$1-Billion on a movie in 2-Months. NOW. Hip Hop Architecture for our Next Generation Leaders.

Eric Lives!  In me

Recent posting of call for crasftpersons, and others to assist in Dominica  (See text box below).  Keep in mind the ‘brain-drain’ occurs in all our communities and communities.

Time to spend the money where needed.  Wakanda is a concept, an ideal.

It is already a reality in our hearts and minds. 

Get involved with your diaspora organization that you trust. 

Get involved and ensure out next generation has the tools to take over and

say “Enough is Enough”.

Charles D. Sharp.  CEO.  BEMA International.

HIP HOP ARCHITECTURE

I just spoke by phone with Michael Ford, President of Hip Hop Architecture in D.C. area, returning home on way to Reagan National Airport.  He’s conducting his workshops throughout the U.S., and even a workshop in Kenya. Looking for contact in Caribbean for any island nation, even British Virgin Islands to get workshops for Next Generation Leaders.  Check his Today Show interview:  https://www.today.com/video/how-one-free-after-school-program-combines-hip-hop-and-architecture-1103430723913   One important feature of his workshop is the creation of a Hip Hop video by the participants.  Dominica, Barbuda, Haiti, Brazil, and even Cuba would be perfect for the diaspora to get more involved. If anyone is interested just contact him thru his website, http://hiphoparchitecture.com/  . Mention Charles Sharp and BEMA International.  This is what Michael and I discussed.  Just contact.  You just may get on the schedule.  The 2018 Hurricane Season is about to begin. He’ll be back in D.C. area in July at Prince Georges Library with the workshop.

DOMINICA ASSISTANCE

SHARING IMPORTANT - The Commonwealth of Dominica call for Dominican builders , carpenters, electricians , telecoms engineers , lorry and back hoe drivers in the diaspora . Dominica desperately needs you. You have spent years building up another man’s land . Please consider arranging a working holiday to lend a hand . The hurricane season is two months away and so many buildings are unsecured and roofless owing to a shortage of builders and tradesmen . People are having to wait for months until it’s their turn to get a roofer or electrician to certify their building so they can be reconnected to the grid. Accommodation is scarce that’s why the call is to Dominicans who can stay with friends and family. Please share this text. Time is short ; the hurricane season will soon be here again. There have been many deaths post Maria from stress related causes as people see the fruits of their lifetime labours ruined . The people are resilient , but imagine how some of them feel everytime clouds gather . Dominica needs you. If all you can do is share this text, please do." YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU

Get Involved now more than ever. FEMA has a 'blunt' new message: It won't be there for every future disaster

Saving lives is our primary mission as emergency responders.

U.S. States, Territories, Tribal Nations

Now more than ever is the time to get involved ensuring others awareness, educational & training opportunities in your communities within the U.S.  In our major metro areas (L.A., Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, etc.)  to the small townships, and communities affected by environmental hazards such as Flint, Michigan get involved. 

In Flint, Michigan DHS\FEMA provided advisory and support to the public health entities within the State, and not a lead response & recovery roll.  Will Flint, Michigan fully recovery?  More time (years) will tell when the community returns to some normal state of water security.

Get involved!  Attend your local emergency management agency\office planning, budget, exercises, and other events in your area.  Be informed of local, and STATE involvement in disasters\crisis\and emergencies in your area. 

There are priority lists of recovery from a disaster.  What are the priorities in your community?

GLOBALLY

What are your planning, response, and recovery plans from all hazards?

Take a position of, who will come, and how much recovery funding will be needed in a disaster?

You just may be alone.

Step up, and manage your local programs.

BEMA International

“FEMA will continue to fund the recovery for smaller disasters, but increasingly, we will be looking for state and local governments to manage those programs,” Kaniewski said. “I will assert, maybe that’s a high goal. It depends on what state or what community you’re talking about — whether or not they can step up and manage those programs.” Daniel Kaniewski.  FEMA Deputy Administrator https://federalnewsradio.com/management/2018/04/fema-has-a-blunt-new-message-it-wont-be-there-for-every-future-disaster/

BTW…..Going at an issue alone may be futile.  Working collectively with others (BEMA International, local NGO’s, and nonprofits) can make a difference. Sister Cities International’s Cities Seeking Cities program offers support services to help U.S. and global members cities find new sister city partners. The Membership Department works closely with members and utilizes a wide range of channels, including foreign and U.S. embassies, federal agencies, municipal associations, twinning organizations, among others, to find potential matches and assist our members in establishing new relationships. Click here to learn more about the Cities Seeking Cities Program

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“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” ¯ David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)             A 501 (c) 3 organization.

ERICK Lives!  In me.

April 30-May 11, ....FEMA Invites Whole Community to Participate in National Level Exercise

FEMA Invites Whole Community to Participate in National Level Exercise

               
On April 3, FEMA announced that the agency is conducting its 2018 National Level Exercise for the whole community and would like to invite other government agencies, representatives and organizations in the private sector, communities, and individuals to participate in this historic exercise. The 2018 National Level Exercise (NLE), based on a mid-Atlantic hurricane scenario, represents one key step towards implementing FEMA’s recently released 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.

The 2018 National Level Exercise, which takes place April 30-May 11, is the first major exercise following the release of the 2018-2022 FEMA Strategic Plan. The exercise supports the three goals of the Strategic Plan: Build a Culture of Preparedness by empowering the country to participate and enhance their own preparedness for future disasters; to build FEMA, our state and local partners, and all participants’ readiness for potential catastrophic events; and to reduce the complexity of FEMA by closely incorporating our partners into the exercise side-by-side with FEMA as we execute our mission in an exercise.

The 2018 exercise will also employ and test lessons learned from the 2017 hurricane season. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate tested FEMA’s readiness, and incorporating those lessons into this exercise, and testing our response, will help build our readiness as an agency and as a nation for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season and future disasters across the country.

FEMA will also use the NLE to engage individuals, businesses, and community organizations on topics such as alerts and warnings, family communications planning, mitigation through insurance, business resilience, and mobilization of the private sector during disasters to help build a culture of preparedness.

This exercise also represents ongoing engagement with the private sector and infrastructure to test our coordination through all levels of government in exercise play, from engagement with the National Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC), to the regional level with FEMA Region III’s Regional Business Emergency Operations Center (RBEOC), and the state level with our state partners’ State Business Emergency Operations Centers. The private sector plays an invaluable role in helping communities respond to and recover from disasters, and this exercise empowers FEMA to work closely with those organizations and strengthen our partnerships for future events.

As part of FEMA’s goal of encouraging and building participation in the exercise across the nation, we developed fact sheets on how individuals, communities, and the private sector and infrastructure can respectively engage with us on this exercise. The 2018 National Level Exercise presents an opportunity to prepare for a potential hurricane using a scenario and lessons learned from the 2017 Hurricane Season as we look ahead to the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season starting June 1.

The 2018 National Level Exercise provides an opportunity for FEMA to put the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan into action, and FEMA is inviting you, our partners, to participate. We encourage you to open and share the fact sheets, and to take action to prepare for future hurricanes. The 2017 Hurricane Season has taught us many lessons, including the value of being prepared for the unexpected. Take action today to prepare for tomorrow.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.fema.gov/nle. Additionally, if you have any questions, please contact nle@fema.dhs.gov about participating in the 2018 National Level Exercise.

Ghana Ambassador Lucheon. Sister Cities. Thursday, April 12, 2018. Washington, D.C.

Diplomatic Luncheon Series: Ambassador of Ghana to U.S.

Join us at the City Club of Washington for our Diplomatic luncheon on Thursday, April 12. This month's speaker, His Excellency Dr. Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the United States, will speak about his work and the importance of citizen diplomacy while attendees enjoy lunch. 

Please email annalise.parks@clubcorps.com or call 202-347-0818 to RSVP. 

Download the informational flyer.

Deadline May 29, 2018. $23.7Million Grants for Serious Mental Illness

SAMHSA Is Accepting Applications for up to $23.7 Million in Grants To Treat Serious Mental Illness

Application Due Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2018

SAMHSA is accepting applications for its Assertive Community Treatment grants and expects to award up to seven grants, of up to $678,000 per year, for up to 5 years. The grants will be used to improve behavioral health outcomes by reducing the rates of hospitalization and death for people with a serious mental illness (SMI). SAMHSA expects that the program will also reduce the rates of substance use, homelessness and involvement with the criminal justice system among people with SMI.

Learn More About This Grant

Trauma and Mental Health. Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Children, Adolescents and Youth: Part 1

The state of emergency in the Black Community in the U.S. is no different than other communities torn by civil strife, war, and violence.

U.S. members consider taking this and other courses to deal with the trauma of disasters, violence, and other disruptive issues in our communities.

Our mental health has a priority, just as a physical health.

CDS.  CEO  BEMA International

Protection   Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Children, Adolescents and Youth: Part 1 Understand the potential impact an emergency can have on children’s psychosocial wellbeing and learn the key approaches to strengthen the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of children and young people in humanitarian response programmes. This course is Part I of a 2-part series. Both courses are available in English and Arabic.

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UN Academy. Addressing 21st Century Slavery. in the Workplace and Supply Chain.

