48:00.003-08:00

Those who have chosen to be blind to both the good, the bad, the ugly and beautiful about Ama Ghana but rather eye-red to only the bad and ugly, i have bad news for them....Get the hell behind Ama Ghana, she has survived and tolerated your kind for too long, its just out of love because she is mother. Else she would have given up on you and not even the devil will spit on your grave.

Are there no ghettos in the America? Are there no poverty ridden citizens in America? yet the almost have the best of everything. But for I Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah i know they have the worst of everything under the sun too, but they choose to celebrate their good and beautiful.......

I almost want to sound like a dirty American but.......I quote again, YOU CAN'T SPEAK HOPELESSLY ABOUT A SITUATION, and desire to see good things.....IF that is the path you have chosen then KEEP MUTE, hold your tongue and shut your eyes on anything Ghana......Look at these same whiners, jubilated when the under 20 won the world cup, they partied......i wonder if they were thinking that, such good news is about a different Ghana on another planet.......When the world were so much worried about our democracy....power changed hands in 2000 and again in 2008....Is it no Ghana that schooled, Ave Klutse, Ollenu and co of NASA? what about professor Allotey? all before they left the shores of Ghana

Many of these loud whining tongues did they not school in Ghana? some........*am holding my breath*............May heaven and Ama Ghana forgive them ....Some of us still see the beauty you possess inside and out side....the detractors will not derail us....Those of you too who give loud mouths room to speak ill about Ama Ghana, she will give you all up one by one.....# God bless our land Ghana, and make our nation great and strong....bold to defend for ever...........#

When you don't care about what you will do for the growth of Ghana, then i wonder your moral right to complain.When you don't see anything GOOD in Ghana and about Ghana, relocate or never come down. You cannot be hopeless about a situation and still wanting to see something GOOD coming out.

When you believe there is no hope for GHANA stop complaining and whining. IN the word HOPELESS is HOPE, whiles you see hopeless other see HOPE and willing not to make it LESS...... If you have nothing to give to Ama Ghana, don't make any demands, because where there is an action, there will be a RE"ACTION".....#SNYY-son of the land#

my audios.......

2012-11-28T16:52:00.001-08:00

soundcloud.com/scofray

just for laugh pt 1 yenko nkoa 1.avi

2012-11-20T14:54:00.001-08:00

SCOFRAY'S QUOTES

2012-07-13T16:21:00.001-07:00

QUOTES BY SCOFRAY NANA YAW YEBOAH

Run in life according to your legs and strength.............you will get to your destination not that of anyone.
True religion is not PRAYER and WORSHIP to our creator but SERVICE to mankind..in time of need put a smile on another needy face
The greatest change that can occur is REFUSING and REFUTING to failure when it knocks on your door. your are the best.... live it.
As you look back in your journey of life, what trail are you leaving behind? You are part of a chain for change, don't break it.
A great morning a symbol of hope, never stop dreaming because you will not be charged. Lift up your head and walk the talk
Never back down, you are only allowed a puase, if you quit the burden get bigger for the others connect to the same mission
Passion is an intrinsic tool for transformation if not used for its purpose it will consume you for other deeds"evil"
The stand we take mostly are not about us, but the path seekers, you are not here because of you alone, many are after you
Our kids are gift from mother nature, we are only teachers to make their innate gifts shine. do we ourselves understand this?
The day you allow you light to fade, then you have stop living.
Life is like a big classroom, lessons learnt differs from one to the other.
Anger, pain, rage hurt and disappointments are nothing but toxic which measure your tenacity of TOLERANCE and ability to let go.
Disappointments are part of the journey about human nature........ never lose the lesson and never carry the pain.
Evening is symbol of pause in life cycle and a time to rest and reflect. tomorrow is a new day live it as such.
True love is the exhibition of the good intrinsic values and energy we put to bare inspite of the odds
Are you rendering service for the profit of it or because of the blessing you are to serve humankind? if for profit you will not have enough
You can only stand in the mist of betrayal before you conduct it
Life is not static,as nite gets darker,its when morning begins.never backdown becos morning knows it will come up though darknes precede it.
Just as we are all unique, so is our shadows, so don't follow and walk in any ones but yours.........
FAILURE is the greatest springboard, bounce as high as you can.
As it is difficult to turn your neck around, so it is trying to look at your flaws. your best lies ahead, stay focused........
One of the most less expensive and less difficult gifts but most valuable to change situation is an honest SMILE. Give it out
My religion is service to humankind........my temple is my community...and heaven is to make one smile
There is a reason for why you have two eye,ear,hands and legs. so you are not an accident live your dreams
Life is a network, you are in charge of your port.there is no exact replacement of you. accomplish you purpose
To understand the world, you must first discover the YOU, you are made of.
Our lack of thorough understanding of the Universe is the reason we say. LIFE IS NOT FAIR. we must learn to accept life in the easy terms.
Life is perfect and still revealing, you must act same, the energy you possess is synonymous with nature.
LIFE, WISDOM,KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING is the most valuable assets, you have them all, you only need to believe and practice.
LIFE= living In Full Experience. live it.
WISDOM is the right application of knowledge acquired and gathered for the betterment of mankind.
KNOWLEDGE is the gathering of UNDERSTANDING, UNDERSTANDING is the sieving of theories, reasons, logic, conclusion and ideas. for humankind
The tortise run, the snail run, the ants run and the cheetah do run too, but all according to their strength and kind.
Never let both your enemies and loved-ones down when you arrive. they all invested in you.
When they are silently praying you succeed, you are quickly giving up.
On the journey to the top, you will come across the cost.
Never fail to take a stand, when your legs can.
From whom are you taking the baton, in which lane/track are you in and who will you give the baton...........legacies......
Life is an equal gift, living it is unequal according to our strengths but all are intertwine to make life worth living.Don't drop you part
If you don't understand my calling, don't say it’s impossible.. when you are not seeing what I am seeing don't say I am visionless
If you think you have no value, consider the scavengers....
Living you dreams is equal to Nelson Mandela............
When there is no hard-work and hardship, there will be no worship.
Never look at a man as a yard stick, but rather yourself....see how far your strength can carry you
If you don't survive the TEST, then you don't deserve to be the BEST or with the BEST....
Check your self first if you always find fault with everything
Though all may seem odd, make a conscious choice to look out for even......What you fix your mind on, is what you will attract.
He who can appreciate first, is best are profitable criticism
If you fail to appreciate the pace of the tortoise or snail, it is not its fault but yours
some people are dream killers, dream abusers, dream supporters and dreams bearers.....Avoid the dream killers, abusers and align with dream supporters, travel and entrust to dream bearers
Dreams does not happen, when your body is at rest, but rather when the heart and mind correlate to achieve a result, which seem risking at first sight or thought.
until you decide to face the smoke screen called fear, it will eat the best of you...face it
Speak well and highly of something you so much desire and wish for passionately and truthfully
REALITY CHECK is the ability to put logic and reasoning together to achieve a said result minus emotions and sentiments with help of nature
when we cross path, ask yourself and God, what is the purpose
When you make creating space for transformation your focus and motivation, you will always share tears of joy
The greatest achievement in life is to be part of an evolving life.
No matter where you are from or who you are.You possess some uniqueness no one else have.Search for it, like you will dig for diamond
Limitations are INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL creations of our mind and environment. you can break yours.
How will you define life? life appears the way you define it.
some people are passionate and they pursue it...Some too are spirit-gifted and passionate and the fish out the best in everyone and some also just imitate by virtue of being intelligent.....what are you?
Dreams does not happen, when your body is at rest, but rather when the heart and mind correlate to achieve a result.
Some people are dream killers, dream abusers, dream supporters and dreams bearers.....Avoid the dream killers, abusers and align with dream supporters, travel and entrust to dream bearers.
The path to success is and never will be smooth but your endurance will take you. never lose sight of the prize.
Quietness does not mean in-activeness or passiveness, but a pause in life to correlate with happenings.
If you fail to define your definition of who you are, any meaning will be given to your definition of your personality and identity.
If you fail to lead yourself, you have missed the right and opportunity to lead others
Your kind of leader is determined by what motivates you.
Leadership is like a captain of a ship....he gathers a team for departure, understand the journey and its turbulence..yet will sail to destination.
Leadership is not about how many followers you have and the ovation that greets you but the stand you take for others in times of personal crises.
Leadership is not authority and influence but service, impact and sacrifice.
Some people are passionate and they pursue it.Some too are spirit-gifted and passionate, and they fish out the best in everyone.
If REWARD is your motivation at anything...trust that you will be disappointed many times.

