I AM BECAUSE WE ARE.
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founded upon PAN-AFRICAN IDEAS OF COLLECTIVE GROWTH AND THE COMMUNITY SURVIVAL PROGRAMS OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, THE //SERVE THE PEOPLE// PROGRAM IS THE DIRECT COMMUNITY ACTION WING OF MADOW FUTUR. FOCUSED IN WEST OAKLAND, WITH INTERNAtional REACH, WE DEDICATE A PORTION OF OUR RESOURCES TO IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC ART, SUpply DONATIONS TO HOUSELESS PEOPLE, EDUCATION, and other inter-generational racial healing & wellness INITIATIVES.
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// BLACK PANTHER PARTY HISTORY MONTH //
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BLACK PANTHER HISTORY MONTH INVITES US TO CELEBRATE & LEARN THE IDEOLOGIES, PRACTICES, AND EXPERIENCES OF OUR ELDERS & ANCESTORS WHO WORKED WITHIN THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY AROUND THE WORLD. WE THANK PANTHER VETERANS FOR THEIR PHENOMENAL SACRIFICES & CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR PAN-AFRICAN LIBERATION. OUR WORLD WOULD LOOK RADICALLY DIFFERENT IF THEY HADN'T CHOSEN TO FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE. THE 10 POINT PLATFORM WRITTEN BY THE BPP IN 1966 PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR US TO UNDERSTAND & ADVOCATE FOR THE CURRENT NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THE REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY LIVES ON!
THIS OCTOBER, MADOW FUTUR'S SERVE THE PEOPLE PROGRAM IS DONATING 10% OF EVERY WEB PURCHASE TO THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY MUTUAL AID FUND & THE BOOKS OF JAMIL AL-AMIN (FKA H. RAP BROWN) WHO HAS SPENT THE LAST TWO DECADES IN PRISON. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY MUTUAL AID FUND AND BECOME A MONTHLY PATRON, VISIT: www.communitymovementbuilders.orG/donate |
//COVID-19 COMMUNITY ACTION//
as with all OCCURRENCES under white supremacist capitalism, the poor/working-class black community & other OPPRESSED groups are hit hardest by the covid-19 outbreak & ACCOMPANYING lockdown. in oakland, our rapidly growing & predominately black houseless community is especially vulnerable. FOR EACH "SERVE THE PEOPLE MASK" SOLD, A MASK IS DONATED TO PEOPLE'S programs, A LOCAL GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES NECESSARY LIVING ESSENTIALS TO OAKLAND'S HOUSELESS POPULATION. TO SPONSOR A CM85 MASK DONATION TO PBO WITHOUT RECEIVING A PRINTED MASK, SELECT "MASK DONATION" BELOW.
//REVOLUTION IS ESSENTIAL WORK//
//REVOLUTION IS ESSENTIAL WORK//
masks donated (and counting)
10 POINTS MURAL PROJECT
IN COLLABORATION WITH AEROSOUL, THE 10 POINTS MURAL PROJECT HONORS THE LEGACY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY AND SERVES AS A CALL TO ACTION, BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE UNRESOLVED NEEDS OUTLINED IN THE 10 POINT PROGRAM, AUTHORED IN 1966 (MODIFIED 1972). THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF 10 MURALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY IN OAKLAND, CA. TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE, YOU MAY DONATE HERE.
//SERVE THE PEOPLE MURAL//
14TH & PERALTA // WEST OAKLAND, CA // COMPLETED 2017
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1. WE WANT FREEDOM. WE WANT POWER TO DETERMINE THE DESTINY OF OUR BLACK COMMUNITY.PROJECT LED BY REFA 1 & AEROSOUL
supporting artists: AISE BORN Batsh EMORY DOUGLAS KWADWO ADDO GYAN Mad hatter MALIK BYERS Senay Alkebu-lan |
2. WE WANT FULL EMPLOYMENT FOR OUR PEOPLE.
14TH & PERALTA // WEST OAKLAND, CA // COMPLETED 2022
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4. WE WANT DECENT HOUSING FIT FOR SHELTER OF HUMAN BEINGS.
CASTRO & SAN PABLO // OAKLAND, CA // COMPLETED 2020
7. WE WANT AN IMMEDIATE END TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND MURDER OF BLACK PEOPLE.
15TH & BROADWAY // DOWNTOWN OAKLAND, CA // COMPLETED 2020 (NOW REMOVED)
7. WE WANT AN IMMEDIATE END TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND MURDER OF BLACK PEOPLE.
29TH & SAN PABLO // WEST OAKLAND, CA // COMPLETED 2021
ASIAN X BLACK X UNITY
ASIAN X BLACK X UNITY IS A CULTURAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN MISS TARIKA LEWIS, 1ST FEMALE BLACK PANTHER PARTY MEMBER, AND TOMMY WONG OF GOOD GOOD EATZ AND CIVIC DESIGN STUDIO.
WE ARE USING ART, FOOD AND CULTURE TO CONNECT ASIAN, BROWN AND BLACK COMMUNITIES DURING THIS PIVOTAL TIME OF SOCIAL CHANGE IN OUR WORLD.
WE ARE USING ART, FOOD AND CULTURE TO CONNECT ASIAN, BROWN AND BLACK COMMUNITIES DURING THIS PIVOTAL TIME OF SOCIAL CHANGE IN OUR WORLD.