http://blackfood.org/store LOVE, UNITY, REVOLUTION Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:19:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BlackFood.org EVERY Member State of the United Nations (U.N.) has to go through what is callled a Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR assesses each Member State's adherence to its human rights obligations under the U.N. Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), human rights treaties ratified ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/29/the-bahamas-national-human-rights-report-2008/ Black August Commemorative Educational Call: United States Political Prisoners, Prisoners of War, Exiles and the Legacy of Repression and Resistance: Tuesday, August 31, 2010; 2 pm EST A Combined effort of the Political Prisoner and State Repression Working Group and USHRN Training Committee To participate in this call, please register using ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/28/us-human-rights-network-black-august-commemorative-call/ Black is Back Media Team PRESIDENT Obama has recently pulled approximately 90,000 US troops out of the Republic of Iraq, leaving about 50,000 there. The Obama administration has referred to this move as an end to the “combat mission” there and is hailing this drawdown as an achievement. The Black is Back Coalition ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/28/black-is-back-response-to-the-drawing-down-of-us-troops-in-iraq/ By Obediah Michael Smith don't know if I've thanked- if I thank sufficiently persons who assist me- who've assisted me people in the world who keep me alive- who've kept me alive- who love and who've loved me some have loved me so very little some others in contrast have loved me so much some ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/28/chees-or-siete-poem-of-appreciation/ Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations ON JULY 31, 2010 the Steering Committee for the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations voted unanimously to hold a rally and a march on the White House on November 13th of this year. The Steering Committee meeting, attended by ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/23/black-is-back-demonstration-november-23rd/ By Alexandrio Morley BlackFood.org News Reporter THE AFRICAN People's Socialist Party held its 5th Congress in Washington D.C. early last month from July 10-14. BlackFood.org was there. The slogan of the Congress was "One People, One Party, One Destiny." For five days the members of the Party and invited friends participated in workshops and ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/07/heirs-to-marcus-garvey/ By Charlie Hinton with editing assistance from Kiilu Nyasha TO CUT to the chase, no election in Haiti, and no candidate in those elections, will be considered legitimate by the majority of Haiti’s population, unless it includes the full and fair participation of the Fanmi Lavalas Party of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Fanmi ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/07/wyclef-jean-for-president-of-haiti-look-beyond-the-hype/ By Mechelle McDonald A WAVE of soft inhalations echo through the beige colored classroom where the Bahamian sun beamed brightly onto wooden desks, cushioned chairs and patterned tiles. "Go into your body", the words of Marion Bethel echoed through the room, " feel and embrace the senses and ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/07/a-students-narrative/ By Charo R. Walker BlackFood.org News Reporter LAST month The Indaba Project (TIP) along with its partner The Bahamas Sportfishing Conservation Association (BCSA) launched a two-week pilot summer camp/work program, Island Steward Camp 2010. The Camp is for older kids in TIP’s Afterschool Program and according to Mtumwa Kmt, one of the ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/01/island-steward-camp-2010-tunga-i-tungasana/ BlackFood.org THE DEPARTMENT of Marine Resources through its Food Safety and Technology Laboratories is coordinating a series of technical workshops. The workshops are designed to provide information on the various disciplines in the food industry. Its intent is to provide scientific information, demonstrate proper processing procedures, in-house quality control ... http://blackfood.org/store/2010/08/01/food-processing-workshops/