Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The 7 Kwanza Principles are:
Dec 26: Umoja (Unity) - To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, and nation.
Dec 27: Kujichaguila (Self Determination) - To create, name and define our lives for ourselves.
Dec 28: Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) - To build and maintain our community
while working with others to solve problems.
Dec 29: Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) - To build and maintain our own stores, shops and
other businesses to profit from them together.
Dec 30: Nia (Purpose) - To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our
community.
Dec 31: Kuumba (Creativity) - To leave our community for beneficial and more beautiful than
we inherited it.
Jan 1: Imani (Faith) - To believe in our people, teachers, and leaders and the virtue and victory
of our struggle.