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3A NEWS/OITic Cfearl Thursday, January 11,2007 Move agenda forward Continued from page 1A ...for them. East Mecklenburg School students Crystal r iBrown and Danielle Fuller r^i^choed those feelings as they !-J^topped and spoke with r-^TKwain Bryant afer his dis- ?»'cussion on Saturday. “I would’ve brought more I---people,” said Brown, ‘because I I know it would have broad- I ened their horizons.” I “They found ways to con- ; nect with the teens. Sometimes adults can’t : always connect with [us], but ; I’m glad they found people I who did,” she said. I “It was important that peo- ; pie listened,” Puller said. I “That doesn’t happen every day, that we have a chance to • be heard, but today we did. •X-Now I expect to see C;*change...and I’m willing to ^.'Jget involved to see it happen.” I'Z What happens next, as list- ‘-•ed by organizers is a summa- l»iry of what was said and ♦ resolved will be published on ;*^the website: Next is the l^'development of objectives I and goals. There will be a * ;^CM3A for youth, in order to • get them involved. Along vidth the initial objec- .•/.tives, common themes were ; 'listed under the top five pri- [ .orities to be addressed. including better access to jobs, career training, afford able housing, mandatory parental classes, PTA involvement, and collabora tions between non-profit organizations, corporations, and the faith community with schools. The foundation has been laid, now the question is will the work get done? “In 100 days the Urban League will release a plan with the ideas put forth,” said Ahmad Daniels, one of the facilitators. ' “People who came up with resolutions for issues will need to start act ing on them. People who met other people here will be able to network, and work togeth er to get things done. We are only limited by our own imag ination. “Paul Robeson once said ‘The battlefield is every where, there is no shelter.’ This past weekend allowed people to find their place on the battlefield.” As he prepared to leave armed vidth the information he had learned, and his Urban League application, Travis Roseboro felt it all came down to the individual. “We’ve gotten all these things from the civil rights movement, now what do we do with them,” asked Roseboro. “Do we squander it all or do we find a way to do more?” “If there is a lack of resources or aid in one area, and I know I can fill it, why not? I believe it all starts with -self; what am I going to do?” Roseboro asked. “Three months from now, I can’t speak for others, but I need to hold myself accountable. If I haven’t done what I said I would, I need to try harder, or figure out why.” As -with others who attend ed, Sanders doesn’t believe the forum will be another Million Man March, where black men came together for a day of atonement, but missed an opportunity for long-term change. “I feel this is the ready, set, go method that (U.S. Rep.) Mel Watt spoke about,” said Sanders. “We researched, we are developing a plan, and then we can take action.” “The media was here...it’s going to be on the website. It’s all written down now, so you can’t not do anything about it,” she said. On the Net: CM3A town hall summary www.cm3a.org. ALL m GEAR YOU HEED! m woRLD‘s FAmm MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORF! ALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FAMOUS FOR DISCOUNTS SINCE 1924! CHARLOnE RALEIGH 5533 West Park Drive 3131 Capital Blvd. (704) 522-9253 (919) 855-9581 winniif.samashiiiusic.coiti
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