More to come..............................Stay tuned...................

22nd June 2012 SCOFRAY on ETV AWAKE 2

2012-06-23T03:56:00.001-07:00

SCOFRAY ON TV AFRICA NEW GEN 16 JUNE 2012.flv

2012-06-20T09:03:00.001-07:00

MOTHER AFRICA MY PRIDE

2012-06-19T10:44:00.002-07:00

AFRICA the blessed Ham.
Ham Yahweh called me
Mizraim-Egypt, Cush-Ethiopia, Phut-Libya,Somalia, Canaan-Israel.
In my cursed Canaan, is the blessed Israel
Africa oooo Mother Africa

The only dwelling place mentioned in the early part of the bible
The beautiful boarders of Eden
Cush present day Ethiopia,
Havilah present Yemen,
Assyria present day Mesopotamia, Iraq and co
Indeed the beauty of Eden was boarded by my dwelling place.
Was it not my child Nimrod who found Assyria?
Was it not I Mizraim now Egypt, who housed, fed and schooled Israel?
I am ancient and incomparable.
When Abraham needed a child, I gave him Ishmael
I gave Yosef my princess Asenath
And blessed them with Manasseh and Ephraim
Moses I gave Zipporah.

Solomon could not withstand the beauty of Sheba.
I am the exhibition of Gods beauty and diversity
Land of Ham Yahweh called me.
Simeon the Niger, my son carried the sins of the world
We spread the gospel like never before.
I am outstanding in the mission of God.
Yes, I am the land of Ham, Africa the cradle of life and civilization

Life as a laughter for those who think.28th Sep. 2011.flv

2012-03-08T06:51:00.001-08:00

Persistence and results

2012-03-08T06:20:00.001-08:00

drops of rain makes a hole in a stone, 27th Sep. 2011.flv

2012-03-08T06:19:00.001-08:00

reply to Reverend Enoch Emmanuel Agboso:Nkrumah’s overthrow was God sent- Ghana Evangelical Society

2012-02-28T18:14:00.000-08:00

I am not very much surprise at this Pastor Agboso submission. But i want to state emphatically that he has insulted the intelligence of God and must be prepared to face it consequence. He claim teaching of Pan Africanism is idolatry and Nkrumah was overthrown because of the ideas and ideals of Pan Africanism.

Then i suggest he too belongs to the ILLUMINATI BLOOD SUCKING VAMPIRES like the CIA of USA who schemed and masterminded his overthrow. Even them God is not angry?

hmmmmmmm " for the lack of knowledge my people perish" Does the bible/God hate teachings that is designed to empower the African? Was any member or ancestor of his, stolen or sold into slavery or died on the way? Does he have any member or ancestor belonging to the 200 million African that died on the seas during the slave trade?

Then very soon God will kill many many many of us for using his word(bible) to empower the African. Does Pastor Agboso know the history of the bible which he uses to profess his believe and faith can never be complete with out the contributions of Africans? Ah which bible or word of God does some men of God read.

Pan Africanism is A STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, A STATE OF BELIEVING YOU ARE EQUALLY THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD, A STATE THAT YOU ARE NOT A MISTAKE OF GODS' CREATION, A STATE THAT THE AFRICAN IS CAPABLE AND ABLE OF MANAGING ITS OWN AFFAIRS, A STATE THAT AFRICANS ARE EQUALLY HUMAN COMPARED TO ANY HUMAN UNDER THE SUN. It is a tool to instill in use a sense of pride, patriotism and nationalism.

Rev Agboso, how come that, no one and i mean no one has come quarter of the achievement of Nkrumah. Combine all the efforts of all hardworking presidents and see if they equally Nkrumah. Am saying this again, AM ASHAMED TO BELONG TO A FAMILY CALLED THE BODY OF CHRIST( CHRISTIANS) but never ASHAMED OF MY SALVATION.

Rev Agboso, can it be the other way round that, we overthrew the chosen one by turning the hand of God and experiencing it consequence at the tortoise pace of development? Does it make sense that we have all resource yet can't develop? hmmmmmm God many are using your name to perpetuate falsehood.

Eeeem before i end, Rev Agboso, what has been your concern over the current political situation engulfed with insult and besieging of radio stations?

Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah

Director

Visionaires Foundation

0243085932

http://politics.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201202/82120.php

CRTV CELEBRATION OF KWAME NKRUMAH @ 101-21ST SEPT 2010 BY SCOFRAY N.Y. Y...

2012-02-09T10:35:00.000-08:00

scof and fr Michael Lapsley pt2 30th aug 2011

2012-02-09T10:33:00.000-08:00

customary marriage (6).flv

2012-02-09T10:32:00.000-08:00

customary marriage pt 1 & 2

2012-02-09T10:30:00.000-08:00

youth n cyber crime on gtv 19th Jan 2012 pt 2

2012-02-09T10:27:00.000-08:00

CHALLENGE TO NATIONAL YOUTH AUTHORITY

2011-11-06T15:40:00.000-08:00

I just finish watching Talking Point whiles others were watching miss world.

Matters of the youth are my heartbeat and when I talk about it, it stems directly from my heart. The Deputy National Coordinator of the National Youth Authority was asked to give some statistics on projects or beneficiaries of programs on the youth front from the NYA. And amazingly he couldn't mention a single one.

I am finally vindicated because anytime I am on Obonu FM 96.5(generational hour) TV Africa (New generation) and GTV breakfast show,I ask that same simple question and nobody give any answer.

Even if we invite reps from NYA to join us they have one excuse or will not respond at all.

I am throwing a challenge to the leadership of NYA to publish a least 5 names, either organizations or individuals who have benefited from the NYA initiatives under the various models enshrined in the National Youth Policy since its launched in Cape Coast.

The policy was launched by his Excellency John Dramani Mahama last year during the world youth day in August. I want to ask his Excellency, what kind of feedback has been given to you so far, because from about 35 youth oriented organizations who took part in pushing for the policy launch and took part during the National Youth Policy launch point of view, I am sorry but it is a charade or camouflage.

The youth of this nation should not be taken for granted. Full implementation of the policy in its current states now can create a tremendous change in our lives.

Arise Ghana youth for your country................................. Leaders of our land we demand your devotion, lets us all unite to build Ghana and make her great and strong. we are all involve............. this is my version.

Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah

Director: Visionaires Foundation

scofraya80@yahoo.com or scofray@visionairesfoundation.org

+233243085932

TODAY IN HISTORY AS GHANA CELEBRATE AFRICAN YOUTH DAY

2011-11-02T04:39:00.000-07:00

TO DAY IN HISTORY 31^ST OCTOBER 2011

AFRICAN YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION 2010-FRIDAY 29^TH – 1^ST NOV.

I want to salute all the brave, courageous, patriotic and self sacrificing youth leaders of the National Youth Stakeholder’s Forum who pioneered the celebration of African Youth Day in Ghana 2010

Tomorrow is year marked as African Youth Day by Africa Union and must be observed by all member states. In spirit of Patriotism and volunteerism, the then National Youth Stakeholder’s Forum lobbied the then National Youth Council (now National Youth Authority) with the support of Mr. Prince Derek Adjei for the celebration of 1^st ever African Youth Day in Ghana.

But we were absolute mislead and misinformed about realities on the ground through the preparation period. But with determination we finally prevailed though not according to our detailed plan. Young leaders who were set to travel Friday morning 10am left Accra 4pm and luck was not on our side. We met a proper go slow traffic right from Accra through to Suhum and finally arrived in Kumasi Marigold hotel 5am Saturday.

Like blink of wind, the power of intimidation, autocracy, undemocratic and dictatorial spirit of Mr. Prince Derek Adjei arose. Experience him shout, insult and publicly show power to these young youthful leaders. Under the spirit of patriotism and volunteerism the members of NYSF kept their cool.

Saturday 30^th October we were bused to KNUST campus to join other youth group on campus for a walk to the NYA center Kumasi. Amazingly, these campus groups did not know what they were marching/walking for. But Mr. Adjei back in Accra told us that he had spoken to the SRC president.

The drama continued even at the NYA center Kumasi, after the NSYF in collaboration with the NYA kumasi solved many challenges. Our greatest shock came when it was time to go back to our hotel Marigold. Mr. Adjei came to our bus and said if by 10minutes we should take the lead, but after about 20minutes when everyone one was on board our bus moved as he instructed. After about 15minutes drive Mr. Adjei called the bus driver to revert back to the center grounds; he was to be told we are moving before and we reminded him that we moved according to his advice earlier on. He said “ I am in charge and he alone make decisions.

