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Amherst, Massachusetts NAACPAmherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-84313139022585213702018-10-18T13:36:00.002-07:002018-10-18T13:48:28.907-07:00VOTE November 6, 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-78048190997158200072017-04-10T10:54:00.001-07:002017-04-10T11:03:12.003-07:00RACE AMITY WORKSHOP<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.8px;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.6667px;">The public is invited to our free planning workshop designed to</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> bring together people from western MA. We plan to engage in scheduling meaningful programs and activities to commemorate Race Amity Day. This year we observe Race Amity Day on</span></span><span class="m_-6805719803990066399m_1639523451763615645gmail-m_-2633561668025129924gmail-apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span class="m_-6805719803990066399m_1639523451763615645gmail-m_-2633561668025129924gmail-aqj" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_552861914" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">June 11, 2017</span></span></span><span class="m_-6805719803990066399m_1639523451763615645gmail-m_-2633561668025129924gmail-apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">in accordance with the 2015 Massachusetts Race Amity Bill, H-2745, signed into law by Gov. Baker. In the state proclamation citizens are encouraged to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;">Amherst</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> is the first town in western MA to issue a proclamation adopting an annual Race Amity Day. Last year, the </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;">US</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> senate unanimously passed resolution 491 that begins legislation toward adopting an annual national Race Amity Day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The effort to establish a National Race Amity Day, the </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;">National </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;">Center</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> for Race Amity announced, was in the spirit of celebrating “</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;">America</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">’s multicultural, </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">multi-ethnic</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> an<wbr></wbr>d multiracial diversity,” adding that the occasion “serves as a time of reflection on the ideals of friendship, civility, and respect that bind the American people together every day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Please RSVP if you can attend. For further information call CRAN at 253-9842. </span></span><br />
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-52823152492866136152017-03-29T16:00:00.003-07:002017-03-29T16:02:55.236-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-83047855693576731452017-02-01T10:33:00.004-08:002017-02-24T11:03:55.291-08:00"When Movements Unite for Climate Justice"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">"Contemporary Sheroes: Making Shestory"</span></strong><br />
Organized by Citizens for Race Amity Now (CRAN)<br />
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See this link for a month long list of events at UMass Amherst<br />
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This year, on <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 beginning at 9:00 am</i></span> the AFSC’s 33rd hosts it's Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at various churches in downtown Northampton.<br />
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AFSC will sponsor a series of events over the course of the day – from the Sojourner Truth Walking Tour and a Children’s Program (run by Dr. Ousmane Power-Greene) – to a series of workshops and trainings in various spaces in downtown Northampton by local activists and activist groups.<br />
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<strong>9am: Sojourner Truth Walking Tour</strong> (with Steve Strimer of the Ruggles Center)<br />
Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue<br />
Park and Pine Streets, Florence<br />
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<strong>10am: Children’s MLK Jr. Celebration</strong> (with Dr. Ousmane Power-Greene)<br />
Jackson Street School<br />
120 Jackson St, Northampton<br />
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<strong>12 – 5pm: Informational Tabling</strong><br />
+ Come get a schedule and directions to the workshops, get a “Black Lives Matter” or “Good Neighbor” lawn sign, or visit organization’s tables.<br />
Edwards Church<br />
297 Main St, Northampton<br />
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<strong>1pm – 5pm: Social Justice Workshops</strong><br />
Various locations at Edwards Church, First Churches, the Unitarian Universalist Society, Northampton Friends Meeting<br />
<strong><i>To see the complete schedule of workshops and trainings click on <a href="http://afscwm.org/blog/2017/01/03/mlk-day-2017-shall-resist/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">this link</span> </a> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></strong><br />
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<strong>6pm: MLK Sing-a-long Celebration</strong> (with Evelyn Harris and more)<br />
First Churches<br />
129 Main Street, Northampton<br />
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For complete information about this action <a data-cke-saved-href="http://afscwm.org/blog/2017/01/03/mlk-day-2017-shall-resist/" href="http://afscwm.org/blog/2017/01/03/mlk-day-2017-shall-resist/" target="_blank" title="click here "><span style="color: #cc0000;"> click here</span></a> to link to the AFSC website.Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-17888038753945392362017-01-14T20:58:00.001-08:002017-01-14T20:58:54.579-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">All are invited to participate in the Greenfield location "Women Standing Our Ground" event organized by </span><span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Cynthia Bleil</span></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"> and</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"> <b><span style="color: magenta;">Mary MCClintock</span></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<br /><span style="color: black;">On <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1650771913" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, January 21 at 12:30 p.m.