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What is The So’ Feet Movement® ?

The So’ Feet Movement® is a GRASSROOTS movement driven by the politics of worldwide communities riddled by Domestic Dysfunction. The creation of our movement and its supporters are natural and spontaneous and we place important emphasis on the differences between ours and an Astroturfing .

The So’ Feet GRASSROOTS Movement® will always operate at the local level, and we appreciate having the supports of as many volunteers within communities we serve and of whom are willing to give of its time to support locally which will inevitably lead to positive change worldwide.

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What We are Trying to DoThe So’ Feet Movement® is based on the book/memoir entitled So’ Feet: ‘Sore Mind…Sore Heart…and Sore Soul’, written by Dr. Kalima F. Abdul-Quddus. It was first published March of 2009. Dr. Abdul-Quddus shares her story of Domestic Dysfunction®, growing up as a Second Generation African-American Muslim; Dying by the hands of her abuser and overcoming the odds to her road to success as her motivation to inspire and encourage the many challenged men and women suffering in today’s society.In the book; little Fatimah carries more than her share of trials at her age and tarries along throughout her life; as a good child; yet far beyond her years in wisdom. Much to her dismay, however; she doesn’t see light at the end of any tunnel and is surely losing hope that she will ever be able to overcome. There comes a point where she is faced with death and has no other choice but to commit to life; easier said than done, she is too young to know how to do that.The So’ Feet Movement® impact on the social network of Facebook alone has given this project more than 10000 followers; www.facebook.com/LadyintheShoeProductions and www.facebook.com/TheSoFeetMovement. The So’ Feet Movement® is undoubtedly making its mark to “Healing the World”.The first-ever Tucson Festival of Books launched March 13th through the 15th of 2009 is a major book event which is led by an influential coalition of community leaders and groups; is a region-wide public celebration of reading and literacy and is supported by the Arizona Daily Star, The University of Arizona, the business community, reading and literacy and more. As a new author Dr. Abdul-Quddus had no idea that she would be so blessed as to be a part of lecture panels with such notables as Michael Blake (noted for his Film Adaptation of Dances with Wolves); J.A. Nance (New York Times Best Selling Author of Desert Heat); Stedman Graham (Stedman Graham and Partners) and Dr. LaJoyce Brookshire (Author of Soul Food)! http://youtu.be/AefnKkECH3oWe've slowly been building the The So’ Feet Movement® brand each and every day. With all of the International outpour requesting support from us and for those who have supported us till date; we immediately realized that the best way for us to help more people to heal; and to change the world; for the sake of all of humanity, was to make a feature film and NOT a Documentary with the idea of crisis intervention rather than awareness. People are already aware that there is more than enough Domestic Dysfunction® to go around. What isn’t being done is that a wedge is not built in order to put an end to a lot of these issues. We are 100% positive that when people can see themselves in a set of circumstances objectively; they can then know what to change from within. The So’ Feet Movement® is poised to be able to do this without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, financial circumstance, etc.We've recently been given two opportunities to run one of our programs for the youth within two community centers. These programs seek to address social issues impacting families and to prevent youth involvement in anti-social behavior. They address the development and fundamentals of good character. These programs connect families to resources within their own communities while providing education in order to maintain full autonomy over personal life issues. Life comes at us all like a train wreck but the key is not in trying to figure out how to stop what life does and which may be out of our control; but in making better decisions and in how to keep our heads up during the storms.What We Need:In order to make the feature film; we must raise $150,000 for an IPO. At which point; www.CinemaShares.com will produce the feature film for So’ Feet: ‘Sore Mind…Sore Heart… and Sore Soul’. We are not asking for more to run an official The So’ Feet Movement® office at this time because we can continue to work out of satellite offices for the time being. What we also do is attend events; organize workshops; speak to as many audiences as possible. In this way; we minimize expenses and are able to continue our mission regardless while we make all attempts to raise the funds for the IPO. Once we have raised the funds; and the film is already produced; we can then run The So’ Feet Movement® office. Because we are at such a young stage in this project, we need your help!Why Help?:The So’ Feet Movement® is for the sake of ALL of humanity. The work that we do will help make life much better for us all. What’s lacking in so many instances is empathy but this movement promises to dig deep in helping to break down emotional walls of pain which keep people from caring about another person based upon the varying discrimination. We can't exist without one another. Many of us believe that we don’t need anyone else but this is impossible. We all need each other in some form or fashion. Did you know that if a newborn baby is not touched for 33 days immediately preceding its birth that it would die? Did you also know that a man CANNOT live without a woman? How you say? In my last college biology course I learned that down to the chromosome it has been proven. For example; we all know that men have ‘X’ and ‘Y’ chromosomes and women only have ‘X’; and we all know that the male determines the sex of a baby based on this fact. So; if a male ‘X’ chromosome fertilizes a female ‘X’ chromosome then a baby girl is produced. Further; if a male ‘Y’ chromosome fertilizes an ‘X’ chromosome from the woman then a baby boy is produced. But what many people don’t know is that both sexes have blank or empty chromosomes! So when a male blank fertilizes an ‘X’ of the woman then a baby girl is produced but she will be deformed; but if the woman produces a blank chromosome and a ‘Y’ chromosome hits her blank then it will not live! By helping us with the The So’ Feet Movement® you are doing your part in helping Dr. Kalima F. Abdul-Quddus to Heal the World of its Domestic Dysfunctional® grief. Our goal is to remind people of the love of Almighty God as our Creator who wanted us all to love one another… ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’… ‘Love Thy Neighbor’…and we have all fallen short of that glory in some way or other.If you give, you get! Be sure to check out the list of perks in the sidebar!Where Will the Money Go?:We will use every single cent we raise for the IPOOther Ways You Can Help:1. Tell your friends you gave to our campaign. By doing this you will inspire them to do the same!2. Post this page to your Facebook, twitter and blogs.3. Send us email to let us know how you feel about the The So’ Feet Movement®. All feedback is important; good, bad or indifferent. It is how we grow.4. Play the radio archives on the So’ Feet on the Move® BlogTalk Radio show and leave comments.Mission Statement:The platform for The So’ Feet Movement® is used to educate and empower the challenged around the world; to create effective dialogues that foster deference; cultural and spiritual awareness. The empirically based and emotionally sensitive social issues addressed with The So’ Feet Movement® give an innovative, edgy, interactive and effective approach to inspire, encourage and infiltrate the positive energy of self preservation, pride and greatness into their own communities and lives. The So’ Feet Movement® will help to remind us all to be the best ambassadors to Almighty God that we can be by loving others and in doing good things each and every day of our lives. We believe that there is no compulsion in religion and your relationship to Almighty God is what it is and how you choose to love him is between you and Him but the main idea is to love one another and have good character.How It Started:In 1991, Dr. Kalima F. Abdul-Quddus penned a diary with no name. In this diary she would note all of the challenges she faced day-to-day. Her trials had become so great that she learned that the only way she could feel better was to write down her thoughts. Before long; she had learned that singing songs also helped to bandage her pain; temporarily, that is. But we all know that bandages only last but so long before they must be removed. Unfortunately when bandages are removed they expose scars. Initially, she had no plan to use to the diary for any other purpose; but in 1998; Dr. Abdul-Quddus read the diary to her grandparents who then suggested she write an actual book for it. Their words, “Your life makes ours seem like a walk in the park.” It was then that Dr. Abdul-Quddus realized that there had to be many others in the world who struggled and could barely overcome their challenges. But after beginning the pen of the book; Dr. Abdul-Quddus found that re-opening Pandora’s Box may not be as good an idea as she thought. The pain of revisiting her past was excruciating and she took time off to prepare herself to complete the manuscript. In June of 2003; she picked up the manuscript once more and began to write through her tears; and never stopped re-writing until she perfected the material. Oblivious of how big a hit that So' Feet: 'Sore Mind...Sore Heart... and Sore Soul' would become; Dr. Abdul-Quddus went on to self-publish the memoir with her company Lady in the Shoe Productions in March of 2009.When she launched the 4-City book tour, she had no idea that she would be solicited by several colleges, high schools and elementary schools around New York City as well as Radio shows further proving the dire need to help heal the world. Her personal story hit home to many women but surprising enough she received more support from men than she had expected. Her original focus and intent to help liberate women worldwide was immediately changed to reflect the need to have liberation for all of humankind as per Almighty God. She was divinely inspired to remind people that God loves them. Sometimes we forget that God is still with us because of how hard things have been for us. The So’ Feet Movement® will help us all to be reminded.

