c o m m e m or at i on

FEB. 27-28
JACKSON, MS

A Benet for Cooperation Jackson &

The Chokwe Lumumba Center for
Economic Democracy and Development

Cooperation Jackson, the New Afrikan Peoples Organization, the Malcolm X Grassroots
Movement, and the Jackson Peoples Assembly are proud to host the Commemorative
Weekend for Jacksons late Mayor, Chokwe Lumumba. The Commemorative Weekend is a
celebration of the life and legacy of Mayor Lumumba and an affirmation of the ongoing
work of the organizations and institutions - the New Afrikan People's Organization,
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, the People's Assembly, and Cooperation Jackson - that are
continuing to advance the collective vision of self-determination, social liberation, and
economic democracy that Chokwe Lumumba dedicated his life to.

Friday, February 27th, 2015

Grand Opening Celebration :: 3:00 PM
Drum Call
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Baba Ifalowo Asante Nalls
Blessing Of The Center
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IyaIfalola Omobola
Cooperation Jackson
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Kali Akuno
Lumumba Center
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Sacajawea Hall
Family Blessing
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Rukia Lumumba & Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Prayer
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Father Jeremy Tobin
Closing Song
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Judge Jaribu Hill
3:30pm
3:30pm
4:00pm

Media Interviews
Tour of Center and Farm
Open House & Exhibit

Music by DJ Leon Grey

Hors-d'oeuvre by Healing Kitchen

Commemoration Opening :: 6:00 PM

Emcees Sacajawea Hall & IyaIfalola Omobola
Libation IyaIfalola Omobola & Kwame Kalimara
Drum Call Hasan Drums
Welcome Sacajawea Hall
Speakers (5-minute limit/speaker)
Kali Akuno | General Rashid
Qadirs Video - For our Grandbaba
Denies Glaspie | Gregory Taliaferro
Kwame Kalimara | Saya Omari
Hasan Drums Performance
Bill Chandler | Judge Jaribu Hill
Chokwe Antar Lumumba | Rukia Lumumba
8:00 PM Entertainment - DJ Leon Grey

Saturday, February 28th

Prelude Video Qadir Grandbaba
Open & Welcoming MCs Drs. Kwame Kalimara & Safiya Omari
Libation IyaIfaloa Omobola & Kwame Kalimara
Prayer Rev. Jimmy Jones
Entertainment Blue Light Underground Ensemble
Speakers
Shushanna Shakur | Bishop Jeffrey Stallworth
Councilman Kenny Stokes/Judge Larita Cooper-Stokes
Entertainment M.U.G.A.B.E.E. | MADDRAMA
Speakers
Sekou Odinga (Video), former Prisoner of War | Judge Jaribu Hill | Brittany Gray
Entertainment Tawanna Shante
Speakers
Dr. Ivory Phillips | Atty. June Hardwick | Kwame Kenyatta, former Detroit City Councilman
Intermission Chokwe Lumumba, A Final Message
Entertainment OutSpoken
Speakers
Alvin Brown, Pres. Provisional Government of RNA | Akinyele Umoja, NAPO & MXGM
Jeffrey Edison
Entertainment Deja Abdul-Haqq
Speakers
Jesus Chucho Garcia, Venezuelan Consul General | Gerald Eveyln | John Royal
Entertainment C. Leigh McInnis
Speakers
Mutulu Shakur (Statement), Prisoner of War
Rukia Lumumba | Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Entertainment Tougaloo Students
Closing

Cooperation Jackson

Cooperation Jackson is an emerging network of cooperative enterprises and institutions. The

mission of the organization is to build a vibrant solidarity economy in Jackson that democratically
empowers working people and builds community wealth and equity. Cooperation Jackson was
founded in 2014 in honor of the late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and to serve as an instrument to
advance the Jackson-Kush Plan and the aim of creating economic democracy in Jackson and
beyond.
For more information on Cooperation Jackson visit www.CooperationJackson.org, call
601.208.0090, email CooperationJackson@gmail.com, mail P.O. Box 1932
Jackson, MS 39215, Twitter @CooperationJXN, Facebook www.facebook.com/CooperationJackson.

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of Afrikan people struggling for

self-determination for people of Afrikan descent living within the United States and the liberation of
Afrikan people worldwide. The organization is grounded in six-core principles: Human Rights, Self
Determination, End to Genocide, Reparations, End to Sexism and Patriarchy, and Freedom for
Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the Malcolm X
Grassroots Movement, which was founded in Jackson, Mississippi under the leadership of Chokwe
Lumumba and the New Afrikan Peoples Organization (NAPO).
For more information see www.MXGM.org, call 601.879.5116, mail P.O. Box 16051
Jackson, MS 39236, Twitter @MXGNNational, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MXGMnational.

The New Afrikan Peoples Organization

The New Afrikan Peoples Organization (NAPO) is an organization struggling for sovereignty and
self-determination for New Afrikan people. The term New Afrikan signifies people of Afrikan
descent who identify with the New Afrikan national liberation movement for land and
independence. The New Afrikan Peoples Organization was founded in 1984, and was chaired by
Chokwe Lumumba from 1984 to 2013.
Support Cooperation Jackson and the Lumumba Center
The Lumumba Commemorative Weekend is also a benefit Cooperation Jackson and the Chokwe
Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy and Development. Cooperation Jackson is currently
seeking to raise $200,000 to help advance strategic aspects of its work. A portion of the funds will
support improvements at the Lumumba Center, including a new roof, solar panel installation,
entertainment and recording systems, and a state of the art kitchen for the Nubias Place Cafe. A
portion will also support the transformative work of Cooperation Jackson to build a community land
trust and a sustainable, livework community in West Jackson that will create living wage jobs and
permanently affordable housing. Individuals and organizations wishing to contribute can do so by
check or money order made out to Cooperation Jackson.
Mail checks or money orders to Cooperation Jackson
Jackson, MS 39215. Online donations can be made at
http://www.cooperationjackson.org/donate2/.
Donations will also be taken on site at the Lumumba
Center and Word and Worship Church.

P.O. Box 1932