Established
February, 1987
We encourage youth to reach their highest potential through the Rosa Parks philosophy of "Quiet Strength."
Quiet Strength incorporates life skills which demonstrate dignity with pride, courage with perseverance and power with discipline in a comfortable environment of peace.
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Mrs. Rosa Parks’ Mothers of Freedom Salute
Detroit, MI (April 23, 2008) – This Mother's Day (May 11), the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development invites everyone to remember the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement by giving Freedom roses to the women who have influenced their own personal emancipation.
The first 381 persons to purchase the Freedom Roses will have the opportunity to write a brief dedication to a special person that will be posted on the RosaParks.org website.
Mrs. Rosa Parks lived up to the enormous demands of serving humanity, doing so with humility, love, courage, dignity and "quiet strength.” Her sacrifice and giving nurtured our nation and was extended throughout the world.
Everyday, countless women embrace the laudable vision of Rosa Parks “to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be,” said Mrs. Parks in 1988.
Sales of the specially-marked Freedom roses will support the Institute, which is the legacy organization that Mrs. Parks co founded with Elaine Eason Steele in 1987.
Visit www.OrganicStyle.com/RosaParks to participate.
About the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development:
Visit www.RosaParks.org to learn about the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, and their signature program, Pathways to Freedom – in their annual theme: “Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?” youth, ages 11-17, perform educational and historical research on the past, present and future. There are five divisions to the program: national, regional, local, quantum leap to success (QLS) and international. Youth participate globally. See excerpts from the 2007 program at www.youtube.com/rosaparksinstitute.
Did you know?
Mrs. Rosa Parks named the Institute to honor her husband Raymond Parks?
Fact:
Mrs. Parks so dearly loved her husband and wanted to honor him for his life threatening contribution to civil rights, voting rights and his life time devotion to her in her activism and commitment to improve the lives of children.
2007 Pathways To Freedom program video. Taped, edited and produced entirely by the students.
