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Mon, 3 Oct 2011 19:38:15 -0500

The Malcolm X Memorial Foundation is partnering with Omaha by Design to host a Place Game workshop Saturday, Oct. 15. The event will be held from 10:00am to noon at the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation Center, 3448 Evans St. All interested community members are invited to participate. Registration begins at 9:45am.

The Malcolm X Memorial Foundation has acquired more than 10 acres of land surrounding the birth site of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. The site has been rough graded, a plaza has been constructed at the location of the Malcolm X home, and the foundation recently acquired a vacated church adjacent to the birth site that now serves as the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation Center.  The workshop, which will focus on the site, is an opportunity for community members to suggest potential short- and long-term improvements to the property. Trained facilitators will lead small groups through the site, asking them to observe what they see, hear and feel. The groups will then reconvene at the center for a brainstorming session.

During the past decade, Omaha by Design has conducted more than 65 Place Game workshops in the metro. It offers this service free of charge to neighborhood and civic groups from March through October.

In 2011, all groups that complete a Place Game workshop and apply for grant funding to implement one of their ideas will receive a free tree courtesy of Omaha by Design.

For more information, call 402.554.4010 or email info@omahabydesign.org.

Start Your Own Biz or Non Profit

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:28:21 -0500

Come join us on Monday October 10th from 6pm to 9pm! The Malcolm X Memorial Foundation & Dell Gines are putting on a free community class for you! If you have ever wanted to start a business or have a vision to change the world through a non-profit please join us in this free class. In this introductory class we will teach you how to set your vision, form your business or non-profit, organize and market your organization, and where to go for loans, grants and other community resources. If you have questions contact dellgines@ownsmallbiz.com. Please Share.

Mental Liberation

Sat, 3 Sep 2011 13:47:07 -0500

Join us from 5-7pm at the Malcolm X Center at 3448 Evans Street (Malcolm X Center) on Saturday, October 8th. This event will feature performances from Omaha’s talent in spoken word & hip hop. Its a FREE event and open to everyone. Mental Liberation is hosted by Self Xpression and will feature appearance from Drug War veeteran Rodney Prince. This event will include a discourse titled: Death By a Thousand Arrests.

Amir Sulaiman & Khalid El Hakim

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 07:10:07 -0500

We are very excited to have two exciting and informative presentations for this year’s fall programing; Amir Sulaiman & Khalid El Hakim.

We have invited Amir Sulaiman, an accomplished spoken word poet, activist, recording artist and a 2 time HBO Def Poet. Amir works regularly teaching kids by way of spoken word and focusing on the union of art and education.

We will also have on hand, the very innovative Black History 101 Mobile Museum, with hundreds of relevant artifacts and memorabilia. This is a cultural educational project and traveling museum, founded by Detroit Public School teacher Khalid el-Hakim of the Institute of Black Culture in Detroit. He has customized his museum contents for this presentation with Malcolm X as the main focus. He will present on his research, collection and passion and then lead tours of his mobile museum.
The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, supports this program through a matching grant funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on the agency and how individuals can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Click on the pictures above for each of the event flyers.

Mental Liberation: w/ National Artists, Khalid and Amir

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:46:57 -0500