EDFU Update | October 1, 2021

Welcome, October

Afronauts | AfroCon 2021 | Afro Comic Con 2021 | Bay Area Street Pantry | CSW66 | Our Board | Permanent Forum For People of African Descent | Veterans Comic Con

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We can hardly believe it's already October and we're in the last quarter of 2021! EDFU Foundation is currently working on a lot of projects to end the year and for 2022! It's been a few weeks since we last updated, but here is the weekly update! Please, make sure to check out our News section to keep up with all the latest! We update that part of the site as events and programs commence for EDFU.

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Afronauts

Afronauts has been on a hiatus leading up to AfroCon 2021 (read about that below!), but we're currently scheduling more guests and if you haven't already viewed us on YouTube, please make sure to check that out! Afronauts has moved from BlogTalk radio to YouTube. For the latest, make sure to subscribe to us on our YouTube channel. 

Edfu Foundation was a proud sponsor of AfroCon 2021! AfroCon's creator is our own board member, Dr.LaWana Richmond!

Our Afronauts program held a panel with John Jennings and Kevin Grevioux, and our Agent Afronaut hosted a panel on the black speculative arts movement (BSAM)! Catch most of the panel with our guest stars on our Facebook page and stay tuned for the BSAM panel to post!

EDFU also sponsored and had board members judge the cosplay contest! Congratulations to our 2 winners who took home $350 each!

We had a blast and appreciated everyone who came out and helped make this event harmonious.

EDFU Foundation also supported Veteran Comic Con! It is a fellow California-based comic and arts convention. This year's con was completely virtual and we must say it was so much fun being able to create our own avatars and run around the virtual hall. Let us know what you thought in the comments!

Afronauts hosted a panel for the con! Our own Agent Afronaut, who is serving in the USCG, and our board member, Dr.LaWana Richmond, who is the daughter of a veteran, spoke on comics and how it has helped them cope in life and with service. The panel also featured army veteran Lonnie Lucas.

Afronauts will also be appearing at AfroComicCon 2021, which takes place October 23 & 24. The con is completely virtual this year and includes a cosplay contest!

Registration for vendors, cosplaying, attending, and panel hosts are still open! Stay tuned for more information on our panel for the con!

Follow us on our new Instagram.

What's happening at the Bay Area Street Pantry-

EDFU Foundation continues to operate the Bay Area Street Pantry every Tuesday at the Melrose Branch Library in Oakland, CA, USA. If you are in need of food for any reason then come to the library at 11:30am. We typically run out of bags just after 12pm.

We recently welcomed a couple of new volunteers, but could always use more!

• Volunteers with vehicles are needed from 9:45am-10:15am to help transport food and unload it at the library.
• Volunteers are needed at the library from 10am-11:30am to help pack bags and setup to handout food.
• Volunteers are needed from 11:30am-1:00pm (typically we are finished an hour or so early) to pass out food to the community and clean up.
• We're also looking for volunteers to coordinate food pick-up runs throughout the week!

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CSW66 was announced last week. The 2022 event will take place virtually from March 14-22, 2022.

Theme for 2022: The Climate Crisis

EDFU is a registered NGO with ECOSCO status at the United Nations. We will be submitting a written statement, as well as holding side events. Stay tuned for more information. If you'd like to work with us, please contact us.

EDFU Foundation is working with organizations and individuals around the world to bring to life the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent. The forum has officially been approved by the United Nations, in big part to our founder and CEO, Sheldon Williams.

Planning and preparations are still taking place. If you'd like to help please contact Sheldon at his email. Time to join is almost closed.

Board member since 2018 - Dr.Dimah Mahmoud

EDFU Foundation wants you to meet our board and their projects. We are featuring our members throughout the year on our social media and here on the blog! Follow our Instagram account and Facebook page to learn more, and keep checking this blog to learn about their projects! You can also see all of the board and their bios here on the our website. If you're interested in serving on the board in 2022, contact us.