Join the Black Alliance for Peace Outreach Coordinator and Coordinating Committee Member YahNé Ndgo for a discussion of the escalating war being waged against Black/African people, as well as Indigenous, Brown and working class folk, nationally and abroad. Discuss how the organizing happening on the ground in the Bay Area/Los Angeles is impacted by specific government programs that are militarizing our communities, and the ways we can work together to fight back.
About YahNé Ndgo:
YahNé Ndgo, born in the part of Lenape territory known as Philadelphia in the so-called United States of America is a writer, singer and community organizer struggling toward abolition of and liberation from capitalism, colonialism and imperialism for all people. In addition to her roles with the Black Alliance for Peace she works with the Black Lives Matter National Network and Black Lives Matter Philly. YahNé owns a boutique consulting company in which Black and Indigenous front-line organizers engage individuals, organizations, officials, and businesses through facilitation, workshops, inclusion development, system and process review, and restorative practices using the wisdom of our academic, professional and lived experiences.The focuses of YahNé’s work are peace, equity, and justice. This work is embodied in her organizing against domestic and international warring and pillaging activities of the imperialist center of which she is a citizen, and in her organizing toward self determination, health and love with the people.
Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice - 5278 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Wednesday January 29th at 7 pm PT