The Housing Committee of the PWNAACP is hosting a Housing Fair on June 22nd from10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the NOVA Woodbridge campus. Click here to see a Flyer for details. Click here for a Partners and Sponsors form. The date for response from partners and sponsors has been extended to June 7th. We hope to see you at the Fair.
Celebrate Juneteenth with the Prince William County Chapter of the NAACP and the Prince William County Divine 9 organizations. We will start the day off cleaning the Dumfries Slave Cemetery behind Merchant Park from 0900-1100. Them we will have a BBQ to celebrate Juneteenth. This is a free community event, bring your family and lawn chairs to the celebration.
Please RSVP on Eventbrite before 06 June 2019 so we can get an accurate count of all planning to attend. Note: We need volunteers to act as servers for one-hour shifts beginning at noon, so if you are willing to help, fill out the contact form at the bottom of the RSVP announcement and let us know.
On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist walks into a bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina and guns down nine African Americans. Click here to view information on several available options for you to view the movie “EMANUEL” which examines this tragic event. A private screening option is also available; click here for those details. Finally, click here to access a trailer of the movie.
Our Economic Development Committee requested that this announcement be provided to the membership:
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. “
Jermaine Jackson, PhD, PWSNPHC President issued the following invitation to the local community:
“The Prince William-Stafford County National Pan-Hellenic Council (PWSNPHC), in conjunction with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the League of Women Voters, is pleased to invite you to our nonpartisan Candidate Meet and Greet.
The first event will be held at the Chinn Park Library, 13065 Chinn Park Dr., Woodbridge, VA on May 16, 2019, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. This event is focused on the Neabsco, Occoquan, Potomac and Woodbridge Districts.
The second event will be held at the Bull Run Library, 8051 Ashton Ave, Manassas, VA on May 21, 2019, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. This event is focused on the Brentsville, Coles and Gainesville Districts.
The agenda for the Candidate Meet and Greet is for Prince William County Citizens to communicate directly with incumbent officials and those who have declared their candidacy for elected office. This event will focus on the following positions: County Supervisors, Commonwealth’s Attorney, County Sheriff and School Board Members.
I ask that you share the details of this email with the members of your organization along with the Prince William County citizens you interact with on a daily basis. Lastly, I ask that you mark your calendar to spend some time at one or both of the meet and greets events in an effort to better understand the platform of the candidates asking for your vote!
Looking forward to seeing you!”
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.
The Prince William County Community Foundation in association with the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will sponsor a Health Expo at Freedom High School on May 18, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The event is free and open to the public. Click here for a flyer describing the event.
Please join the PW NAACP Economic Development Committee this Thursday the 28th of March from 7:30-9: 00 at the McCoart Building. Our topic of discussion this month will be Community Reinvestment Act Compliance and Advocacy. Our guest speaker is Victor Galloway. The PW NAACP will be using Facebook Livestream to broadcast and provide teleconference access via GoToMeeting. To participate in the Facebook Livestream, follow @princewilliamcountyNAACP on Facebook. Use the information below to participate in the GoToMeeting portion for this event.
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