BNICEH for Green-Youth-Disability-Health-Tobacco Prevention
BNICEH (be nicer), the Black Network in Children's Emotional Health, consists of BNICEH SmokeOut Campaign, IMPRUVE (Independent Movement of Paratransit Riders for Unity, Vehicles and Equality), and Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Consortium.
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Calling All Youth, This-Abled, to Stand Up for Human Services and Human Rights
Youth are the present and future face of
human rights, disability rights, civil rights,
IT and Government Transparency movements,
Political Revolution, Spiritual Evolution & Entrepreneurship
In the disability movement, we work with youth who are both disabled and non-disabled, referred to as simply one term when we say "This-Abled," a word coined by Javier Robles. In this time of trials and thinkers, we call on youth to join our movement,vote in massive numbers, and help us stop the violence against them, the economic downturn and boot out unworthy and shameful elected officials.
LET'S TURN IT UP
SPEAK OUT WITH PASSION AND COMPASSION
CONNECT WITH
AYLP
Black Network In Children's Emotional Health (BNICEH) Independent Movement of Paratransit Riders for Unity, Vehicles, Equality (IMPRUVE)
JUST UNITY
SEIU
AFSCME
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES (ACS) NA4J
THE BEST IN YOU
First, local action in your city and state
Next stop: The Capitol
Rally for what is right
Stand up for your rights
Be something to reckon with that is great
Do not let a gun or criticism dictate your life
Be a vessel for Light, Truth, Honor and Integrity Based on
The Demand For Better Leaders
Contact Just Unity in Illinois to train to run for office
and Wellstone Foundation in Minnesota
to train to organize communities and win elections
Youth and seniors are our biggest assets.
Don't Count Yourself out if you are in either category
Next fundraiser is not until November 2012 to sell Carson's books. Meanwhile, we need your support to continue operating as a mostly self-funded nonprofit. It is your choice to decide the amount unless you plan to join and pay membership dues to our affiliate IMPRUVE. Contact us for dues structure (monthly, quarterly, yearly): $30 per year for discount partial membership. $60 per year for full membership with full voting rights and benefits. Thank you. Donate Today by PayPal or use your credit card if you don't have PayPal. It's easy. Just click on the Donate button.
Youth advocates of BNICEH are always busy on projects:
Ramissa Maat, CAU student, model/actress, BNICEH youth member performs at No Exit Cafe--featured in News Star in Rogers Park for her Spoken Word
Photo shows former vice president and treasurer Alyce Battle who passed into transition December 2010 and worked with youth at BNICEH and rode Illinois paratransit
L to R - Battle, former secretary of BNICEH Devon Tripp (pre-w/c days, former youth leaders Ebony Tripp and Cory Martin (whose mother former secretary/VP of BNICEH Ora Martin Harris passed into transition March 2011)
Andrew Tripp also a paratransit rider assists his mother Devon at Family Defense Center Juneteenth celebration at UIC - June 2010
Tyquan Baxter at at Memorial rally of National Paratransit People's Movement Assembly (NPPMA)
Genevarenee Baxter with walker at Memorial rally of NPPMA
Some of Board of BNICEH/IMPRUVE at Lion King November 2011
Fund Raisers - Summer through Fall 2012
"Fundraiser for IMPRUVE - $5 each----BNICEH, parent of IMPRUVE, is selling Carson's Community Day books-August through November 2012, to continue its advocacy work and prepare for Memorial Rally for paratransit riders trip May 2013. Call 773-416-7366 or 773-544-9488 www.bniceh.blogspot.com"
Worth the price for the $10 discount that Carson's gives (Limit: up to 5 ten dollar discount coupons per purchase) and discount coupons on selected merchandise
IMPRUVE is traveling back to Washington for NPPMA Memorial Rally 2013 on behalf of paratransit riders (all ages) who have passed away since 2010.