That was not enough, Sunday, was due for church service but due to Mr. Adjei’s conduct against our well planned program, we decided to hold church service in the morning and go for ecotourism at lake bosomtwe. Again due to impediment caused by Mr. Adjei our background manner delayed be that could not delay church service so we went on as planned. Mr. Adjei refuses to attend and we conducted the church service without him. IYF(international Youth fellowship) pastor lead the church service with other personalities from Kumasi NYA and Accra Head office. After service was over we all went into our rooms and later to be called back to rehold the church service cause this time the backdrop manner is in.

In the mist of all these the communication/media team were in consultation with the Ashanti Region coordinator to get some air time to talk about our purpose since again Mr. Adjei failed to approved the proposed Media plan for the celebration.

Around 12noon Mr. Adjei now wants to dispatch a member of the media team to now come back to Accra and distribute copies of the National youth policy to media houses in Accra. Scofray the said team member of the media with insight to media work because he works with a media house advised that, it was not possible to get the media houses review their news papers as well as the National youth policy and the celebration since they were not informed. Also that day Kotoko and Hearts are playing and transportation will be difficult and arrival will eat late into the night so, most media houses in Accra have branches in Kumasi and they are the people we intend to work with to forestall any problems encounter so far. Mr. Adjei as autocratic as he is did not take the words of Scofray and still insisted he should move to Accra. Scofray then said that knowing all the factors at play will not aid to achieve the said task to come to Accra he will not undertake such an errand. Amazingly Mr. Adjei summoned Scofray before the Chairman of NYSF and other senior staff of NYA and asked that he should pack his belongings and leave the hotel. Already NSYF member have had his conduct to their throat and revolted that if Scofray leaves then they too because they are witness to the vital roles Scofray has played and still playing in a environment Mr. Adjei plays “mr Know it all”

To the amazement of the NYA staff of Accra, we were prepared to go to the press about the oppressor rule we were being put through. But respect was shown to the board of NYA and the Acting National Coordinator then Mr. Archibald Donkor.

Mr. Adjei went ahead and developed a program line up against that which the team of celebration made. So on Monday 1^st November to climax the program Scofray the MC for the celebration did not know which event details to use but he consulted with his team fine tuned the two into one.

The climax was finally pull through without the attendance of the purported dignitaries as Mr. Adjei made us to believe have given their word to be there. But background checks gave us a new info, so we were not very surprised as the dignitaries on the program did not turn up.

NYSF was quickly disbanded by Mr. Adjei in aid of the formation Ghana Youth Parliament which selected members of NSYF who did not go to Kumasi were being called to take part. But they all boycotted it in solidarity with what their colleagues went through before, during and after the celebration. If vivid account was to be given, it will be one of the biggest books to be published. So did Mr. Prince Derek Adjei account for all the monies ghc 3000 granted for the celebration? Our team accounted what was given them. We are ever ready to be an instrument of change not by autocracy.

The Ghana Youth Parliament that NSYF was dissolved for is being launched on such a memorable day. Does is comprise all the faces of youth groups or just for elites.

a powerful sermon by Fr. Michael Lapsley, SSM

2011-10-10T01:24:00.000-07:00

Sermon Preached at St George's Cathedral Cape Town October 9, 2011 by Fr Michael Lapsley,SSM

by Michael Lapsley on Sunday, 09 October 2011 at 20:11

What a week it has been – with the death of Steve Jobs, demonstrations against corporate greed on Wall Street and all the drama associated with the 80th birthday of our beloved Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

I read the readings for today one by one – I believe that the task of every preacher Sunday by Sunday is to do theology – to theologically reflect on reality in the light of Scripture.

The Latin Americans taught me a long time ago that we should not start with Scripture rather we should start with reality and look at
it in the light of faith. - As we used to say it was important to hold the Bible In one hand and the newspaper in the other – maybe today it’s the blackberry or the ipad which contain both the Bible and the newspaper.

I'm also conscious that all of us read the Bible in the light of our own context – none of us are objective we are all subjective - depending on whether we are rich or poor -gay or straight - women or men - black or white – we read in the light of what is happening in our lives at the time - what is the current mixture of joy and sadness that we are experiencing. But all of us looking for good news - seeking to find meaning, purpose and inspiration for our lives

As I mentioned - I am part of the Institute for healing memories - so I'm particularly conscious of the importance of dealing with the past - of acknowledging it - and finding the way of, wherevef necessary, detoxifying ourselves.

When I read the Gospel for today, I couldn't help wondering what kind of mood was Jesus in when he told this parable about a king and the wedding Banquet.

There are several places in the Gospels, and this is one of them, where I have a sense that Jesus was saying – come on you guys - I have now given you the same message 100 times but you still don't seem to get it. I will tell you yet another story and see if you understand this time.

Ironically it was often the religious people that had the greatest difficulty understanding the message of Jesus whereas it was often the little people of the world who understood instinctively what exactly the good news is.

God's kingdom is for everybody but we can choose to exclude ourselves - that is not God's desire, it is our choice.

For us as Capetonians - living in a city built, at the beginning, by slaves - there is an incidental irony in the story - slavery is assumed and not questioned – slaves are not regarded as people.

Some of us believe that here in Cape Town we have not yet fully acknowledged and faced what slavery did to the soul of this land and how it infected successive generations up to the present time.
We continue to live under oppressive economic systems that, like slavery did, fuel our greed.

Sometimes our consciousness of contemporary wounds blinds us to old and even ancient wounds.

Many of us have felt wounded this week by the way our democratically elected government has handled the invitation of the Dalai Lama to another banquet. - that of the birthday of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.   Personally I was annoyed, angered and ashamed that we as a country would treat 2 of the worlds greatest spiritual leaders in this way.

However as the days have progressed, my feelings have changed.   I am now thankful that the Dalai Lama did not get his visa

Why? You mean it was right that the South African government failed to grant the Visa timeously. No, that was wrong, so what is my point? It was a wake-up call to every citizen in this land.

What kind of country do we want to live in? What is our responsibility in making it happen. What is our dream for South Africa. What is God’s dream for South Africa?

We as the faith community did not simply say that apartheid was a crime against humanity although it was - we said it was a heresy – a false doctrine - contrary to the gospel of Jesus Christ.   We fought for a society based on human rights for all. We paid a terrible cost in our souls and in our bodies.   We fought for the right to elect our own leaders.   We never gave any of them a blank cheque to take away our fundamental rights.

This week one of South Africa's most illustrious leaders had his right to freedom of association taken away from him. In so doing our nation became a source of negative publicity across the entire world. We should be worried when our political leaders treat us like small kids while trying to explain and defend the indefensible.

It is right that as citizens we all belong or vote for different political parties. It is right that we have a great loyalty to our political homes. We are also right to have a deep love for our country.

However if we are Christians, out ultimate loyalty is to God with an overriding commitment to our common humanity.

In his own faithfulness as a Christian, Archbishop Tutu has also taught us many lessons.

As I wrote on my Facebook page a couple of days ago:

Archbishop Tutu - I admired you when you fought for the rights of black people and then I realised you wanted white people to be free as well - then you championed the rights of women especially in the church and then you dared to fight for the rights of same gender loving persons despite what people said about you - ALL of us God's children of equal value - Thank you Baba - God bless you - Happy Birthday with all our love

I know that a number of you participated in the 1st international Desmond Tutu peace lecture yesterday.   I wondered whether Steve Jobs now in I – heaven helped organize the live streaming and video feed that enabled the Dalai Lama to be virtually present. How wonderful to see technology and spirituality coming together to help create peace and compassion.

As Times live reported it: Tutu was asked how he believed war could be stopped, Tutu responded: "Actually it is very straightforward: let women take over."

