Avenging the Ancestors Coalition (ATAC): African American Employment Opportunities: President's House/Slavery Commemoration Project
President George Washington enslaved our ancestors in Philadelphia at America's first "White House," which was at the current site of the new Liberty Bell Center at 6th & Market.
In 2002, ATAC began and led the fight to commemorate those ancestors in the President's House/Slavery Commemoration Project. And in 2005, ATAC and others won the fight for this historic project.
ATAC's next fight, which began in 2005, was and is to make sure that today's free Black sons and daughters of yesterday's enslaved Black fathers and mothers play a substantial and prominent role in building that project, whose construction will resume during the end of May, 2009.
Although African Americans hold 70 percent of the project's historian, archaeological, scriptwriting, video, audio, marketing, and administrative positions- including that of lead architect and designer- ATAC nonetheless demands a substantial and prominent Black role in the actual building of the project.
It must be noted that in 2003 a Black mayor "conceived" this project. In 2005, a Black Congressman "carried" it. In 2008, another Black mayor began "laboring" with it. And on July 4, 2010, a Black president will "deliver" it. ATAC will fight to make sure that no one- whether Black or white- aborts it. In other words, Black folks have come too far to turn back now!
Therefore, if you are African American and own or work at a predominantly African American construction-related and/or contracting-related company that wants to participate in this project or if you are an African American individual with experience who wants to do construction-related or contracting-related work on this project, please complete the attached AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SIGN-UP SHEET.
SIGN-UP SHEET AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: PRESIDENT'S HOUSE/SLAVERY COMMEMORATION PROJECT
Name
Company
Street Address
City, State, Zip
E-Mail Address
Phone Number
Please place a checkmark next to the position or positions in which you are interested. But be aware that like all employment opportunities anywhere, no job is guaranteed to anyone:
Vendors/Distributors of Construction-Related Materials and Equipment
Vendors/Distributors of General Supplies
Transportation-Providing Business
Craftsmen and Craftswomen to Fabricate Exhibit Elements
Bricklayer
Carpenter
Caulker
Concrete Finisher
Electrician
Excavator
Glazier
Iron Worker
Landscaper
Mason
Mechanic
Metal Fabricator
Painter
Power Equipment Operator
Stone Setter
Waterproofer
Welder
Or you can print out this form and fax to ATAC at 215-552-8525.
ALL COMPLETED FORMS WILL BE FORWARDED BY ATAC TO THE KEATING COMPANY.
(This project construction encompasses only a 12,000 square foot area. Accordingly, due to the limited size of this project installation, the available opportunities are therefore limited.)
