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2010 "Proud To Be An American" July 4th Tea Party

On the July 4th holiday 2010, there is plenty of historical sites to visit and a ton of celebrations. This one drew a variety of spectators. Sponsored and presented by the Independence Hall Tea Party Association http://www.independencehalltpa.com/ .

It’s Not Abe Lincoln’s 1862 Emancipation Proclamation — It’s Our 2010 Emancipation Proclamation!

The local "Avenging the Ancestors Coalition" (ATAC) held a fourth of July ceremony, which included a crowd-pleasing dramatic public reading of the powerful 1852 speech by Frederick Douglass entitled "The Meaning Of The Fourth Of July For The Negro". This event was attended by elders to infants. The elders were ask permission to proceed after every speaker. Libation was given to respect the ancestors, give thanks, and ask for BLESSINGS for the event or those in attendance.

And what a event it was, with the American Independence Hall as backdrop. The Hall is located in the 500 block of Chestnut Street, just a few feet from the Liberty Bell pavilion, and the very house that was used by Martha and George Washington. The irony is that this first president, who fought a 6 year war to become free from the British crown, held enslaved Africans in the very home he occupied. Furthermore, he had to defy a Pennsylvania state law to do so. The Emancipation Law of 1780 barred out-of-state slaveholders from bringing slaves into the state for more than six months' time, but Washington continued to rotate them between PA and Virginia and back again on a careful timeline in order to avoid the law's intent (Read More by Linn Washington). This and other events were highlighted in July 4th event.

You will find a photo where a young man in his twenties, administered Libation to the ancestors and elders in attendance at todays emancipation proclamation for the nine Africans that were not able to celebrate true freedom on the 4th of July as they and thousands more we still in servitude.

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Residents and Groups Protest PA Budget cuts

Coalition of groups and individuals voicing disagreement of proposed 2010 PA Budget cuts. Todays Inky and papers across the nation touted PA. fete of drafting a budget signed by both parties and houses in state government. This budget is short of what the PA governor Ed Rendell proposed but the editing is close enough the the incumbents will not fell a backlash caused by additional tax cuts in a election year.

OPEN LETTER to the community, JOBS are here

Up to 20,000 unemployed Pennsylvanians will be hired using federal stimulus funds. Job slots will be in non-profit, public sector, or private sector jobs and all wages will be paid by the state of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Rice, this is a reply to your note sent to the Philly Parent Partner email list and others.

Bob Shipman here, I will be attending the summit. I have sent a RSVP to the EPIC leader of the Wm Penn Stakeholder group. The Epic Division of Community Based Prevention Service process has always ...

Get on your mark, get ready run to it $$$$$ before it goes away

Friends, a major state public jobs program has been announced by the PA Labor and Industry and Public Welfare Departments. The challenge now is to be sure that non-profits, companies and state and city agencies will step up and put these people to work.

Business owners and visionary's that are ready with plans on the drawing board, are granted free labor for six months, in hopes it can create long term jobs when the businesses grow as a result of the added labor. 20,000 families get to eat steak a few nights a week. Subsidized work is coming, uh ...