365 DAYS*EARTHDAY

...April 22nd is EARTH*DAY...
Does YOUR's meet the requisite 364 additional days?
...how WELL do YOU Love YOUR Mother?...

~REcycle~REduce~REuse~

...BE an EARTHSAVER... 
~PLEASE~
Pass it on!

My cousin Robert Nesta

MOTHER*LUV!

1 JUNE 09

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...when WE are blest by design and having OUR way...

~a vessle of reconciliation will be set afloat on rivers of waters~

...in wHOLIstic homage to MaMa Yemanya...

~incrumental talisman in 3threes & 7sevens will drift upon the cascading depths~

...as visualizations &; actualizations make magical manifestions...

~in ALL the SIStahs who are Mothers & Mothers & Daughters of Mothers...

...gathering HARAMBEE style ALLways & forEVER...

i*c*u   

MotherSistahWoman...longing distressedly for the ReBorn MOTHER in     YOU...I am given recognizability for I see self same forlorn longing withINN me...

YOUr frequent tears ARE libatory release for OUR living birth pain...your tears are cause for alternate,heARTfelt pain & sadness & rage running to & fro in me...

The unfriendly, familiar trepidation worn haggardly within you...makes me know fear recognizeably selfsame w/in me...as I rejoice in BEING better willingly able to lately calibrate unwell energies into those which strengthen my dedicated desire for divine discipline & cognitive powers...WE will walk this ethereally challenging path of prosperity & victory...succeeding in the likeness of NONE other! As we move...increasing results occur...soon we fly...NEVER to die...as we live in the now & everlasting!

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HARVEST*PEACE

06DEC08

heART's

...Mind~Mine...

~the clay from which life is molded~

Picasa Web Albums - Sher'on - Sistasunderatree

Picasa Web Albums - Sher'on - Sistasunderatree

Taking good care of my baby brother......!

Hayyy, my name is Hezekiah and i have a new baby brother. I love to help my mommi take care of him. Right now i'm feeding him his lunch. When he grows up, we will be able to run and play. Today i just like hanging out with my little brother Najee.

Welcome the new addition, Mr. Najee

Hi, my name is Najee. On this pic i was only a few days old. I'm glad to be here with my big brother.

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~Asante' sana~
~thank YOU very much!~

(*)*(*)

 DUNIA (world) 
     KIJANI (green)    
 BOHARI (market place)
*
"...bartering balances & blesses..."
www.SouthernArtistry.Org/Isha_ Echols

ISHA*MAXIMS

i WILL design U safehaven w/ minarets so far reaching WE*WILL soar further than the moon we will welcome melodies w/ swift eagles & angels who fly i will compose U a tune ...then... example for U loving as warm as ancient ovens & ...if THAT does not suit U... i WILL work forEVER & i will WOmaniFEST all things ~ new!

POWER ~ ...the inherent ability to affect & define truth & change & witness that PEACE truth * change be born & made manifest in others...

Are the gifts and talents which YOU embody and sincerely swing attached to heaven blest wings ~ OR ~

Are the talents and gifts YOU embody and swing attached to winding and binding giving to get strings?

What measure a helping hand which stands predominate as selfish inroad to broadcast for some empty form of piss poor praise

Better to give and recieve with a heart*mind for Eloheem flavored things...

Best to recieve with a mind*heart bursting to share...

Blessings cannot be bound in hearsay and psuedo pleasure

Bear FULL witness to just what the REAL ways of love lay up for treasure

By what yard stick scale does your wholistic*charity truely measure?

~

...not every closed eye slumbers...

REVELATION IS GRACE!

Not every farewell indicates departure...

When 1One assists 1One other...at least 2Two are strengthened...ALL that WE keep, WE lose...that which WE give, WE have...as everything WE share is multiplied!

...loneliness may be an emotionally extreme form of suffering...ALL ways allow that halcyon memories of joyful times keep you quiet company...

...violence negatively impacts both culture and heART...

...nothing occurs until something happens...

LOYALTY HAS MUCH TO DO WITH SELF AWARENESS & MUTUAL RESPECT

consciousness ...challenges crassness...scorn & hate

~ choosing is not claiming ~

The POWER of GRACE

~ amazing ~

...guarantees living in the JOYLUV of the ALL...

...ORDER*ORDAINS...

dedicated discipline and discerning diligence

...COURTESY COUNTS!...

The tongue has no power expect that given by heart & mind...

1One who loves cannot hate...1One who hates cannot love!

"FREE FISHING DAY IN RENO"

OUR FRUITFUL FUTURE!

GROW in the garden!











...firmly rooted in common * unity...
...of COURSE...
U may say that I ran away...
...but really it is more like i was just pulled & drifted...
Tumbling
Royal & Ragged
Fecund
WOMAN*WEED... that is me...
MUST be have been flowering grown succulant to some-
...haggling eyesore want-needed no more to that BELOVED 1one & those...