</span></span>, women and their allies will gather on the Greenfield Town Common (Court Square) for a rally in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington.<br /><br />Echoing the message of the Washington March, local speakers, songs, signs, and personal testimony will focus on standing together for women’s and human rights. Intended as a call to action, the rally will provide information about concrete actions participants can take to protect their rights, safety, health, and families.<br /><br />At <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1650771914" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1 p.m.</span></span>, participants in the Greenfield rally will join individuals and groups across the country in observing the One Minute of Silence for Equality. The 1@1 action is a call for women’s equality, women’s rights, and human rights.<br /><br />Women Standing Our Ground Rally co-organizer Mary McClintock, of Conway, said <em>“Many women I know will travel to Washington for the Women’s March on Washington and many of us can’t be in Washington that day. I am helping create this local rally so we can show solidarity with the national March and add our voices to the call for women’s rights. I encourage all women and our allies to stand up for women’s rights and human rights on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1650771915" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">January 21st</span></span> and every day.” </em><br /><br />All are invited to attend the rally and are encouraged to dress warmly for an outdoor event and to bring signs that express their vision for women’s rights and human rights, locally, nationally, and globally.</span><br /> </div>
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-24470659232491291452016-09-22T10:24:00.000-07:002016-09-22T10:24:12.664-07:00<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KevOnStage/videos/10153675168668309/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'I'm Afraid I'll Be Killed by Police", a KevOnStage video commentary</span></a><br />Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-15896028608443257432016-09-16T10:41:00.001-07:002016-09-16T10:42:27.526-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2016-2017 Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series will explore the ways that state violence, mass incarceration, and mass criminalization have transformed the U.S. economy, culture and society. More than a dozen panels, performances, gallery exhibitions, and lectures by the nation's leading scholars, artists and activists will explore a wide range of topics, from police brutality, immigration detention, and carceral feminism to the consequences of incarceration for women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals. The series will culminate in the opening of the national traveling exhibition <em style="font-weight: inherit;">States of Incarceration: A National Dialogue of Local Stories.</em></div>
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This Feinberg Series aims to offer meaningful events that consider the carceral state in historical perspective and that will support and amplify ongoing work by community groups and activists, enriching undergraduate and graduate education at UMass and surrounding educational institutions. Taken together, these powerful events will explore the many ways in which the carceral state impacts our lives and our world in deep and far-reaching ways.</div>
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K-12 Educators! Please join us for an associated professional development series led by award-winning social justice educator <strong style="font-style: inherit;">Dr. Antonio Nieves Martinez </strong>(UMass Amherst)<strong style="font-style: inherit;">. </strong>This free series,<strong style="font-style: inherit;">Teaching in the Age of Mass Incarceration, </strong>will support educators across content areas in exploring these issues in their classrooms. PDPs and graduate credit available (additional fees may apply for graduate credit). This series is offered with the Collaborative for Educational Services. More info <a href="http://www.umass.edu/history/research/history_institute.html" style="color: #000066; position: relative; text-decoration: none; z-index: 100;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">here</strong></a>.</div>
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<br />Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-34190465385566532402016-09-10T14:11:00.000-07:002016-09-10T14:12:29.552-07:00Need Voter Information?<span style="font-size: x-large;">The League of Women Voters website can help</span><br />
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This community organized forum will be<br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">co-moderated by Manuel Frau-Ramos, </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">co-founder/editor of El Sol Latino newspaper,</span></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> & Carlie Tartakov and Jacqueline Smith-Crooks, </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hosts of WHMP's "Black In The Valley" radio show. </span></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is our community's opportunity to learn more about the candidates for the upcoming state and local elections.</span></span><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Primary election Thurs., September 8th; General election Tues., November 8th.</span></strong></em><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of the candidates for State Representative for our district.<br />You will also get to meet and ask questions of the candidates running for Hampshire County Sheriff. </span></span></h1>
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-5080516646117153952015-08-26T10:50:00.001-07:002015-12-04T12:27:23.935-08:005 K Walk For Justice, September 19, 2015 <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>In Amherst our walk will begin at 10:00 am from Haigis Mall, UMass. We will conclude at Sweetser Park Amherst Center, across from the police station and the Black Sheep Deli.</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">We have organized a "Cane Brigade" for those unable to complete the walk. Cane Brigade members will begin arriving at Sweetser Park between 10:30 and 11:00 am.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Remember to wear comfortable clothing, comfortable walking shoes. Be sure to carry your water with you during the walk.