Blitz the Ambassador and Ishmael Osekre play at -@ GHANA PARADE at Crotona Park in the Bronx, NY on Saturday, August 21st 2010

I would truly love to be at this year’s GHANA PARADE. I heard all about this wonderful celebratory, cultural event, –founded by Mr. Sam Aboah from friends last year –and it sounded fantastic. Similar to our Ghana in the Park (UK), NYC comes alive to the sound of hot hip-life, our culture, our food and our people –in a sea of ‘Red-Gold-Green and Kente in Crotona Park, Bronx NY. .....To find out more about GHANA PARADE please visit: http://www.ghanaparadecouncil.org./

National Ghana Parade Council
P.O. Box 1304
Bronx, NY 10462
ngpc@ghanaparadecouncil.org
culture@ghanaparadecouncil.org
pr@ghanaparadecouncil.org


In the mean time check out Blitz the Ambassador’s latest ‘Something to Believe’



“Directed by Terence Nance, the film addresses the detachment we all battle, when faced with the the world's overwhelming issues. "It's hard to think about all the problems in the world without getting a little overwhelmed. So, a lot of times we just ignore things. I think Africa has suffered a lot because people choose to remain ignorant, rather than address the issues that are right in front of our faces." Blitz the Ambassador

To download ‘Something to Believe’ and for more information about Blitz the Ambassador visit: http://embassy.mvmt.com/ or
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BLITZ-the-AMBASSADOR/7350183076

Doing Business in Africa - Ghana

Nana Boroo live @ Guvnor Bar on Friday 6th August 2010 (10pm-4am)

To get on the guest list for free -text your name to 07984749255 before 11pm tonight...  For more information visit Deejay Levi (Famous Ghanaians)’s Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1008933988&v=info

Events & Promotions: Ghanaian Divas

For more information visit: http://www.facebook.com/warren.gizzle1

Teachers Without Borders’ West Africa Teachers' Conference 2010 [August 13-15] in Accra

In August 2010, Teachers Without Borders and the National Africa Foundation will be hosting the West Africa Teachers' Conference in Accra, Ghana. This conference is open to all educators from West Africa and beyond who are connected by their common interest in the theme of the conference: Teacher Professional Development in the 21st Century.

The conference will take place on August 13-15, 2010 at the Teachers' Hall Complex of the Ghana National Association of Teachers Secretariat in Accra, Ghana. It will be followed by a series of post-conference workshops (August 16-20) on teaching mastery. Teachers Without Borders will offer workshops on two flagship programs: The Certificate of Teaching Mastery and the Millennium Development Ambassadors program.

This gathering will bring together an international mix of educators from West Africa, including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Benin.


Registration Fee
Participants from the African Continent: GHC100
Overseas Participants: USD$300
Information about submitting your conference registration payments will be published soon.

Transportation
Transportation from Kotoka International Airport in Accra to the Teachers Hall Complex in Accra will be arranged by the Teacher Education Division of the Ghana Education Service (GES). Detailed information will be provided to all registered participants at least two weeks before the conference.

Accommodation
Accommodation for all resident participants is being provided by the Ghana National Association of Teachers at their Teachers Hostel of the Teachers Hall Complex, Accra. Arrangements are also being made with several hotels around the conference venue including the Avenida Hotel. Details of costs of accommodation at the hostels and hotels shall be provided soon. However, all hotels and hostels are providing discounts to participants who confirm their participation and reservation interest before August 6, 2010.

***We invite all interested teachers to register to attend the conference and consider submitting a proposal. For more information visit: http://www.teacherswithoutborders.org/blog/west-africa-teachers-conference-2010

Ethical Fashion: CHOOLIPS

CHOOLIPS S/S 2010

"Our Golden Coast collection is fairly traded and entirely made in Ghana by local batikers, tailors and seamstresses, all of whom earn eleven times the average national wage for their work. Colourful designs are printed on 100% Ghanaian cotton using the local Batik tradition. CHOOLIPS has introduced new technology & trend-led print design to sustain this ancient Batik technique. Introducing new materials and technology to Ghanaian workers has pioneered local design processes and working methods. This, in turn, has furthered local businesses both in the UK and at grass roots level in Ghana.

Since CHOOLIPS started working with batiker Juliana Mustapha, Juliana has tripled both her workforce and the size of her workshop while she secures the education of her three children. Owing to the success of her work she is one of few small producers in Ghana that are now successfully exporting to international markets."  www.choolips.com

***For more information about Choolips’ fairly-traded pretty-whimsy-girlish-yummy-sunshine collection, –designed by Annegret Affolderbach and made in Accra with hand-printed batik prints/textiles by our brothers and sisters in Cape Coast, -please visit: http://www.choolips.com/

“I never let anything deter me, because when you have a dream, people say you can’t do it, but actually it motivates you and makes you work harder.” Dr. Michael Obeng