| CLUB VALIANTS INC. “Good Conduct and Courage Lead to Honor” Charter Member International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) 7543 Williams Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19150-2211 215-276-8222/215-548-0333 (F) |
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| "MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT" "FORWARD MARCH" There comes a time in every man, woman or child’s life when these Words are spoken. The meaning is to get you or a group to move Together. Everything has to be in rank and file. The same things Occur during a chess game. Thank you for allowing me to call this cadence or command movement. It is clearly time for you “sir or madam” to stop talking and start Walking. I don’t want you to move to my voice but to the voices of Our founders. These men laid a path for us to follow. We have enjoyed The fruits of their labor. Now it is your turn to step for justice and equality. Some people think because we don’t yell and scream back at our Adversaries, that we are cowards. I was raised that “sticks and bones …..” will never hurt me. I learned to fight with the power of GOD’ s Wisdom in my life. The sword of equality, the breast plate of faith. Remembering that “ALL THAT I AM I OWE- I AM FOREVER IN DEBTED IN THE RED”. To the people that want to talk a good fight Please shut up. To the people that want to change a broken out dated System lets move. I walk with the teaching of Malcolm and Martin in My heart. One side of me says” by any means necessary” and the other Says “we shall over come”. As President of Club Valiant’s Inc. I stand prepared to take a bullet from my racist, ignorant, cruel, oppressive, uncaring, hateful, members Of demons. If the shoe fit, wear it. The battle of racial equality is old And outdated. Some of our leaders have been so self indulged in “I” That they say the fight is over. How can this fight be over when we As African American people are the majority in prisons and unemployment? How could they think about removing the residency requirements for city employment, with out the consent of the people Who are this last hired and first fired? How could you ignore that these Same people from outside of the city as late as last year condoned Racial profiling in their city or suburbs? Have you forgotten why our churches are so many? Why do we need casinos when the mortgage company has already taken people homes? Oh, that was not gambling Right! Sorry. It was legal. “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND I CAN’T STAND ANY MORE” said Popeye. This administration motto will be “It’s not about ME-it’s about the one coming after me”. We need you and you and you to forward march. March for freedom, march for justice, march for education, march for Non-violence, March for health care, March for jobs, march for change, March for our elders, march for removal of guns from our streets, March for a change of past behavior. Become a vessel of good workmanship. Let these words echo in your ears And change your life forever. KEEP THE FIRE BURNING FOR JUSTICE. |