He said women were by nature more inclined towards compassion, whereas men tend to feel they have to be "macho"."You are basically life-giving, life-affirming. That is what you are naturally when you are unspoilt... Women can actually make society civil."
I also believe that by inviting the Dalai llama to give the 1st international peace lecture Tutu was also teaching us something else. For the world to live in peace no matter what our faith tradition, we have to begin to reverence and learn from different spiritual traditions. The spirit blows where it wills.
Whilst the drama surrounding the Dalai Lama's visa was unfolding here in South Africa, I was reading about it in Norway. I visited the International Centre in Hamarøy in the arctic circle which provides a home for refugee children. They come as unaccompanied minors to Norway from places of war and conflict.
Everyone of us can recall the massacre that took place in Norway on July 22 when a homegrown terrorist set off a bomb in the centre of Oslo and then proceeded to the small island of Utøya where he gunned down scores of young people. Such horrors had not happened in Norway since the Second World War.
It has been a trauma for the whole nation. Remarkably their prime minister insisted that the national response would be more openness, more democracy, a deeper commitment to a multicultural and inclusive society.
I reflected with the Norwegians how we as a nation were able to turn Robben Island - a place that was supposed to destroy - into a sign of the triumph of the human spirit.   I wondered out loud whether the island of Utøya where the massacre took place in Norway might one day become a place of healing and reconciliation.
Let us pray for the Norwegians that as they journey through their own pain that they will find a new point of connectedness and compassion with and for other people's across the world including for the refugee children in their midst.
But now let us return to the Bible passages for today.
The gospel for today seems to be a grim warning.
By contrast, the Epistle taken from the letter to the Philippians is much more like a parting love letter - full of support and encouragement and inspiration.
Why not take this passage and read it just once every day this week. It is food for our journey as Christ’s Body and Blood will also be.
A week before Easter, my mother aged 93, breathed her last. As a woman of personal and deep faith she had one final message for her family and friends. It was this passage from Philippians which she asked us to read at her funeral and so I read to you once more

Philippians 4:1-9
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
Amen

THE AFRICA UNKNWON TO THE 21ST CENTURY GENERATION

2011-07-01T09:45:00.000-07:00

It has been the greatest challenge for the People of African decent both home and away to understand who they are as a people with the knowledge of where they are from and who really they are. But there worse of the scenario is with those who are still dwelling in the land of their birth without the knowledge of who they are. When you have no understanding of who you are, anybody at all will define you to his/her thoughts. This misleading identification of the African started when many had no appropriate knowledge of who they really are and lies of theories were propounded.

Until recently, many still believed that, Africans are savages, ape like humans and monkeys but as events unfold, there has been re-visitation to history to uncover the hidden truth. One may ask, if there was a deliberate attempt to hide the true identity of the African? It is a big emphatic YES.

Lets now look at some events that characterize the true ID of Africans and I want you to first of all de-cloud the ills you know about this people called AFRIKANS.

Am going to combine biblical, Scientific and archeological finding to unearth the truth about the people I proudly belong to.

Biblical findings and science has proven that, life begun amazingly in the land of the Afrikans and social science and philosophy also agrees to the fact that, civilization and socialization begun in Africa. Except for the Greeks, all other known center of civilization has been the dwelling place of people of black origin or men of color as others may call them.

The earliest civilizations that arose in the world developed in the late fourth and the third millennia BC in parts of Asia and North Africa. The three large alluvial systems of the Tigris-Euphrates, the Nile, Mayan and the Indus supported these great ancient civilizations. The greatest of all civilizations are that of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Mayan and Indus.

The results of mitochondria DNA using evolution as the source of understanding is outstanding. Consider the results below (source Wikipedia).

Early Homo sapiens

Main articles: Anatomically modern humans and Archaic Homo sapiens

Anatomically modern humans originated in Africa about 250,000 years ago. The trend in cranial expansion and the acheulean elaboration of stone tool technologies which occurred between 400,000 years ago and the second interglacial period in the Middle Pleistocene (around 250,000 years ago) provide evidence for a transition from H. erectus to H. sapiens.^[^{citation needed}^] In the Recent African Origin (RAO) scenario, migration within and out of Africa eventually replaced the earlier dispersed H. erectus.

Homo sapiens idaltu, found at site Middle Awash in Ethiopia, lived about 160,000 years ago.^[20] It is the oldest known anatomically modern human and classified as an extinct subspecies.^[21] Fossils of early Homo sapiens were found in Qafzeh cave in Israel and have been dated to 80,000 to 100,000 years ago. However these humans seem to have either become extinct or retreated back to Africa 70,000 to 80,000 years ago, possibly replaced by south bound Neanderthals escaping the colder regions of ice age Europe.^[^{citation needed}^] Hua Liu & al. analyzing autosomal microsatellite markers dates to c. 56,000±5,700 years ago mtDNA evidence. He interprets the paleontological fossil of early modern human from Qafzeh cave as an isolated early offshoot that retracted back to Africa.^[3]

All other fossils of fully modern humans outside Africa have been dated to more recent times. The oldest well dated fossils found outside Africa are from Lake Mungo, Australia, and have been dated to about 42,000 years ago.^[22]^[23] The Tianyuan cave remains in Liujiang region China have a probable date range between 38,000 and 42,000 years ago. They are most similar in morphology to Minatogawa Man, modern humans dated between 17,000 and 19,000 years ago and found on Okinawa Island, Japan.^[24]^[25] However, others have dated Liujang Man to 111,000 to 139,000 years before the present.^[26]

Beginning about 100,000 years ago evidence of more sophisticated technology and artwork begins to emerge and by 50,000 years ago fully modern behaviour becomes more prominent. Stone tools show regular patterns that are reproduced or duplicated with more precision while tools made of bone and antler appear for the first time.^[27]^[28]

Genetic reconstruction

Further information: Archaeogenetics and Early human migrations

Two pieces of the human genome are quite useful in deciphering human history: mitochondrial DNA and the Y chromosome. These are the only two parts of the genome that are not shuffled about by the evolutionary mechanisms that generate diversity with each generation: instead, these elements are passed down intact. According to the hypothesis, all people alive today have inherited the same Mitochondria^[29] from one woman who lived in Africa about 160,000 years ago^[30]^[31] she has been named Mitochondrial Eve. All men today have inherited their Y chromosomes from a man who lived 60,000 years ago, probably in Africa. He has been named Y-chromosomal Adam. It is now believed that more men participated in the out of Africa exodus of early humans than women based on comparing non-sex-specific chromosomes with sex-specific ones.^[32]

Mitochondrial DNA

Further information: Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup

Another model of human migration based on Mitochondrial DNA

Table Perspective

Evolutionary tree of Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups

Mitochondrial Eve (L)

pre-JT

Map of early diversification of modern humans according to mitochondrial population genetics (see: Haplogroup L).

The first lineage to branch off from Mitochondrial Eve is L0. This haplogroup is found in high proportions among the San of Southern Africa, the Sandawe of East Africa. It is also found among the Mbuti people.^[33]^[34]

These groups branched off early in human history and have remained relatively genetically isolated since then. Haplogroups L1, L2 and L3 are descendents of L1-6 and are largely confined to Africa. The macro haplogroups M and N, which are the lineages of the rest of the world outside Africa, descend from L3.

Y-chromosomal DNA

Main articles: Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups, Haplogroup CT (Y-DNA), and Haplogroup F (Y-DNA)

The mutations defining macro-haplogroup CT (all Y haplogroups except A and B) predate the "Out of Africa" migration, its descendent macro-group DE being confined to Africa. The mutations that distinguish Haplogroup C from all other descendants of CR have occurred some 60,000 years ago, shortly after the first Out of Africa migration.

Haplogroup F originated some 45,000 years ago, either in North Africa (in which case it would point to a second wave of out-of-Africa migration) or in South Asia. More than 90% of males not native to Africa are descended in direct male line from the first bearer of haplogroup F.

Genomic analysis

Although mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosomal DNA are particularly useful in deciphering human history, data on the genomes of dozens of population groups have also been studied. In June 2009, an analysis of genome-wide SNP data from the International HapMap Project (Phase II) and CEPH Human Genome Diversity Panel samples was published.^[35] Those samples were taken from 1138 unrelated individuals.^[35] Before this analysis, population geneticists expected to find dramatic differences among ethnic groups, with derived alleles shared among such groups but uncommon or nonexistent in other groups.^[36] Instead the study of 53 populations taken from the HapMap and CEPH data revealed that the population groups studied fell into just three genetic groups: Africans, Eurasians (which includes natives of Europe and the Middle East, and Southwest Asians east to present-day Pakistan), and East Asians, which includes natives of Asia, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.^[36] The study determined that most ethnic group differences can be attributed to genetic drift, with modern African populations having greater genetic diversity than the other two genetic groups, and modern Eurasians somewhat more than modern East Asians.^[36] The study suggested that natural selection may shape the human genome much more slowly than previously thought, with factors such as migration within and among continents more heavily influencing the distribution of genetic variations.^[37]

It is from the above finding that gave me greater interest to veto the Bible and consider what similarities to augment my thoughts and findings. To my amazements some findings strikes a cord about the presents of the African in the making of human history using the bible as a reference.

