Utatu Collective

03/12/2015

Join us this Friday as we Host our Annual Celebration of Black Womanhood, formally known as Queens Night Out (Friday March 13th, at the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies 6:30-9:00pm) featuring Spoken Word and Live Jazz Performances by Ari Brown. FREE with Dinner Included!! Brothers bring your Queen, Princess, Mother's, Aunties, Sister's, Grand's, etc and Express your appreciation! Please note this event is completely FREE the cover charge has been removed. We look forward to seeing you!!

02/16/2015

In preparation for our Celebration of Black Womanhood, formally known as Queens Night Out, (Friday March 13th, at the Carruthers Center For Inner City Studies 6:30-9:00pm featuring Spoken Word and Live Jazz Performance by Ari Brown. $5 per person $8 per couple Dinner Included), we want to share with you this video of one of our most revered Queens; Queen Nzinga. We look forward to seeing you!

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11/06/2014

Htp Afrikan People,

The Utatu Collective is preparing for its 7 annual Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration.

December 5, 2014. The Quaker House 5615 South Woodlawn.

Doors will open at 6pm. Program to start at 7pm.

Our Theme: "Kwanzaa; The Re-Afrikanization Holiday"

As always, the event is FREE and Afrikan attire preferred

HABARI GANI?????

02/12/2014

NEIUGround, Northeastern’s community garden, is coming this spring!

Northeastern Illinois University will partner with the Peterson Garden Project to create NEIU\Ground, an urban garden that replicates the successful “pop up” gardens produced by this neighborhood organization. This exciting venture supports the university’s two-year Reimagining Food initiative.

Do you want to grow your own food but need a place to do it? A limited number of garden plots are available to the Northeastern community. If you would like a membership for a garden plot, please apply here. Information on membership fees and required training are listed on the application.

Applications are due by Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014.

Important Dates To Remember:

Sat. March 29 - Chavez Day of Service: Help build the garden (weather permitting). Garden members who have been accepted are not required to attend, but it is a great way to support the construction of NEIU-Ground.

Sat., April 22 - Garden Opens: Garden plots are assigned to accepted members (weather permitting). Information on accessing the garden will be provided.
Students and student organization should please contact, Linzi Johnston at [email protected]

Faculty, staff, Northeastern departments and offices should please contact, Kris Pierre at [email protected] or Katherine Gleiss at [email protected]

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posted by Jason Demma on behalf of Katherine Gleiss, Reimagining Food initiative

01/25/2014

Instructions to Students
January 24th, 2014
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Heather Weber, Director
773-442-4944
Northeastern Illinois University Art Gallery
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
March 31st-April 25th, 2014
PLEASE POST & ANNOUNCE TO YOUR STUDENTS!!
Open to all NEIU Art Major or Minors. Major/Minor degrees must be declared.

Important Dates:

Drop off of artwork:
Work will be accepted beginning Monday March 10th through Friday March 14th at 5pm. ALL work should be taken to the art gallery (open 10am-5pm Mon-Fri).
**Please let students know that drop off dates are firm. NO work submitted after 5pm on Friday March 14th will be accepted.

Juror Dates:
Jurying will take place over Spring Break (March 17-23). The juror is recent exhibiting artist Nikki Renee Anderson.

Installation:
Installation will begin immediately after juror's selection. Any student interested in installing their work should contact me ([email protected]) by Friday March 14th.

Dates of the Exhibition: March 31st-April 25th, 2014

Reception & Awards: Friday April 18th, 6-9pm

Student Responsibility:
-Each student may submit up to 3 works, no work can exceed 60".
-Each student must complete a label form (available in art gallery and art office) for EACH artwork submitted. A label form must be securely attached to each artwork. Work that has not been properly labeled will not be submitted to the juror for review.
-ALL WORK SUBMITTED MUST BE FRAMED (IF APPLICABLE) AND READY TO HANG!

Thank you.

01/18/2014

Chicago Teachers Union President and ICSE Alumna (MA, 1993) Karen Lewis will be speaking in our newly renovated Donn Bailey Legacy Hall!

01/18/2014

This free conference is hosted by the Kemetic Institute. Conference presenters include Dr. Josef Ben Levi, Dr. Kamau Rashid, Professor Yvonne Jones, and Mrs. Ife Carruthers. Special guests include Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, and Dr. Greg Kimathi Carr of Howard University. Free continental breakfast, with...

01/18/2014

Dr. Umoja will be speaking from our newly renovated Donn Bailey Legacy Hall!

01/17/2014

The Northeastern Illinois University Department of Counselor Education Couple and Family Wellness Center is a once-a-year event and is now accepting couples and families as clients. This is a free counseling service offered to the university and the community-at-large on a first-come, first-served basis.



If you or anyone you know is in need of A) a wellness check-up for a family or couple relationship or B) couple and/or family counseling, then this opportunity can be very helpful.



The Wellness Center, using a strength-based approach, is a training center for advanced students in NEIU’s Family Counseling Program, under direct supervision of the Coordinator of the Couple and Family Counselor Program. A team approach is utilized to provide clients with as much help and feedback as possible. This is the sixteenth year this Center has been in operation and many have found it to be highly effective for their family or couple relationship in regaining their strengths, and getting back on track.



Space is limited, and the service is offered only on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. during the spring 2014 semester only. The Wellness Center is located in L**h Walesa Hall (LWH) room 4073 on the NEIU main campus at 3601 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago. All counseling services are confidential and free.



If you or someone you know might benefit from this service, have them contact Sara Schwarzbaum at [email protected] or 773-442-5553 to set up an appointment.

12/14/2013

Asante sana to everyone who came out last night to celebrate with us your presence was truly appreciated

12/09/2013

PLEASE READ BECAUSE:

As the battle lines for the Afrikan mind continues to be obscured among some, it's good to know that even in the face of what could be seen as insurmountable odds there are some that have not even considered surrender or compromise as a strategy nor tactic as a means of survival.

It's with these warrior activist scholars and keepers of the tradition that the Utatu Collective stands in absolute solidarity, as we "Move The J.C.C.I.C.S Village Forward."

Asante sana Baba Kamau Rashid for your reflection, insight, and correct analysis.

UTATU

Welcome to the web page of Kamau Rashid, a scholar, writer, activist, and educator. Here you can find information about my work, links to my blog, and other information of interest.

12/06/2013