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African People's Socialist Party Sixth Congress - December 7-11, 2013 in St. Petersburg, FL

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DAY ONE — SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013

7:30am	Registration and check-in
8:50	Call to be seated
9:00am	Opening Processional and introduction of the National Central Committee of the African People’s Socialist Party
9:15am	Convening of the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party APSP USA Secretary General Gaida Kambon
9:25am	Rendition of “Freedom” song Carolyn Lake
9:35am	Recognition of special guests
9:40am	Presentation of plaques to mothers and family members of police murder victims, in recognition of the sacrifice they have made
9:55am	International, fraternal and special guest solidarity statements presented by Dedan Sankara, APSP USA
10:25am	Cultural performance People’s Vanguard
10:35am	Highlights of the Political Report to the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela
12:30pm	Lunch break Healthy delicious lunch available with vegetarian option

1:30pm	“Invest in the Liberated African Economy” APSP USA Deputy Chairwoman Ona Zené Yeshitela
3:00pm	Discussion and vote on the adoption of of the Political Report to the Sixth Congress of the APSP USA
3:50pm	“One People! One Party! One Destiny!” Call to join the African People’s Socialist Party Chimurenga Waller of the National Office of Recruitment and Membership and Waleeah Brooks, International Secretary of InPDUM
4:00pm	Announcements
4:30pm	Adjourn Day One Secretary General Gaida Kambon
6:30pm	One Africa! One Nation! Freedom Ball Featuring presentations by Chairman Omali Yeshitela and world-renowned actor Ron Bobb-Semple. Also, enjoy a delicious dinner, live entertainment, red carpet photos and a silent auction of African gifts from around the world. Visit apspcongress.org/banquet for more information.

DAY TWO — SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013

8:00am	Registration and check-in
8:25am	Opening and call to be seated Alex Morley, APSP Bahamas
8:30am	Re-convening of the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party APSP USA Secretary General Gaida Kambon
8:35am	Cultural performance Spoken word artist Mona Leza
Morning Session: African Internationalism, The Way Forward to African Liberation
8:45am	Chairman Omali Yeshitela presents “The Crisis of Imperialism” from the Political Report to the 6th Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party, followed by discussion.
10:20am	Glen Ford, Vice Chairman of the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations and Senior Editor of the Black Agenda Report speaks on “U.S. International Surveillance Program & Counterinsurgency Against the African Liberation Movement”
11:10am	Chairman Omali Yeshitela presents “The Theory of African Internationalism” from the Political Report to the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party, followed by discussion.
12:35pm	“One People! One Party! One Destiny!” Call to join the APSP
12:45pm	Lunch break Cultural performance by Kazoots, Miami-based Haitian musical group

Afternoon Session: The African Socialist International: Building the Revolutionary Party of the African Working Class
1:50pm	Luwezi Kinshasa, Secretary General of the African Socialist International, presents resolution for building a united Africa followed by discussion and vote.
3:05pm	African Travel Agency Economic Development Project of the African Socialist International, presented by Charo Walker, APSP Bahamas and Tammy Harris, APSP USA, including announcement of 2014 Marcus Garvey Cruise.
3:15pm	Chairman Omali Yeshitela presents “The History of the African People’s Socialist Party” from the Political Report to the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party, followed by discussion.
4:45pm	Special presentation by Union del Barrio on the anti-imperialist struggle of the Mexican people. This organization with a long-standing fraternal relationship with the African People’s Socialist Party will present a resolution calling for support of the Mexican national liberation struggle, followed by discussion and vote.
5:30pm	Culture People's Vanguard
5:40pm	Adjourn Day Two Secretary General Gaida Kambon
5:45pm	Dinner Healthy delicious dinner available with vegetarian option
8:00pm	Calling all African students! Attend a special organizing meeting at the Uhuru House to plan for the building of the African Internationalist Student Organization.

DAY THREE — MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013

7:30am	Registration and check-in
8:20am	Opening and call to be seated
8:25am	Re-convening of the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party APSP USA Secretary General Gaida Kambon
Morning Session: The Political and Economic Questions are One
8:30am	Chairman Omali Yeshitela presents “Economic Development” from the Political Report to the 6th Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party, followed by discussion.
9:30am	Ona Zené Yeshitela, APSP Deputy Chairwoman and Director of the Office of Economic Development and Finance, along with Kitty Reilly, Director of the Office of Reparations and Economic Development, deliver a presentation and report on the Party’s Economic Development work.
12:00pm	Lunch break Healthy delicious lunch available with vegetarian option

