<br><br><br>HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION >From: "Darryn (Kamau) Roberts" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Fwd: Re: Black History Celebration >Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:24:35 -0600 > >Marie, > >I am forwarding this message so that you know what has been going on with >the Black history program that I suggested at our last meeting. I have >contacted both the African Student Union president and the BSAA sponsor >(the BSAA response is what follows). It appears that we won't have an >event to put on the calendar, but I will continue to work with both groups >so that we can still plan an event for some time in February. Also, Steve >Ransom has asked us (GSCA) if we would like to have representation on the >Black history committee. I will not have the time to do that, but I will >continue to try to put together the event for February. If I do not make >it to the last meeting, please update everyone on the status of the event >and ask if anyone would like to serve on the Black history committee (the >contact information is given below). Thanks, Kamau. > >>Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 09:31:43 -0500 >>From: Steve Ransom <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Re: Black History Celebration >>X-Sender: [log in to unmask] >>To: "Darryn (Kamau) Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >>Cc: [log in to unmask], Mr Sydney Carthell <[log in to unmask]>, >> [log in to unmask] >>X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) >> >>Kamau, >> >>Thanks for taking the initiative on what I believe will be a positive and >>much needed event. By copy of this email, I am asking Kyndal Burton, >>President of the Black Student Action Association, to make contact with >>you >>to discuss the possibility of such a program. >> >>Also, GSCA and ASU should have representatives on the University's Black >>History Celebration Committee. GSCA has had reps in the past. I'm not >>sure what happened this year. I'm also copying Juanita Tate and Syd >>Carthell, Co-Chairs to the committee with this email. I can speak for >>them >>in saying that the committee wholeheartedly welcomes representation from >>both groups. The next Black History Celebration Committee meeting is >>tomorrow, Tuesday, November 13, 2:30-3:45PM, in the Center for Black >>Culture and Learning, 96 Bishop Hall. If notice is too short to make >>tomorrow's meeting, contact Juanita or Syd to find out when the next one >>will be. We also have an Adinkra Stamping program on Wednesday, November >>14, 4-6PM, 336 Shriver Center to which I encourage attendance. >>Thanks again, >>Steve >> >> >>At 04:57 PM 11/11/01 -0600, Darryn (Kamau) Roberts wrote: >> >TO: Henry Ndoh (President of the African Student Union) and Steve >>Ransom >> >(Advisor to Black Student Action >> > Association), >> > >> >Hello, >> > >> >I am writing both of you, on behalf of GSCA (Graduate Students of Color >> >Association), to propose that African students, from the continent, and >> >students of African decent, from various countries around the world, who >> >attend Miami University come together in order to develop a black >>history >> >celebration event. I am sure that both of you are aware of the general >> >tensions that exist between these two groups of students. For instance, >> >whenever I am on campus, I rarely see the two groups interacting with >>one >> >another/ identifying with one another. Some of my colleagues have >> >expressed similar concerns. I believe that we need to facilitate a >> >dialogue between these students so that they may discuss their >>differences >> >and similarities in a constructive manner. Therefore, I am suggesting >>that >> >both the African Student Union and the Black Student Action Association >> >join together in creating a black history celebration event organized >> >around the concept of unity. Of course, the GSCA would like to take an >> >active role in sponsoring such an event. We need to bridge the gap >>between >> >African students from the continent and students of African decent from >> >around the world. Please let me know if your respective organizations >>are >> >interested in developing such an event. Thank you. (Feel free to call >>me >> >at my home phone number: 513-664-8128.) Sincerely, GSCA member, Kamau >> >Ajani (Darryn Roberts). >> > >> > >>Steven A. Ransom >>Director of Student Activities and Organization Leadership >>Miami University >>356 Shriver Center >>Oxford, OH 45056 >>(513) 529-2266 (office) >>(513) 529-1504 (fax) > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp