Dr. M. Rick Turner, Immediate Past President of the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP will speak on Pipeline to Prison at the Democrats Breakfast meeting on August 19 at 9:00 A.M. at the JMRL Central Library at 225 Market Street.
Virginia State Conference NAACP’s 2017 Lobby Team Activities and Update
Summary of Virginia State Conference NAACP’s 2017 Lobby Team Lobbying Activities and Lobby Day Update for Our Community Partners
January 11, 2017 – February 24, 2017
In 2017/2018 You Are Encouraged To Exercise All of Your Rights as Citizens In Virginia
For More Info & Help with Your 2017/2018 Planning Efforts E-mail: VSCNAACPLobbyDay@gmail.com
Call: VSC NAAACP Lobby Team at 1-804-647-7087
Visit: www.VANAACP.org
Commemorate the African American Military Experience
WE WANT YOU
to Commemorate the African American Military Experience
on Friday, November 10, 2017
at Jefferson School African American Heritage Center 233 4th Street, N.W., Charlottesville, Virginia and
Carver Recreation Center 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
We want African American Military Exhibitors and Reenactors
Deadline to submit: October 15, 2017
Help us locate African American Female Veterans
Organizers: The Vet Committee
Contact Information: mmaxineholland@gmail.com
VETERAN AND COMMUNITY JOB FAIR INFORMATION
AUGUST 12 – DIRECT ACTION ADVOCACY EXPLANATION AND TRAINING
Direct Advocacy Training flyer
The NAACP regularly trains its members, volunteers, and citizens in communities in Virginia and America about how to properly conduct meaningful community -based Direct Advocacy activities.
Direct Advocacy training sessions are opportunities for like–minded citizens to come together and better understand how to let their unified voices be heard about specific topics, community concerns and at times the not-so-nice actions and ideas of others.
During Direct Action training participants are provided instructions on how to properly ensure that their unified presence has a positive impact in their communities, and voices are heard in opposition to negative ideas and actions of others while keeping themselves out of harm’s way-if needed.
As well, Direct Advocacy training participants are counseled on very active, yet peaceful, involvement in public discourse and dialog as methods to sway the opinions and ideas of others.
The NAACP does not at all promote nor condone aggressive actions, confrontation nor vile acts by anyone!
In conducting a local Direct Advocacy training session, the Albemarle- Charlottesville NAACP is pleased to respond to many calls by our members, along with scores of very concerned citizens, who have asked us to help them better understand how to properly respond to past and upcoming groups who have come into the Albemarle- Charlottesville community.
Janette B. Martin, President
ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE NAACP
Derrick Johnson – Selected as Interim CEO of NAACP
Derrick Johnson has been named interim president and CEO of the national NAACP.
Derrick Johnson, vice chairman of the NAACP national board of directors and president of the Mississippi NAACP, talked Tuesday about the organization's upcoming listening tour
The executive committee of the board of directors unanimously selected Johnson, who currently serves as vice chairman of the board during the Association’s 108th annual convention in Baltimore, Maryland.
In a statement released by the NAACP, Johnson called it "an honor and a privilege" to head the nation's oldest civil rights organization.
“There’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and we won’t waste any time getting to it," he said. "We are facing unprecedented threats to our democracy and we will not be sidelined while our rights are being eroded every day. We remain steadfast and immovable, and stand ready on the front lines of the fight for justice.”
The 108th NAACP Annual National Convention
This years National Convention is being held in Baltimore, Maryland in the Baltimore Convention Center from July 22 through July 26.
The purpose of the Convention is to establish policies and programs of action for the ensuing year. Our branch of the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP is being represented!
Protocol for presenting issues to the President and the Executive Committee
Dear Members :
I would like to remind everyone that we do have a protocol for presenting issues to the President and the Executive Committee. The Secretary shared copies of the procedure at the April meeting. (A reminder of the accepted protocol is below).
We definitely are interested in the concerns of our members, and we will respond to your concerns after reviewing what they might be. One thing to remember, we are a civil rights organization!
I apologize for not reminding members who were not present when we discussed the protocol in earlier meetings, and, for our new members, we need to make sure that you are aware of the process. This process allows an opportunity for all members to have a voice, and avoids the monopolizing of time by more vocal members.
We find that once we abide by NAACP rules, whether or not we agree with them, it serves to allow us to operate in an orderly and productive manner.
We are currently making plans for our major fund raising event for the year, the Freedom Fund Banquet. I sincerely hope that all members will be active in supporting this event. More information regarding the Freedom Fund Banquet will be sent to members. If you have questions, please let our Secretary know. I appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Janette Boyd Martin, President
ENCLOSURE:
MOTION (Protocol)
1) Every resolution must be in writing, and presiding officers in their sole discretion, may require any main motion, amendment, or instructions to a committee to be in writing.
2) If the membership desires to transact business out of the order specified in the agenda, it is necessary to suspend the rules, which requires a two-thirds vote to carry. A motion to suspend the rules is not required to be in writing. 2/3 members present
3) Business may be postponed, in the sole discretion of presiding officers, to permit referral of the matter to the Executive Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Any postponed business will be taken up at the following general meeting of the membership as an item of unfinished business.
4) The following is the regular order of business for general meetings of the membership. Agendas shall be approved by a majority vote of the membership at the start of each general meeting of the membership.
(1) Approval of the agenda
(2) Reading the Minutes of the previous meeting (and their approval).
(3) Reports of Boards and Standing Committees.
(4) Reports of Special (Select) Committees.
(5) Unfinished Business
(6) New Business
NAACP To Counter Virginia KKK Rally with Peace Rally
NAACP To Counter Virginia KKK Rally with Peace Rally
Hate-Group Seeking to Contest Removal of Confederate Statue
Malik Russell
Director of Communications
mrussell@naacpnet.org
410-580-5761 office
Contact: Lynn M. Bod, Secretary
Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP
naacp1947@gmail.com
Saturday, July 8, 2017, 2- 5: p.m. Jack Jouett Middle School 210 Lambs Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
Charlottesville, VA—In response to reports of a Klu Klux Klan rally to contest the removal of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s statue, the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP plans a peaceful counter rally on Saturday, July 8th in Charlottesville. The NAACP has committed to removing and advocating the removal of Confederate symbols, including statues and from flags in cities all around the nation. In Charlottesville, they continue to support the call to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee.
In response to the NAACP’s call to remove symbols of hatred and White Supremacy around the nation, many White Supremacist groups have attempted to force jurisdictions to move backwards to a time when racism was lawful and legal by maintaining the symbols of a culture that could only exist off the backs of millions of enslaved Africans.
The NAACP’s has fought against the KKK for a century and was a staunch protester of the 1915 film, Birth of a Nation — which depicted freed blacks as slovenly, frivolous, lazy brutes who lusted after white women while depicting the KKK as “gallant saviors” – the film is still used today as a recruitment tool for Klan Membership.
“As the nation’s oldest and most revered civil rights organization, 108 years to be exact, the NAACP recognizes, appreciates and supports the 1st amendment rights of all persons whether or not we agree with particular forms of expression,” said Janette B. Martin, President, and Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP.
“We will remain vigilant and true to our mission: to ensure the political, social, economic and educational equality of rights of all persons, and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination,” she added.
On Saturday, the Charlottesville NAACP will hold its Albemarle- Steadfast and Immovable Rally from 2- 5: p.m. at the Jack Jouett Middle School 210 Lambs Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
The Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP Branch and other branches throughout Virginia are asking others to join them in taking a stand against racism and for justice, equality and civil rights.
Confirmed Rally Speakers include:
- Janette Boyd Martin, President, Albemarle- Charlottesville NAACP
- Rev. Dr. Susan Minasian, Pastor, Sojourners United Church of Christ in Charlottesville
- Joe Szakos, Executive Director, Virginia Organizing
- Shirley Roundtree, Area Chair, Region 11. VSC
- George Mentore, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Virginia
- Walt Heinecke, Associate Professor. Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia
- Claudrena Harold, Associate Professor of History, Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia
- Philip Thompson, President, Loudoun County NAACP Branch
- King Salim Khalfani, Director, Americans Resisting Minority & Ethnic Discrimination
- Weston Gobar, President, Black Student Alliance at the University of Virginia
Saturday, July 8, 2017, 2- 5: p.m. Jack Jouett Middle School 210 Lambs Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
Last month’s NAACP meeting, June 12, 2017
At our regular monthly branch meeting on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:00 PM at the Jefferson School City Center, Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas, Jr. spoke about his past year in Charlottesville and how the police department is handling community relations and law enforcement.