According to the book of Genesis, God (YHWH) made man in His image and likeness and blessed them to subdue the earth and multiply. Note, I use God and my reference is to Yehowa (YHWH)

Gen. 1:²⁶ – God said lets create man in our own image and likeness: and let them have dominion(control, power, energy, overcome) over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gen. 2:^10-14 – And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

11: The name of the first is PISON; that is it which compasseth the whole land of HAVILAH(YEMEN), where there is gold; Gen .24^:¹⁸(The children of Ishmael dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur which is the east of Egypt) 12: And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

13: And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of CUSH (ETHIOPIA)

14: And the name of the third river is HIDDEKEL(TIGRIS): that is it which goeth toward the east of ASSYRIA( IRAG ,BABEL,BABYLON, MESOPOTEMIA, UR,CHALDEANS, SUMER). And the fourth river is Euphrates.

When the greatest civilizations were mentioned as Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus and Mayan, many of my Christian folks will be wondering. Now to our surprise, Egypt (Mizraim)/Cush/Kush (Ethiopia) and Mesopotamia are mentioned as the bothers of our revered Garden of Eden. I also agree that there are other Kushites/Cushites that can be found in the Middle East as the Holy Koran may attest too. This give the vivid prove that life begun in Africa even if you don’t agree to above by geographical location, any where you will place it still points to the dwelling place of the black. Check how many times God referred to Africa (Egypt and Cush) the land of Ham. Many too don’t know that, the now called Middle East really was a name generated to separate people and siphon their wealth especially using religious lines. Islam, Judaism and Christianity have it roots in one common source; as we use the story of Abraham.

THE RED DREADFULL LIE: that Noah cursed the black man

Gen.9: ²⁵ – And he (Noah) said, Curse be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. Note. It wasn’t HAM that was cursed. And as matter of fact, it’s only Canaan that lost his land and does not still carry his name.

AFTER THE FLOOD

Gen. 10:¹ NOAH’S SONS- SHEM, HAM, AND JAPHETH

According other source of research, Shem (like shame in pronunciation) means dusk, Ham also means burnt or black and Yaphet hairy (or fair). Then quickly my mind runs to the little art of colors pigmentation and derivation I learnt in school. That when you put all colors together you will get black. The question is how what will be the identity of Noah to have given birth to these 3 shades color of children that inherited the whole earth according to bible account. Does this have something in common with the mtDNA/ROAH (Recent Out of Africa Hypothesis)?

Gen. 10: ^6-20 Genealogy of Ham(source Tim Osterholm)

Ham. Also Cham or Kham. Literal meanings are passionate, hot, burnt or dark (father of the Australoid, Negroid and Mongoloid people groups - Hamites). He was the progenitor of:
(1) Cush "black" (sons were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Satecha) - also Chus, Kush, Kosh, Cushaean (Cushites, Nubians, Ethiopians, Ghanaians, Africans, Bushmen, Pygmies, Australian Aborignies, New Guineans, other related groups);
(2) Mizraim "double straits" (sons were Lud, Anom, Pathros, Chasloth and Chaphtor) - also Masr, Misr, Misraim, Mitzraim, Mizraite, Mitsrayim (Egyptians1, Khemets, Copts, other related groups);
(3) Phut "a bow" (sons were Gebul, Hadan, Benah and Adan) - also Punt, Puta, Put, Puni, Phoud, Pul, Fula, Putaya, Putiya, Libia, Libya (Libyans, Cyrenacians, Tunisians, Berbers, Somalians, Sudanese, North Africans, other related groups);
(4) Canaan "down low" (sons were Zidon2, Heth, Amori, Gergashi, Hivi, Arkee, Seni, Arodi, Zimodi and Chamothi) - also Canaanites, Cana, Chna, Chanani, Chanana, Canaana, Kana, Kenaanah, Kena'ani, Kena'an, Kn'nw, Kyn'nw, Kinnahu, Kinahhi, Kinahni, Kinahna, Kinahne (Mongols, Asians, Orientals, Chinese, Tibetans, Taiwanese, Thais, Vietnamese, Laotians, Cambodians, Japanese, Eskimos, American Indians3, Malayasians, Indonesians, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Maoris, Polynesians, Tahitians, Guamanians, Samoans, Fijians, Tongans, Tokelauans, Tuvaluans, Pacific Islanders4 and related groups5).
Tribes in other parts of Africa, Arabia and Asia, aboriginal groups in Australia, native Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Eskimos were birthed from descendants of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim and Phut.

Gen. 10:^9-12 – Nimrod the first warrior (hunter) recognized by God and he founded nations-Babel (Babylon). Gen. 25: ^{12- 18}. -The descendants of Ishmael. E.g. Tema. Check verses 18-

What is amazing too is how a group of people called the Lemba living in Southern Africa claim Hebrewhood or Jewishship. Hmmmm thanks to once again DNA test by NOVA.

This Bantu-speaking group claimed Jewish ancestry and observed many Semitic traditions such as kosher-like dietary restrictions and slaughter practices

The team collected DNA samples from Bantu (African), Yemeni (Arab), and Sephardic Jews and Azhkenazi Jews (including Cohanim from both communities) to compare the amount of similarity that existed between each of these groups. As we’ve seen, the more similar the Y chromosome, the more closely related are some individuals in the different groups to a common paternal ancestor. As a consequence, one can establish links between populations.

What this study shows is that the Lemba, and more specifically some members of the Buba sub-clan, seem to have an ancestral connection to Judaic populations. Like an oral history, but written in the letters of their DNA, the Lemba Y chromosome hands from father to son a living record of the past.(source Kathmanduk2). I will later in other editions do proper analysis of the African in the bible.

Haven compared biblical history and other scientific thoughts on the dwelling and genesis of the African; I want to move further but this time looking at another area of study. Let’s use archeology and history to open the beauty of mother Africa. But our focus will be on Ancient Egypt.

Source Freeman Institute

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DUNAMIS OF A W.O.M.A.N-THE POWER OF WOMAN

2011-05-10T05:52:00.000-07:00

This is to share the feminine side of my life. Feminism is not only for this gender, but taking a stand to promote matters that concerns them. I am not shy to say am a feminist, and will not relent to speak and motivate women.

I thank God almighty for the creation of Isha, as the centre of continuity. Woman, thou art blessed.

If you want a detailed explanation on this don’t hesitate to contact me through Visionaires Foundation, an organization that has men who are devoted feminist. This is the main note for Visionaires Foundations women empowerment project, dubbed THE WOMAN, THE NATIONS BUILDER. Let us know if you want such a message in your group, institution, organization, seminars, forums etc.

A break down of the word WOMAN, W.O.M.A.N

WISE (PROV 8:1- ): She is full of the fear of God; the fear of God is the beginning of Wis(e)dom. She is the person who hears the voice of God and is able to make the best of options in times of challenges and becomes the bridge between God and her family, community and nation. Due to this ability she stands tall and always proud of herself and represent transformation. Just like Esther and Abigail they both stood for change. Esther saved the whole Jewish tribe with the position she assumed. And Abigail stood in quickly for her husband, either than that David would have killed him. What can we say of our own Yaa Asantewaa, who is part of our history. Legend has is that she was not at the battle field herself. It was the move she made that ignited the men to stand tall again.

ORGANIZED: She is an orderly and systematic person, which reflects in every aspects of her life. Just like Dorcas who was organized and devoted to the extent that her death was not accepted by the widows of her society. She is the type that after leaving a place change is seen and witnessed. Mary the mother of Jesus Christ could not have been living her any how, because becoming the mother of a saviour would not be an ordinary task. Who says women are not time conscious, well the ideal woman is a good manager of time. She is always first to wake up and last to sleep.

MOTHER; this is the beingness of nurturing; one who takes care of. She is simply compassionate and loving. Mother Theresa of blessed memories was a nun but was referred to as MOTHER. Meaning, motherhood is being in the position of naturally taking care of children (society) not only from you womb. Do you remember Hannah? She said to God, please give Israel a leader through my womb, haven been childless for some years, haven fulfilled that, God gave her five more children in addition to Samuel. When society is corrupted every ideal woman must be worried because every child was carried by a woman. Who carries kings, queens, ministers, presidents and other prominent personality of humanity? Mother is the one who speaks blessings and sees her seed being a blessing to humanity than herself. Mary is such as an example.

