“…proud to be Black but don’t have to be limited by identity and boxed in by race.” — Toure, Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness
“Black Like Who? Black Like ME!”
The Black Youth Conference Day, (BYCD) is a gathering, held annually, open to black youth, young adults, and adults from across the Nation’s capital in order to engage them in a conversation, empower themselves to be active participants in the discovery, manifestation, and articulation of their visions for themselves, Black communities, and the World!
Friday, February 24, 2012
8:30 am – 4 pm
Saint Paul University
Cost: $15 for Students,
$25 for Community participants
Once again, we are partnering with OneMatch. Did you know that fewer than 30% of patients will find a compatible donor within their family? The remaining 70% rely on the generosity of others. There are currently 42 Black patients looking for a stem cell match from an unrelated donor but only .7% of the people on the registry are identified as people of African descent. Their best chance for survival will come from an unrelated donor match from their ethnic group. That’s why there’s OneMatch, Canada’s stem cell and marrow network. Right now, there is a special need for ethnic males who are aged 17 – 35, in good heatlh and willing to donate to any patient in need. On both days of our event, we will be hosting SWAB events and representatives from OneMatch will be on site to meet and educate the community.
YOU COULD BE THE ONE MATCH TO SAVE A LIFE!!!!!
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