National Flood Conference Webinar – June 1 – June 3, 2020

Participate in the National Flood Conference from Your Home Office 

June 1 through June 3.

Although the in-person Conference has been cancelled, flood issues remain as relevant as ever. This series of webinars, presented by APCIA and RAA, will provide the latest updates on key topics and give you the opportunity to ask questions from our expert presenters.

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For complete info visit

https://apciaevents.cventevents.com/event/5f65b35f-fcda-4492-834e-e0311d5c7518/summary

Africa Day. Monday, May 25, 2020. Los Angeles CA

Join us Monday, May 25th from 2:40-3:55pm PST to celebrate Africa Day!

Executive Director of African Coalition, Senait Admassu, will be speaking as a panelist on the state of Black immigrant & refugee health, pre & post COVID and beyond.

The event will be live-streamed all day. 

Visit https://unveilingslaverytogether.com for a complete day's schedule.

Reading List: October, 1998. Handbook on methods for climate change impact assessment and adaptation strategies. 1998

Contemporary Environmental Readings Climate Change A Blessing or a Curse for....   A related paper is available on Academia. Handbook on methods for climate change impact assessment and adaptation strategies  feather fur 1998 272 Views  View PDF ▸ Download PDF ⬇ Recent Readings by BEMA International: CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA.pdf - rasak bamidele Contemporary Environmental Readings Climate Change A Blessing or a Curse for Agriculture? First Edition With contribution by - Yasser Hassan The Effects of Global Warming new - sri supartini Climate Change - Some Mitigation Methods - Mayadhar Swain

REPOST. Initial posting Sept 16, 2017, Our Communities. 2/3 of the World Unprepared for Public Health and other emergencies.

REPOST.  Initial posting Sept 16, 2017

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Our communities (African Descent) are partially the remaining 1/3 of communities nationally and worldwide UNPREPARED for public health and other emergencies.

Some have postulated that our communities are under a constant state of emergency\crisis event and situations in our daily lives from the first light of dawn until sunset.

Each of us has to take the added steps to 'BRING OUR A GAME!", and promote awareness on preparedness, planning, response, recovery, mitigation and long-term resiliency building in our communities.

Faith-based, non-profit, community building, financial, our 'whole community' must be involved and at the table.

We at BEMA have been advocating our members to promote a mention of awareness and preparedness for disasters\emergencies\crisis planning at all symposiums, forums, conferences, panel discussions, etc. to stress the importance of preparedness in OUR COMMUNITIES to community leaders, elected officials, and others.

It starts with you and what you do.

Charles D. Sharp.  CEO.  Black Emergency Managers Association.

The Power of Preparedness: Prepare Globally

Black Fire Brigade. Chicago, IL Changing the Paradiigm.

             "The Black Fire Brigade started in June 2018 and in the first 18 months
            put more than 250 people through the program, including                       
            60 single moms and three homeless students."                                     
                                                                                                                                              
                        And for those attending to obtain GED and Associate degree        
                                            in BFB's  'phased program'                                          

For all our members locations globally

Welcome the newest organization member (Lifetime) to BEMA International, the Black Fire Brigade 
(BFB) of Chicago, IL.

Time has come to change the paradigm for our communities in the U.S. and globally.

CERT (COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM) EDUCATION ARE FOR THE COMMUNITY.  BFB is for our next generation leaders for fire\ems, and first responder opportunities locally, nationally, and globally.

covid-19 crisis has changed our social paradigm.  changes are due across the board for vulnerable communities.  Vulnerable black, latinx, and disenfranchised communities.

BFB is a change agent.

CDS

cornell University Climate Fellow

Chairman\CEO 

Black Emergency Managers Association International

Washington, D.C. 

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SPECIALS

Heart and Soul February 23, 2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC 7's HEART and SOUL, a series of specials that taps into Chicago's vibrant African American community, airs Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. with a rebroadcast on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. This edition of Heart & Soul is hosted by Hosea Sanders and Cheryl Burton with contributing reports from ABC7s Jim Rose and Karen Jordan along with Windy City LIVE's Val Warner.

Black Fire Brigade               

                                                                       

Lieutenant Quention Curtis always knew he wanted to be a firefighter, but when he saw firsthand the crime that was plaguing his community, he decided it was time to make a change. So he started the Black Fire Brigade, a community organization that provides free EMT classes to teens to teach them how to save lives and to get them started on a career path as firefighters. In June, the brigade opened a brand new "home base" in Ashburn, which also serves as a safe haven to many of the students.

To sign up for classes at the Black Fire Brigade, just email your name to EMT@BFireB.com. For more information on the organization, visit www.blackfirebrigade.com

The Black Fire Brigade

WTTW Black Fire Brigade Black Fire Brigade Offers Free Training for EMTs, Paramedics and Firefighters https://news.wttw.com/2020/02/27/black-fire-brigade-offers-free-training-emts-paramedics-and-firefig hters ------------------------ ABC 7  Black Fire Brigade https://abc7chicago.com/5153282/?fbclid=IwAR39r2IFgTakczXOvkDfutLN9eHmfOYiHLdRNuUiFErMiTqw70yShy9eQBA --------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMR5HZr4jvQ