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UNIVERSITY NEWS - JANUARY 2004
MEDIA CONTACT: Randy Goin, Jr.
FAU Hosts Workshop on Gullah/Geechee Nation
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (January 26,
2004) -
Florida Atlantic University's Center
for Urban Redevelopment and Education (CURE) will host a
lecture and workshop on Queen Quet, Chieftess of the
Gullah/Geechee Nation Heritage Preservation. The event, which
is free and open to the public, will be Monday, February 2
from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. at FAU's Reubin O'D. Askew Tower, room
724, located at 220 SE Second Avenue, Fort Lauderdale.
The Gullah/Geechee people are a
distinctive group of African Americans who are descendants
of enslaved Africans from West Africa. Gullah communities
still exist, stretching from North Carolina to Florida.
CURE collaborates with non-profit,
governmental and civic organizations to improve the quality
of life in low- and moderate-income communities in the
region through programs such as microbusiness training,
computer training, nonprofit management, grant writing and
home buying, along with community visioning and consensus
building exercises.
"Our goal is to empower communities
one resident at a time," said Ralph B. Johnson, CURE
director. "We have to look beyond just the technical needs
of a community to recognize the less tangible aspects that
give a neighborhood its sense of place. Only then can we
empower the community both economically and culturally."
For more information, call
954-762-5270.
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