Afternoon Session: Reports
1:00pm	APSP Leadership Reports, followed by discussion 1:00pm Secretary General Gaida Kambon 1:25pm Department of Agitation and Propaganda Director Dedan Sankara 1:50pm National Office of Recruitment and Membership, Chimurenga Waller
2:30pm	APSP Organizational Reports, followed by discussions and resolutions 2:15pm African Socialist International – Secretary General Luwezi Kinshasa 2:35pm International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement – Chairman Omali speaks to InPDUM 3:00pm All African People’s Development and Empowerment Project – Director Dr. Aisha Fields 3:25pm African People’s Solidarity Committee – Chairwoman Penny Hess
4:30pm	Cultural presentation Hip-hop artist Krown
4:35pm	Plenary Session APSP members vote on leadership, policies and resolutions Elections – Tiffany Murphy, APSP USA Constitutional changes – Chimurenga Waller, APSP National Office of Recruitment and Membership Resolutions – Chimurenga Waller
6:30pm	Dinner Healthy delicious dinner available with vegetarian option
7:30pm	Summation of Day Three
8:00pm	Adjourn Day Three Secretary General Gaida Kambon

DAY FOUR — TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013

7:30am	Registration and check-in
8:25am	Opening and call to be seated Patricia Lumumba, APSP UK
8:30am	Re-convening of the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party APSP USA Secretary General Gaida Kambon
8:35am	Chairman Omali Yeshitela, ASI Secretary General Luwezi Kinshasa and APSP leader Omowale Kefing discuss “The Nation” from the Political Report to the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party, followed by discussion.
One Africa! One Nation! Building the African Socialist International
10:35am	ASI Secretary General Luwezi Kinshasa explains the theoretical basis, structure and plan to build the African Socialist International, introducing the concept of the ASI serving as a pre-cursor to the Communist International, followed by regional reports from: Sierra Leone – Fenty Tholley The Bahamas – Alex Morley U.K. – Patricia Lumumba USA – Gaida Kambon
12:25pm	“One People! One Party! One Destiny!” Call to join the APSP
12:35am	Lunch break Healthy delicious lunch available with vegetarian option

1:35pm	Culture Krown
2:05pm	Ralph Poynter presents resolution in support of political prisoner Attorney Lynne Stewart
Building the Agitation and Propaganda Capacity
2:35pm	Dedan Sankara, Director of the APSP Department of Agitation and Propaganda presents plans for “Building an Organization of Propagandists”, including: Political education program Promoting the APSP and the Political Report Building The Burning Spear newspaper and Uhuru News and Radio
4:50pm	Ona Zene Yeshitela, APSP Deputy Chairwoman and Director of the Office of Economic Development and Finance joins Sankara to present plans for building economic self-sufficiency for the Agit-Prop Department, including: Africonomy Online Marketplace Burning Spear Publications Uhuru News and Radio Sustaining Memberships
5:50pm	Summation of Day Four
6:10pm	Adjourn Day Four Secretary General Gaida Kambon
6:10pm	Dinner Healthy delicious dinner available with vegetarian option

DAY FIVE — WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013

8:30am	Opening and call to be seated
8:35am	Re-convening of the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party APSP USA Secretary General Gaida Kambon
8:45am	Chairman Omali Yeshitela, presents “Cadre Development” from the Political Report to the 6th Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party, followed by discussion.
11:45am	“One People! One Party! One Destiny!” Call to join the APSP
12:00pm	Lunch break Healthy delicious lunch available with vegetarian option

1:00pm	Political Action Workshop: Block by Block, City by City: Tactics and Strategies for Organizing the African Community into Liberated Territories Chimurenga Waller of the APSP National Office of Membership and Recruitment; and Jah Sun Kine, InPDUM organizer, present “Block by Block, City by City: Tactics and Strategies for Organizing the African Community in Liberated Territories”.
4:00pm	“Anti-Imperialist Resistance of Oppressed People: Struggle of the Romani People” Cultural presentation by Princess Williams Chairman Omali Yeshitela introduces the struggle of the Romani people Video presentation and resolution
4:55pm	Closing statements Chairman Omali Yeshitela
5:30pm	Cultural presentation Tammy Harris
5:35pm	Secretary General Gaida Kambon Adjourns the Sixth Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party USA

African People's Socialist Party Sixth Congress - December 7-11, 2013 in St. Petersburg, FL

The APSP USA Sixth Congress • Dec. 7-11, 2013 in St. Petersburg, FL

December 7-8
Catherine Hickman Theater
5501 27th Ave S
Gulfport, FL

December 7 Banquet
The Gulfport Casino Ballroom
5500 Shore Blvd S
Gulfport, FL

December 9-11
Akwaaba Hall
1245 18th Ave S
St. Petersburg, FL

Phone: 727-821-6620 • Email: info@apspcongress.org • The Sixth Congress on Facebook

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