Plenty International

Winter Bulletin 2007 - 2008
Vol. 23, No.4

Articles:
Introduction
Katrina Recovery
Plenty Belize
Native Americans Fight Uranium Mining
KTC Enjoys Kwanzaa Celebration

KIDS TO THE COUNTRY

This year’s KTC Kwanzaa program brought together over 60 people from a variety of programs within the Nashville, TN area (including Centerstone, Sisters, EarthMatters and The Farm School) for a celebration of Kwanzaa in community. Activities included creating unique gifts for family and friends, sharing food together, African drumming and an interactive Kwanzaa presentation, which included an explanation of the seven principles of Kwanzaa:

Unity
Self-Determination
Collective Work and Responsibility
Cooperative Economics
Purpose
Creativity
Faith.

The true magic of the event was the coming together of people of different ages, colors, sizes, shapes, and cultures for a true rainbow celebration of diversity within community. A group this diverse becoming family in four hours gives hope for humanity’s future.

Children enjoy the Kwanzaa
activities during the gift-making program. Shangode teaches children the
importance of remembering their ancestors.

Shangode explains the
seven principles of Kwanzaa. Mustafa Abdul-Aleem assists with the Kwanzaa
presentation. Seated at right is Jude Osadolo, a
musician from Nigeria living at The Farm with his family.

Shangode (Sheila Easley) helps a
youngster light the candles on the kinara. Mary Ellen Bowen, KTC director,
shares a smile with Sizwe Herring,
UrbanCoordinator for the program.