The Liberation Experience, Soul Food, and Democracy For Dummies, are set to kick off May 2-3, 2007 at Eternity Vegetarian Deli and Juice Bar 11 S Euclid Ave. “We are continuing in the fight to unify our people across social, religious, and all lines that divide us,” says Tsuriel Israel of the Chosen First Fruits (CFF) in The African Hebrew Israelite Community. Israel and CFF Ambassador Zorachyah of Chicago are the key organizers of the event along with assistance from the Millions More Movement, which was launched by The Hon. Min. Louis Farrakhan in 2005.
Fred Hampton, Jr. will speak upon his experience in Israel. Although an activist in his own right, he is the son of Fred Hampton, the Chairman of Chicago’s Black Panther Party who was assassinated by police on December 4, 1969. Born several months later with father’s slaying, Fred Hampton Jr. continues his father’s remarkable legacy of activism and will visit St. Louis for a series of events with the African Hebrew Israelites and the Millions More Movement.
He will deliver ideas and solutions to the political problems, which ultimately affect the community’s continual battle with police crimes. Fred Hampton Jr. is no stranger to the Millions More Movement, he was involved with the launch of the movement, at the 10th Anniversary of The Million Man March that was in October of 2005 in Washington D.C. “We our honored to work with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., we understand that he comes from a legacy of freedom fighters, and that endurance is what is needed to fight the problems in our community today,” said James Muhammad a representative of the Millions More Movement’s Ministry of Defense.
The Liberation Experience will focus on the Hebrew Israelites’ departure from America approximately 40 years ago to Dimona, Israel, Northeastern Africa where they have a thriving holistic health community commonly called “The Village of Peace or “The Island of Sanity”. Fred Hampton Jr. will be traveling with the group as a guest presenter and will expound on the options for black people to experience what Marcus Garvey set out to do in the early 1900’s – go back to Africa.
This 2-day edutainment event will begin with “Soul Food” this component highlights the efforts and accomplishments made by African American communities throughout the world, particularly the efforts and accomplishments in imposing social realities to the dietary theory on an international scale, supposing our nutritional networks. The Millions More Movement’s Ministry of Health and Human Services in the St. Louis area is also headed up by the African Hebrew Israelites local head Min. Moriel Israel, and will play a key role in the event. “It is imperative for us to change our dietary habits due to African Americans leading in Heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, said Lontiette Muhammad RN, and a representative of MMM’s Ministry of Health.
“Democracy for Dummies” is a dissection of democracy and an expose of its futility, particularly for Africans in America. Taking its inspiration from the “end of history” proclamation from sociologists—such as Francis Fukuyama, Oswald Spengler, etc—this presentation is primarily based upon the events of the recent Chicago municipal elections, in order to provide a real life example of the irrelevance of democratic governance in America.
The events will culminate on day 2 with a presentation called The Liberation Experience; this multi media presentation consists of historical, hermeneutical, and sociological information detailing the historical significance of the historical departure of Hebrew Israelites (African Americans) from America, their repatriation and re-establishment in Israel, and expansion into continental Africa. This presentation highlights the unprecedented nature of The “Village of Peace” and its accomplishments in light of the trials of —Marcus Garvey, Martin R. Delany, Paul Cuffe, Malcolm X, etc. Based in part upon the book, Revolution Revisited, the lecture attends to cement in the minds of the audience, the African’s rightful place in history and at the vanguard of the future of the revolutionary/evolutionary movement.
