Come to Learn How the Criminal Justice System Impacts People of Color

Please Join Us on April 25th at Schenectady County Community College, the Program will start at 6pm until 8pm, "The New Jim Crow Chang Gang and Too Deep Entertainment", Featuring Dr. Alice Green and The NJC Report.

How the criminal justice system impacts people of color in our communities? Conviction and arrest report.

from  Benita Law-Diao

We Made National News!!

Activist Puts Albany Neighborhood On The Bus Maphttp://www.npr.org/2012/04/04/149715433/activist-puts-albany-neighborhood-on-the-bus-map

Willie White pushed for the creation of a new bus route for his previously underserved neighborhood in Albany, N.Y.

Marie Cusick for NPR

African American Culture & Education

We Must teach our children their history, then they came move forward with confidence.

African American Culture & Education
http://www.ehow.com/about_6156440_african-american-culture-education.html

South-End, Enjoy The Ride! "This Is What Democracy Looks Like"

CDTA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF LARGEST SERVICE CHANGE IN AUTHORITY’S HISTORY
http://www.cdta.org/news_detail.php?id=153&no_redirect=true

"As community based organization in the South-End of Albany, AVillage is very happy to partner with CDTA on the new route restructuring process,” said A Village President Willie White. “We are pleased with our new #100 route which will provide consistent and reliable access to the hospitals to get to work and to appointments. We hope that this relationship will last long into the future.” Route 100 will connect Morton Avenue and South Albany neighborhoods to hospitals and their jobs.

 

Supports Occupy ALBANY!

AVillage Fully Supports Occupy ALBANY!!! We want Jobs!!!!!! We want Livable Communities and Much More! Now Go Tell That!

The People will Speak!!! and The Politicians will Listen!
It's Our Time To Stand Up and Fight....And Fight we Will.

Bus Trip To Washington DC

AVillage's Sucess Story, Our Bus Trip To Washington DC, to see the Dr. King Memorial.WOW!!! When the children are happy, we are happy! Our Children Had a Great Time.

 

 

Our Children's Garden' Grand Opening

"Our Children's Garden" Grand Opening!! This was a fun filled day of joy and happyness, plenty of food!

Our guests included MAYOR JERRY JENNINGS, THE HONORABLE CAROLYN McLaughlin, THE HONORABLE LUCILLE McKNIGHT, THE HONORABLE PAUL TONKO, THE HONORABLE BARBARA SMITH, THE HONORABLE LESTER FREEMAN, THE HONORABLE DOMINICK CASOLARO, HABITAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIKE JACOBSON, CITY PLANNER KATIE BRONSON AND MANY MORE.

The kids have done a wonderfula job cleaning up this trash filled vacant lot. You won;t believe it! You ave to see it! All are welcome. Please come out and support our children

AUGUST 11TH AT 5:30PM, 43 CATHERINE STREET... "OUR RIBBON CUTTING"

THANKS, AVillage..., Inc. and Grand Street Community Arts. "A Collaborative Effort" In our Community. Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.