Archive for March 2010
Reminder: NAACP General Body Meeting April 1st, 2010
NAACP April Monthly Meeting: Thursday, April 1, 2010-Champaign Public Library-Foundation Conference Room 222 7:30-9:00 pm (General Body Meeting) Open
Read MorePosition Statement on Urbana School District #116 – Budget Reductions
Submitted by: Champaign County Branch-NAACP Education, in the broadest sense, is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another. The…
Read MoreRally For Healthcare Reform
Join us in a unified voice to let Congressman Johnson know that he must support small businesses and families, and NOT the big profits of the insurance company gained by abusing consumers! When: Thursday, March 18th at 5:30pm. Where: Congressman Johnson’s Champaign Office, 2004 Fox Drive, Champaign IL Bring a pair of shoes to demand…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: NAACP SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE REFORM THAT INCLUDES AN EXPANSION OF COVERAGE TO ALL AMERICANS AND ELIMINATES RACIAL HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES
The Issue: Too many Americans today are straining under the burden of two related trends: shrinking health care coverage and rising health care costs. Over the last decade, millions of Americans have found themselves uninsured, and millions more have become underinsured as the value of their coverage has declined. In the years 2008 – 2010,…
Read MorePre-Community Youth Forum Hosted by Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club and presented by NAACP Champaign County Branch
City Manager Steve Carter announced that the Community Forum has been scheduled in furtherance of one of the six initiatives to improve police-community relations. The Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, along with the NAACP, want to prepare our youth on public speaking, educate them on the matter and prepare them for the questions to…
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