This forum will be held at the First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries Virginia. Click here for a flyer describing the event and the distinguished officials participating.
52nd District Delegate and Pastor of First Mount Zion Baptist Church, Dr. Luke E. Torian, added the following personal invitation:
“Please share with your congregation and organization. This is a great opportunity for our community to give voice to criminal justice. Hope to see you on May 14th. “
The Northern VA Regional Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. are hosting a Criminal Justice Forum on April 24th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Gum Springs Community Center in Alexandria Virginia. The participating Chapters of their organization include, Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter, Fredericksburg Alumnae Chapter, Loudoun County Alumnae Chapter, Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter and Prince William County Alumnae Chapter. Courtney Hill, a Political Consultant & Chief Navigator of Polaris Strategies will moderate the panel conversation with candidates running for the Commonwealth Attorney and District Attorney in our region.
Commonwealth Attorney/District Attorney Candidate that have been confirmed include:
Commonwealth Attorney/District Attorney Candidates that have not confirmed include:
Questions will center around: Racial disparities in incarceration; school to prison pipeline; prosecutorial discretion; sentencing guidelines; cash bail reform; civilian review boards; mental health and the justice system; implicit bias; death penalty; immigration; police misconduct; drug courts; reentry programs; and the financial disparities in some Commonwealth Attorney’s office budgets.
We hope that you are able to attend this event.
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Second VP Keith Smith informs that First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Manassas (FAME) will host a FREE, open to the public, legal clinic on March 13, 2018, 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The clinic is sponsored by the Northern Virginia Black Attorneys Association and the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference. FAME wishes to share details of the event with us. If you have legal questions that you wish answered for free, click here for a flyer describing the event.
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The unit sponsored a very successful reception on October 24th with Justin Fairfax , candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Leon Harris was the featured guest at the event. See our Facebook page for details and images of this event.
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Casandra Monroe, Chair of our Housing Committee, requests your participation in the National Housing week event which runs from July 22 – July 29th. The week will focus on affordable housing and actions you can take to help preserve it. Click here to read the appeal and instructions on how to join the effort.
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Our unit president was forwarded a message by Mr. David Cuff, president of Historic Prince William, concerning a Genealogical Conference being held on September 15 – 16, 2017 at the Chesterfield County Public Library . The theme of the conference is: “Virginia: Where African American Genealogy and History Began”.
Click here to read the series of messages which contains all important details so that you may ‘save the dates’ in case you wish to participate.
This item will be further discussed and a decision made as to whether/how the unit will participate.
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The Unit President provided the following message and request to members:
“I thank you for your continued support and dedication to ensuring the civil rights of all people. I want to ensure that our monthly general membership meetings remain useful and informative for you. To that end, I ask that you take the time to complete a short survey about our February meeting. Just go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YX7SD7T the survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete.”
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The Chair of our Political Action Committee requests that you join the Virginia State Conference NAACP and the PWNAACP Chapter for their annual General Assembly Lobby Day on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Virginia General Assembly.
Click here for a more detailed description of the event, including links for additional information and to allow you to submit your RSVP.
We look forward to your participation.
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The PW NAACP unit will hold its bi-annual election on November 15th. The nomination process closed on October 17th so that the unit secretary could validate all nominations.
You must be a member in good standing as of October 16th to vote in the unit elections on November 15th.
Who leads the local NAACP is important. Not just the president, but the vice presidents, the secretary, the treasurer, and the members of the Executive Committee. The leadership sets the unit agenda and engages partner organizations so that the PW NAACP can more effectively accomplish its mission.
In addition to the elected officials noted above, there are appointed leadership positions on the Executive Committee and appointed Chairpersons of our various Committees. (Review the list of Committees by clicking here.) It would be great if more of our members with vast leadership experience would consider joining the leadership team of the PW NAACP to help us move forward.
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The Prince William County Office of Elections produced a Voter Education Notice which can be accessed by clicking here. (A copy of this notice can also be accessed from the “Resources” tab on the main menu of this website).
The pamphlet explains that by law, voters are entitled to vote by absentee ballot, and these absentee ballots must be counted by Office of Election on Election Day. You are encouraged to use this procedure thus avoiding waiting in line to vote.
The pamphlet also includes “6 tips for voting success” which you should know before you go to vote.
Finally, information is provided on how to access the Virginia Department of Elections online Citizens Portal where you can check your voter record, confirm your polling place, apply for an absentee ballot and see your sample ballot.