</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To develop a multi-racial, multi-age group of thousands of people who will participate in some leg of the Relay to demand legislative changes. A significant and diverse participant group will send a powerful message to the different legislative bodies that a broad cross-section of citizens is demanding change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The desired legislative changes, include:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p><a href="http://arisespringfield.org/"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Arise for Social Justice</span></em></strong></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p><a href="http://www.umass.edu/ewc/programs/wocln/"><em><strong>Women of Color Leadership Network</strong></em></a> at the Center for Women & Community</o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p><a href="http://www.massslaveryapology.org/"><em><strong>Racial Justice Rising: Mass Slavery Apology</strong></em></a></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p><a href="http://www.umass.edu/multiculturalaffairs/"><strong><em>Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success</em></strong></a>, "Stand Against Racism"</o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p><a href="http://climateactionnowma.org/"><strong><em>Climate Action Now! in Western Massachusetts</em></strong></a></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p><a href="http://volunteer.represent.us/westernmass"><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Represent.US Western Mass</span> </strong></em></a></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><o:p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CRAN.Amherst.MA"><strong><em>Citizens for Race Amity Now</em></strong></a></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"></span></li>
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</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">My organization wants to make a donation to the Amherst Area NAACP:</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Make Checks payable to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Our mailing address is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">P.O. Box175</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span>Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-15540298794665026872015-08-16T12:26:00.000-07:002015-08-16T12:38:21.484-07:00Julian Bond, Former N.A.A.C.P. Chairman and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 75<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Bond passed away yesterday, Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the age of 75. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NAACP, serving for 12 years in that capacity. He served with distinction, marked by both vigor and calm respected leadership. He remained on the Board after stepping down as its chairman in 2010. Mr. Bond’s entire adult life had been regarded as a giant in the fight for equal rights and human rights. Beginning in college, he led student protest to desegregate public facilities while a student at Morehouse College.. He was one of the student leaders who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC). He stood in ardent opposition to the Vietnam War and participated in many opposition demonstrations throughout the country. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He served in the Georgia Legislature for 20 years, 6 in the senate and 12 in the house. However, when originally elected, the house refused to seat him because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. He filed suit and the Supreme Court unanimously ordered that he be seated, saying that the legislature had denied him freedom of speech.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He became a founder, along with Morris Dees, of the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was its president from 1971 to 1979 and remained on its board of directors.</span><br />
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<br />Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-24095868084512490112015-07-06T12:57:00.003-07:002015-07-28T08:52:59.153-07:00<span style="font-size: x-large;">NAACP National</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Lives, Our Votes, Our Jobs, and Our Schools Matter</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">From August 1 to September 16, America’s Journey for Justice–an historic 860-mile march from Selma, Alabama, to Washington, D.C.–will mobilize activists and advance a focused national advocacy agenda that protects the right of every American to a fair criminal justice system, uncorrupted and unfettered access to the ballot box, sustainable jobs with a living wage, and equitable public education.</span></div>
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Alabama - Economic Inequality</div>
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Georgia - Education Reform</div>
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South Carolina - Criminal Justice Reform</div>
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North Carolina - Voting Rights</div>
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Virginia - Youth Rally</div>
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Washington, D.C. - Full legislative agenda</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Unity Walk for Justice, </strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><strong>*Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015*</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If for any reason the "America's Journey for Justice" walk is beyond the reach of you or your Branch members you will want to know about the New England Area Conference (NEAC) Unity Walk for Justice, *Saturday Sept 19, 2015*.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This 3 mile walk will be organized by your own Branch members to take place in your own community in conjunction/cooperation with other social justice/civil rights groups you identify in your community. It is NEAC's plan to synchronize this walk so that all NEAC Branches will be begin at the same time, 10:00am, on Sat. Sept. 19, 2015. If you live outside of the EDT zone you can coordinate your Branch's walk to sync with the East Coast or schedule to begin at 10:00am your local time (that might look like the "Wave" as seen in crowds☺). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Contact your local area NAACP Branch if you'd like to help move a walk like this forward in your community. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those living in the New England states stay tuned for more information over the next few days and weeks ahead about the <a href="http://theneac.org/" target="_blank">NEAC</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Unity Walk for Justice.</span></div>
Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-59046269846101841202015-05-08T13:41:00.000-07:002015-05-08T13:41:13.008-07:00In Solidarity with Million Moms March Sat. May 9, 2015<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Amherst Town Common, </strong><strong>Noon to 1:30pm</strong></span></span><br />
