WIN is one of the 21 Standing Committees in our local NAACP unit.  WIN’s purpose is to (1) enhance the leadership role of women; (2) to serve as an advocacy vehicle to address the social, economic, political, educational, health and welfare issues affecting women; (3) to advocate for the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual development of children and (4) to support the policies as well as the on-going mission and vision of the NAACP. The WIN Committee has assembled a list of services to assist women in the NAACP and the community.  Click here to see the list.

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.

On Sunday, October 22 at 2 PM, the City of Manassas will dedicate a new historic marker to Jennie Dean on the site of the Manassas Industrial School.  This marker, generously funded by local resident Bill Olsen, is being placed to honor the vision and hard work of Ms. Dean in establishing the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth in 1893.  As part of the dedication, we have secured two guest speakers and light refreshments will be served.  At this time, we are inviting you to join us for this special occasion.  The City values its partnership with you and hopes you will be able to attend that afternoon.  We request that you share this information with members of the local chapter of NAACP as they might find this interesting. Click here for the invitation  with all of the particulars.

Click here to view a resolution developed by Prince William County Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) member, Frank Principi.  Note that it is a 4 part resolution; the 1^st part asks the BOCS to denounce Alt-Right, Neo-Nazi’s and white supremacists.  The other 3 deal with renaming the portion of route 1 that runs through Prince William County, and renaming a firehouse building and a high school currently bearing the name “Stonewall Jackson.”

The resolution will be considered during Supervisor’s Time at the BOCS meeting on October 3^rd. Citizen speakers, of course, are allowed 3 minutes during Citizen’s Time.  President Bailey will be speaking during that time voicing his support for the resolution and primarily addressing the first part.

President Bailey asks that all who are able to attend to please do so.  While the meetings are called to order at 7:30 pm, he suggests earlier arrival as a large number of citizens are expected to attend.  Please share this news with your personal/professional networks.

The Chair of our Political Action Committee received an  alert from the Fairfax  County Branch of the NAACP advocating  to make domestic terrorism a federal crime.  Click here to view a complete copy of the alert note.

Please note the following announcement from the Virginia State Conference.

“You are cordially invited to attend the 2017 Statewide NAACP Virginia Gubernatorial Forum which will be held on Thursday, September 7th at Virginia Union University in historic Coburn Chapel from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. 

This first ever event has been jointly formed by Area Four NAACP Leaders, NAACP Political Action, Criminal Justice and Religious Affairs Committee leaders, various statewide NAACP members and many other community-based leaders from all across Virginia.

As a non-partisan organization, we invited the Virginia Gubernatorial candidates of the two leading political parties. Both candidates have confirmed their attendance and their staffs are now preparing final details for involvement in the Forum. The Forum’s format will allow candid dialog about very important issues and particularly about the concerns of African-American families, voters, leaders, organizations and many other citizens in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The event is open to the public. So all are well-informed, please help by passing this info on to others via e-mail and your social media networks.

Due to high levels of interest in the event, all are encouraged to arrive very early to ensure entry. 

We hope you make plans now to attend this historic and very important event.

For more info, contact us at 1-804-410-4567 or NAACPVAGOVForum@gmail.com”

Click here to view the WDVM coverage of the  news conference held by the Prince William NAACP and other  local groups, including an interview with the President of our local chapter and other  executive board members.