Travel To the North
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Peace,
To further show who we are as a Nation of Gods and Earths, I want to give a review of my trip a couple of weeks ago. Knowledge Build Allah and I traveled to the Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Hamilton Ont. Area in order to see the Gods and Earths in Our region. For those who may not know, the NGE has been structured into regions in order to increase local and regional development. Areas that have a close proximity to each other can share best practices and build together to develop the infrastructure needed for functional community building. Our region includes Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Western New York (Which includes Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls), and Southern Ontario (Which includes Hamilton and Toronto).
Our first stop was Buffalo. We visited the God Divine Allah who welcomed us into his home, and gave us a brief rundown of the city and it's history. Later Divine and the God Shatik took us on a tour through the streets of Buffalo, and allowed us to interact with the people of that community. We then traveled to Niagara Falls (Known as Atlantis) to meet with the God Saladin, who recently had a profile done on him in the local newspaper. The God also runs a mentoring and youth development program in the community. We built at length about a variety of topics and then dined at a Indian restaurant blocks from the U.S. - Canada border.
After breaking bread, Knowledge Build and I departed and traveled to Hamilton (Steel City). Fortunately, we were able to cross the border with a minimum of hassle, and made it to Steel City in about 45 minutes. For those who may not know, there is a thriving community of Gods and Earths in Hamilton, and the Nation has had a presence in that area for the last 10 years. Putting to rest the idea that the NGE is a "Black" (African American) thing, In my time in that area, we met Gods & Earths whose families were from Jamaica, Mexico, The Philippines, Trinidad, and Ghana. In many ways, this area represents both the goal and the future of the NGE, speaking to and representing the needs of a global community with a value system that makes more of the similarities than of the differences. We attended their annual Asiatic New Year celebration (more on that later), and departed that evening with a weekend full of memories and a renewed appreciation for the work that Gods and Earths are doing across North America.
Peace,
To further show who we are as a Nation of Gods and Earths, I want to give a review of my trip a couple of weeks ago. Knowledge Build Allah and I traveled to the Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Hamilton Ont. Area in order to see the Gods and Earths in Our region. For those who may not know, the NGE has been structured into regions in order to increase local and regional development. Areas that have a close proximity to each other can share best practices and build together to develop the infrastructure needed for functional community building. Our region includes Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Western New York (Which includes Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls), and Southern Ontario (Which includes Hamilton and Toronto).
Our first stop was Buffalo. We visited the God Divine Allah who welcomed us into his home, and gave us a brief rundown of the city and it's history. Later Divine and the God Shatik took us on a tour through the streets of Buffalo, and allowed us to interact with the people of that community. We then traveled to Niagara Falls (Known as Atlantis) to meet with the God Saladin, who recently had a profile done on him in the local newspaper. The God also runs a mentoring and youth development program in the community. We built at length about a variety of topics and then dined at a Indian restaurant blocks from the U.S. - Canada border.
After breaking bread, Knowledge Build and I departed and traveled to Hamilton (Steel City). Fortunately, we were able to cross the border with a minimum of hassle, and made it to Steel City in about 45 minutes. For those who may not know, there is a thriving community of Gods and Earths in Hamilton, and the Nation has had a presence in that area for the last 10 years. Putting to rest the idea that the NGE is a "Black" (African American) thing, In my time in that area, we met Gods & Earths whose families were from Jamaica, Mexico, The Philippines, Trinidad, and Ghana. In many ways, this area represents both the goal and the future of the NGE, speaking to and representing the needs of a global community with a value system that makes more of the similarities than of the differences. We attended their annual Asiatic New Year celebration (more on that later), and departed that evening with a weekend full of memories and a renewed appreciation for the work that Gods and Earths are doing across North America.
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