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-Kalima F.A.Q. Lewis, Director-Sabree Ali, Negotiations-Sahib Alim Reeves, Marketing/ Promotions-Yasmeen Fajr Abdul-Quddus, Finance Director-Aleah Abdul-Quddus, Creative Development-Jaida Loren Abdul-Quddus, Administration-Xenophan McCauley-Hall, Research and Development

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The So’ Feet Movement ® is set to host a number of public workshops and activities in 2012 beginning with the launch of its previously successful Al-Maidah Community Spread® event pilot which initially launched in November of 2004. Due to the large number of requests to produce yet another, the team has decided to follow through and launch its one of a kind Al-Maidah Community Spread® in 2012.The Al-Maidah Community Spread® celebration will begin the year 2012 and is slated to have a series of follow-up educational seminars on Domestic Dysfunction highlighted by topics such as Violence, Homelessness, Health, Finances, Spirituality, Mental Illness, and much more. The concepts for The So’ Feet Movement ® utilizes the Conscious Hip-Hop culture to organize and work within Conscious Environments that we believe educate, inspire and guide all people as we confront issues that affect all of us.The So’ Feet Movement ® promises to remain consistent in providing needed supports which can be obtained simply by staying abreast on technologies as most often it is necessary to implement technology in order to ensure success of any project. Its program opens doors for a host of Speakers and Conscientious Entertainers. All events are free to attend and open to the public however we pray that you will support our Sponsors and Vendors on site. For more information on scheduled activities, visit the site regularly and view the Calendar page or leave us an email through the Contact page.

