Black Confrontation Conference

Black Confrontation Conference

This conference was organized by the Black Action Society to create a sense of unity on campus.

Box 1, Folder 37, Black Action Society Files, 1968-1992, UA.55.13.3, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

University of Pittsburgh

UA55133-1-37-15

Salaam, The Black Action Society calls on all Black People, students, workers, faculty, staff and administrators, based at the university to participate in a three day conference the 14th, 15th and 16th of November, so that we can design a complete strategy which will once and for all eliminate minor, unnecessary political, economic, social and psychological differences which prevent the total unity necessary for meeting our objectives. Out of this conference will come a political platform from which all Black People will be able to function in the interest of all Black People. Te Black Action Society urgers total participation of all Black Students, workers, faculty, staff, and administrators so that we may begin to direct all available resources in a direction that benefits the minds, bodies, and souls of forty million enslaved Afro-Americans. The Conference Workshops will be as follows: I. Education II. Defense III. Economics IV. Communications V. Politics VI. Black Women VII. Black Men VIII. Workers Workshop Registration for the Conference Workshops will begin October 27th through 31st in the Towers Lobby from 1-5p.m. Lasima Tushinde Mbilashaka (We Shall Conquer Without A Doubt) Black Action Society