From: nattyreb@ix.netcom.com
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 16:30:45
Subject: !*Middle Passage Proj Update

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From: HRWWW@aol.com
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 18:28:33 EDT

UPDATE

MIDDLE PASSAGE MONUMENT PROJECT

From: info@middlepassage.org

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Go to: http://www.middlepassage.org for latest UPDATE
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Support for the Middle Passage Monument Project continues to grow 
as people around the world share the information on the historic event 
to family, friends, and acquaintances.

Preliminary figures indicate that 2.5 to 3 million people from across 
the United States and around the world will converge on Manhattan between 
June 19 and July 3, 1999 in honor of the Middle Passage Monument Project.

Below is a listing of the events which have been scheduled to date:

   -SATURDAY, June 19th:  "Tribute to the Ancestors" at Coney Island Beach
   -SUNDAY, June 20th:  Mass at the St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue
   -MONDAY, June 21st:  Reception at the Schomburg Center
   -TUESDAY, June 22nd:  Ecumenical Service at the Cathedral of St. John 
                         the Divine
   -WEDNESDAY, June 23rd:  Reception at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
   -THURSDAY, June 24th:  (open)
   -FRIDAY, June 25th:  Two(2) concerts at the South Street Seaport
   -SATURDAY, June 26th: Reception on board the Peking, the1911-built 
                         tall ship at the South Street Seaport Museum
   -SUNDAY, June 27th:  Service at the Abyssinian Baptist Church
                        "Family Reunion" at Battery Park
   -MONDAY, June 28th:  (open)
   -TUESDAY, June 29th:  (open)
   -WEDNESDAY, June 30th:  "Top Dog" Talent Night at the Apollo Theater
   -THURSDAY, July 1st:  Reception at the Studio Museum in honor of our 
                         Canadian brothers and sisters
   -FRIDAY, July 2nd:  Candlelight Vigil at Riverside Park
   -SATURDAY, July 3rd: The Middle Passage Monument Ceremony at Randall's 
                       Island in Manhattan

Unconfirmed events:

   -African Diaspora Film Festival
   -Receptions by various African nations

A definitive list of events is published at the HBF 
web site (www.middlepassage.org).  Venue addresses and 
directions for public transportation are provided.

Please Note: except for the Talent Night at the Apollo, all events 
are free.  Some events, due to space limitations, are by invitation. 
Invitations will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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"If the Atlantic Ocean's infamous Middle Passage were to dry up today, 
we would witness a trail of mangled human bones stretching from Africa 
to the 'New World.'  With clenched fists and mouths agape, they call out 
to us from their distant grave. 

We are the descendants of those African people.  We are honored to pay 
them our respects." 

Wayne James, Founder The Homeward Bound Foundation, Inc.  

The Homeward Bound Foundation, Inc. 
P.O. Box 25333 
Washington, DC 20007 USA 
Phone 202-333-0911 
Toll Free: 1-888-334-9229 
Fax : 202-362-7684 
Email: info@middlepassage.org

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