Rosa Parks Birthday Celebration ~ International Intermodal Transportation

Rosa Parks Day in California highlights California African Trade and Commerce, Chocolate, Wine and Roses Reception begins global events toward celebrating the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks.

California is one of the first states to designate February 4, Rosa Parks Day, honoring the birthday and legacy as the Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Her example continue to inspire the courage, faith and action essential to bring equity and equal opportunity into existence.

The United States' ongoing investment in transportation systems is a very big conversation in our nation's capitol. “The overflowing blessing from this fountain of pubic good and national abundance will be as extensive as our own country and as durable as time” ~ Dewitt Clinton. His vision and leadership helped created the Erie Canal nearly 200 year's ago.

Today, California Governor Jerry Brown is bringing the necessary focus to facilitate public and private investment into our inter modal passenger and freight systems to maintain a vibrant and sustainable economy in the 21st century. Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, consistent voice, continues to bring local innovation to positively impact our regional Sacramento community.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood spoke of a $500 billion dollar investment in High Speed Rail throughout the nation, connecting over 75 percent of the U.S. Population in 25 years.

At the end of 2012 Black History Month is the U.S. High Speed Rail Summit highlighting Politics, Investment and Appropriations essential to Transportation re-authorizations that will expand job growth and needed infrastructure upgrades for national security and safety.

An updated action plan towards a National Inter modal Transportation Plan, inclusive of the ignited spark from Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, is essential for forward looking implementation inclusive of equity and equal opportunity throughout all aspects of the intermodal freight and passenger distributions system.

The 2012 United Nation's International Year for Cooperatives offers a clear choice for global financial investment, the past predatory business model vs. a future cooperative business model at the highest levels of leadership, globally.

President Truman signed the executive order to integrate the Armed Services of the United States of America. Sarah Keys and Rosa Parks opened the door towards systemic change in transportation systems, nationwide. Today, is not the time to invest in pre 1950 values and beliefs of the Jim Crow era.
Our nationwide, Chocolate, Wine and Roses for Rosa Parks Centennial Celebrations will include significant African Trade and Commerce opportunities highlighting the financing, production, packaging, marketing and transportion distribution of the essential agricultural inputs and products that highlight celebration of our American Treasure.

The best practices of our “California Grown” agricultural industries can help facilitate mutually beneficial job creation, career development and economic development in the spirit of Rosa Parks Day, in today's fierce global competitive marketplace.

Monday, February 6, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Queen Sheba Restaurant, 1704 Broadway, Sacramento, California we kick-off Rosa Parks Centennial Celebrations highlighting expanded California African Trade and Commerce, featuring Chocolate, Wine, Roses and Fine Ethiopian Cuisine.