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Repatriation Online Course 101 Starts October 30th!

Repatriation Online Course 101 Starts October 30th!

Repatriation Online Course 101 Starts October 30th!


Course Description
Repatriation, by even the slightest stretch of one’s imagination, is a gargantuan endeavor. Complex because it is entangled with the ideals held by a people clinging desperately to the hope that home is as it once was a paradise innocent of the evil that now imposes itself on our reality and the fears that drain our brain. For without that hope, many of us would have died a final death many generations ago.

Repatriation, however, is most often anything but what we expect. Rather it can be a gruesome grinding process, a painful rebirthing and very often life-threatening. Our mental and spiritual return to the Way that was when we were innocent of such a world is a journey greater than the distance we travelled over seas. All too often we are discouraged by the obstacles, failing to see their purpose in our own evolution, which is kith and kin to Repatriation.
Our course will be a series of 5 discussions that will delve into all aspects of Repatriation. The sole objective is to better prepare your mind for the reality on the ground as it pertains to the logistics of relocating, the realities of it and the prospects for surviving and thriving. Some have asked, if it’s so much trouble, then why bother? It’s a good question only if you have a better alternative. This class is not for tourists.

Course Duration:

Sunday, October 30th, 2011 7:00-8:30 PM EST

Sunday, November 6th, 2011 7:00-8:30 PM EST

Sunday, November 13th, 2011 7:00-8:30 PM EST

Sunday, November 20th, 2011 7:00-8:30 PM EST

Sunday, November 27th, 2011 7:00-8:30 PM EST

Cost: $95.00

Course Outline:

Dispelling Notions
An appropriate definition of repatriation, tempering your greatest expectations, describing the challenges and benefits associated when travelling single, as a family, as a pensioner, health related challenges and preventative measures, caring for children or elders, giving birth, reliable health facilities, major health concerns, malaria, typhoid, A.I.D.S, buying food from the market and the necessity to grow, required work ethic

Logistics
Costs of relocation, including airfares, container charges, alternatives to a full container, cost of importing vehicle, optimal vehicles to import and why, What else to bring, what to leave. Dealing with the port. How to save and invest wisely upon arrival. Cost of living in Ghana, quality of education for your children, standard curriculum

Doing Business in Ghana
Prospects of employment, necessity of self-employment, the procedure for starting your own business, why start small, what about a Non Governmental Organization as an alternative, how does this procedure facilitate a residence permit, managing human resources, types of industries most conducive to our success, factors to be considered, such as an annual rate of inflation ranging around 18%

Right of Abode
Exposing the charade, clear picture of your legal status as a repatriate, what is the procedure for permanent residence, what’s the easiest route, how will the National Identification Scheme affect you, how this affects buying or leasing land, short term rentals, managing house help, dealing with security, cultural differences that may be shocking

Successful Repatriation
Acclimatization, socialization, mental stability and peace, personal security, finding your groove, humility as an asset, acceptance as a tool and overcoming as a necessity; Various ways one humbles, accepts, overcomes and yet remains in their own realm of high frequency

In actual fact, we can only provide a general outline of topics, but the range will go as far as your questions allow it. No question or topic is off limits and no time frame prohibitive. At the end of the course, I guarantee you will be more confident in your plans to repatriate. Any questions, please use the contact information below.

How: To access the online member classroom, you must register for the Abibitumi Kasa site athttp://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/register.php

You’ll need to do this if you don’t have an account already.

If you already have an account at the site, login at this link: http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/login.php

From there click on the link to member classroom on any page at the site at class time or visit the link to the member classroom here directly at http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/chat.php


Contact us at info@abibitumikasa.com with any questions.

Please contact your instructor Ras Ariel at lionsden2ghana2@gmail.com with any questions you may have prior to class.

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Africa and Pan-Africanism in this Hemisphere: Fighting Neo-Colonialism, Racism, Class, and Gender Oppression

Courtesy of Voxunion

As we continue to press issues raised during this past summer’s U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, Netfa Freeman of Washington, D.C.’s Social Action and Leadership School for Activists, offers the following: ‘Africa and Pan-Africanism in this Hemisphere: Fighting Neo-Colonialism, Racism, Class, and Gender Oppression.’ The panel looked at the role of revolutionary pan-Africanism in confronting imperialism and nation/class/gender oppression in this hemisphere, with emphasis on the Haitian Revolution, the Cuban Revolution and the attacks on African peoples in the Americas.

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