AUTHENTIC: Being REAL; she presents the feminine being. She takes charge because she knows she is able not because she wants to prove a point or compete. Real woman rule with feminineness which as a result, brings about progress not unwanted challenges e.g. Jezebel. Esther rose to queenship but did not become possessed with pride because of the position or used it against others. Florence Nightingale, served humanity and modified nursing to what is today with all submissiveness against all rejection and obstruction from her wealthy family.

NATURAL: She is always in tune with God, sincere and simply. If she desire marriage she submit to it and get married to a man not like what is happening today. A natural woman understands that she is got a major part to play to continue the human race. Honestly speaking with the fear of God she is always in tune with God and every move she makes, make nature proud. Deborah was so natural to extend that a judge of such repute had her office under a palm tree. That is creativity and astuteness. Every natural woman inhibits the ability to yield, meaning SUBMISSION. When they are in that state they are accommodating, just like Rebekah, who out of shear accommodating spirit quenched the thirst of Abraham’s servant. That gesture earned her a husband. Also like Deborah, Ruth, Abigail, Esther and Mary, their greatness came to being because of staying natural (SUBMISSIVELY).Ruth 3:⁴

⁴ When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”

The power of a WOMAN is just like the number line below. Consider it, where do you stand. The distance between Good woman and Bad woman is just a thin line, being choice.

FIVE VIRTUES OF A WONDERFUL W.O.M.A.N

1. Build on your anointing. People will not just recognize you because you are a woman. But they can recognize you when you build on your anointing that God have on your life. The grace of God is upon you but you will need to grow in the anointing which will enlarge the potion of favour of God on you. When you keep on building your anointing, you would find yourself in the mist of famous people but your presence will felt as a great woman. And that is the favour of God.

2. Build on the quality of submission. This is something that a man is not fully capable of because for a man to be feminine, he becomes a lesser man. Men need to espouse leadership quality with gentleness. Men need to espouse bravery with the ability to take risks, to protect, to forge ahead and yet be gentle about it. But for women, their supreme quality is their feminine quality and the quality of the power of submission. Submissive wife becomes a jewel onto the Lord.

3. INTUITION: As we have can say about Deborah, Ruth, Abigail’s life, women have a special intuition that God gives to them. It has been scientifically validated that women do things differently from men. For women, when they say a word it goes to both their left-brain and their right-brain. For most men when they speak it always goes through their left-brain. The right brain is the area of emotion and feeling. So when a woman speaks a word her feelings are involved. When a man speaks, sometimes his feeling is involved and sometimes it is not.

It is because it is just their analytical part of their being coming out. There is one thing we realize that God does give ladies, a common sense of righteousness of what’s the right thing to do like Abigail. However, if a woman is hurt like Sarah, she can be rough, just like the case of Hagar. But there is that sense of righteousness in women that they could develop in order to be a helpmate to their husbands. Men can easily bring about an idea but woman will make sure the right approach is applied to make it a reality.

4. Feminine virtue. It is the virtue to sacrifice. When women make sacrifices, they do earn their reward but they do not earn the recognition. It takes even greater sacrifice to be willing to do that but you have your heavenly reward. Every successful man has got a vibrant woman behind, but you may not see the woman in the man, yet she is always there, making things happen. Every wise man, ever ruled is successful because of an anointed queen. Any time wise men are in difficulty in solving a problem, they will say lets consult old lady (abaa panyin). Why don’t they say, old man.

5. Strongly espoused in the Word of God; is the spiritual and devotional quality. The world is gradually producing career women and no wonder we are faced with many challenges because we are losing spiritual and devotional women. Deborah did not lose her spiritual and devotional qualities when she assumed the position of a judge over Israel. As a matter of fact, most women missed it when they climb higher in career and leaving behind the strong foundation which will make them extraordinary. Like Mary Kay Ash, she says “God first, family and career (workers are her priorities).

Women have the spiritual qualities and the steadfastness to build tremendous qualities in God. Women may be taught of as weaker ones, but I bet to differ, a very spiritual and devoted woman, is always in tune with God. Women will feel very uncomfortable when they are not in tune with God but men really don’t. Women always consider growth, just like in a church which of the gender is populous.

By this means I encourage women of today make the difference men can’t alter a lone. I salute Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Candace, Nzingha, Mary Kay Ash, Florence Nightingale, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks etc.

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THE MAN; OSAGYEFO DR. KWAME NKRUMAH COMPILED PROFILE

2011-05-10T05:00:00.000-07:00

PROFILE

OSAGYEFO DR. Kwame Nkrumah

'Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world. I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity, the innate respect for human lives, the intense humanity that is our heritage, the African race, united under one federal government, will emerge not as just another world bloc to flaunt its wealth and strength, but as a Great Power whose greatness is indestructible because it is built not on fear, envy and suspicion, nor won at the expense of others, but founded on hope, trust, friendship and directed to the good of all mankind.' I hope the compiled profile on one of my greatest mentors in life will inspire you to higher height in every area of your life. He is a man to be exemplified.

Name	Nkrumah
Other Names	Kwame
Date of Birth	1909-09-21
Place	Nkroful, Western Reg

Detailed Biography Father: Kofi Ngonloma of the Asona Clan Mother: Elizabeth Nyanibah of the Anona Clan Wife: Helena Ritz Fathia Childhood Mentor: Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey (Assistant Vice Principal and the first African member of staff at the then Prince of Wales’ College at Achimota)Education & Career Pattern: Nkrumah was first named Francis Nwia-Kofi (the latter name, after a prominent family personality), but later changed his name to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 in the UK - he was born on Saturday-. Attended Elementary School at Half Assini where father worked as a goldsmith. A German Roman Catholic priest by name George Fischer significantly influenced his elementary school education 1930: Obtained Teacher's Certificate from the Prince of Wales’ College at Achimota (Formerly Government Training College, Accra) 1931: Teacher, Roman Catholic School, Elmina (Central Region) and later, Head teacher, Roman Catholic junior School Axim (Western Region) 1932: Teacher, Roman Catholic Seminary, Amisano (Central Region) 1935: Entered Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, USA. 1939: Earned a BA (Lincoln University), USA 1942: Earned a BA (Theology), Lincoln University, USA 1943: M.Sc. Education, MA Philosophy, and completed course work / preliminary examination for a Ph. D. degree at the University of Pennsylvania, USA 1939 - 1945: Combined studies with part-time lectureship in Negro History. (During this period, he helped to found the African Studies Association and the African Students Association of America and Canada.) 1945: Voted "Most Outstanding Professor-Of-The-Year by "The Lincolnian" 1945(May): Arrived in London with the aim of studying Law and completing thesis for a Doctorate but met George Padmore. The two as Co-Political Secretaries helped to organize the Sixth Pan-African Congress in Manchester, England. After the Congress, Nkrumah continued work for de-colonization of Africa and became Vice-President of West African Students Union. He was also leader of "The Circle", the secret organization dedicated to the unity and independence of West Africa, in its struggle to create and maintain a Union of African Socialist Republics 1947: Wrote his first book, "Towards Colonial Freedom" 1947(December): Returned to Gold Coast and became General Secretary of United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) 1948: Detained with Executive Members of UGCC known later as the "Big Six" following disturbances in the colony. 1948 (September): Established the "Accra Evening News which appeared on the news-stands the same day that he was dismissed as General Secretary of UGCC. 1949 (June): Formed Convention Peoples Party (CPP) with the Committee on Youth Organization (CYO). 1949 (December): Declared Positive Action to demand Independence. 1950 (January): Arrested, following riots resulting from declaration of Positive Action 1951 (February): Won the election while in prison with a vote of 22,780 from the 23,122 ballots cast, to take the Accra Central seat. He was released later from prison in the same month to form new Government. 1956: Won the elections leading to independence.· 1957 (6 March): Declared Ghana's Independence 1958 (April): Convened Conference of the existing independent African States (Ghana, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Morocco and Liberia). In December, He held an All-African Peoples Conference in Accra, the first Pan-African conference to be held on African soil. He took the first step towards African Unification by signing an agreement with Sekou Toure to unite Ghana and Guinea. 1958: Married Helena Ritz Fathia, an Egyptian Coptic and relative of President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt.Had three children with her - Gokeh, Sarmiah Yarba, and Sekou Ritz 1960: Declared Ghana a Republic. 1961: Nkrumah extended the Ghana - Guinea union to include Mali under Modibo Keita. 1962 (August): Target of an assassination attempt at Kulungugu in the Northern Region of Ghana. 1963 (May): Nkrumah organized a conference of the 32 independent African States in Addis Ababa. The Organization of African Unity (OAU) was formed at this conference with the purpose of working for the Unity, Freedom and Prosperity of the people of Africa. 1964: Established Ghana as a One Party State with himself as Life President. 1965: Nkrumah published his book " Neocolonialism". In this book he showed how foreign companies and governments were enriching themselves at the expense of the African people. This book drew harsh protest from the US government and consequently withdrew its economic aid of $35m previously earmarked for Ghana. 1966 (February 24th): Overthrown in a Military Coup d'etat while on trip to Hanoi, North Vietnam. He left for Conakry Guinea on being told of the overthrow. He lived in Conakry as Co –President of Guinea. 1972 (April 27th): Died of natural causes in a Romania 1972 (7 July): Buried in Ghana. The Osagyefo, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah authored over 20 books and publications. (See http://www.panafbooks.com/ISBN.html for a list of his publications.) He is a lead authority on the Political theory and Practical Pan-Africanism. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah selflessly dedicated his life to show how future sons and daughters of Africa should prepare themselves as well as strive to unify Africa and harness its wealth for the benefit of all descendants of the continent. Today, the African continent is beset with poverty and misery even as it is endowed with abundance of natural, climatic, strategic and human wealth. AWARDS winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1963.

