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10/26/2005
Panel Discussing Post-Katrina Aftermath On Blacks To Be Held At John Jay College
Sponsored By Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and New York Association of Black Psychologists
New York, NY-October 25, 2005-The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and the New York Association of Black Psychologists (NYABP) will host a panel discussion entitled "Katrina's Real Aftermath: The Race, Class & Psychological Repercussions of Katrina" on Tuesday, October 25 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 899 10th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets at 6:30 p.m. A suggested donation for this event of $10 will be donated to the Katrina relief effort.
Panelists for this event include activist Kevin Powell; CUNY Psychologist Dr. Bill Cross; Music Artist M1 of Dead Prez; Def Poetry Jam's Stacey Ann Chin and Filmmaker Dream Hampton. Allowing for a diverse perspective from notable persons from the academic and entertainment industries, topics under discussion will focus onthe psychological, sociopolitical and economic ramifications of Katrina for poor and Black communities in New Orleans, LA and beyond.
Sponsored by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and the NYABP, both groups have worked both collectively and separately to provide continuous assistance to displaced families.The NYABP has offered free and low cost counseling services to New Orleans families in the New York City area and recently the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement held a massive donation drive collecting three truckloads of goods from New York City to Mississippi and Louisiana.
"I am looking forward to being a panelist and having an opportunity to be involved in this very important work," says Chin.Chin will share her poetry at the event, with two poems she has written about New Orleans pre-and post-Katrina.
"This panel is important for various reasonsmany have discussed these events within their industries, so we felt it was extremely important to cover material that could be discussed amongst all disciplines in hopes to consolidate thoughts and ideas," says Dr. Malcolm Woodland, a Psychologist and research fellow at the Graduate Center at City University of New York. Dr. Woodland will assist as moderator for the panel.
The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of New Afrikans in America whose mission is to defend the human rights of our people and promote self-determination in the community. Their organization has chapters in Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Selma; AL; Brooklyn, NY; New Rochelle, NY; Oakland, CA with a national headquarters in Jackson, MS. The NYABP fall under the umbrella of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPS) whose mission is to have a positive impact upon the mental health of the black community by means of planning and programming offering training and advocacy services.
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Contact: Nicole Price
Priceless Media
(646) 785-3586
New York, NY-October 25, 2005-The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and the New York Association of Black Psychologists (NYABP) will host a panel discussion entitled "Katrina's Real Aftermath: The Race, Class & Psychological Repercussions of Katrina" on Tuesday, October 25 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 899 10th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets at 6:30 p.m. A suggested donation for this event of $10 will be donated to the Katrina relief effort.
Panelists for this event include activist Kevin Powell; CUNY Psychologist Dr. Bill Cross; Music Artist M1 of Dead Prez; Def Poetry Jam's Stacey Ann Chin and Filmmaker Dream Hampton. Allowing for a diverse perspective from notable persons from the academic and entertainment industries, topics under discussion will focus onthe psychological, sociopolitical and economic ramifications of Katrina for poor and Black communities in New Orleans, LA and beyond.
Sponsored by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and the NYABP, both groups have worked both collectively and separately to provide continuous assistance to displaced families.The NYABP has offered free and low cost counseling services to New Orleans families in the New York City area and recently the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement held a massive donation drive collecting three truckloads of goods from New York City to Mississippi and Louisiana.
"I am looking forward to being a panelist and having an opportunity to be involved in this very important work," says Chin.Chin will share her poetry at the event, with two poems she has written about New Orleans pre-and post-Katrina.
"This panel is important for various reasonsmany have discussed these events within their industries, so we felt it was extremely important to cover material that could be discussed amongst all disciplines in hopes to consolidate thoughts and ideas," says Dr. Malcolm Woodland, a Psychologist and research fellow at the Graduate Center at City University of New York. Dr. Woodland will assist as moderator for the panel.
The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of New Afrikans in America whose mission is to defend the human rights of our people and promote self-determination in the community. Their organization has chapters in Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Selma; AL; Brooklyn, NY; New Rochelle, NY; Oakland, CA with a national headquarters in Jackson, MS. The NYABP fall under the umbrella of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPS) whose mission is to have a positive impact upon the mental health of the black community by means of planning and programming offering training and advocacy services.
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Contact: Nicole Price
Priceless Media
(646) 785-3586
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