Discount coupons good in November 2012 at any Bon Ton's, Carson's. Boston Store, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, Younkers, P-A-R-I-S-I-A-N (in Detroit) Dates TBA
Upcoming benefit concert with composer, musician/singer Chuck Idol Sr. (guitarist on right) and the rock band he performs with - TBA
Call 773-416-7366 or 773-338-1090 email: bniceh@yahoo.com
Or bnichevideonews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com www.groups.yahoo.com/bnicehvideonews. We are on facebook, too under
Time for new life. BNICEH is searching for youth and adults who want to volunteer and share our mission, values and purpose. Read what we have done on our newsgroup and note the projects that we host or have supported:
Black Mental Health Forum
No Butts No Booze Back to School Fest
IMPRUVE Paratransit Campaign
Chicago Together
SmokeOut video production
Family Job Affair
Watoto Speak - Vols I & II
SmokeOut Newsletter (youth production)
et al
WE NEED YOU
Help us plan the 2nd Black Mental Health Forum
Raise funds
Organize youths
Engage youth in anti-violent activities and street truces
Get youth involved in green technology and nanotechnology
Help youth move out of poverty into entrepreneurship
Help us get to DC to Rally for Transit Freedom and Justice Nationally for Paratransit Riders
Fundraisers for 2011 - Winter to Spring
Fundraiser through Sat. February 26, 2011 - Support BNICEH (parent company of IMPRUVE) in Carson's Community Day Event now through February 26, 2011. To help BNICEH for IMPRUVE's trip to DC and general support --buy discount books for $5. Buy discount books now from us!!! Call 773-416-7366 or 773-255-2113. The five dollars goes directly to us when you buy from us (not while we are in the store Feb. 26). On Feb. 26, we turn over monies to Carson's from sales of $5 coupon booklets; they share the money among all groups present in the store selling by issuing a check by mail, weeks after event ends. The $5 Discount books contain coupons up to $200 in value that include: $10 off coupons, 30%, and 50% off coupons, and other specials. We are registered with Evergreen Plaza and Edens Plaza Carson's in Wilmette IL, but the books we are selling are good at any Carson Pirie Scott, Bon Ton, Be. 19, members can pay $15 at door rgner, Parisian across the nation.
Sat. March 5, 2011 - 1030 N. Clark Chicago IL 60610 6-11 pm , dine until 10 pm in private room, then move to play power games. Or play board games (checkers, dominoes, backgammon, Scrabble) and cards (bid whist) until 9 pm. Stay until 1 am in Dave and Buster's. Fajita Buffet or Special Menu Upon Early Request and Payment --Raw Organic Vegan - $35 due February 19, 2011. With $ 20 Deposit by Feb. 19. Members can then pay $15 cash or money order at door. No personal checks. Money order, Bank check or Credit Union check. Request flier impruve2@yahoo.com
Sat. April 9, 2011 - Leona's Pizza Party 6935 N. Sheridan Rd Chicago IL 60626 5:30-8:30 pm Veggie w/tofu Skewer or Raw psychedelic salad w/avocado Vegan Option must be requested & paid in advance. Silent Auction. Performance by Bruh Luh. $25 due by March 31, 2011. Non-members at door $30. Members may pay deposit of $15 by March 31, 2011 and $10 at the door.
Sat. May 7, 2011 - Leona's Pizza Party 6935 N. Sheridan Rd Chicago IL 60626 5:30-8:30 pm Pizza Party. Veggie w/tofu or Raw psychedelic salad w/avocado Vegan Option must be requested & paid in advance. Silent Auction. Performance by Bruh Luh. $25 due by April 30, 2011. Non-members at door $30. Members may pay deposit of $15 by April 30, 2011and $10 at the door.
National Paratransit Peoples Movement Assembly formed by IMPRUVE in 2010
Going to DC May 23-27, 2011 to rally for paratransit riders and take Declaration of Transit Justice and Freedom to Obama adminiustration, FTA, Congress and U.S. Access Board in memory of two directors who passed in 2010 in December and July respectively:
Director Emeritus Alyce Battle, 1st vice president 1999-2009 , treasurer 2005-2007
Director Emeritus Omar Basheer, president (1992-93) and vice president 1991-92, 1994-95
and in memory of paratransit rider Tracey Berry who passed in April 2010 and BNICEH volunteer and child welfare advocate Judith Catlin who passed in January 2010.
