Loving From the Inside Out, Save the Date: Oct 10 and 11th 2008

SAVE THE DATE!!

" LOVING FROM THE INSIDE OUT " ( LFTIO) is returning in 2008!!

One of the most powerful Women's Empowerment Symposium's in the country is taking place

October 10 and 11th in Minneapolis, Minnesota!

Save the date for the third annual event.

Tell all of your friends. Make it a great weekend for the women in your family, church, club, organization, sorority and life!
Invite them to join you in experiencing and learning how you can have the life, wealth, health, influence, relationships and love that you want and deserve.........

Get ready to make break-throughs, connect and honor other women, advance equality and justice, learn, grow and have fun!!

CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS:

If you are an expert in your field ........we need you!
A call for LFTIO presentation proposals centered on the mind, body, spirit, health, fashion, finance, wealth building, political representation, advancing equality and justice, love and relationships.

Each LFTIO Presentation should be interactive and provide information, tools, tips and your life lessons learned. Each presentation should be 1 hour with an additional 30 minutes for Q and A. An additional 30 minute time slot is allowed for private consultation

Selected LFTIO Presenters will receive:
*Complimentary registration to the Symposium and Award luncheon
*Space in the "Market Place" area
*Discounted registration for your staff and circle.
*A special gift bag.

Each LFTIO Presentation Submission should include:
Name of Presenter:
Current Title:
Contact Information (address, city, state, zip, email address and day, evening tel numbers and cell)
• Title of your presentation

• a Brief description of presentation include (what it will include, why is it relevant and the benefits to the attendees and who is the target audience)

• Other places where the presentation has been given, include any testimonials or references
• 1 page Bio
• Audiovisual needs

LFTIO Presentation proposals are due no later than

Thursday, July 31, 2008. ( extended!)
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YOU CAN JOIN THE LFTIO "CIRCLE OF WOMEN" PLANNING TEAM
If you want to join the planning team send an email to emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com

LFTIO SPONSORS NEEDED TOO!
Are you interested in sponsoring this life changing event email us at emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com for a sponsorship package.

Check the blog
http://www.emmett-till-legacy-of-hope.blogspot.com/ updates and details...coming soon!!!

SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 10 and 11th , 2008!!

Wear a piece of history! T-Shirts now available!!

Are you wondering how you can have a piece of history and support youth at the same time?


Finally "Hear My Voice!Are You Listening",

• T shirts now available to support the:
  Emmett Till Legacy Foundation's scholarship fund. All sizes available
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• Purchase your t-shirts today
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If you don't like t-shirts .......You can still support The Emmett Till Legacy Foundation.
If you would like to help us "Create a legacy of Hope" and wish to help sustain our initiatives and programs and contribute to our 2008 scholarship fund, please send your tax deductible contribution today! ($25, $75, $100, $250, $500, $1000 or more). Any amount will make a huge difference in the lives of our youth and community!
( see our mailing address below)

Thank you in advance for your support!
Emmett Till Legacy Foundation
"creating a legacy of hope"
1161 Wayzata Blvd. East, Suite 43
Minneapolis, MN 55391
763 476 8677
emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com
a 501c3 non profit corporation
http://www.emmetttilllegacyfoundation.com/ (in progress)
http://www.emmett-till-legacy-of-hope.blogspot.com/

We must find the key and open the door because the Future is Now!!!

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3rd Annual Hear My Voice! Are You Listening? April 19, 2008

XTRA!!! XTRA!!!
St. Paul Central is the 2008 Location for the
Saturday, April 19, 2008 youth rally!!

All community leaders and public officials (Mpls/ St. Paul and metro area, suburban, rural areas) are invited to attend. Let us know if we can expect you.

Please info below, share, print, post and announce to your Urban & Suburban schools, school board, students, staff and associates, churches and youth groups. Feel free to send to your communications department. Thanks so much!!!
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The Emmett Till Legacy Foundation
co hosts…

The 3rd annual:
Hear My Voice! Are You Listening?
YOUTH RALLY

A non partisan, Civic Engagement, Public Achievement, Voter Registration Youth Rally: (featuring music, hip hop/holy hip hop, spoken word, gospel, dance, special guests and celebrities, legislators, representing many cultures/communities, schools, faith based groups and more).