WHEN U look
...PLEASE come find me...
I too WANT to be where/ ALL the rows are aligned
...and the bountiful bud breaks welcome beautifully ...
...in the fullness of honored 1st fruit*peace*time...

& the prolific ALL rally & up down line
...though speaking ONLY transparent*truth...
SHARING PRODUCE...DIVINE!

Calling
ALL
Glamoured Global Genealogical Green Garden Growers
...did U know that U are this...
2me?

...a bird roosts in peace on INCLINE VILLAGE stairway...

...La Paradisa de Ella...

GLOBAL * GENEALOGICAL * GARDENS

DOES UR CURRENT VOCATIONAL COMMITMENT, LIFESTYLE, HOBBY, SOCIAL OUTLET, STATUS OFFER U NONRESTRICTIVE SPIRIT EXPANDING AEROBIC RESULT and CONTENTMENT ?

...well...

Community Gardening

DOES!

...we welcome ...

&

invite

YOU to OUR

GREENSPACE

@

Teglia's

PARADISE*PARK

6p...SPIRITUAL*Sundays

scheduled classes

8a...TUTORIAL*Tuesdays

&

3:45p...TUTORIAL * Thursdays

potluck 6:30p...THANKSGIVING*Thursdays
city center
4p ~ 8p...FARMER'S*MARKET*Fridays

9a~1p...R.E.A.L.*Saturday*School

~*~

...please feel free to come as U *R...

...come lend UR qualitative, extraordinary mind, body & spirit to hOUR preparedness*peace &

beautification model...

*Responsibility *Earth *Art *Learning*

Asante Sana...Thank YOU Very Much !

26april07
...if WE were certain that the world would end tomorrow...
WOULD we plant a seed, right into THE paradisayo MOTHER's dark*rich soil THIS very day?

...and once, finally OUR green*space breaks bud & grows & grows...
WILL we gather together OUR aesthetic*plenty and dress a table of succulance for ALL the WORLD's delight?

30april07

WE

as

1one
WILL
ever & ever
REconstitute...REcalibrate

Blest*Time*Honored*Glamoured

WEllness

standing

on the ferTILE paradisayo

PEACE*piece

square

whisper*shouting

ase'

ASE'
!

###

...should U perhaps...

come upon

US

WE could be

pleading, prostrate & fallen, forlorn...

WE

could be

bruised & yes bloody & even broken...

WE could be silently suffering

&

...in...

debilatating DISease -

WE could be

ALL alone in UR world's face reality...

WE have ALL told / shown U

...over & over & over ...

"WE just love the lulling life

of

UR aromatic garden*green

COMMUNIVERSITY!"

WOULD U lay UR hands on hOUR battered & infected hand's open heARTs?

Would U speak in URtongue's open love

2

ME

that

day?

WE

r

that

1one

INTRAETHNOGENDAENVIROMULTIECONATIONAL

being

of the

WORLD

!

http.//www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf

eARTh * Tales!

Energy saving

Agri*culture

Reduces waste

Teaches perma*culture

Heals environments!

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Sharing OURstory

17 April 08

THANKSGIVING*THURSDAY

6p~8p

on OUR 38th eARThday

...commemoration...

as the flags of the world unfurl

in mournfilled dedication

flapping

as they do too in this

*U*S*A*

sky

the stars & the bars

...KNOWING...

fully

UN

well

&

WHY?

The sunshines as the planet cries...and as we ALL die...we ALL cry watching

waiting*world* innocents

...terrified to die...

&

the true roots

Mother*eARTh*Essence

is

Diseazed

& cries & cries &

WE*ALL

die

in

war & anguish & pain & aids & fear & trauma & poverty & ecoli

KNOWING

when

1one

other

dies

...as WE are desensitized to DISeaze as ALL the world's unfurled and bloody flapping, contaminate, guilty flapping flags are as empty worn wagons of disillusioned hope rattling loudly...

do U hEAR the NOise?

...# ~#...

(...I remember...I dream a world...I recall...)

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INTERGENERATIONAL

* ECOLOGY *

DIALOGUES

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

ENVIRONMENTAL * ACTIVISM

WHEN?

Thursday, April 17th

6p ~ 8p

Saturday, April 19th...

3p.m. ~ 6p.m.

WHERE?

MEMPHIS BLACK ARTS ALLIANCE

Fire House Academy

985 S. Bellevue

WHAT?

...eARTh * Tales...

&

COMMUNITY GARDENING & BEAUTIFICATION

(simple stories which bless, empower & heal)

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Be an EARTHSAVER!

Encourage...

Acreage,

RainForests,

Trees,

Harmony!

