<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 11:39:51 -0600 > >Marie, > >Here is the response I received from the African Student Union >president. I don't know if it looks promising or not, but I have not >received any messages from him since. However, as I indicated in my >previous e-mail, I will still try my best to put an event together. Peace, >Kamau. > > >>From: [log in to unmask] >>Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 22:33:19 +0000 (GMT) >>Subject: Re: Black History Celebration >>To: "Darryn (Kamau) Roberts" <[log in to unmask]> >>X-Mailer: Endymion MailMan Standard Edition v3.0.22 >> >> >> Hello Mr Ajani, >> Thanks for your email to me. I appreciate and respect >>your >>observations and suggestions. I will get to you latter so that we can talk >>more >>on GSCA and ASU(African Students Union). Have a nice day. >> HENRY NDOH(President of the African Students Union). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 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). >> > >> >> >>--------------------------------------------- >>This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. >>http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp