Archive for December, 2009

Changing the Lenses on the Use of Force Policy

Friday, December 11th, 2009

A Position Paper by Rev. Jerome C. Chambers, President of Champaign County NAACP

“For 100 years, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has played a pivotal role in shaping a national agenda to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of African Americans and other people who have faced historical discrimination in the United States.  And further, to support and leverage the work of our local units, who work tirelessly on behalf of many communities in crisis, by implementing an advocacy agenda to ensure equal justice and safer communities.” (more…)

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The Champaign County Branch of the NAACP has a new mission statement

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

NAACP has always had a mission statement but now we also have one that is specific to our local branch.

The new local mission statement is:

The NAACP Champaign County Branch serves the people of Champaign County. Our primary focus is to provide programs and services that promote and enhance civil and equal rights, political empowerment, educational excellence, economic development, and outreach, i.e. health, youth, etc. The Champaign County Branch strives to ensure equal access to all rights, privileges and resources that contribute to the quality of life for the people it serves. The strength of our branch lies with the history of the organization and its membership. The Champaign County Branch is committed to building an organization that is trusted, respected and considered an effective resource for the Champaign County community. The overall goal of the branch is to improve the quality of life for the people it serves.

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The next ACT-SO Meeting will be December 7, 2009

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

The NAACP Champaign County ACT-SO will have it’s next meeting:

Monday, December 7th, 2009
State Farm Research and Development Center
2001 South 1st St.
Champaign, IL 61822

We are still accepting applications. We encourage all students to apply.

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NAACP Champaign County Branch Education Committee present A GUIDE TO INTERACTING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

In October we posted The NAACP Real World Guide to Interacting with Law Enforcement . That document was sent to us from our National Office.  Our local Education Committee has created a similar document specifically for Champaign County.

Download The NAACP Champaign County Branch Education Committee Guide to Interacting with Law Enforcement.

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