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On Saturday, May 9th <a href="http://www.mothersforjusticeunited.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Million Moms March for Justice </span></a> 10 AM -2 PM in DC. See the <a href="http://www.mothersforjusticeunited.org/p/the-march.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Call to action</span></a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://mothersforjusticeunited.blogspot.com/p/about-mothers-for-justice.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mothers for Justice United</span></a>. Founded by Maria Hamilton after the murder of her son <a href="http://www.mothersforjusticeunited.org/p/dontre-hamilton.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Dontre</span></a> by a Milwaukee police officer on April 30, 2014, we are a group of mothers whose children were taken from us by police and racist vigilante violence. Together we fight for justice for our children and for our communities.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please join as we take our fight to Washington this Mother's Day Weekend, May 9, 2015, in our <a href="http://mothersforjusticeunited.blogspot.com/p/the-march.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Million Moms March</span></a>.</span><br /></div>
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-59485595127360577522015-02-05T14:06:00.001-08:002015-03-16T06:28:17.976-07:00150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">You are invited to join us in celebration of the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the ratification of the 13<sup>th</sup> Amendment to the Constitution, </span>a screening of Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed biographical film “Lincoln,” will be held on <strong><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1115100021" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday, February 7 from 1 to 4 p.m.</span></span></span></strong> in the Amherst Jones Library Woodbury Community Room.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Lincoln" takes place during the final months of the life of President Abraham Lincoln and recounts the pivotal historical events of that era, including the passage of the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery, the ending of the Civil War, and Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-34824463472246508172014-12-10T20:06:00.002-08:002014-12-10T20:06:27.492-08:00<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><tbody>
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Greetings NAACP Leaders,</div>
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On Saturday, the 13th, the National Action Network and partnering organizations will hold a March against Police Violence in Washington DC. We are currently trying to estimate how many NAACP'ers will be participating in the March. </div>
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If you or your branch plans to attend, please send me a quick email estimating how many people you will be bringing with you. If you are coming on a bus, please let me know how many buses you will be bringing and how many people you plan to carry on each. </div>
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Your rapid response will be most appreciated as we want to ensure that we are able to provide adequate support for our members who participate!</div>
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Thank you for all that you do!</div>
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This is a devastating setback in our fight for justice. But the grand jury's decision does not mean a crime was not committed in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9. It does not mean we are done fighting for Michael Brown.<br />
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<b><a href="http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3e97/798dfe32/7515203f/2f713803/3035901097/VEsE/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="http://action.naacp.org/write-the-DOJ-now?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NAACP&utm_content=2+-+Sign+our+petition+to+the+Department+of+J&utm_campaign=20141124brnwilnonindict&source=20141124brnwilnonindict">Sign our petition to the Department of Justice. Demand resolution to the federal, criminal civil rights investigation into Michael Brown's death.</a> </b><br />
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We are all filled with frustration, disbelief, and anger over this decision. That the officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man with his hands in the air remains free is appalling. Local officials in Ferguson utterly failed in their duties to conduct an open and transparent investigation.<br />
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The local prosecutor who oversaw the grand jury process has significant personal, family, and professional ties to the local police department—the same local police who were slow to talk to witnesses and eager to attack protesters and journalists.<br />
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We will not allow this to be another Sanford, Florida. We will not allow the justice system to let us down once more. Take action today, for Michael, and for all of our sons.<br />
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While the NAACP joins the community in standing for peaceful protest, we will hold law enforcement officials accountable and ask that they adhere to the rules of engagement agreed upon.<br />
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We stand united with the community and other activists groups, demanding that all police officers wear operable body cameras; police departments reflect the diversity of the community that they are serving; and that Congress passes the End Racial Profiling Act.<br />
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<b>Sign our petition to the Department of Justice right now:<br /><br /><a href="http://action.naacp.org/page/m/474a3e97/798dfe32/7515203f/2f713816/3035901097/VEsF/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="http://action.naacp.org/write-the-DOJ-now?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NAACP&utm_content=3+-+httpactionnaacporgwritetheDOJnow&utm_campaign=20141124brnwilnonindict&source=20141124brnwilnonindict">http://action.naacp.org/write-<wbr></wbr>the-DOJ-now</a></b><br />
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Your $3 entry donation brings to you award winning and nationally recognized artists of color who will show and sell their work.<br /><br />Begin your holiday gifting season with original, artist designed, handcrafted gifts while supporting our local creative arts economy. </div>