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So' Feet: 'The Movie'

So’ Feet: ‘Sore Mind…Sore Heart…and Sore Soul’Genre: A Memoir (in the tone of The Color Purple)BUDGET: Est. 1.2 Million USDSYNOPSIS:That place is full of clean streets and yards of plush GREEN GRASS in themEducated Intelligent So-called Geniuses EVERYWHEREEven amongst the finest; there is no Escape…Baby Fatimah, a talented, yet spiritual young lady, way beyond her years and living in a not-so-popular Long Island, New York town, where her faith and commitment are truly tested, has finally figured out what it means to truly embrace Islam. But just as she does, Umi moves the family to Atlanta, GA and it is there that Baby Fatimah marries Adami. Community member’s rave of what appears to be a bold; leadership move to get married at such a tender age; Baby Fatimah finds herself living a lie for the pleasure of those around her. All the while, she really wants to move back to New York to live near her Grandparents. She inevitably grows to learn of heartbreak, jealousy, abuse and overall Domestic Dysfunction which threaten to SHATTER her dreams. In following her own instincts; it becomes clear that people aren’t; in all ways, who and what they say they are. She makes a number of life-threatening decisions along the way; one major which literally KILLS her. These experiences MACHINATE much destruction and inevitably lead to a disconnection from Allah, resentment of family, and those taken on as friends. The pain she incurs as a result of being broken, she eventually finds her road to recovery which leads her back to the mercy of Allah, the Lord of COMPASSION, and FORGIVENESS. In spite of the sins of others, and of her own sins, she finally grew to understand the wise words of Mr. Desmond Tutu, "God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides—may we follow their directions home."Can a Second-Generation African-American Muslim woman, with four young children, find herself all the while establish a committed relationship with Allah? How does she cope with cultural dogma and inter-religious racism? The road is long and hard for Baby Fatimah and it is exactly why she has So’ Feet: ‘Sore Mind… Sore Heart… and a Sore Soul’.A whirlwind of Domestic DysfunctionDead in the middle of nowhere On the streets- she’s BROKEN, BATTERED and TORNWise, Spiritual, yet Ignorant are they FANTACIZED by their own breed in the streets of thoseclean, Green and Grassy places.

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The So’ Feet Movement ® organizes via the following technique:

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To host a So’ Feet Movement ® event please contact us for details to the above listed techniques. You may email info_SoFeetMovement.com or simply go to the CONTACT page from the website and we will respond with 48hrs to your request. Stay Blessed!

Blog on the Move

Blog on the Move

So much should be said about the frequently used old cliche, “Practice what you preach. Seems though, that it has become more popular to say than in the understanding and the IMPLEMENTATION of its meaning.When will there come a time when ACTIONS, will in fact, SPEAK louder than WORDS? So many of us strive for the pleasure of others and not in pleasing ourselves or most importantly the pleasure of Allah- The Creator of all Mankind. I find it interesting that some people are better at finding fault in the actions of others rather than to fix the issues that they themselves have first before they can then share wisdom with others. Even then, your plight may not necessarily be someone else’s.An Astroturfing; derived from the word AstroTurf, or a brand of Artificial Grass, in a nutshell means pretending to be a grassroots movement. In reality; both its AGENDA and STRATEGY are controlled by a hidden non-grassroots organization. Most often there is a FRONT or SHOW of individuals who pretend to be voicing their own opinions. In all honesty, the world is populated of the good as well as the bad in it and a part of our test here in this life is to do our best in order to qualify for the better in the life after...

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External Links on the Move

Contemporary/Grassroots MovementsCampaign for the IPO:http://igg.me/p/57496?a=357484 Stop the Violence•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_the_Violence_Movement The For Life Initiative (F.L.I.)• COMING SOONInternational Youth Organization• www.IYONewark.org The Black Panther Movement•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party Abahlali baseMjondolo in South Africa• http://www.abahlali.org/ The Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee in India•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress The EZLN in Mexico•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapatista_Army_of_National_Liberation Fanmi Lavalas in Haiti•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanmi_Lavalas The Homeless Workers' Movement in Brazil•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_Workers'_MovementThe Gray Panthers in the USA• http://www.graypanthers.org/

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Perks for Your Contribution: The So’ Feet Movement sticker: $10 You will receive a limited edition The So’ Feet Movement® sticker.The So’ Feet Movement® shirt: $50 You will receive a limited edition The So’ Feet Movement® t-shirt with a custom tag explaining that you help make our first store happen! You will also receive all of the above.Recognition: $100 Your name will be displayed on a poster at the premier describing how you helped make it happen. In addition to this~ you will receive all of the above.The So’ Feet Movement®: Hoodie: $200 You will receive a The So’ Feet Movement® pull-over hoodie and all of the above.The So’ Feet Movement® zip-up hoodie: $300 You will receive a walk in love. zip-up hoodie and all of the above.Dbora Photography: $500 You will receive an hour portrait session with Dbora Photography that includes digital copies of your best images. You will also receive recognition and the custom The So’ Feet Movement® t-shirt. *Must be within a two hour drive of Lancaster, PA *Not included in any other prizeThe So’ Feet Movement® t-shirt club: $1,000 You will receive a new The So’ Feet Movement® shirt every month for one year and all of the above.

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