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 The Sojourn Project is a civil rights education project that takes high =
school students from around the nation to historical civil rights =
landmarks throughout the South. From time to time, we use this =
newsletter to publicize our program and encourage involvement from the =
African-American community. For more information about the program, =
please visit http://www.sojournproject.org.



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INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT SUPPORTS CIVIL RIGHTS EDUCATION =
PROJECT IN BROOKLYN

=20

For Immediate Release - January 30, 2001

=20

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- On the eve of Black History Month, the New York =
chapter of the Sojourn civil rights project today proudly announced the =
receipt of a grant from the Independence Community Foundation (ICF) that =
will underwrite a Brooklyn public high school student for a 10-day =
travel-study program to civil rights landmarks in the South.  The =
student will join a group of New York City and California students who =
qualify for expeditions scheduled for spring 2001.  In addition to this =
student scholarship, the ICF grant will provide organizational support =
for Sojourn to present a course on civil rights history to students from =
Brooklyn high schools and non-profit programs.

=20

Marilyn G. Gelber, Executive Director of ICF, said: "Independence =
Foundation is pleased to support such a worthy project.  We are =
particularly delighted that this $5,000 grant will allow a Brooklyn =
student to explore firsthand the roots of our nation's civil rights =
movement and personally observe the extraordinary change that leaders =
like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped to bring about. By =
understanding history, young people will be better prepared to combat =
bigotry today."

=20

ICF's advocacy on behalf of Sojourn has been a vital factor in =
successfully introducing the project to Brooklyn and its broad network =
of philanthropic support.  According to Sojourn board member NY State =
Assemblyman Roger Green (57th AD), "The staff at ICF vetted the program =
as it rolled out in Brooklyn last summer.  Then they pledged their =
support.  And then they went the extra mile, providing introductions to =
other supporters.  Without the foresight and generosity of ICF, =
Sojourn's presence in New York would still be a dream.  ICF made it =
real."  Mr. Green chairs the Assembly Committee on Children & Families =
in Albany.

=20

Sojourn provides an opportunity for high school students from New York =
City, San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles to travel to the South and =
study the civil rights era in intimate settings.  The program's =
itinerary includes Washington DC, Atlanta, Tuskegee, Montgomery, Selma, =
Birmingham, Jackson, Little Rock and Memphis.  By way of a "living =
history" syllabus - books, documentaries, recordings and on-site visits =
with civil rights veterans - lessons of tolerance, nonviolence, personal =
courage, compassion, forgiveness, faith, hope, justice and civic =
responsibility are imparted during expeditions. =20

John Lewis (U.S. Congressman), Myrlie Evers-Williams (Medgar Evers' =
widow), members of the Little Rock Nine, voting rights pioneer Robert =
Moses, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth (leader of the 1963 Birmingham movement), =
Chris McNair (father of one of four little girls killed in a Birmingham =
church bombing) and Martin Luther King III, among others, meet with =
students and teachers during their many stops through the South.=20

=20

Since February 1999, Sojourn has conducted eight civil rights =
expeditions.  More than 665 participants have met with civil rights =
veterans who have shared the program's ethical lesson plans.  By the end =
of this school year, Sojourn will have served more than 1000 students.  =
To visit Sojourn's Web site, click: www.sojournproject.org.  To visit =
the Web site of the Independence Community Foundation, click: =
www.icfny.org.  =20

"Until justice rolls down like waters
and righteousness like a mighty stream."
=20


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face=3DTIMES>The Sojourn Project is a civil rights education project =
that takes=20
high school students from around the nation to historical civil rights =
landmarks=20
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publicize our=20
program and encourage involvement from the African-American community. =
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January 30, 2001<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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12.0pt"> -- On=20
the eve of Black History Month, the New York chapter of the Sojourn =
civil rights=20
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Community Foundation (ICF) that will underwrite a Brooklyn public high =
school=20
student for a 10-day travel-study program to civil rights landmarks in =
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South.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The student will =
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expeditions=20
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support such a=20
worthy project.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>We are =
particularly=20
delighted that this $5,000 grant will allow a Brooklyn student to =
explore=20
firsthand the roots of our nation&#8217;s civil rights movement and =
personally observe=20
the extraordinary change that leaders like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther =
King Jr.=20
helped to bring about. By understanding history, young people will be =
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>According to Sojourn board =
member NY=20
State Assemblyman Roger Green (57<SUP>th</SUP> AD), &#8220;The staff at =
ICF vetted the=20
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Then they pledged their =
support.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>And then they went the extra =
mile,=20
providing introductions to other supporters.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Without the foresight and =
generosity of=20
ICF, Sojourn&#8217;s presence in New York would still be a dream.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>ICF made it real.&#8221;<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Mr. Green chairs the Assembly =
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Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles to travel to the South and study the =
civil=20
rights era in intimate settings.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =

</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: =
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Montgomery,=20
Selma, Birmingham, Jackson, Little Rock and Memphis.<SPAN=20
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Congressman), Myrlie Evers-Williams (Medgar Evers&#8217; widow), members =
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Rock Nine, voting rights pioneer Robert Moses, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth =
(leader=20
of the 1963 Birmingham movement), Chris McNair (father of one of four =
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among=20
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>More than 665 participants =
have met with=20
civil rights veterans who have shared the program&#8217;s ethical lesson =
plans.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>By the end of this school =
year, Sojourn=20
will have served more than 1000 students.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;=20
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class=3DMsoHyperlink><U><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>www.sojournproject.org</FONT></U></SPAN>.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>To visit the Web site of the=20
Independence Community Foundation, click: <SPAN =
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color=3D#0000ff>www.i</FONT></U><A name=3D_Hlt504904489><U><FONT=20
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