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Barry Brooks' photography<br />Belinda Lyons-Zucker's incredible art dolls<br />Mia Rogers, gifted ARHS student, Breathtaking paintings<br />Ed O’Gilvie’s dynamic “In Community” prints, cards & new sculptural work<div>
Kathleen Anderson's, <span style="font-size: 12px;">award winning adornment pieces from her</span> "Say It Loud" collection<span style="font-size: 12px;"> presented at </span><em style="font-size: 12px;">"The Will To Adorn", </em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival, 2013 and her</span> HeartBoxes© <span style="font-size: 12px;">exhibited during the 2014 "Black Creativity Exhibition" Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Ill.</span> </div>
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-38043096053019914642014-10-24T06:51:00.000-07:002014-10-24T06:51:30.492-07:00Mass Slavery Apology Invitation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-46077714088923158252014-08-15T13:30:00.002-07:002014-08-15T18:08:55.818-07:00We Will Not Rest Until Justice is Served<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/10616138_10152301365913947_514759081240814946_n.png" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday, August 16, 2014, 1:00 pm </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Amherst Town Common</span><br />
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<br />Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-80481210852379779012014-07-16T09:42:00.000-07:002015-08-28T12:23:27.220-07:003nd Annual "Summer Soiree" Fundraiser<div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">
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Join the Amherst Area NAACP for this exciting opportunity to join together to celebrate each other and our successes!<br />
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Amherst Area NAACPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08055750603669526717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396631128577835881.post-23586425703408630742014-07-08T15:20:00.003-07:002014-07-13T10:43:05.409-07:00To Our Amherst Community<span style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><b>Thursday, July 10, 2014</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The recent memo from our School Committee chairs denouncing Dr. Shabazz’s recent comments at a meeting of the Equity Task Force comes across as an incitant document. It is an example of what many social justice-anti-racism professional practitioners could describe as an example of white power. This, as we can now witness, can be quite unsettling and feels irresponsible. One of Amherst’s district policies is to not only hire but </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">retain </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">staff of color in our schools. Yet district leaders seem to work against this stated goal. The memo from our S.C. chairs, whether inspired by Dr. Shabazz's critical superintendent evaluation or some other reason, adds to a level of distrust many members of our community already experience when interacting with district leaders. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AMHERST — It is heartening to read the letter from Amherst Regional High School Principal Mark Jackson, regarding the response of the ARHS community to the “racist messages” at the school. I am very glad Jackson was able to see beyond the individual and personal implications of the incident, to understand and “accept responsibility at the school level.” I further encourage district level responsibility for this incident. When circumstances in the system reach a point where a member of the staff is “devastated,” it is important that the superintendent of schools and the School Committee demonstrate some level of accountability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Guaranteeing the “personal safety, dignity and professional success” of an individual staff member is important. Creating a system culture and climate that makes such a guarantee possible and realistic is paramount. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In order to make this happen, the principal, the superintendent, and the School Committee must explain to Carolyn Gardner, to other African heritage members of the school system, and indeed to the entire community, why there was a third incident. The system has to take some quite specific actions to secure the confidence of African heritage people in the system that it is capable of guaranteeing their personal safety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To do so, they must explain what action was taken on those three levels when the first incident occurred back in the fall of 2013. It is possible, and quite likely, that if appropriate and sufficient administrative action had been taken at the district level at the occurrence of the first incident, then the third incident might have been averted. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a good opportunity for the district, including the superintendent and the School Committee, to examine the efforts of the system to communicate to all members of the system that the district is committed to being a place that works well for everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The district must communicate to everyone its vision of what it means to be a multicultural school system, and what it intends to do to create such a system. Clear and positive goals and expectations for everyone, including students, staff, administrators and School Committee, must be communicated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This system plan must clarify expectations for behavior, and include clear statements of consequences when an individual fails to meet those standards of behavior. Faculty and staff must have guidelines that help them know what is required of them to create such a system. This plan must include, both a description of what will be done to redress the current situation, as well as long-range goals and strategies to meet those goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Only such clarity of expectations will help the district accomplish the goal of being a system that works well for everyone. Such clarity will help everyone in the system, including students, faculty, staff, parents, and the community as well, know that incidents such as the one described by Jackson, will be met with a swift and firm response from the system. Then, all members of the system as well as the community, including Gardner, will know that the system is dedicated to and capable of being a safe, inclusive place for everyone.</span></div>
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