MEMORANDUM

Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services

Proposal for a conference in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Community to

allow for full participation in the realization of Community College Seven

Date: Sepsembes 18, 1968
Or
Negotiation Team
From: Jack L. Pannigan, Vice-Chairman
Re:
1. Conference Sponsors:

Bedford-Stuyvesant Coalition on Educational Needs and Services

Dr. Dave Berkman
Ad Hoc Committee

Major Bernard
The Salvation: Army

Mr. Ronald Breland
African -American Students

Mr. Rudolph Bryant -
Gi NG

Mr. Robert Carson
Independent C,O,R.,E,

Mrs. Alberta J. Crawford
Parents-Community Council

Reverend Chester Gage
Baptist Ministers Conf,

Reverend Milton Galamison
Opp. Indust. Center

Mrs. Louise Glover
N.A.A.C.P.

. Mr... Louis Hernandez

Puerto Rican Merchants

Judge Thomas R. Jones
Restoration Corp,

Mrs. Eula Lediard
Presidents Panel Dist. #13

Mra Byron’ Au Lee
FANCO

Mr. Stewart Lewis
Neighborhood Youth Corp.

Attorney Lester Murray (Bates)

.ccy Brooklyn Legal Services

Mrs., Winifred Murray
The Urban League of Greater N.Y.

‘Mr. Jack L., Pannigan
Brothers & Sisters for Afro-Am Unity

Dr. Herman Patterson
CG. BUN ac,

Mr. Walter Pinkston
Y.1,.A, Community Corp.

Mrs. Elsie Richardson
Central Brooklyn Model Cities

Miss Isaura Santiago
ASPIRA

Mrs. Ella Sease
Pt. A. of District #16

Mr. Albert Vann
_ African-American Teachers

Mr. Timothy Vincent
Sports Unlimited, Inc.


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Conference Commiitee . |

Mr. Albert Vann, Chairman

Mr, Jack L. Pannigan, Vice-Chairman
Honorable Thomas R,. Jones

Prof. Herman Patterson

Mr. Sonny Carson

Mrs, Ella Sease

Miss Isaura Santiago

Mrs, Anniece Garner, Adm. Assistant

Date, Time, and Location

Date: November 10, 1968

Time: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

Location: J.H.S. 258 Auditorium, Marcy Ave. and Macon Street

Rationale: From now to November 10th will give us ample time for
preparation. The tenth falls on a Sunday which will allow for church
participation, By having an all day conference it will allow for early
bird, late bird, and nightowl participation. J.H.S. 258 is almost
located in the center of Bed-Stuy and it is in an educationally active
area, The capacity is well over 600.

Suggested Speakers:

Albert Vann, Chairman Bed-Stuy Education Coalition

Sonny Garson, Chairman, Independent C.O.R.E,

Prof, Preston Wilcox, Chairman, Nat'l Ass'n of Afro-Am Educators
Eldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information, Black Panthers

Dr. Lee, Member, Board of Higher Education

Rhody McCoy, District Administrator, Oceanhill-Brownsville
Charles V, Hamilton, Co-Author, "BLACK POWER"

Judge T, RU Jones, Supreme Court Justice

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Suggested Workshops:

A, The Role of Higher Education

B. Relevancy of Curriculum

C. Admission Criteria, Teacher & Student

D, Relationship between Board of Higher Education and Community
‘Governing Board

E. Relationship between Community College Seven and the Community

Suggested Workshop Advisors, respectively

. Wr. Lee and Eldridge Cleaver

Prot, Patterson and Prof... Wilcox

Dr, Russell and Mr. Albert Vann “
Rhody McCoy and Judge Jones

. sonny Carson and Prof, Charles Hamilton

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PROGRAM OF THE DAY

Hostesses

Mrs, Anniece Garner
Miss DeeDee Minott

Registration .., upon entering the building

8:00 .,. Breakfast, cafeteria
Speakers :
9:00... Albert Vann, opening remarks

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9:30 ... Rhody McCoy:

9:45 ... Eldridge Cleaver

10:00... Workshops, (see workshop schedule)

12:00... Ijunch, cafeteria”

1:30... Workshops, (see workshop, schedule)
4:30... Dinner, cafeteria

Speakers

6:00... Sonny Carson.

6:20... Preston Wilcox

6:40... Charles V. Hamilton, Guest speaker
1:00... Judge TR, Jones; Keynote speaker
7:40... Albert Vann, closing remarks

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8:00 ... Conference over, all persons leaving the conference will

récéive a copy, in book form, of the proceedings of the’ conterence.

This pamphlet will include transcripts from each workshop, foreword

from Albert Vann (summary), names of people who attended the conference,
statement of purpose of the Bed-Stuy Coalition, and afterword by

“Judge:Jones, if possible, transcript of speéch.


AGENDA FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION

Find out the cost of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and services for the
tenth of November.

Have invitations printed and sent to all known community organizations
in Central Brooklyn, (Williamsburg, Bushw wick, East New York,
Brownsville, etc.) inviting a representative of each organization

to attend the conference. A letter explaining the advent of Community
College Seven should accompany the invitation.

Advertising should be intensified. Posters should be made and spread
around the community announcing Community College Seven. There
should be T. V. appearences, especially on channel five Also, there
should be more newspaper and radio coverage, if necessary, paid

coverage,

Once agreed upon, letters to invite speakers to head workshops and
address the conference should be sent out.

We must begin to muster a work force to perform the many duties
of the conference, We should tap large corporations, such as,
Restoration) Corp,, Youth In Action,’ Fort Greene Community Georp,,
etc., for needed recorders, typists, ushers, and youth for that day.

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