UMOJA IMPACT WEEK
Growing Peace
The House of Umoja celebrates its 53rd Anniversary in commUNITY!
One Week • 4 Events • 5 Aligned Approaches to Peace usher in a new season of intentional peace on the foundation of Family, Faith, and Culture.
"The family is the problem and the family is the solution." -Queen Mother Falaka Fattah
The 2021 UMOJA IMPACT WEEK brings us back to commUNITY. The pandemic has sent us a stark reminder of the value and intangible need of companionship, family, and community. Truly, no man is an island. At the same time, the pandemic has intensified the impact of isolation, poverty, discrimination, the lack of family structures, and violence on us individually and communally.
“A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.” -African Proverb
Our children, especially our Black and Brown males, are being impacted by violence at an alarming rate. Queen Mother Falaka Fattah (Mom), our Co-Founder and Executive Director, is redirecting the House of Umoja back to its legacy and roots of "what worked." From the foundational three-legged stool of Family, Faith, and Culture, we move in partnership with our youth and the "kinship community." Living with listening ears, in partnership with the community, we bring together these initiatives during Umoja Impact Week:
THE MILLION FATHER MARCH • FATHERS LEAD TO READ • THE FATTAH YOUTH PEACE CORP • THE GREEN PEACE GARDEN • THE MARCUS GARVEY CULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE and at THE HOUSE OF UMOJA
Tuesday 31 August 2021 • 7:30AM
THE MILLION FATHER MARCH (PHILADELPHIA)
FATHERS CLICK TO REGISTER (PICK-UP FREE TSHIRT)
1400 Block of N. Frazier Street
Thursday 02 September 2021 • 4:00PM-6PM
DAY OF INNOVATION • THE MAKERS SPACE
5625 Master Street
Saturday 04 September 2021 • 12:00PM-8PM
RAHK THE BLOCK COMMUNITY FESTIVAL & CONCERT
1400 Block of N. Frazier Street
Sunday 05 September 2021 • 12:00PM
BACK2SCHOOL PRAYER
https://www.houseofumoja.net/umojatv