• It is FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!!!
  
  Saturday, April 19th, 2008...
  4-7 p.m.
  St. Paul Central High School
  275 North Lexington Pky, Saint Paul , MN 55104
  
  Calling all Youth ages 14+
  
  


• Be inspired, entertained and informed!


• Bring your friends, mentors and parents!


• Let the media catch you doing something positive!


• Meet Celebrities and **Public Officials!
  
• Also hear and see the importance of voting and being civically engaged!
• Youth leaders, please plan to bring your youth groups!
• Youth and adult Volunteers needed!
  Event sponsors and exhibitors are welcomed too!
  TO RSVP….E-mail us today!! emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com

**NO PARTISAN CAMPAIGN SPEECHES or Campaign Signs Allowed inside

Emmett Till Legacy Foundation
"creating a legacy of hope"
763 476 8677
emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com
a 501c3 non profit corporation
www.EmmettTillLegacyFoundation.com
www.emmett-till-legacy-of-hope.blogspot.com

LOVING FROM THE INSIDE OUT WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SYMPOSIUM OCT 12-13 FLYER

GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTIST ANN NESBY PERFORMING AT OPENING NITE CONCERT

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BREAKING NEWS: GRAMMY AWARD WINNING

RECORDING ARTIST ANN NESBY TO PERFORM

AT THE LOVING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT SYMPOSIUM, Oct. 12-13.



[September 23, 2007] Minneapolis, MN—Who many consider as one of the most profound crooners of R&B, Ann Nesby did more than win two Grammys, she spoke to the hearts of women.

Nesby is most remembered for her tenure with the perennial Sounds of Blackness, a thirty-person choir that juxtaposed African music with traditional urban soul. As the lead vocalist for the choir, Sounds of Blackness lived on the Billboard charts with top five hits like “Optimistic” and “Pressure pt. 1.”

Branching off a tad, but staying true to her musical roots, in 2003, we saw Nesby grace the big screen in the musical comedy, The Fighting Temptations, with lead actors Beyonce Knowles and Cuba Gooding Jr. The soundtrack to the film was nominated for a Grammy, as Nesby and Gospel singer Shirley Caesar collaborated on “The Stone.”

She will be releasing her highly anticipated inspirational soul album "This Is Love" September 25, 2007.

Ann Nesby will be performing at the opening night concert on October 12, 2007 to help kick off the second annual Loving From The Inside Out (LFTIO) women’s empowerment symposium. This concert, hosted by Q Bear of KMOJ Radio will feature other artists like Zsame’ and Tonya Hughes with a tribute from the Grammy award winning Sounds of Blackness. The Loving From the Inside Out opening night concert is held in conjunction with a music tournament featuring Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B, Gospel, Reggae and Latin at Club 3 Degrees. All of the LFTIO activities planned by the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation in honor of the late Mamie Till Mobley are set to be one of the most life-changing weekends for women of color.

The symposium, hosted by Dawn Stevens of FOX 9 News, brings a diverse mix of women into an atmosphere of love, trust, and confidence. LFTIO helps women create and have the love, wealth, career, and ultimately the life they've always wanted and deserved. Women at the symposium will be inspired by the testimonies and advice from a host of personalities, who include the symposium Ambassador from the Minnesota Lynx, Lindsey Harding and keynote speaker Kelci Stringer along with presenters; Rev. Denise Warren, Dr. Verna Price, Dr. Mary Owens, Frangena Johnson and Miss Minnesota International Danielle Epps, among others. The “Woman Of Courage” award recipients and panelists include, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, business owner Hyon Kim, Donna Smith philanthropist and wife of Univ. of MN Basketball coach Tubby Smith and actress, playwright and recording artist Jevetta Steele.

A paid registration includes all three events and more, i.e. October 12, 2007 at 5 p.m. Pampering Party at Lifetime Fitness, Opening Night Concert at Club 3 Degrees, starting promptly at 7 p.m. with a private VIP post reception held at Bellanote and the October 13, Symposium, Market Place, Luncheon and panel at Radisson Plaza Hotel starting at 8 a.m. in Downtown Minneapolis. Early registration is only $55 and a 2 for 1 special price at $70 is offered through Sept.30; afterwards registration is $70 for each attendee. (NOW EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 6, 2007)

Special hotel room rates are available for $109, call 1 800 333-3333. For registration and exhibitor forms, please visit www.thehookupnetwork.com . For more information regarding the symposium, please contact emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com, or phone the “Loving” hotline at 1-888-509-9614 ext 82.

Loving From the Inside Out Women's Empowerment Symposium Oct 12-13, 2007

For Immediate release

Media Contact:

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Loving From The Inside Out Women's Symposium set to be the most life changing event of the year!
Women's empowerment symposium goes beyond superficial beauty to change the lives of Women.


Minneapolis, MN--September 17, 2007 Bring together over 300 women, sessions on tapping into your power, finding your hidden treasures, surviving abuse and broken relationships, exploring ways to love your self, building a strong spiritual foundation, self exploration, health topics and phenomenal guest speakers and you have the recipe for the most life changing Women's Symposium of the year.

The 2nd Annual Loving from the Inside Out (LFTIO) Symposium is a weekend event on October 12-13th 2007 that brings women together in an atmosphere of confidence, and trust to show them how to change their lives, to become stronger, healthier women by using experts and seminars covering many of the issues facing
women of color. Loving from the Inside Out" is intended to help women create and have the love, wealth, health, career and the life they want and deserve! It's their turn and it's their time!

The symposium is produced by the Board members of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation along with a group of talented volunteers called the Circle of Women. Throughout the weekend the attendees will be challenged by Spokesperson WNBA All Rookie team star, Lindsey Harding of the Minnesota Lynx and Host Dawn Stevens from Fox9 News to connect power up, recharge, grow, find love and leave enriched. This life changing weekend begins with a pampering party at Lifetime Fitness, 600 First Ave. North, on the evening of October 12, with fitness demonstrations, a variety of pampering stations with Dr. Sharon Adams a beauty expert and medical doctor, Jocelyn Dawson a makeup expert, hair consultations by Lights, Camera, Action, with makeovers and massages. The evening will conclude with an opening night concert featuring, national Grammy Award winning recording artist ANN NESBY along with other artists with a special tribute to the attendees by the Sounds of Blackness at Club 3 Degrees. The full day symposium on October 13 is set to take place at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Downtown Minneapolis, 35 South Seventh Street. The powerfully engaging presenters are: Rev. Denise Warren, motivational speaker Frangena Johnson, medical doctor Dr. Mary Owens, author, motivational speaker and Coach Dr. Verna Price, and Fitness Expert Sheila St. James. An inspiring panel will include Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Kelci Stringer a philanthropist, community builder and widow of Viking football player Korey Stringer, business owner and former U of M board of Regents Hyon Kim who will be sharing there very own "Wisdom from my Journey" moments during the awards luncheon. Miss Minnesota International, Danielle Epps along with Minnesota Lynx WNBA player, Lindsey Harding and Danni Starr of B96 will host a youth session with a discussion on image, relationships and health. Author and motivational speaker, Deborah Watts joined with event sponsors will close out the symposium with a special presentation.

Women today have to juggle work, business and family life, with most not having enough time to take care of them selves. The LFTIO symposium will give women the tools and confidence they need to take the band aid off of their issues and find real solutions. "Women are the backbones of their families and communities, and if they are not thriving in a healthy way (physically, emotionally and spiritually), it will begin to take a toll on their bodies, mindset, well being and ultimately their families, and their lives. We want to give women an opportunity to recharge and to remind her how important it is to love herself from the inside out first, putting her in the best position to help herself and bring out the best in others! " said Event Director and Emmett Till Legacy Foundation board president, Deborah Watts.