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Monday ~ Friday

Eco * Enviro

10a

STORYHOUR

&

KINDERGARDENING

RSVP

901.948.9522

ultrayouth.ag.arts@gmail.com

HONORING

MOTHER*EARTH

365

days

ALL

ways

!

SISTAH*WOMEN'S Tales..naming names...

...winifred, surrelda, dovie, alice louise, frances, mayasir...


world*ages
c / u(s)
ever new*being of heART*soul*grace

THEN U were simply mudclothclad Rose Sanders, Esquire

Sauntering beneath the dripping antebellum moss of TOUGALOO -

We'd respectfully gathered in heARTfelt joyluv considerate commemorative REdedication to the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
& when (O)UR vitalizing civil rights voice resounds
even glorious*galactic suns & moons & stars
bow righteously down & down...dutifully obeying
permanently paying justifiable attention & ALL preassessed debt
that I&i&I & U be ethereally at 1one with 1another & order...
centering now & ever in ALL time...LIFTING OUR SELF*SISTERS UP with simple, increasing beginnings as Diane or Beverly or Fran or Attorney Sanders...Time tempered recieving , owning & claiming ...neverending Sistahsojourn as Shamana and IiYAH*ISHA and Mama D'Ufaranza and...Faya*Rose Toure -

26april07

BEING

given the zawadu*gift

MY*NAME

hallelu*JAH

I rejoice in the zawadi*gift

MY*NAME

as

I appreciate the FREEDOM*GIFT

MY*NAME

I was challeged in reciept of 1other gift

MY*NAME

as I was offered the zawadi*gift

MY*NAME

&
in

X

I evolved in acceptance of the zawadi*gift

MY*NAME

&
as i travel this hiejira*gift

MY*NAME

I rest in the comfort of the

UNIVERSAL*GODDESSENCE

allowing me

undulant, empyREAL

golden opportunity

in helping me live

MY*NAME!

as i am just of few of the world's Wonder* Women claiming peace & justice...living up to & naming names...everlasting!

*
as unequivocal & forgiving

COMING SOON!

Sharing OURstory.......April, 2007

**~*~*~*~*eARTh * tales*~*~*~*~**

(...I remember, I recall, I dream...a world...)

* intergenerational * ecology * dialogues *

ORAL HISTORY as ENVIRONMENTAL

ACTIVISM
scheduling individual & group interviews & workshops

ultrayouth@blackplanet.com

Asante sana...thank YOU very much!

EARTH*ANGEL*WOMAN
...GODDESSENCE...
Mothah*Sistah*Healer
...WE...

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* CELEBRATION via PARPTICIPATION *

Sharing OURstory
March
2007
* intergenerational * diversity * dialogues *

WHEN:.......Thursdays
1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th March
7p - 9p

WHERE:.......SNCAT / The Media Center
4024 Kietzke Lane
Reno, NV 89502

WHAT:.......S.H.A.R.P. Stories / Genealogy / Oral History
Sharing History AND Remembering the Past!

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INTERGENERATIONAL DIVERSITY DIALOGUES

S.H.A.R.P.
(Sharing * History * AND * Remembering the Past)
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...a MULTI*MEDIA...
KOMMUNITY * ARTS * KOLLABORATIVE
* Revisiting OUR Roots * Reading Theatre * Reel Faith * Genealogy Matters * Preparedness Planning * Tolerance Teachings * Sharing OURstory * Group Art Projects * Oral Histories * Information & Referral * Values Clarification *
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CELEBRATING Amer*African HISTORY MONTH
February 6, 13, 20, 27, 2007
6:30p - 8:30p
Exploring, Investing, Designing, Manifesting!
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SNCAT / The Media Center
4024 Kietzke Lane
Reno, Nv 89502
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RSVP
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Asante Sana...Thank YOU Very Much!

THE ANCESTOR'S BREATH

BREATHS

Listen more often to things, than to beings,
Listen more often to things than to beings,
'Tis the ancestor's breath when the fire's voice is heard,
'Tis the ancestor's breathin the voice of the waters

Those who have died have never, never left.
The dead are not under the earth.
They are in the rustling trees, They are in the groaning woods,
They are in the crying grass,
They are in the moaning rocks.
The dead are not under the earth.

Those who have died have never, never left.
The dead have a pact with the living.
They are in the woman's breast,
They are in the wailing child,
They are with us in our homes,
They are with us in this crowd.
The dead have a pact with the living.

Listen more often to things than to beings,
Listen more often to things than to beings,
'Tis the ancestor's breath when the fire's voice is heard,
'Tis the ancestor's breath in the voice of the waters.
Birago Diop

ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY: 101

...MEDIATING DISPUTES...
When we were initially welcomed to register in UNR's Extended Studies 40 hour "Beginning Mediation & Conflict Resolution" module, we both agreed after the first two hours how very similar the 7 Steps of Mediation are to the Nguzo Saba, or the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa.

