Musical Introduction to SEED - Check out our video clips from the African Safari...
The Need for SEED
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All the major
charity organizations that offer Aid support to
Africa are white-led.
While this
generosity is appreciated by all concerned, it also
serves to cement the view that black people are
incompetent and cannot get by without help from
whites.
The material
benefits derived from such aid can never compensate
for the sense of being second class members of the
human family who are eternally dependent on the more
competent people of other races.
This subliminal
message, though perhaps not intended, has an
extremely negative psychological effect on the race
as a whole - worldwide.
To reverse this negative effect there needs to be a highly visible black-led, black-run
world-wide organization making
a major contribution to Aid efforts in Africa.
Black people need to be SEEN to
be contributing .
While there are undoubtedly a number of Black people
who make their individual contributions, such
compassion for his/her own race is not clearly
visibile. Africans at home and abroad can therefore
see organized support coming only from other races.
Alongside this help comes the underlying message
that Africans - as a race - are irresponsible by
nature and so can't be bothered to care about each
other.
Now there is a
significant number of Black sportspersons,
entertainers, entrepreneurs, professionals etc. in
the west. If each were to support this initiative,
such an array of black icons could collectively
mobilize and maintain a substantial level of support
for Africa.
Such organized
Black support would remove the
(silent) perception
that black people cannot help themselves or each
other. Moreover, the high profile maintained by each
of these stars would guarantee the global
recognition needed and deserved by this organized
effort. With such an organization acting to 'engage
in the issues of Africa today' there would be a
major shift in the way that black people see
themselves and each other.
We would like to
make clear that while this organisation is focused
around black contribution, we would welcome
support from all well-wishers - black and white, rich
and not so rich.
If you would like to know more about SEED and to find
out how you can join in this movement, please send us a
message.
Also, you can view clips from our ground-breaking film " The African Safari " by checking out our videos.
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