BNICEH and IMPRUVE Board 2008-2010: Dr. Ayo Maat, pres; Dr. Jackie Haas, Patricia Baxter, treas.; Cecelia Jackson, secy (missing: Alyce Battle (decesaed 2010), Jeanette Exom, Donna Lewis, Harold Bellamy, Joanne Tillis)
Joanne Tillis, director- At ACT One Cafe, Rogers Park 2010
Photos of paratransit riders, other persons who are disabled, families of members, and youth who have participated in our events or events that we attend or support:
Dr. Ayo Maat, president, at NorthSide Community Federal Credit Union (NSCFCU) annual meeting Member of Board of Directors, NSCFCU
Board of BNICEH and IMPRUVE at Lion King, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Nov. 2010
Ernestine Standberry, Tom Babbington, Dr. Jackie Haas at rally for
fixed route public transit and paratransit re: DoomsDay fares
at State of Illinois Thompson Center 2007
Liz Bracken at RIC 2008
Cecelia Jackson, secy and vice president (on medical leave 2011),
at RIC Computer Lab 2008
Prayer vigil, IMPRUVE with Paratransit Riders Arlington Heights IL Preaying for right action
re: paratransit fare hikes and policy 2009
Tyquan Baxter, IMPRUVE Fundraising Committee, Tech Support
at Loyola Park Afrikan Heritage program 2008
Jeanette Exom, former Outreach Director, IMPRUVE, (on medical leave 2010) at sit-in, Jan. 2008
at Currency Xchg to protest monthly paratransit pass cancellation
Peggy McCusker at RIC 2008
Herb Hoffman at RTA rally to protest paratransit zone system 2008
Richard James at RIC 2008
Actress-model Ramissa Maat, CAU student, former member BNICEH Youth Board
Trish Hardy, vocalist with 40 years performing experience, modeling earrings by Maat at IMPRUVE fundraiser,
Leona's after wailing the blues from her wheelchair, November 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Maat, president of BNICEH and member of Black Business Builders Club(BBBC), reminds us that the Black Community is one of the first communities that suffers long-term health and nutrition issues when alternative healthcare and insurance is not accessible to them.
Moreover, we have seen many well-off Black figures who can afford good healthcare make their transitions within this decade: Bernie Mac, Michael Jackson, Gayle Sayers, Eddie Levert, Isaac Hayes, Rick James, James Brown, Barry White, et al.
Barefoot Medicine is here now and available to all regardless of income. Training and Seminars will be presented all over the world. Introductory Seminars may be made available free to disability, senior and low-income communities when there are sponsors.
AcuCenters can be set up by Black business persons in their communities for profit or nonprofit.
Meet Sy Bounds, the Blog Professor, blogging coach, and creator of innovative digital flash drive technology, to drive your online green business e.g. healing or medical practice, jewelry business, art and crafts business, sustainable living, green building and architecture, bicycle repair shop, appointment setting and scheduling, taxi or other transportation, etc.
Sy Bounds is the technology person who created the digital flash drive business technology used by Dr. Frank Yurasek Acucenters, Teishin Institute, and physicians working across the nation and in Guatemala.
Learn how you can work with others to set up Acucenters and train to revolutionize global healthcare. Learn how Dr. Frank Yurasek, healers and other health practitioners are using digital flash technology of the blog professor Sy Bounds to perform best practice in digital technology, safeguard patient directives and medical information, run their businesses more effectively, use a digital public health model to heal the planet.
Sponsored by BNICEH "be nicer;" since 1992, an Illinois nonprofit in Rogers Park community of Chicago concerned with green living, sustainable health and living, youth and family community health, disability issues, ATOD (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drug use) and prevention, mental health and emotional well-being, financial literacy, and eliminating poverty and poor health where possible. BNICEH is the Black Network In Children's Emotional Health. Our Recreating the Village ATOD projects provided successful mentoring, employment, volunteerism, No Butts No Booze music fests, family job affairs, for 13 years in Rogers Park for youth, families, and community residents.
BNICEH is co-sponsoring with Green Think Tank for the Disability Community and Acuwerks, the dynamic talk by key speaker Dr. Frank Yurasek of Oriental Medicine Society, Acuwerks and HealLand:
Barefoot Medicine Goes Digital Date: Sat. July 11, 2009 Time: 2-6 p.m. Where: United Church of Rogers Park Overdier Hall - 3rd floor 1545 W. Morse Chicago IL 60626
FREE
www.bniceh.blogspot.com
The Chicago seminar July 11 is Free and open to physicians, nurses, healers, business owners, as well as students, seniors, youth, people who are disabled, and the general public thanks to Acuwerks, Dr. Yurasek, Dr. Maat, BNICEH and Green Think Tank for the Community.
