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NAACP Champaign Meeting for 04/02/09 Cancelled
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009NAACP Monthly Meeting Reminder Thursday, April 2, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED Just your friendly reminder about the April monthly meeting:Thursday, April 2, 2009. 7-9 pm (General Body). Champaign Public Main Library. Foundation Conference Room 222
Local ACT-SO Competition a Big Success!
Sunday, March 29th, 2009ACT-SO would like to thank all the participants, parents, coaches, judges and volunteers for making this years ACT-SO competition a success.Winners be announced at the Awards Luncheon on april 25th, 2009. Awards Luncheon flyer and Sposorship/Ticket form can be downloaded here.
Women in the NAACP Red Hat Brunch 03/22/09
Sunday, March 15th, 2009The Women in the NAACP (WIN) will have a Red Hat Brunch on March 22, 2009 at 3:00pm. The Brunch will take place at the Par-A-Dice Hotel in Peoria, IL. Flyer in full post.
A Conversation with Civil Rights Veteran Julian Bond
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Former Georgia state representative and civil rights leader Julian Bond will appear at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Feb. 25.
Julian Bond, the politician and civil rights activist, served four terms as a Georgia state representative and six terms in the Georgia State Senate. He was originally barred from taking his house seat in 1965 because of his outspoken statements against the Vietnam War. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor, and he was seated the next year. Bond was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and serves as chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Bond will be interviewed at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, by Jabari Asim at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center at 601 S. Lincoln Ave. on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus. A reception will follow. Asim is a scholar-in-residence in the African American studies department in Urbana and author of “What Obama Means: … for our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future.”
Post Inauguration Youth Forum 02/27/09
Saturday, February 21st, 2009On Friday, February 27th at 3:30PM the NAACP Champaign County Branch and the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club of Champiagn will sponsor a Post Inauguration Forum. The forum will be located at the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, 201 E. Park St. Champaign, Il. 60820. The purpose of the forum is to discuss the election of President Barack Obama and what it means for the future of today’s youth. Pizza and refreshments will be served. All youth are encouraged to attend.
Black History That Cannot Be Denied (For Black History Month)
Sunday, February 1st, 2009When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters-one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. Wherever there is crisis there is danger, but if you have a group of people that can do different things and have different strengths it makes it easier to accomplish seemingly impossible goals.
For Senator Barack Hussein Obama, the question as to whether he was black enough to be the first serious African American candidate to secure his party’s nomination for the President of the United States of America was the ultimate litmus test. White America seconded the motion by handing Senator John McCain a resounding defeat. So, what is better than a White House Pass? For the Obama’s it’s living there! (more…)
NAACP Special Meeting 10/27
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008On October 27, 2008, 7:00pm at Liberty Temple, there will be a report of the Nominating Committee, receipt of Nominations by Petition, and election of the Election Supervisory Committee. All members whose memberships are current as of April 1st may be nominated for office or as an at-large member of the Executive Committee. In order to sign a nominating petition, or be elected to the Election Supervisory Committee, a member must be current as of 30 days prior to the October meeting. For more information please email contact@naacpcc.org
Election 2008
Monday, September 29th, 2008By Rev. Jerome C. Chambers, President
Champaign County NAACP
It’s that time again and the last four years will bring new voters to make choices for the candidates that best express what they want in government, be it local county, state or national. The people who vote regularly, election after election know what is at stake in this election. The choice is individual and everyone that of voting age should be registered and thinking about how they will cast their ballot. Vote your values and value your vote!
The NAACP cannot and will not tell anyone of voting age how to vote or which candidate to choose. However, voting is a privilege every citizen should use as his right. It is time for your individual voice can be heard. It is louder than a bullhorn. It is more effective than a banner or a march. It is your right according to the 1965 Voter’s Right Act.
When you vote consider whether you believe government is a “color thing” or a “political thing.” Politically speaking, no group is perfect. Our political system is built upon the opinions of men and women. Many issues we are facing today in our cities, counties and statewide are just as debatable as our national assessment of whether we are better off than we were at any given time. We must vote our values and value our votes.
“Who’s” on first and “What’s” on second, was a great comedy routine for Abbot & Costello, but it has come down to health care, economic policy and taxation. This is no laughing matter. There is no comedic relief when people cannot discern between what is right and what is wrong.
We should not assume that all African Americans vote for Democrats, no more than we should assume that other predominate races or cultures vote Republican. However, we should all assume that the election of 2008 will be a milestone in American history and what is at stake for the survival of the American people will be the determining factor of what kind of government the people want. What the American people get depends largely on whether one is voting for a man, a woman, a political party or a cause.
Various groups and organizations have registrars available. They are preparing to get out the vote. It will be our attempt to post voter registration sites. Check out this website for updates. Register before Tuesday, October 7, 2008 to vote in the November election. Stand for something or fall for everything. Do your homework on each candidate. Do not be taken for granted. Vote your values and value your vote.