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CARLTON-CAREW EP FOUNDATION INC.

"EDUCATE AND CELEBRATE"




Four days of International Business and Tourism, History, Exercise, Food and Festival

September 17,18,19, & October 31, 2010

 

BUSINESS SEMINAR

Friday-September 17, 2010
Time: 4:00pm-7pm
Saturday-September 18, 2010
Time: 8am-12pm
Location: Georgia State University

Business and Tourism Seminar: Africans, African Americans and Afro-Brazilians Are Ready for Business!
Film screening on ethnic tourism and business in Brazil and Africa

Presentations of Africa and African Diaspora Ready for Business- Atlanta-Haiti-Nigeria-Ghana-Senegal-Kenya-Congo-Brazil.

Discussions on tourism and international business development, marketing, promotions, and investment.

Dual Citizenship - Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean

Followed by Q & A on ethnic and multicultural tourism, leisure and business travel, raising business capital, investing, and Citizenship.

Networking opportunity and refreshment.

THIS SEMINAR ALSO SERVES AS A PRELIMINARY FORUM FOR SETTING THE PEOPLES' AGENDA FOR PRESENTATION AT THE AFRICAN PRESIDENTS' SUMMIT IN ATLANTA, THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

 

Run/Walk/Stride for Grand Parents

Sunday- September 19, 2010
Time:7:00am
Stone Mountain park, Studdard Picnic area
5 mile Run/Walk/Stride for Grandparents
12:30pm-BBQ and festival begin! bring Grandparents for a day of relaxation at the park

Come listen to their Story - History!

FUN - FUN- FUN-, get your T-SHIRTS!

Theme of this event is to celebrate our elders, and show appreciation for their work and sacrifices.

 

Sunday-October 31, 2010:

FEAST-FUN-FEAST get your Tickets

Best dressed Biana, or African Royalty
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: TWELVE Hotel Ballroom-Atlantic Station, Atlanta
Taste of 7 Nations: Ethnic Cuisine
Regional and ethnic dishes from the Caribbean, Africa, African Americans, and Brazil.
Gullah-Geechees/Soulfood, Belize, Senegal, Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Kenya, and Brazil.

Festival, Culinary feast and appreciation of our foodways.

Let our African Foodways, Heritage and Culture Meet and Connect!

"Le de Roots Kam Togedda" ie Let the Roots come Together!

www.cc-epfoundation.org 404-569-0229


 



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PAST EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW!

 

December - 2009

JOIN THE ANNIE WALSH MEMORIAL SCHOOL ALUMNI GATHERING ON BANANA ISLAND, Freetown for another "Education and Celebration" Event

 

December 2008

The Foundation is heading out to Honduras and Belize for the long awaited "Education and Celebration"

Event with the Creoles and Garifunas of Belize and the Garifunas of Honduras

 

September 2008

CARLTON-CAREW EP FOUNDATION INC

Creating Opportunities and Developing Partnerships

Cordially invites you to the screening of

"Africa Investment Horizons"

by Carol Pineau –

award-winning producer of

"Africa Open for Business"

Followed by

A Business Investment Forum/Panel Discussion

Entrepreneurs, Business Executives and Government representatives will

discuss

“Investing, Import/Export, Access to Capital and Partnerships”

Moderator: Ann Wead Kimbrough, DeKalb County Chief of Staff

 

Saturday September 6, 2008

9.30am - 12.00pm

GEORGIA STATE University

College of Education, Room 150

Pryor/Decatur Street

Atlanta, GA 30302

For more information:

www.cc-epfoundation.org

carltoncarewep@bellsouth.net

404-569-0229

 

SAVE THE DATE! THIS SATURDAY
College Students and Business Minded Individuals, Business Owners and Executives, Investors, and all Friends of the African Continent, join us at this wealth creation and networking event.

September 6, 2008 ________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

ELECTION 2008 USA:

VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

 

 

MORE OF PAST EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW!

THE CARLTON-CAREW EP FOUNDATION IS BACK FROM BANANA ISLAND, CELEBRATING WITH THE AMISTAD COMMUNITY IN FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE

PLEASE CLICK ON THE NEWS PAGE FOR ARTICLE BY THE CONCORD TIMES

 

Follow the Trail of The Amistad Schooner an event commemerating
the 200 year Anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade by Britain 2007, and USA 2008

 

The Carlton-Carew-EP Foundation was part of the entourage that saw the Amistad Schooner off from Connecticut in July, 2007, on its Journey tracing the route of slaves returned to Freetown, Sierra Leone. Freetown celebrates 220 years of its establishment, in 2007.

The Schooner's first stop was Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the Black Loyalists of the American Revolutionary War were first settled, then on to England, and finally setteled in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A celebration awaited the Schooner when it arrived in Freetown on December 9, 2007.

