NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: ADODI New York Presents "Marriage Equality &The Black SGL Community" Saturday, May 8th, 2010 @ 3:30PM @ ALP In Fort Greene, Bklyn, NYC

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

ADODI New York Presents
"Marriage Equality &The Black SGL Community"
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 @ 3:30PM
@ ALP In Fort Greene, Bklyn, NYC

Saturday May 8th, 2010
ADODI New York
will be holding a forum entitled:

Marriage Equality
and the Black LGBT/SGL Community

This forum will explore marriage equality and its role in the lives of men of African descent who love men.

• Is marriage really an elitist white gay agenda?

• Why do we see so few Black same gender loving people who support the right to marry in the media?

• Are our attitudes towards marriage a reflection of our deeper feelings about same sex relationships among men of African descent?

In attendance will be:
New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
New York State Senator Eric Adams
New York City Council Member Letitia James

Time:
3:30PM

Location:
Aurde Lourde Project
85 South Oxford Street
(between Fulton Street & Lafayette Avenue, next to the church)
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NYC
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DIRECTIONS:
"C" train to Lafayette Avenue; "G" train to Fulton Street;
D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 trains to Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street
Buses: B25, B26, B38 or B52 to closest stop to S.Oxford Street

The mission of ADODI New York is to provide a safe space to same-sex loving men of African Heritage who seek a better understanding of their own
spirituality, self-expression and sexual identity.

Official Website: adodiintl.org

ADODI's HERITAGE
(Founded in Philadelphia, PA in 1986 by ADO Clifford Rawlins)
IN OUR 24th YEAR!

ADODI, the plural of ADO,
is a Yoruba word that describes a man who "loves" another man.
More than just a description of partners in Africa, the ADODI
of the tribe are thought to embody both male and female ways
of being and were revered as shamans, sages and leaders.

Who is ADODI?
ADODI is a community of men of color who affirm their
African lineage and love of men. Our purpose is to foster and
encourage the self-discovery, validation, empowerment and
liberation of all members of our diverse community.