Kwame Nkrumah: BBC African Man of the Millenium

The New African magazine (August – September 2004) THE GREATEST AFRICANS OF ALL TIME

KWAME NKRUMAH

President of Ghana 1960 to 24-Feb-1966 (overthrown)

Lenin Peace Prize 1962
Assassination Attempt Aug-1962
Exiled 24-Jan-1966

BOOKS AUTHORED BY OSAGYEFO DR. KWAME NKRUMAH

AFRICA MUST UNITE AXIOMS OF KWAME NKRUMAH ~ FREEDOM FIGHTERS EDITION

CHALLENGE OF THE CONGO

CLASS STRUGGLE IN AFRICA

CONSCIENCISM: PHILOSOPHY AND IDEOLOGY FOR DECOLONIALSATION

DARK DAYS IN GHANA

GHANA: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF KWAME NKRUMAH

HANDBOOK OF REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE

I SPEAK OF FREEDOM

NEO-COLONIALISM: THE LAST STAGE OF IMPERIALISM

REVOLUTIONARY PATH

RHODESIA FILE

THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES

TOWARDS COLONIAL FREEDOM

VOICE FROM CONAKRY

ACHIEVEMENTS

ACCRA – TEMA MOTOR WAY ACCRA – TEMA RAIL LINE ADOMI BRIDGE AKOSOMBO DAM ASUTWARE SUGAR FACTORY AKOSOMBO HYDRO ELECTRICITY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)	ABOSSO GLASS FACTORY ACCRA INT. AIRPORT ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM ACHIASE KOTOKU RAIL LINE AKUKO PHOTO POULTRY ALL AFRICAN TRADE UNION FEDERATION GHANA GUINEA MALI
GHANA AIR-FORCE GHANA AIRWAYS GHANA FILM UNIT GHANA NAVY GHANA NAUTICAL COLLEGE GHANA T.V NETWORK GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA TEXTILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY	GHANA AMATURE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION GHANA AMATURE BOXING AUTHORITY GHANA AMATURE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION GHANA COCOA MARKETING BOARD GHANA BLUE TRAIN EXPRESS GHANA FISHING CORPORATION GHANA NATIONAL TRADING CORPERATION NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK ( NIB)
TEMA BOAT YARK FEMA FISHING HARBOUR TEMA OIL REFINERY TEMA MAIN HARBOUR TEMA FOOD COMPLEX TEMA STEEL WORKS TEMA SANYO TEMA COLD STORES TEMA PAINTS FACTORY TEMA BATTERIES FACTORY TEMA AKA SA NOMA TEMA COCOA PROCESSING CORP TESHIE MILITARY ACADEMY	TARKWA GOLD REFINERY TAKORADI BOATYARD TAKORADI PAPER CONVERSION COMPANY TAKORADI COCOA PROCESSING CORP BLACK STAR LINE
	RESEARCH CENTERS SOIL, MINERAL, ANIMAL, CROPS, COCOA, FOOD, OIL, PALM, BUILDING AND ROAD
	OIL MALL NZIMA, ASESEWA, ATTEBUBU, ODA, AKUSE, TAMELE SHAMA
UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY OF GHANA UPGRADE-UG UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST- UCC KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH-KNUST UNIVERSITY OF MINES ACADEMY OF SCIENCES LAW SCHOOL MEDICAL SCHOOL INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES BUREAN OF LANGUAGES GHANA UP GRADED TECH. SCHOOLS TO POLYTECNICS IDEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE( UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION)	SPORTS COUNCIL SUHUM GRMENT FACTORY SALTPOND CERAMIC STATE LEATHER FACTORY STATE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION STATE PUBLISHING CORPORATION STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION STATE HOUSING CORPORATION STATE PHARMACUETICAL STATE DISTILLERIES SILOS FOR FOOD PRESERVATION SOCIAL SECURITY & NAT INSURANCE TRUST(SSNIT)
NATIONAL LOTTORIES POMADZE POULTRY PUPIL TEACHER TRAINING SCHEME METAL SHEET FACTORY FREE EDUCATION BRICKS & TILES FACTORY BOLGATANGA MEAT FACTORY BUI DAM COMMISSION	KUMASI JUTE FACTORY KUMASI SHOE FACTORY KADE MATCH FACTORY KOMENDA SUGAR FACTORY KWABENYA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION MAMPONG AKUAPIM HERBAL CENTER PAWLUGU TOMATO FACTORY CAF, AU(OAU) CEMENT FACTORY

BREAKDOWN OF 17,132 HOUSES

TOWN	NUMBER	TOWN	NUMBER	TOWN	NUMBER
ASAWASE	1316	SALTPOND	55	SOUTH LABADI	413
SUNTRESU N/S	1180	CAPE COAST	432	LABADI INT. BAYS	84
KWADASO	126	HO	228	N/M KORLE GONNO	376
OBUASI	668	KETA	36	KANESHIE 1 & 2	1987
TARKWA	819	KANDA	414	ABOSSEN OKAI	63
BIBIANI	984	KEDJEBI	54	WEST TANOKROM	3
ADIEMBRA	1213	JASIKAN	54	CHARPLE HILL	2
NKROFUL	16	KETAN	71	EAST CHRISTIAN BORG	203
EFIAKUMA	2802	OSU NEW SITE	170	WEST KORLE GONNO	692
PEDU	98	RING WAY	187	NORTH LABONE	184
KOFORIDUA	189	TAMALE	30	LARTEBIOKOSHIE	60
AKIM ODA	12	BOLGA	12	LARTEBIOKOSHIE LUV	24
SWEDRU	222	FANTE ABOSU	68

I welcome your inputs, if there is anything you believe must be added to make this article very heavy in

wisdom and knowledge.

Compiled by
Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah
Director
Visionaires Foundation
www.visionairesfoundation.org
1visinscofrayghana.blogspot.com
scofray@gmail.com

REVOLUTION FOR U.S.A(UNITED STATE OF AFRICA)/UNITED NATIONS OF AFRICA(U.N.A) CRUSEDE

2011-05-09T10:11:00.000-07:00

   PRESS STATEMENT

   FROM     VISIONAIRES FOUNDATION (VF)
   DATE:   29^th APRIL, 2011

COLLABORATION BETWEEN ROYAL DIADEM INSTITUTE AND

VISIONAIRES FOUNDATION

TITLE: REVOLUTION FOR U.S.A( UNITED STATE OF AFRICA) OR UNITED NATIONS OF AFRICA(U.N.A) CRUSADE

On behalf of VF (Visionaires Foundation) & RDI (Royal Diadem Institute), we say a big thank you to all the media coverage present. VF partnership with RDI started somewhere August 2010 after the African Youth Governance dinner in Accra. We were divinely placed at one table and the subject of Africa arose, then a round table discussion begun. During this discussion, VF and RDI among a lot of things had one thing in common, that is the passion and commitment to see Africa liberated totally like the Asian tigers. Though our modus-operand differ some how, we all want to achieve the same goal using music and public speaking to tell our own African story with passion and commitment. Hence the collaboration between Visionaires Foundation and Royal Diadem Institute on Revolution for a U.S.A/U.N.A crusade. Like in 1924 Marcus Garvey mentioned in his poem ‘Hail, United States of Africa’, which was a catalyst for total African liberation by strong Pan Africans like W.E.B Du Boise, Patrice Lumumba, George Padmore, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah etc during the fifth Pan African Congress in UK 1945.