AFTER LEAVING FREETOWN, THE AMISTAD CONTINUED ITS JOURNEY TO BARBADOS, PUERTO RICO, BERMUDA, CHARLESTON, WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK AND ARRIVED IN CONNECTICUT ON JUNE, 2008.

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DECEMBER 14, 2007 - WAS A VERY MEMORABLE EVENT

CLICK ON THE CHRONICLE PAGE FOR OUR EVENT WITH THE AMISTAD COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS ON BANANA ISLAND.

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An invitation to the African Diaspora, Join Us!

PLACE: Freetown, Sierra Leone!

In continuation of our commemorative event “Celebrating our Ancestors” and “Completing the Circle”, the Carlton-Carew EP Foundation

INVITES YOU TO JOIN IN THE AWUJO CEREMONY, WELCOMING THE AMISTAD COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS TO

THE GROUND BREAKING OF THE SITES OF THE MUSEUM/LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER IN  DUBLIN, BANANA ISLAND, an " Isle of Remembrance"

Date: December 14, 2007, an all day affair.

Awujo: is a family gathering, cookout and feast

Other activities are planned throughout the holidays.

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THE CARLTON-CAREW EP

FOUNDATION, INC.

                                                   

  Le De Roots Kam Togedda!       

     A letter of Invitation to the African Diaspora

Commemorating the bicentennial of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, and  the 220th anniversary of the founding of the Freetown settlement in Sierra Leone.  

Touched by the spirit of our African Ancestors, the CARLTON-CAREW EP
FOUNDATION will host five days of celebration and learning, Le De Roots Kam Togedda “Completing the Circle,” of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. This event will commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade by Britain in 1807, followed by the United States in 1808; and will celebrate our ancestors’ bravery, determination and the will to survive. Two days of historical interactive conference, viewing of related films, families across the seas–festival and feast, and concluding with a commemoration Thanksgiving service.

This family gathering of the African Diaspora will be held August 29th-September 2nd, 2007 in Atlanta, GA (Labor Day weekend), and December 14th, 2007 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Hotel Accommodation and sight seeing tours can be arranged.

The Foundation is working fervently to connect our families, especially those
who over the centuries have preserved their historical heritage and cultural identity, such as the Maroons of the mountains of Jamaica; the Nova Scotians in Canada; the Gullah/Geechee communities in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia; the Black Seminoles of Oklahoma and Texas; the Garifunas and Kriols- Creoles of Belize,  the Creoles- Krios of Freetown- Sierra Leone; and the Americo-Liberians of Monrovia – Liberia.  Furthermore, we are passionately triving to bring together all other descendants of the African Diaspora.

This celebration will nurture the ties that bind us, offering an opportunity for our different communities to embrace each other, learn from and about each other, and conduct educational, business and cultural exchanges. Together, let us educate our children and the rest of the world about our life’s journey, Lest We Forget.  Let us celebrate in the spirit of our ancestors,  Le De Roots Kam Togedda!

Email: info@cc-epfoundation.org www.cc-epfoundation.org Ph: 404-569-0229

P.O. Box 3353 Decatur, GA, 30031.

 

 

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

CARLTON-CAREW EP  FOUNDATION

COMMEMORATING THE 200 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABOLITION OFTHE TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE 220TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF FREETOWN SETTLEMENT IN SIERRA LEONEINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL

August 29 - September 2, 2007

Le De Roots Kam Togedda "SHAPING OUR FUTURE" CONFERENCE

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, LEADERSHIP BUILDING- EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE CENTER.

August 29 –Wednesday -Registration & Roots workshop, DNA testing, film viewing,        

Powwow: Young Minds (ages 12-22), discussions among students.         

 Tour City of Atlanta Historic sites; on your own or organized.

3p.m. – 5 p.m.     Registration and Roots Workshop – Kam meet U peeple den:  The Maroons, Nova Scotians, Gullah/Geechees, Black Seminoles, Americo-Liberians, Creoles-Kriols and others- Morehouse College                       

3.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.             DNA Testing – Atl. Univ. Center’s Morehouse School of Medicine

5.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.            Powwow-Young Minds:Bridging the History Gap-Morehouse

7.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.  Know U Roots: Film- Clark Atlanta University, Science & Tech

 August 30 – Thursday - Conference, Workshop, DNA Testing, and Film viewing

8a.m. – 9 a.m.            Continental Breakfast and Registration- Morehouse College

9 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.            Conference Open – Morehouse College, Leadership building

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.            Roots Workshop – Kam meet U peeple den- Morehouse College

8 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.            DNA Testing – Morehouse School of Medicine

6.30 p.m. –8.00 p.m.   Know U Roots: Film– Clark Atlanta University.

August 31 - Friday Conference, Workshop, DNA Testing, and film viewing

8a.m. – 9 a.m.            Continental Breakfast and Registration- Morehouse College

9 a.m. – 12.30 a.m.    Executive Conference  – Morehouse College 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.            Roots Workshop – Kam meet U peeple den- Morehouse College

8 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.      DNA Testing - Morehouse School of Medicine

6.30 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.   Know U Roots: Film– finale, Clark Atlanta Univ.

