Right here we all are, a group of like minded people, some Pan-Africanists some who care about their black neighbours where they are.

We have the medium of how we can discuss ideas right here in front of us. We have a pool of thousands of members...

What I want to know is

What things would you like to see BN doing for the community? (all of us, including you)

How do you think we should go about setting such initiatives up.



Any ideas from the big to the small, Id like to hear what you think we are capable of and how to go about it. Im kinda looking for responses beyond "you guys should do this or build that" Firstly because it lacks detail and we kinda knew that anyway and secondly because its ALL OF US...

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Educate our people about whats really going on, our history etc, where we are going.

BB
that is an idea I have been thinking about for this summer...



Thabo..
That is what Im talking about. What you said sounds great on paper but how does it help? It is too vague "educate our people".... How? What steps would you take to achieve this and how can we all assist? If you want us to take a lead role then explain how and what you would like to see.
Im not shooting you down I just need something less ambigous and more detailed.

Ebony

I like that, some good stuff. Whatwe need now are some educationalist people and recruitment people to tell us how to find willing teachers of the right calibre, some people to figure out a location and so on...

Good stuff so far.

DrunkMonkey wrote: I don't think you need neccessarily to get 'teacher' maybe some well educated ppl or ppl dat is stron in dat particular subject... not being big headed..lol

but i wud say im very strong in maths as i got an A plus I'm an accountant....if u see wat im saying...but i wud luv to do supm for my pps b4 i die...

i think for location... somewhere in london where the black community desperately needs upliftment...

I don't think you need neccessarily to get 'teacher' maybe some well educated ppl or ppl dat is strong in dat particular subject... not being big headed..lol

but i wud say im very strong in maths as i got an A plus I'm an accountant....if u see wat im saying...but i wud luv to do supm for my pps b4 i die...


That is a good point. My friend does home tutoring and she is not a teacher...

My idea is whydon't werun a newsletter? Much asI love music I don't think it ought to include it nor anything about sports. Simply because we need to show ourselves that we are much more than about that. What it should include is things like events, people's opinions (as in letters), educational section and more. I think that if it included elements of the BNV, (similar, notidentical the to the boards) then it could be a good thing.

Perhaps we could initially give them away only to BN people then we could think to move on after a while.

Having said all thatI really do think that in the initial stages to any idea, we should meet somewhere, to discuss what we can or can't do. Imho, it'll first show who is willing to actually do some work. No offence to anyone, but it is so easy to type, but when it comes to the action so many people have excuses, (legit or otherwise).

I like the idea of a meeting to discuss possibilitis athaba. Ill look into that and get back to you. It would be a good step forward for all the reasons you said.

Most of usagreewith the need for the upliftment of 'black' people.

Most of us generally agree education is a key point to reaching that upliftment.

I think Mantings point in his thread is a good idea, as most of us have a Church or Saturday School where our kids meet in our neighbourhoods.

Therfore if the BNV could challenge our efforts towards things like this; we couldperhapsfind outhow many Sat. Schools there are, then we could approach them to ask if they would like to participate in surveys, which would give us useful information about anything.

Maybe survey results could tell us how we could helpimprove theschools (if necessary).