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CONTACT: Mr. David Fattah...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br /><br />CONTACT: Mr. David Fattah<br />Coordinator, 2009 Million Father March for City Of Philadelphia<br />Telephone: (215) 473-5893<br />Facsimile: (215) 879-5340<br />E-Mail: falakafattah@aol.com<br /><br /> <br />HOUSE OF UMOJA, INC. SELECTED TO LEAD AND ORGANIZE NATIONAL 2009 MILLION FATHER MARCH IN CITY OF PHILADELPHIA<br /><br />PHILADELPHIA, PA (USA) – 14 August 2009 --In 2007 and 2008, the House Of Umoja, Inc.’s leadership and organizing role for the National Million Father March in the City of Philadelphia moved thousands of Fathers to redefine and reshape their parental roles, energized a public school system, and rekindled community spirit. As a result, The Black Star Project (www.blackstarproject.org) which orchestrates the National Million Father March and is located in Chicago, Illinois and headed up by Mr. Philip Jackson has tapped the House Of Umoja, Inc. (www.houseofumoja.org) to lead and organize the 2009 National Million Father March in the City Of Philadelphia. On 8 September 2009, the first day of the 2009-2010 academic year, the City of Philadelphia will be one of an estimated 550 cities in the United States that will be participating in the 2009 National Million Father March.<br /><br /> <br /> Founded in 1968 by Queen Mother Falaka Fattah and her husband Mr. David Fattah the House Of Umoja, Inc. which is celebrating its 41st anniversary, is an internationally acclaimed organization that has improved the lives of over approximately 3,000 urban adolescent males between the ages of 15 through 18 in the City Of Philadelphia. In 1974, the House Of Umoja, Inc. successfully negotiated a peace pact with gangs throughout the City of Philadelphia which brought to an end bloody and deadly gang warfare which had plagued the nation’s fourth largest media market for years.<br /><br /> <br /> In July 2008, the House Of Umoja, Inc., launched a bold and innovative multi-tiered initiative – The THINK GREEN PEACE Campaign -- which is transforming vacant lots into gardens yielding vegetables and flowers through the collaborative efforts of, among others, youth and senior members in the community. Senior members of the community are sharing their knowledge of growing food with the youth and the youth are learning the value of the earth, how to grow food, how to become self-sufficient, and how to create a beautiful and nurturing environment.<br /><br /> <br /><br /># # #IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD(R)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07530257142977757551noreply@blogger.com