September 1 – SaturdayAbolition-Conciliation 5mi Walk/Run, Roots Family BBQ,    Cultural Night

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.    Abolition-Conciliation 5mi Run/Walk - Stone Mountain park

9.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.  Roots Family BBQ - Stone Mountain Park, Studdard picnic area

6.00 p.m. – 12 a.m.     African Diaspora Cultural Night – A Taste of Seven Nations Feast and Festival at the Gwinnett Center, Sugarloaf  Pk/way

September 2 - Sunday-Commemoration Memorial Thanksgiving Service

11 a.m. –           Memorial and Thanksgiving Service -Morehouse College – MLK International Chapel, Dr.Charles Finch.

Tour of the Atlanta historic sites, on your own or organized

www.cc-epfoundation.org  info@cc-epfoundation.org  404-569-0229

 

Press Release

 May 30, 2007

Young Minds 

CARLTON-CAREW EP FOUNDATION, Inc

Commemorates the Bicentennial of the Abolition of the Trans–
Atlantic Slave Trade and the 220th anniversary of the founding of Freetown, Sierra Leone Atlanta, GA. - August 29 – September 2, 2007

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Powwow: Ages 12-22:  Bridging the History Gap and Engaging the Young Minds!

Inviting all 12-22 year old to Morehouse College, on Wednesday, August 29, (Labor Day week) at 5.p.m , to a Powwow or Forum where young minds will air out their opinions and frustrations to their counterpart - college students. It will be a dynamic, interactive and informative forum.  Young publishers, poets, activists and historians are some of the  participants at this event.Participants will discuss the history of  their African ancestors, enslaved African people, and watch documentary films.  Other discussions will cover current affairs relevant to the youth – music, internet,  politics, economy, lifeexperience,leadership, and their vision for the next 20 years of living in America.Speakers and participants include students from Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta, Spelman, GA. State, Emory, UGA,  GA. Tech, DeKalb Tech, Clayton State, NAACP youth and other youth organizations, including various public and private Schools. This is a forum for young people to speak their minds and interact with college students. There will be surprise celebrities among participants. The powwow will generate relevant position papers.

At the conclusion , there will be refreshments and snacks before joining the Film Festival across campus at Clark Atlanta University. Please arrive between 3.30-4.00pm to browse the traveling museum, pick up memorabilia and enjoy a complementary light dinner.

Meanwhile, adults are invited to visit the museum, participate in the ancestral DNAtestingat Morehouse School of Medicine and the Film Festival at Clark Atlanta University.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the foundation’s Executive Director, Cynthia Jarrett-Thorpe by phone, at 404-569-0229, or email:  info@cc-epfoundation.org  Our web pages are viewable at www.cc-epfoundation.org.

LE DE ROOTS KAM TOGEDDA! ( Let The Roots Come Together!)

 

SHAPING OUR FUTURE - CONFERENCE

August 30, 2007 - 9am to 12.30pm

Main speakers at conference: Shaping our Future

Colin A Palmer PhD is the Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University. He was Formerly a William Rand Kenan Professor at the University of North Carolina and a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. A specialist in the study of the African Diaspora, Professor Palmer has written or edited  a dozen books, including  Slaves of the White God: Eric Williams and the making of the Modern Caribbean. He served as editor in chief of the six volume Encyclopedia of African American Life and Culture.

Camara Phyllis Jones MD, MPH, PhD is a research Director at the CDC, a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of the nation. As a teacher, her allegories on "race" and racism illuminate topics that are otherwise difficult for many Americans to understand or discuss. She hopes through her work to initiate a national conversation on racism that will eventually lead to a National Campaign Against Racism.

1pm – 4pm
Workshop- Activists of various local communities.

Community speakers:Nova Scotia, Maroons, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

August 31, 2007 - 9am to 12.30pm

Juliet E. K. Walker PhD is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin and the Founding Director of the Center for Black Business History, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CBBH) at the University of Texas. Professor Walker is author of The History of Black Business in America: Capitalism, Race, Entrepreneurship,. She is editor of the Encyclopedia of African American Business History and author of some ninety published articles, essays and encyclopedia entries.

Ezrah Aharone Philosopher is a leading scholar and worldwide political lecturer on sovereignty, and author of Pawned Sovereignty: Sharpened Black Perspectives on Americanization, Africa, War and Reparations
He speaks on the concept and consciousness of sovereignty as a lens to examine the historical and future development of Africa and Africans in the U.S.   Aharone has lived and worked on development initiatives in Africa for the past 26 years. His discussion will also include Sovereign Evolution: From Civil Rights to Sovereign Rights.

Community speakers: Brazil, Gullah/Geechee, Belize, Dominica

1pm – 4pm
Workshop-Activists of various local communities.

CONFERENCE END