Legacy Gala dinner: Celebrate and build stronger Alliances

As we approach the end of 2016, recent events prompt one to ask what 2017 will have in store for us ?

Not many would have predicted back in 2015 that Donald Trump would be the President of the United States and that Brexit would be upon us, yet here we are.

More than ever before, we believe it is critical that we define our collective reality and carve out our place in which are we can thrive and be fully respected. We cannot look to anyone else to do it for us.

We can no longer expect situations to change as a consequence of the decisions that ‘reasonable’ people make based on the facts presented to them. That is not the era we are moving into.

Sadly, in the Trump/BREXIT era, people will be encouraged to disregard the facts and merely act out what they feel, or have been fed.

Worrying times indeed when we think about just how far that brand of non-reasoning can go, and the dire depths it has plumbed to in the past.

By hosting the Legacy Gala, we want to lay down a marker for change within and across our communities.

If we are to weather this impending storm, we must accelerate the process of banding together both economically and politically as well as morally.

We must learn new ways of partnering for success, and honouring our latter day heroes and sheroes.

The Gala, which we plan to be an annual event, will celebrate those who have given a lifetime to uplifting our communities through giving of the Life Time Achievement (LTA) award.

More importantly, the Gala will provide an opportunity each year for us to come together and celebrate our progress, even as we plan for the year to come.

Join us on December 3rd to celebrate, honour, and plan for the opportunities that await us in 2017.

We thank Operation Black Vote for greatly supporting this historic and powerful event.

For table and ticket information visit: www.blaksox.com/events , for sponsorship opportunities and a brochure contact info@blaksox.com or 07985 395 166

Viv Uhman