CONTACT:
Queen Mother Falaka Fattah
House of Umoja, Inc.
(215) 473-5893
E-Mail: falakafattah@aol.com
Queen Mother Falaka Fattah
House of Umoja, Inc.
(215) 473-5893
E-Mail: falakafattah@aol.com
African American History Month -- February 2020 – will serve as the launch
date for the “Fathers Literacy Campaign”.
New York Times Bestseller “The Book Of Joy: Lasting Happiness In A
Changing World”, penned by Nobel Peace Laureates Tenzin Gyatso, His
Holiness The 14rh Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu along with
Douglas Carlton Abrams, a former Editor at University of California Press and
Harper San Francisco has been selected as the African American History Month literary
work that Fathers and children participating in the “Fathers Literacy Campaign”
are being encouraged to read. Why? The bestselling literary work offers powerful
life lessons about courage, thinking of others, overcoming adversities, and
gratitude. Queen Mother Falaka Fattah
who had an opportunity to meet with The Dalai Lama is currently reading the
book.
“I am reading the book’s chapter on
gratitude. This chapter has a quote that
resonates with me: ‘When you are
grateful, you are not fearful. And when
you are not fearful, you are not violent.’
In view of the rising violence in our city, across the nation, and
around the world, this quote is powerful and it is a quote that I hope will
also resonate with the Fathers and children who will read it. When you are grateful you are appreciative
and happy. You feel worthy and you see
the worthiness in others. You understand
that life is a gift. It will be
difficult for you to commit violence against another soul . . . to take the
life of another soul,”
Queen Mother Falaka, the CEO of the House of Umoja, Inc. remarked.
Children enrolled in
the third and fourth grades and NonCustodial Fathers, Military Fathers,
Homeless Fathers, and Incarcerated Fathers – fathers who are not always
physically present in their child’s life – will be the primary focus of the
Fathers Literacy Campaign. Designed to
increase the literacy skills of children and help Fathers and children who do
not spend time together on a regular basis bond with one another, the Fathers
Literacy Campaign plans to expand through the creation of Literacy Partners and
support from corporate sponsors.
What lies ahead for the House of
Umoja, Inc? During the press conference scheduled on
Friday, 31 January 2020, The House of Umoja, Inc. will explore how it is greeting the new decade with leadership
development; a five-year – 2020-2025 long range plan which includes, among
other things, transitioning from a residential facility to a campus; and
embarking on a building renovation campaign. Educators, Fatherhood
Practitioners and Advocates, members of the electronic and print media, social
entrepreneurs, community activists, the Interfaith Community, social services
professionals and providers, health care professionals and providers, school
administrators, librarians, publishers, law enforcement professionals, legal
professionals, and concerned community members.
Established in 1968 by Queen Mother Falaka the House of Umoja,
Inc., the House of Umoja, Inc. has a successful track record of positively
transforming the lives of over 3,000 adolescent males. . In 1974, the House of Umoja Inc. helped to
end years of bloody and deadly gang warfare that played out in school yards and
in the streets of Philadelphia by moving gang leaders to sign a peace
treaty. The peace treaty took the form
of the Imani Peace Pact™ which was penned by the late Mr. David Fattah. The Imani Peace Pledge™ was utilized in 2006
to help end rising incidences of violence and reduce the number of persistently
dangerous schools in Philadelphia and is based on the Imani Peace Pact™ Universities and
institutions that include, but are not limited to, the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Prevention and the Center for Disease Control, have sought the
expertise of Queen Mother Falaka Fattah and her late husband Mr. David Fattah
in the areas of gang reduction, youth programming, and community
organizing. Former United States
Presidents The Honorable Jimmy Carter and the late Honorable Ronald Reagan have
recognized the House Of Umoja, Inc. for its pioneering work which has been
documented in published articles such as A
Summons To Life, by Robert Woodson of the American Enterprise Institute in
1981 and The Violent Juvenile Offender
by Paul DeMuro and Richard Allison of the National Council On Crime And
Delinquency in 1984.
To learn more about the "Fathers In Literacy" Initiative and how you can contribute to his empowering endeavor through the creation of, among other things, Literary Partnerships, in-kind giving, donations, and sponsorships, contact The House of Umoja, Inc. at (215) 473-5893; send an e-mail to: falakafattah@aol.com; or visit the organization's website at www.houseofumoja.net.
To learn more about the "Fathers In Literacy" Initiative and how you can contribute to his empowering endeavor through the creation of, among other things, Literary Partnerships, in-kind giving, donations, and sponsorships, contact The House of Umoja, Inc. at (215) 473-5893; send an e-mail to: falakafattah@aol.com; or visit the organization's website at www.houseofumoja.net.
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