More sponsors are welcome for these seminars in order to be able to include the public. You can host or Invite Dr. Yurasek and associate partners Dr. Khalil Abdul-Rahim, Dr. Christian Nix and Gabriela Ardila to present an online seminar, too. Just ask. Contact acuwerks@gmail.com or maatzenzuu@comcast.net
Demo of Sujee Holopathic Hand Therapy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9QngUoF-O8 or
An AcuFlash Digital Laser demo will be done July 18 in Chicago at Rogers Park Ethnic Book Fair and Artist Market sponsored by Ibeji Center Info: 773-761-7306/ Location: 1615 W. Morse Ave. Chicago 60626
Info on July 11 seminar at www.bniceh.blogspot.com
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. -Thomas A. Edison US inventor (1847 - 1931)
How Many More Funerals Will You Attend By 2016 How Many More Youth Will Be In Wheelchairs How Much More Youth Anger Will Go Unchecked with No Character Building How Many More Shootings Have to Happen Before You Get Tired, Repulsed, Angry? Whose Child, Which Student, What Young Person Will Be Next? What Family Member? What Innocent Bystander?
How Are Youth Not Afraid to Shoot or Kill Others; or Shoot, Smoke, Snort or Huff Drugs; or Burn Out their Mucus Membranes or Decrease their Brain Function; or Disrespect their Elders; or Use Aerosol Sprays and Creams that Pollute their Skin, Hair and the Environment; or Deny their Creator,
But Are Afraid to Try Kombucha; Herbal Tea; Broccoli; Vegan Burgers; Lentil Soup; Portabella Mushrooms; raw plant-based foods; Alkaline Water; Xango, Noni, Goji or Red Xingia Juice; Real Juice (100% or pressed) that is not from a concentrate or mix of chemicals, water and 10% juice, (and not Kool Aid or mercury-laden, corn-syrupy or watered down drinks with refined sugar, Nutrasweet (aspartame), artificial flavors and coloring)?
How Many More Dollars That Could Be Helping Will Go For War, Target Practice, Gun Purchase, Violent Video Game Purchase, Marketing of Lies, Underage Drinking, Drug Treatment without real cure(i.e. Methadone, Nicotine) for Drug Addiction (i.e. Heroin Addiction, Tobacco Addiction) and Funeral Costs (More Spent on Funerals than Providing Community Supports for Families, Persons who Are Disabled, Local Home-Based and Small Business, Youth Employment)?
How Many More Shootings By and At Police, Soldiers in War, or Families at War Before You Have Had Enough?
How Many More Hunting and Fishing Trips Will You Go On Before You Realize It is Not Building Character, Our Global Infrastructure, Or Helping the Planet
I am concerned that mediation, self-awareness, breathing, negotiation, meditation, reflection, anger management and mentoring are being replaced by shooting to kill and misdirection of anger without a second thought about consequences spiritually and emotionally, not just physically to the families, and other youth, not to mention that it is lucrative for the morticians, nursing homes, hospitals, and insurance companies. Oops, almost forgot--this is the 21st century, many of our healthcare facilities and practitioners are not getting paid timely, as they should, by the state and other health insurers; and most of our community is uninsured or underinsured, and opposed to cremation instead of burial, healing instead of drugs and surgery, and unaware or afraid to use barefoot medicine and other non-invasive methods such as spiritual treatment (prayer, laying on hands), fresh air, sunshine, pure water, veganic food (organic food grown without animal manure, animal products). Okay, I'm woke now.
We do mortgage workouts; how about character-building workouts by people who have character, integrity, balance and violence and anger workouts by people who are not violent or do not have repressed or obvious anger, before these planned and often impulsive shootings can occur?
How can it be healthy and contribute to the prosperity, health and well-being of a community; race; species; gender; and peer or ethnic group to say that you do not support gun control, but it is okay to condone these shootings or carrying of weapons, because of Constitutional protection; and allow imbalances caused by youth spending most of their life in violence, playing violent games, listening to violent lyrics, watching rap beefs, watching videos from self-proclaimed leaders training them in how to become criminally-minded, under the guise of freedom of speech?