The symposium, Woman of Courage awards, lunch and panel are in memory and honor of the late Mamie Till Mobley, mother of Emmett Till (a 14 year old young man who was brutally murdered for whistling at a white women in 1955). Her courageous and unselfish decision to hold an open casket funeral, helped to spark the modern civil rights movement. Her life's journey and her continued efforts to seek justice after the acquittal of the murders showed the world grace, unnatural strength, the power of forgiveness and what Loving From the Inside Out, is all about

Early registration is $55 through September 30 afterwards registration is $70. A Sister 2 Sister 2 for 1 price is available too. Exhibitor/Vendor spaces ($175 for small business vendors with 1-5 employees or $350 for medium to large businesses and corporations) are also available. Need registration forms? Go to www.thehookupnetwork.com or ask at popular venues in the twincities. For more information email: emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com or call the "Loving" Hotline at 1-888-509-9614 ext 82.
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We can't celebrate the triumphs without recognizing the tragedy

Celerity Nascent Management's decision to ban the Emmett Till poem won’t diminish Emmett's stature in American history. His murder had enormous historical significance and impact. For one, it energized the modern day civil rights movement, months before Rosa Parks decided to not give up her seat on that bus in Montgomery Alabama. Emmett's murder had an enormous impact on African-American parents, young people and on American culture in general:
The murder of Emmett Till was felt deeply by African-Americans, civil rights activists and many others. Artistic works drawing on the incident include the first play by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, poems by Gwendolyn Brooks Langston Hughes, , and Audre Lorde, and a song by Bob Dylan called “The Death of Emmett Till.”

The James Baldwin play “Blues for Mister Charlie” is loosely based on the Emmett Till murder case. Well known legend and boxer Muhammad Ali, 13 years old at the time of the murder, said in an interview that the news of the Till murder had a profound effect on him and how he viewed his place in society and whites.

The 1990’s Alternative Rock band Emmet Swimming is named after Emmett Till. According to the band, “the idea of the name was basically that a 14-year-old boy should be swimming in the river, not dying in it.”

Other more recent fictionalized accounts include two award-winning novels: Bebe Moore Campbell’s Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine (1992) and Lewis Nordan’s Wolf Whistle (1993). The 2003 rap song “Through the Wire” by Kanye West uses the image of Till’s mutilated face to remind others of his physical appearance after a near-fatal car accident, demonstrating that after fifty plus years the murder is still firmly etched in our memory and American history.

We should never forget! We should indeed celebrate the triumphs but we cannot do that without remembering the tragedy. However uncomfortable...Emmett's case and this part of our history will not be erased!

Teachers Fired over Emmett Till Poem

In March it was reported that two teachers have been fired from a Los Angeles charter school because they planned to have students read a poem about Emmett Till. Till was the 14-year-old black youth lynched 57 years ago in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman.

Administrators at a Los Angeles charter school forbade students from reciting a poem about civil rights icon Emmett Till during a Black History Month program recently, saying his story was unsuitable for an assembly of young children.

Teachers and students said the administration suggested that the Till case — in which the teenager was beaten to death in Mississippi after allegedly whistling at a white woman — was not fitting for a program intended to be celebratory, and that Till's actions could be viewed as sexual harassment.

The decision by Celerity Nascent Charter School leaders roiled the southwest Los Angeles campus and led to the firing of seventh-grade teacher Marisol Alba and math teacher Sean Strauss, who had signed one of several letters of protest written by the students.

The incident highlights the tenuous job security for mostly nonunion teachers in charter schools, which are publicly financed but independently run. California has more than 600 charter schools, and their ranks continue to swell. According to the California Teachers Assn., staff at fewer than 10% of charter schools are represented by unions.

"I never thought it would come to this," said Alba, who helped her students prepare the Till presentation, in which they were going to read a poem and lay flowers in a circle. "I thought the most that would happen to me [after the event was canceled] is that I'd get talked to and it would be turned into a learning and teaching experience."

"Our whole goal is how do we get these kids to not look at all of the bad things that could happen to them and instead focus on the process of how do we become the next surgeon or the next politician," said Celerity co-founder and Executive Director Vielka McFarlane. "We don't want to focus on how the history of the country has been checkered but on how do we dress for success, walk proud and celebrate all the accomplishments we've made."

McFarlane said details of the Till case were too graphic for an assembly that included kindergartners. The principal, Grace Canada, could not be reached for comment. McFarlane, speaking for the school, said her review of the incident did not support the teachers' allegations that Canada had used the term sexual harassment to describe Till's behavior.

