Friday, 30 December 2016

[WardFive] Swearing-in ceremony invite and Kwanzaa celebration

Happy Holidays and a good New Year to all.

· 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa, created by Maulana Karenga in 1966 during a time of great racial and social turmoil in our country. Today December 30th, 2016 is the fifth day of Kwanzaa, and we celebrate the principle Nia (Purpose). Please see below for list of the 7 principles of Kwanzaa and celebrate them by embodying them in your lives throughout 2017.

· You are invited to my 2017 Swearing-in ceremony taking place on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 2:30PM at the Washington Convention Center, West Salon (801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W., Washington DC). See attached invite. An earlier Swearing-in ceremony will also take place that day at the Convention Center at 10:00AM for the swearing-in of elected DC Councilmembers.

I look forward to seeing you at the Swearing-in event and throughout 2017.

Thank you.

Franklin Garcia

US Representative (Shadow) for the District of Columbia

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, C-09

Washington DC 20004

franklin.garcia@dc.gov

202-727-9110 (Office)

Kwanzaa 2016 started on Monday, December 26 and will end on Sunday, January 1, 2017

Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. DAY 1
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): To define and name ourselves, as well as to create and speak for ourselves. DAY 2
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems and to solve them together. DAY 3
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. DAY 4
Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. DAY 5
Kuumba (Creativity): To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. DAY 6
Imani (Faith): To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. DAY 7

Thursday, 29 December 2016

[WardFive] WATCH NIGHT SERVICE

WATCH NIGHT SERVICE

Many of you who live or grew up in Black communities in the United States have probably heard of "Watch Night Services," the gathering of the faithful in church on New Year's Eve.

The service usually begins anywhere from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. And ends at midnight with the entrance of the New Year.
Some folks come to church first, before going out to celebrate.
For others, church is the only New Year's Eve event.
Like many others, I always assumed that Watch Night was a fairly standard Christian religious service -- made a bit more Afro centric because that's what happens when elements of Christianity become linked with the Black Church.
Still, it seemed that predominately White Christian churches did not include Watch Night services on their calendars, but focused instead on Christmas Eve programs.
In fact, there were instances where clergy in mainline denominations wondered aloud about the propriety of linking religious services with a secular holiday like New Year's Eve.

However, there is a reason for the importance of New Year's Eve services in African American congregations.
The Watch Night Services in Black communities that we celebrate today can be traced back to gatherings on December 31, 1862, also known as "Freedom's Eve."
On that night, Blacks came together in churches and private homes all across the nation, anxiously awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation actually had become law.
Then, at the stroke of midnight, it was January 1, 1863, and all slaves in the Confederate States were declared legally free.

When the news was received, there were prayers, shouts and songs of joy as people fell to their knees and thanked God.
Black folks have gathered in churches annually on New Year's Eve ever since, praising God for bringing us safely through another year.

It has been 145 years since that first Freedom's Eve and many of us were never taught the African American history of Watch Night, but tradition still brings us together at this time every year to celebrate "how we got over."

PS- Pass this information on so we can educate more of our Family and Friends about our History!

Shirley Rivens Smith, President

US Africa Sister Cities Foundation, Inc.

DC-Dakar

2000 Upshur St., NE

Washington, DC 20018

202-635-3138

[WardFive] Trip to Cuba flier and my annual letter

Good morning,

I am sharing a flier on our trip to Cuba in April and my annual letter.

I am starting a Conference Call Book Club; the first book will be Dark Money – The Hidden History of the Billionaires behind the Rise of the Radical Right – by Jane Mayer.

If you are interested, contact me.

Shirley Rivens Smith, President

US Africa Sister Cities Foundation, Inc.

