Mama C in Durban, South Africa during the Poetry Africa Tour
 photo courtesy: Poetry Africa Festival
Zuki Vutela    2010

Charlotte Hill O’Neal  aka Mama C

 artist, poet, musician, long time community activist and co- Director of the
 United African Alliance Community Center
 based in Tanzania, is pleased to announce that plans for
 UAACC Heal the Community 2011
have begun

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For more information to bring Mama Charlotte to your school/community contact
uaacc@habari.co.tz  and mamacharlottesmusic2@yahoo.com 
or (255)754 593 700

 Mama C recently returned
 to Tanzania from participation in the
Poetry Africa tour to Cape Town; Harare, Zimbabwe and Blantyre, Malawi that culminated in participation in the
14^th Poetry Africa Festival all organized by the Center for Creative Arts from the University of kwaZulu -Natal in Durban, South Africa.

Poets and musicians from around the world gather on stage after their opening night performance at the 14th Poetry Africa International Poetry Festival  2010      Oct 2010
photo courtesy: Poetry Africa Festival 

 “The healing power of art was so apparent during the whole experience!” Mama C observed.

 “The spontaneous release of love that comes from poetry and music and art, in general…that thing that binds us all together and builds solidarity and understanding among all people no matter where they are from or what language they speak, is like magic!”

During the Heal the Community 2011 tour, Mama Charlotte will continue to bring those creative healing properties and inspiration to communities in America where she has been touring for the last several years, while speaking on the more than two decades of UAACC community outreach in America and East Africa.
 

Mzee Pete O'Neal, Founder and Director of UAACC and
Leaders of Tomorrow Children's Home with some of the watoto

Mama Charlotte will be visiting the United States starting from
end of February 2011 until early June 2011
and will be available to visit your community
to speak on UAACC community outreach in America and East Africa including the
UAACC
Leaders of Tomorrow Children’s Home program*
 

Plus…

Assist the screening in your community of
A Panther in Africa*
 the award winning PBS documentary by Aaron Matthews
about the life, work and inspiration of former Kansas City Black Panther
 leader and founder of UAACC,
 Pete O’Neal

Pete O'Neal     circa 1969

Also…

Lead community discussions
resulting from the film
and
speak about the community work, collaborations
and outreach projects
 at UAACC

l  Facilitate film festivals of exciting documentaries
and music videos
by East African film makers
that focus on
art as a vehicle for social activism and empowerment

l  Speak on student exchange and volunteer opportunities at UAACC

Mama C performing in Harare, Zimbabwe
Poetry Africa Tour   Oct 2010

l  Perform spoken word from her poetry book Warrior Woman of Peace 
and her latest compilation of poetry titled
Life Slices...a taste of my heaven
 

l  Perform selections of original compositions from her latest albums

l     Building cultural community bridges and spreading the spirit of volunteerism in the global community

As more and more families and children in particular become affected by the urban migration of rural populations in our region and negative influences of alcoholism and disease combined with tough economic realities, more and more children in our communities are in need of care, nurturing and guidance.
In helping to address this need we at UAACC have endeavored to provide a home for some of these children in great and urgent need.  We presently have 21 children from ages of 5 to 15 living at Leaders of Tomorrow Children’s Home at UAACC.

Emmy award winning film maker Lisa Russell from Brooklyn, New York lead a workshop at UAACC. UAACC alumnae Anwary Msechu and Levina Kinyaiya, of Kilimanjaro Film Institute participated

Through years of experience we have seen the affects of empowerment upon young people…the self esteem and release of creativity and spontaneous desire for healthy, balanced lifestyles full of creativity and sharing is amazing…and much of this empowerment comes from the exploration and release of the ‘artist within’ all of us.

So in addition to the health care, food, clothing, shelter, education and love that these children receive, they will have the opportunity to be mentored by experienced artists in all spheres including dance and music; fine arts; music production; film making; hip hop/poetry/spoken word; design; sports; yoga; community theater and public speaking at UAACC

We are determined that these young people will be confident, creative, loving, humane and globally aware leaders of tomorrow through community support and guidance

*A Panther in Africa, by Aaron Matthews, was nationally broadcast on PBS’s landmark documentary series Point of View (P.O.V). on September 21, 2004 and continues to play on PBS stations across America and in film festivals around the world.

It was recently selected as one of the documentaries for the landmark Global Voices, a new series on PBS World that showcases internationally themed documentaries made by independent filmmakers from around the globe!
 

*The film has won the Audience Award, Best Documentary award at the St. Louis International Film Festival;  Official Selection for the Margaret Mead Film Festival; the Cine Golden Eagle Award; Silver Doc AFI Film Festival and more!.
 To find out more about this Aaron Matthews’s film visit: www.apantherinafrica.com 

 Mama C’s hard hitting reflections on life and love and community activism are highlighted by the dramatic delivery of her spoken word performances often laced throughout with her unique vocals and percussions. Her song writing and performing talents have been showcased on television and radio, classrooms and stages in many cities and universities across America and Africa.

Mama C launched her book of poetry, Warrior Woman of Peace, in 2008 and will soon launch her newest selection of poetry titled “Life Slices…a Taste of My Heaven”.

She recently completed her 4^th music/spoken word album produced at Peace Power Productions studio at UAACC and she has directed and appeared in several music videos featuring East African artists.

Mama C with gifted students at the Freedom School, a  special leadership training community institution in Philadelphia      2010

Mama C was one of the poets selected from around the world to participate in the 1st
 Poetry Africa tour to Cape Town; Harare, Zimbabwe and Blantyre, Malawi that culminated in participation in the
 14^th Annual Poetry Africa Festival all organized by the Center for Creative Arts from the University of kwaZulu -Natal in Durban, South Africa.

Kansas City, Mo.

Johnson Country Community College

Newport, RI

Providence, RI

Bridgewater State University

Seattle, Washington

Washington, DC

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Harlem, NY  (judge at the Apollo!)

Susquehanna University

Baltimore, Maryland

Philadelphia, PA

Ujamaa Shule

DuSable Museum

Sierra Center II

KRST Center  Los Angeles, CA

Lotus Academy

Freedom School

Sanctuary for Independent Media

Temple University

Red Emma’s Bookstore event

Malcolm X Day festival   Oakland, CA

Sacramento, CA

Seal Beach, CA

Troy, NY

University of Denver