PHILADELPHIA, PA (USA) – 18 November 2013 – In observance of 2013 International Men’s Day, a national telephone conference on Tuesday, 19 November 2013 from 2:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) through 3:30 P.M. (E.D.T.) will bring together Thought Leaders on education, health, Fatherhood, and wealth building from around the nation to explore the “Role of Fathers in Education”. The national telephone conference which is hosted by the Peoples Unified Resource Center (“PURC”) under the leadership of Tri-State (USA) International Men’s Day Coordinator Reverend Anthony L. Stevenson, Sr., MFT, will feature Mr. Kenneth Gamble, an internationally acclaimed songwriter and record producer who co-founded with Mr. Leon Huff, Philadelphia International Records, and transformed the City of Philadelphia into the musical capital of the world, as a guest speaker.
Mr. Gamble is the Founder of Universal Companies and Schools which provides affordable housing along with educational and health resources and is viewed by many as a global model for education and urban revitalization.
He will be joined on the national telephone conference by Reverend Stevenson, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PURC, a Double-Certified Master Fatherhood Trainer and Facilitator with the National Fatherhood Initiative (“NFI”), a National Partnership for Community Leadership (“NPCL”) Certified Licensor, Founder of All Gods Children Need S.H.O.E.S.(4C.C.C.C.G.Family Empowerment Mall, Four Corners Crusade for Life Community Baptist Church, developer of the universally accepted faith-based Let’s Be About the Fathering Business I.C.A.N program and curriculum, and Peace Ambassador for the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (“WANGO”); Mr. Robert D. Johnson, a nationally acclaimed expert on Fatherhood and Family issues who serves as the National Campaign Director of the Fathers In Education Campaign and a member of he National Fatherhood Leadership Group (“NFLG”) where he serves as the organization’s National Mobilization Officer; David Shipon, M.D., FACC, Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Chief Executive Officer of the Athlete Health Organization (www.athletehealth.org); Dr. Thomas Reid, Chief Executive Officer of Southwest NuStop (www.swnustop.com); Mr. Zachary C. Husser, Sr. of “Save Our Sons”; Mr. Lance Dickson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of “Committed Fathers Alliance” (www.committedfathers.org);Mr. Tony Nelson of Citizens Institute for People with Criminal Records; Alvin S. Perry, DBA, MBA, founder of Critical Zone (www.criticalzoneinc.com); Mr. Harve Nichols, Director of Programming at PURC; Reverend William Harris of “Godfathers”; Mr. Raheem Stevenson, a Wealth and Family Legacy Building expert; and Ms. Diane Aisha Sears, the United States Coordinator for International Men’s Day, member of the International Men’s Day Coordination Committee where she represents the United States; and Chair of the USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan Committee.
International Men’s Day was inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago by Jerome Teelucksingh, Ph.D., a Gender Issues Thought Leader and faculty member in the History Department at the University of West Indies and celebrates and honors the contributions and sacrifices that Men make to our families, our communities, and our world. It shares a 48-hour partnership with Universal Children’s Day which is observed worldwide on 20 November of each year and is endorsed by the United Nations.
Individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in participating in the National Telephone Conference on International Men's Day -- Tuesday, 19 November 2013 2:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) through 3:30 P.M. (E.D.T) may call 1-712-432-1500 and provide the access code of 184696#.
For further information about International Men's Day, visit its official website at https://sites.google.com/a/imd-global.org/international-mens-day.
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