NSA

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NSA
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Agenda

• Topic Pan-African Colors
• Presenter Paul
• Welcome Speech
• Culture Introduction
• Stories, Myths
• Free Expression (cultural aspect)
• Open discussion to get other people involved
• Upcoming Events, Closing, or announcements

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Pan-African Colors

• Green, yellow, black and Red
• Originated in Ethiopia
• - Rastafari movement
• - traditional flag of Ethiopia
• Pan-African colors can be found in many flags of
  African nations

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History

• The colors (red, yellow, green) appear most
  prominently on the 1798 flag of Ethiopia, with
  the green at the bottom
• they were accidentally flown upside-down on a
  state ceremony and the tradition was adopted by
  the Ethiopian government and by several African
  states, as well as by Pan-Africanist
  organizations around the world
• It is now common to see these flags with green on
  top (or in front of) of yellow, and red at the
  bottom (or at the trailing edge) of the flag

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Flags Pan-African Colors
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African Republic

• Benin

Grenada
Congo-Brazzaville
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Mali
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Flags Pan-African Colors
Dominica
Guyana
Angola
Jamaica
Saint Kitts Nevis
South Africa
Senegal
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Togo
Zambia
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Announcements

• Cultural Food Showcase
• End of Year Meeting
• Plans for 2006-2007
• NSA Outing
• - Union at 12pm