VF is of the view that the dreams and vision of our first President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, one of the founding fathers of African Unity, is more than relevant today and must be given attention and pursued with all energy and spirit. The ideology that, the Africa, is capable and able to manage her own affairs is not a fluke or joke devoid of any neocolonial and imperialistic interference. One may ask what haven’t we done right to still give space for imperialism? It is by, buying into all the tools like religion, media propaganda and massive exploitation form of education. But all can be turn around with an African focus and consciousness. But we must first understand what is being used first, and next is to counter - attack.

REVOLUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AFRICA; THE ROLE OF RELIGION

As an organization with much esteem in matters of faith, is saddened to know how Christianity/Islam were all used by the imperialist against Africa, through the interpretations of both Holy books; “THE BIBLE AND KORAN”. Ironically too, these holy books all have the revelations about the contributions Africans made for the advancement of this faith to debunk the previous lies told. One such lie is everything biblical including blessings is “WHITE”, curse and Satan (the devil) black because Ham’s son Canaan (charran) was cursed. But thorough research both in and out scriptures say otherwise. For instance, Noah’s son Ham was born black hence his name in Hebrew, Cush too black and biblical Egyptians(Mizraim) as well but does the” BOOK OF MY BIBLE STORIES” pictures portray? Subliminal message, Samuel, Sampson, John the Baptize etc all had dread “LOCKS” or “RASTA” according to the NAZARITE LAW- Numbers 6:⁵, Judges 13:^5-716:¹³(Sampson call to Nazaratiship), 1 Sam 1^:11, Luke 1:¹⁵. By scientific proof which group of people can grow “LOCKS”?

It’s this same Holy books and faith that many abolitionist, pan Africans and civil right activist use to tell our story in the Diaspora, aiding in the liberation of Africans, Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and our own Osagyefo. Today in Ghana and other parts of Africa we have churches with their headquarters in Africa and branches in the whole world, our research on Light House Chapel International, Church of Pentecost, International Central Gospel Church, Royal House Chapel International just to mention a few. But there are still tasks to be accomplished; we need liberation in even the content and style the “WORD” is carved to us. It must have an African face to solve and suit African challenges. Prayer answereth everything but for the lack of knowledge too, my people perish. The teachings must instill sense of nationalism, patriotism and unity to aid in the liberation struggle of mentality, attitude and economical suffrage of our people.

REVOLUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AFRICA; THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA.

If there is any other imperial and neocolonialism tool that has been used against the growth of Africa, then it’s the media in all form. Take notice, in every war film, the country from which the protagonist comes from wins. But research tells us other wise. Everything portrayed about Africa is HUNGER, DISEASE, WAR AND POVERTY, as if all of these are not found all over the world. Careful analysis and research too have proven that the woes of this continent have been designed since 1884 during the Berlin conference/Scramble for Africa meeting. Show us one country in Africa that has not suffered one or two ill interventions in Africa, those that they couldn’t colonize, they caused and instigated wars. In all instances it’s the media they used both locally and internationally. Our question is, can Africa or any African nation instigate any media house against America, Britain, France, Germany, Israel and others and create war or conflict? NO because the anti-government media outlet is patriotic to its country and no other. It is possible here because of dollars, pounds, euro and power. Current examples are Libya, Ivory Cost and middle east. Every media outlet and person must ask how he/she has been used against Africa. Are you guilty? How can we believe the lies we are made to live with and with time we dance to that tune. Check in our history any leader the West did not bring into government, is first demonized and overthrown with sponsorship from the west like the CIA in the case of mother Ghana, Patrice Lumumba, Thomas Sankara etc. Now it’s the turn of Laurent Gbagbo and Brother Gaddafi and the African media sit down for dust to be thrown into our eyes. Who can report best matters of Africa than Africans?

REVOLUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AFRICA; THE ROLE OF ACADEMIA,GOVERNMENT AND INTERLLECTUALS

Many from this group are suffering from I.A.W (Intellectual Affluent Witchcraftcy) because they deliberately chose to lack, VISION, STRONG-WILL (PATRIOTISM/NATIONALISM) AND FORESIGHT. Check the kind of contracts they go into to sign, the policies given to them to be implemented by the west and their agencies like UN, World Bank, IMF etc. Example is the IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) which sucked our nation’s life blood for development from the early 80’s. Just like President Eisenhower theory that, for any Western Nation to pursue its interest in Africa they must hide behind UN. Don’t our leaders for this group know this? If not for their selfish interest, why will they aid to glorify everything western and negate moves by their own compatriot like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, etc? In our ancient days these groups were warriors like Hannibal of Carthage, Imhotep, Mansa Kankan Musa, Moshoeshoe, Osei Tutu, Shaka, Taharka, Tutankamun, Ramses, Amina, Kandeke, Makeda, Nandi, Nzingha, Tiye and Yaa Asantewaa just to mention few. Are we not here when engineers are running their mouths at Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, yet they don’t come out with any imitation.

We are in a dispensation that has more Professors, Doctorate and Degree holders than ever, yet our problems are not by the measure of quarter met. Until recently we had professional Doctors undermining and demonizing herbal medicine. Well we don’t blame them because it is the evidence of the kind of education and policies they are pursuing, which are anti-African termed “BERLIN/SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM” In China and other Asian countries they school in their mother dialect but what are we left with. No a single country has effect a drastic change in our educational system for a paradigm shift for African development. We have the two oldest Universities to be found in Africa, that help solved African problems but today check how many Universities in African are counted among the best 100 in the world. Tombs up to Jamaica, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone for generating the Creole of English which best explain what they mean.

Just consider the kind of democracy we are pursuing, it does not have an African face with tailored solutions.

Is this the kind of Democracy we really want? Can we copy anything and modify it to suite the African social setup and cultural belief? It’s amazing! Look at how African organization giants funded by the West are fumbling with issues on our continent just to the tune of the West. How possible is it that, the most endowed Continent remains the poorest and we still believe going the way carved by the West will solve our problems. Is it not an insult to the Creator? Lets wait and see what will unfold in the nations protestation ousted their leaders. Its here that, rebels are backed by U.N, NATO, EU, seconded by A.U and ECOWAS to so call INTERVENE in democracy. Now democracy defined by the West only can be called democracy. What a shame!

By cultural and traditional values, we believe and revere our leaders, so they must rise up to the challenge and let loose the suffrage of MENTAL SLAVERY SYNDROME. We produce gold, Cocoa, and other mineral resource and the pricing is determined by the buyer. Where in this world is it possible that an investor would come into agreement with 95% and only 5% for the nation with the natural resource and leave the environment even ruined? What legacy are the leaders today leaving behind for the generation to come and the currently generation. Are our leaders really concerned about how despondency and hopelessness have set into the way of life of the current generation? Or we should believe in the song” all I wanna say is that, they don’t really care about us” by Michael Jackson? Can our leaders honestly look back and say they fought a good fight? We are at the verge of losing our prestigious cultural and traditional values due to the “EUROAMERICANIZATION” of our way of life. Now RIGHTS have super imposed MORALS. Can those who supposedly are RIGHTS ACTIVIST mention one RIGHTS oriented society or country that does not have low moral standards? Yet we copy blindly.

Visionaires Foundation believes that, we all as a people have a charge to keep. By taking a stand for the WHOLE liberation of mother Africa. It’s never too late, with Pan-African consciousness. We are ever ready to play our part, are u? We are calling on all groups in and out of Africa for the MATTERS OF AFRICA (REVOLUTION FOR CHANGE IN ATTITUDE, ACTIONS, FOCUS, BELIEVE AND DESTINY ). U.S.A /U.N.A IS POSSIBLE AND A MUST.

Long live VISIONIARES FOUNDATION AND ROYAL DIADEM!

Long live GHANA!!

Long live MOTHER AFRICA!!!

Thank you

SIGNED: SCOFRAY NANA YAW YEBOAH

DIRECTOR VISIONAIRES FOUNDATION

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