That has to be a boring life--snuffing out young lives like alpha and omega beasts in the wilderness vying for survival and food; having sex as if licensed to impregnate or give birth and have taxpayers or the parents to pay the cost of youth's unbridled passions; celebrating the birth with gift-giving and much ado as if a rite of passage, then abandoning the child(ren) because you have not grown up yourself or want to move on to the next experience; drinking 40s and vodka (manufactured or promoted by hip hop stars)while our community does not thrive, but continues to have rising illness and mortality rates, local businesses, esp. in the Black community fail while Wal Mart, Aldi and others make huge profits as you continue to bypass your Mama's or Daddy's businesses and other local merchants that cannot offer the huge discounts you seek, smoking kush and cigarettes thinking they are harmless, because cannibis is a herb and your Granddaddy is still alive and still smoking, never creating anything of value, never exercising character, not paying attention to the signs of the time....
Be like the kangaroo--it never moves backward. It can't. Move forward. Be grateful. Gratitude expands blessings. Don't worry about anything. Just be wiser today. Spiritually discern to make the wisest choices.
Let nothing crush you. Rise immediately. - Mary B. Eddy, CSB
Love and Peace,
Maat (bringing order to chaos)
Ayo Maat, Ph.D., M. HS
P.S. Check out July 11 "Barefoot Medicine Goes Digital" - arm yourself with some real protection and higher knowledge from the Most High or from AcuWerks, Freedom and Victory Publishing, the Principles of Maat, and Sy Bounds. Research. Be dependable, not expendable.
BNICEH is co-sponsoring with Green Think Tank for the Disability Community and Acuwerks, a dynamic talk by key speaker Dr. Frank Yurasek of Barefoot Medicine Society, Acuwerks and HealLand:
Barefoot Medicine Goes Digital
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Yurasek, this introductory session is FREE to the community.
Date: Sat. July 11, 2009 Time: 2-6 p.m. Where: United Church of Rogers Park Overdier Hall - 3rd floor 1545 W. Morse Chicago IL 60626
Dr. Maat of BNICEH and Green Think Tank for the Disability Community says Listen Up:
Check out the details at the website and blogs listed. And remember to tune in to Rogers Park station "From the Heartland" WLUW FM 88 FM Sat. July 4 from 9 - 10 am for more information, or come down to eat and listen to the show at Heartland Cafe 7000 N. Glenwood Ave Chicago IL 60626:
Meet Sy Bounds, the Blog Professor, blogging coach, and creator of innovative digital flash drive technology, to drive your online green business e.g. healing or medical practice, jewelry business, art and crafts business, sustainable living, green building and architecture, bicycle repair shop, appointment setting and scheduling, taxi or other transportation, etc.
Sy Bounds says
New Gen Digital Flash Drive Technology is the way to go and stay ahead of the game; along with using blogging and Google tools, it's best practice for digitized business.
Community Alert: January 10, 2009 - See New LOcation
IT'S OFFICIAL! - Obama Day - A Celebration Fit For A King!! January 15, 2009
Move forward into 2009. Be there to celebrate two great occasions. Obama Day on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday anniversary. Mark your calendars for January 15, 2009 10 a.m. in downtown Chicago at 77 W. Washington Chicago Temple First Methodist Church (indoors). Sign on. Call 312-525-0010. Your input is critical. Groups that work on issues of housing, disability, personal care, transportation, seniors, human rights, education, union organizing, or faith-based initiatives are all encouraged to participate. Mission and information is posted at www.FromWallStreetToYallStreet.com
Working subcommittees are planning for what they would like to see President Obama focus on or accomplish during his first 100 days in office.
The Logistics Committee is planning transportation for people who are disabled, homeless, have no transportation access near them, or have difficulty paying extra carfare for nonessential travel. Carriers and taxi drivers can call to volunteer transportation.
Call 312-525-0010 now to join a working committee, sign up your organization, or for next meeting locations.
Join others and me on the Human Rights Committee to formulate our message regarding transportation for people with disabilities and our federal litigation concerning transportation; plus input on housing, children and their families, etc. Call me at 773-416-7366.
Please join and help prepare the “Poor People’s Agenda” or donate funds or feasible ideas to the work, or work on the committee of your choice. Meanwhile I am working with IMPRUVE, BNICEH and ZenZuu to restore people who are disabled from poverty and pity. Ase´ (ah-shay)
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