Enclosed for your review and records is the final report from our Leadership Summit held April 17-18, in Chicago, Illinois. Summit attendees grappled with tough but important issues as we reviewed our past, analyzed our present and developed action plans for our future. We are collectively grateful to those who attended and financially supported the Summit.

The Summit results are just the beginning. Your ideas and suggestions are welcomed as we prepare a National Action Plan. Neither “Action Plans” nor “Summits” can succeed without your commitment and participation. There never has been, nor can there ever be, a substitute for the valuable contributions made by dedicated individuals like you.

AFRAM is a dynamic and evolving organization. Networking, Leadership Development, Organizing, Politics, and Social Justice are cornerstones for our vitality and continual growth. We must develop programs and activities which promote and encourage rank and file participation in SEIU programs and initiatives, while maintaining our culture, heritage and right to choose our leaders.

PS: AFRAM is planning a couple of events during the upcoming SEIU Convention. We are asking AFRAM members to wear their AFRAM Tee-Shirts to the Bridge crossing on June 19^th, afterwards visit our Tent in Crissy Field for our Juneteenth Celebration. The AFRAM meeting will be held Tuesday June 22, at 6:00 pm, location TBA