Either condemn it openly, or I consider if not condemned it is being practiced or condoned covertly.

If culturally acceptable.  Let's bring it out in the open.  So I and others know who we shall, and shall not conduct business with.

Charles D. Sharp.  CEO.  BEMA International

A New Learning Experience from the UN Global Compact Do you struggle with ensuring decent work and sustainability in your supply chains? What does the “future of work” look like for your company? Join the next UN Global Compact Academy Session to learn strategies and best practices from the experts: Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO and Lila Karbassi, Chief of Programmes, UN Global Compact. The online session can be accessed from anywhere in the world on Tuesday, 10 April at 3:00 p.m. EDTa/8:00 p.m. GMT/9:00 p.m. CET. During this session you will learn: ·        The importance of adhering to fundamental principles and rights at work ·        What the decent work agenda is, how it relates to the Global Goals and the role of your company ·        Examples of key actions to eliminate modern slavery in your supply chain ·        Practical recommendations for how your company can help shape the Future of Work → Click here to share the next UN Global Compact Academy session on Twitter! The UN Global Compact Academy “Influencer Series" is designed to provide businesses with intimate knowledge access to some of the most prominent UN experts and business leaders shaping the sustainability agenda. Four Reasons to Register for Academy Sessions Today

1. Gain the skills needed to meet your sustainability objectives

2. Access cutting-edge tools & resources

3. Learn from and interact with world-class experts		4. Join a learning environment designed for a global workforce
Missed the first UN Global Compact Academy Session? Not to worry! Watch the recap here and share the video with your network on Twitter.

Make the Change. "Where You See Wrong or Inequality or Injustice SPEAK OUT" Thurgood Marshall

BUSINESS AS USUAL,....

.... or make the CHANGE NOW for the Next Generation.

If your question is edited from any meeting, conference, symposium, social media, or event. Continue to speak out.

Spread the word.

Black Emergency Managers Association International.

When you purposely eliminate voices from the conversations and discussions that directly affect them politically within their community, you are an active participant in modern-day suppression and in violation of their civil rights.

FREE, NO COST (except travel & lodging) Training Offered . EPA Environmental. State, County, City, Township, and Federal Employees.

Keep in mind that all incidents and disasters are local until federal response or other coordinating entity arrives on scene. Have someone familiar in your local office at the State, County, City, township familiar with environmental Superfund process for the protection of your community.  Don’t wait until the event occurs, get ahead of the curve. BEMA International

** Attendees must be Federal, Tribal, State or Local agency employees. 

   

     Contractors, private industry and academia are not permitted to attend

    either course.  Travel/lodging costs are the responsibility of the student or

    student’s employer. **

Oil Response Training - Combined Backwater and Fast Water Hosted by Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP) ERT – OSRTI Portsmouth, NH April 16, 2018 - April 19, 2018 Registration:  https://trainex.org/offeringslist.cfm?courseid=360 Password:  cosmo1 This course is custom designed to meet requests of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal On-Scene-Coordinators (FOSCs) in their regions. The course may be from 2 days to 5 days in length dependent on request and agenda development. The course may contain any of the course content and field work found in the Slow, Backwater Practical Course or Fast Water Practical Courses listed in their course descriptions. Dependent upon selection of course work participants will deploy boom on lakes or rivers; establish oil recovery sites; provide protection to sensitive areas and shoreline with boom; operate boats on lakes or rivers; install dikes, dams and filter fences on streams; and install French drains and cut-off walls. Instructional methods will include classroom instruction and field work.

Introduction to Risk Assessment Guidance With Expanded Eco-Risk Hosted by Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP) ERT – OSRTI Augusta, ME  May 15, 2018 - May 18, 2018  Registration:  https://trainex.org/classdetails.cfm?courseid=1561&classid=7759 This 3.5-day course provides participants with the fundamentals of risk assessment as applied to the Superfund cleanup process. This course is designed to present an introduction to the Superfund risk assessment process to Project Managers, On-Scene Coordinators, Risk Assessment Reviewers, and potentially new Risk Assessors working at hazardous waste sites or treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. The course assumes little experience with toxicology and risk assessment or knowledge regarding Superfund risk assessment guidance.

Waste Treatment, Transportation, and Disposal Hosted by U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation Boston, MA June 6, 2018 - June 7, 2018 Registration:  https://trainex.org/classdetails.cfm?courseid=46&classid=7763 Waste Treatment, Transportation and Disposal, a 2-day advanced training course, focuses on specific technical and regulatory issues that On Scene Coordinators (OSC) and Remedial Project Managers (RPM) must address when treating, transporting and disposing of waste.