29th Annual Conference

29th Annual Conference

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Passing the Torch: Preparing the Youth for Leadership

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The Detroit Chapter of the National Black United Front will host this year's 29th Annual Conference.

At this year’s convention attendees will actively participate in charting new directions in each area of Black life, while preparing youth to assume leadership now and in the future. Through presentations, workshops, and working groups, participants of all ages will identify problems and seek solutions in morality, housing, education, food security, transportation, juvenile justice, family, and mass media.

The cost of the conference is as follows:
$125.00 for the entire conference
$50.00 for Friday only
$75.00 for Saturday only (includes banquet)
$90.00 for entire conference with a new member registration

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Hotel Information

Registration

Plenary Sessions

Workshop Themes

Advertising & Sponsorship

Conference Agenda

Conference Detail

Thursday July 17, 2008
NBUF Community Kick-off rally at Timbuktu Academy of Science and Technology - 10800 E. Canfield / Detroit, MI 48214

Friday July 18, 2008
8:00am-9:00am: Registration
10:00am-12:00pm: Plenary I - Setting the Stage for Youth Leadership
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm-3:00pm: Plenary II - Passing of the Old into the New
3:00pm-5:00pm: Concurrent Workshops
Operation "We Are Family"
Health Care
Housing
Martial Arts
Youth Workshop: Consciousness in the Arts
5:00pm-7:00pm: Break
7:00pm-11:00pm: Youth Cultural Program
Saturday July 19, 2008
8:00am-9:00am: Meditation
9:00am-9:30am: Opening Ceremony
9:30am-12:00pm: Plenary III - From Theory to Action, Electoral Politics
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm-3:00pm: Concurrent Workshops
·         African Centered Education
·         Criminal Injustice
·         Labor and Employment
·         Youth Workshop: Leadership Development
3:00pm-5:00pm: Concurrent Workshops
·         Food Crisis/Insecurity
·         Economic Crisis
·         New African Morality
·         International Affairs
·         Youth Workshop: Field Trip
5:00pm-7:00pm: Break
7:00pm-11:00pm: Annual Banquet at Alkebulan Village
Sunday July 20, 2008
9:00am-10:00am: Spiritual Closing at the Marriott Detroit Hotel

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