DC-Dakar

2000 Upshur St., NE

Washington, DC 20018

202-635-3138

Friday, 23 December 2016

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Oh.. I thought this was Eric's selfie for his holiday greetings……

From: upper_yough_training_group@googlegroups.com [mailto:upper_yough_training_group@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Munnell
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Hmmm, Eric...this is pretty cryptic, even for you. ;-)

JOHN

On 12/21/2016 5:31 PM, 'Eric Colbert' via LAKS advanced wrote:

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Thursday, 22 December 2016

Fwd: Us congress hearing of maan alsaan Money laundry قضية الكونغجرس لغسيل الأموال للمليادير معن الصانع

YouTube videos of

U.S. Congress money laundering hearing

of

Saudi Billionaire " Maan Al sanea"

with bank of America

and The owner of Saad Hospital and Schools

in the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia

and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Awal Bank in Bahrain

With Arabic Subtitles

موقع اليوتيوب الذي عرض جلسة استماع الكونجرس الأمريكي

لمتابعة نشاطات غسل الأموال ونشاطات

السعودي معن عبدالواحد الصانع

مالك مستشفى وشركة سعد ومدارس سعد بالمنطقة الشرقية بالسعودية ورئيس مجلس ادارة بنك اوال البحريني

مترجم باللغة العربية

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBNnQvhU8s

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[WardFive] Breaking News - Federalist Papers

If you have never studied The Federalist Papers, you may want to do so for clarity on why The Founders of this nation were leery of allowing the popular vote determine the outcome of presidential elections. l reached the following conclusions on this issue after carefully perusing The Federalist Papers:

The literacy rate for white males in the colonial America compared favorably with that of England, Holland and Switzerland when The Founders were forming the country and determining the electoral process. lt appears The Bible was used extensively among Protestants to teach children how to read and this practice boosted literacy rates;
However, The Founders desired to reserve the right to ignore the popular vote and have the Electoral College made-up of the monied class be the ultimate decision maker in determing who would ascend to the presidency.

That sentiment among the monied class in what is now the United States has not changed.

Clarence Edwards

The history of the Federalist Papers.

Federalist Papers - Founding Fathers

www.foundingfathers.info › Documents

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Welcome to our Federalist Papers e-text. The Federalist Papers were written and published during the years 1787 and 1788 in several New York State ...

Shirley Rivens Smith, President

US Africa Sister Cities Foundation, Inc.

DC-Dakar

2000 Upshur St., NE

Washington, DC 20018

202-635-3138

On December 22, 2016 at 11:51 AM Shirley Smith <srs-usasc@rcn.com> wrote:
More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history.
The Democrat outpaced President-elect Donald Trump by almost 2.9 million votes, with 65,844,954 (48.2%) to his 62,979,879 (46.1%), according to revised and certified final election results.
Clinton's 2.1% margin ranks third among defeated candidates, according to the US Elections Atlas. Andrew Jackson won by more than 10% in 1824 but was denied the presidency, which went to John Quincy Adams. In 1876, Samuel Tilden received 3% more votes Rutherford B. Hayes, who eventually triumphed by one electoral vote.
Though the legitimacy of his victory has never come into serious doubt, Trump has repeatedly argued that he would have won the popular vote if that had been his focus.
Clinton supporters have held up the results as an argument for fundamentally changing the system.

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Hmmm, Eric...this is pretty cryptic, even for you. ;-)

JOHN

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Re: [WardFive] Breaking News

It was sexism and the white male not happy with her Always being with females. Where were the males in the campaign? I

Pierpont

On Dec 22, 2016, at 11:49 AM, Shirley Smith <srs-usasc@rcn.com> wrote:

More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history.
The Democrat outpaced President-elect Donald Trump by almost 2.9 million votes, with 65,844,954 (48.2%) to his 62,979,879 (46.1%), according to revised and certified final election results.
Clinton's 2.1% margin ranks third among defeated candidates, according to the US Elections Atlas. Andrew Jackson won by more than 10% in 1824 but was denied the presidency, which went to John Quincy Adams. In 1876, Samuel Tilden received 3% more votes Rutherford B. Hayes, who eventually triumphed by one electoral vote.
Though the legitimacy of his victory has never come into serious doubt, Trump has repeatedly argued that he would have won the popular vote if that had been his focus.
Clinton supporters have held up the results as an argument for fundamentally changing the system.