The Nguzo Saba teaches the values of UMOJA / Unity, KUJICHAGULIA / Self Determination, UJIMA / Collective Work & Responsibility, UJAMMA / Cooperative Economics, NIA / Purpose, KUUMBA / Creativity and IMANI / Faith.

Mediation's 7 Steps are one's which guide conflicting parties to AGREE, DETERMINING various reasons why Mediation is the best road to take, parties agree to LISTEN, they commit to IDENTIFY OPTIONS, to RESOLVE ISSUES by taking OWNERSHIP of the PROCESS and to work through each and every phase of the Mediation process IN GOOD FAITH!

The mediator's technique of directive questioning enables conflicting parties toward criteria which promote oneness. When unified thought can be actualized, then parties can be better equipped in framing the issue at hand. We agreed that the statement of individual wants can promote a cohesive plan which can ultimately result in good faith agreement.

We witnessed a qualitative process by which the spirit of community can be formulated through mediation. We recognized that conflict resolution is possible...though our's was a diverse group, we saw and felt the barriers of difference fade away...hour after hour. We attribute this fact to the professional and skillful example of our facilitators and speakers.

...RESOLVING CONFLICTS...
Some of us agreed that conflict can be defined as chaos, confusion, disrespect, miscommunication, an emotional hurdle, a problem in need of solving and even war. Most of us agreed to these various yet similar definitions.

Both Sher'on and I view the Mediation / Conflict Resolution continuing education experience as a very unifying and clarifying experience. We witnessed the building and bonding of true community during those forty hours we shared with strangers.

The entire process was centered in an unquestionable spirit of peace and solidarity. Much like the Nguzo Saba (The 7 Principles of Kwanzaa) promotes preparedness and peace, our mediation training experience reinforced in us the importance of respectful agreement, the signifance of individual self determination, the empowering relevance of responsible collect works, the value of cooperative economics, the power of staying focused on the purpose at hand, the elevating connectiveness of creativity and the unequivocal essentiality of faith...so does good faith mediation promote the much hoped for possibility of resolute peace.

UNDERSTANDING BEGINS WITH COMMUNICATION!

The majority of the participants of the class agreed to register for the second phase of mediation / conflict resolution training...the majority of us have kept in touch. All of us shared feelings of increase for having spent those forty hours learning and teaching and sharing and caring. We both feel blessed.

fran ISHA echols
Sher'on Jackson

KOMMUNITY * KWANZAA * KOTTILLION * 2006

WHO:...All Kwanzaans (those who believe in the power of community) within the Greater Reno * Tahoe area...and beyond!

WHAT:...KWANZAA IS AN Agri*CULTURAL*Arts Celebration of the 1st Fruits of the Harvest which offers nonreligious,INTERGENERATIONAL & nonpolitical opportunities to assess, plan, celebrate, evaluate & rededicate...
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1)WHEN:...27 December 06...2-4p
WHERE:...DownTown Library...301 South Center Street
WHAT:...Kwanzaa Krafts & Tales / Celebrating KUJICHAGULIA (Self Determination)

2)WHEN:...28 December 06...5:30-7:30p
WHERE:...NorthWest Reno Library...2325 Robb Drive...
WHAT:...Kwanzaa Krafts & Tales / Celebrating UJIMA (Collective Work & Responsibility)

3)WHEN:...31 December 1p - until...
WHERE:...Sierra Arts Gallery...17 Virginia Street...
WHAT:...Multi*Media INTERDISCIPLINARY Artistic Expose'/Celebrating THE NGUZO SABA (The 7 Principles of Kwanzaa / Unity * Self Determination * Collective Work & Responsibility * Cooperative Economics * Purpose * Creativity * Faith)

4)WHEN:...31 December 5 -7p...
WHERE:...2680 East Ninth Street
WHAT:...Reno / Sparks NAACP
KWANZAA KARAMU (Feast) / Celebrating KUUMBA (Creativity)



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WHY:...So as to better plan our collective work & work our unified plan...

HOW:...We will make manifest our hopes & dreams by...including...though NOT limiting them to...

*Kwanzaa Kweens...*Kwanzaa Kings...*Kwanzaa Kourts...*Ujamaa Boharis...*Kwanzaa Karamus...*Kuumba Arts...*Kwanzaa Kwests...

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HARAMBEE...Let's Pull Together!

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KWANZAA is...
a COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT * EDU * Agri*CULTURAL*Arts PREPAREDNESS CELEBRATION!
HARAMBEE...Let's PULL Together!

RSVP...775.284.9557
Asante Sana...Thank YOU Very Much!