But Alba said that when the principal informed the class that they could not recite their poem, she gave the example of a construction worker whistling at her as she walked down the street.
"She said that she would be offended by that and that what Emmett Till did could be considered sexual harassment," said Alba. "She used the phrase a couple of times and when I objected, she said 'OK, inappropriately whistled at a woman.' "

Many parents said their children affirmed that account. Marcia Alston, mother of a seventh-grader, called the school to say she was appalled at its interpretation of history and the treatment of the teachers. She said that in the conversation, the principal used the term "rude" to describe Till's actions.

How should black history be taught in schools?

What are your thoughts?

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD SURVEY

The Youth Rally attendees are being encouraged to respond to a simple pre-rally survey. See questions below.
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Hear My Voice! Are you Listening?.............

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD Survey!

Please respond to the following questions:

Q: What are the 3 most pressing issues facing you right now?

Q: What, if anything, do you plan to do about it?

Q: What do you think the future holds for you? next 3-5 years? next 5-10 years

Q: What and/or Who do you need to make it all happen?

Q: Are you registered to vote? yes_____ or no_____
if not , why?_____________________________________________
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Please provide your:
first name
age
ethnicity
city, state, zip
current year in school
highest educational level achieved
name of employer/organization
email address.
copyright 2007 ETLF

Please send your answers no later than April 19th to: http://us.f313.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com to qualify for a free gift.

Emmett Till Legacy Foundation is a 501c3 non profit organization. Send or mail your tax deductible contributions to our Minnesota address:
Emmett TillLegacy Foundation
1161 Wayzata Blvd. East Suite 43
Minneapolis, MN 55391
763 476 8677 MN location

Youth Rally April 21 in Memory of Emmett Till

NEWS FLASH!!!
For Immediate Release

Media contact:
Teri Watts
PR
The Imani James group
1 888 509 9614 x80 hot line


All Youth are invited to let their voices be heard at unique rally
on the North side of Minneapolis!

[April 17, 2007, Minneapolis, MN] The Hip Hop, Faith Based, Political, Non Profit, Health Care, Education, Entertainment Communities, along with Public Officials, Celebrities, plus elders are coming together April 21, 2007 from 12-2 p.m. for a powerful Youth Rally at North High School, 1500 James Ave. North, Mpls, MN !

This non partisan event is a call for those ages 14-35 to Let their voices be heard at the 2nd Annual, Hear My Voice! Are You Listening? Stop the Violence, Civic and Political Engagement and Voter registration rally in memory of Emmett Till!

Hosted by B-Right with Radio Ones' B 96, Sheletta Brundidge, Assignment Editor KSTP TV/5 Eyewitness News and comedian. Dynamic speakers to raise the roof, include David Pederson from the MN Hip Hop Caucus, Ronnique Hawkins, film maker and founder of the Anti Lynching Movement from New York, Rev. Otis Clark, Youth pastor from Progressive Baptist Church, Saciido Shaie, a White House project/GO RUN! participant and board member of Somali Family Services, Pakou Hang former field director for the Minnesota chapter of America Votes and candidate for St. Paul City Council, Danielle Epps, Miss Minnesota International 2007, Giselle Urgarte Miss Teen Minnesota International 2007, Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan, North High Student & 2006 National Ideal Miss America Teen along with Congressman Keith Ellison who will provide the welcome.

Get ready.....the talented and gifted performers include Youth from the Minnesota Spoken Word Association, Dance teams from North and Harding High School, Gospel and Hip Hop Gospel from the Gospel Soul Productions, Hip Hop from DIALEK, Music by TraXX and more!

Fitness Queen Sheila St. James will be on hand to provide healthy fitness and eating tips.

Carl Eller ( MN Viking Hall of Fame), Trent Tucker ( Trent Tucker Foundation, former NBA player), Troy Hudson and other Timberwolves and LYNX Players, Fred Robbins former MN Viking now a NY Giant, Dr. Maulana Karenga (author and creator of Kwanzaa and Nguzo Saba, the seven principles and guest of the U of M's Swahili day), local, state and federal public officials, political candidates and community leaders have all been invited to attend.

A ceremony led by elders (ages 36 & older) to pass the baton to the next generation will close out the 2007 annual rally.

For more information, call the Hear My Voice.....hot line 1 888 509 9614 or send an email to emmett_till_legacy@yahoo.com