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[WardFive] Breaking News

More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history.

The Democrat outpaced President-elect Donald Trump by almost 2.9 million votes, with 65,844,954 (48.2%) to his 62,979,879 (46.1%), according to revised and certified final election results.

Clinton's 2.1% margin ranks third among defeated candidates, according to the US Elections Atlas. Andrew Jackson won by more than 10% in 1824 but was denied the presidency, which went to John Quincy Adams. In 1876, Samuel Tilden received 3% more votes Rutherford B. Hayes, who eventually triumphed by one electoral vote.

Though the legitimacy of his victory has never come into serious doubt, Trump has repeatedly argued that he would have won the popular vote if that had been his focus.

Clinton supporters have held up the results as an argument for fundamentally changing the system.

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Wednesday, 21 December 2016

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[WardFive] 14th meeting of the Electoral College for the District of Columbia

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/franklin-garcia/14th-meeting-of-the-elect_b_13775954.html

Here is a photo from Monday’s 14th meeting of the Electoral College for the District of Columbia (Anita Bonds, Jack Evans, Franklin Garcia). It was an honor to vote on behalf of the people’s choice (both DC’s and nationally) to be President. The ceremony was short and well organized. We had members of the community, the Press, the Republican Party, and of course our Democratic Party.

The election may not have turned out as we would have liked, but we in DC should be proud of our effort. We not only had much of our people travelled the country to support our candidate, but we showed our support with one of the highest percentage ever given to a candidate in a General Election for President, since having the right to vote in presidential elections (23rd Amendment, 1961).

Special thanks to our DC Democratic Party Chair, Anita Bonds, for leading us through a great Primary, an incredible Convention in Philadelphia, and finally the General Election. Most of us that experienced any part of it, will have it last a life time.

Now let’s look forward to the future. This is a great opportunity to engage many of the people that are not happy, or that for the first time took part in this process. I know it is easy to find every flaw in our Party; and you’ll find plenty of reasons why it went the way it did, but as my friend Hector Rodriguez says, before you get ready to throw out the baby with the bath water, remember who we are and what we stand for. We were not advocating for banning people from the country based on their religious belief, we never said that women should be punished for choosing what they do with their bodies, nor did we ever send any message to treat women with less than the respect and dignity every human deserves. We weren’t talking about engaging in torture, or building walls. We were the crowds that reflect the diverse country we are, the message of hope that has insured millions of Americans, and given young DREAMERS the opportunity to live up to their God given potential.

Let’s simply all come together and celebrate the victory DC Statehood received at the Poll, the DC Statehood Champions we honored recently, and yes, the coming of a new President that will be a resident in our city.

Franklin Garcia.

[WardFive] FREE Annual Christmas Eve Jazz-Gospel Music Gala at Plymouth Congregational U.C.C.

Come and join in the fun and celebration. This is always a positive and uplifting experience. Saturday, December 24th, beginning at 7 pm. This is a family friendly event so bring the children, as the song goes, "from one to ninety-two".

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[WardFive] Fwd: REMINDER - TONIGHT - ANC 5C Meeting on Wednesday December 21

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REMINDER - TONIGHT join us at 7pm

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REMINDER!

Join us for our final meeting of 2016:

Wednesday, December 21, 2016
7:00 PM

LOCATION:
Echo Stage
2135 Queens Chapel Road NE

ANC 5C:
5C01 Gail Brevard
5C02 Walter Deleon
5C03 Robert Looper, III
5C04 Jacqueline Manning
5C05 Regina James
5C06 Monique Smith
5C07 Nolan Treadway

Visit out our website:
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Follow ANC 5C on Twitter:
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Monday, 19 December 2016

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