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Please note that the cookout previously scheduled for August 16, 2017 has been CANCELED. Our thanks to those who expressed an interest.
PW NAACP Youth Council Cookout is Canceled
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Statement of the NAACP’s position on Charter Schools
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The interim president of the NAACP informed all units that it has come to the attention of the National organization that Charter Media, a pro-charter school organization, has been soliciting NAACP members to issue statements contrary to NAACP policy regarding charter schools.
Participate in the National Housing Week Effort
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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.
Carver Road Update and Request for Action
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The following message is issued from the Chairperson of the Political Action Committee concerning the effort to save the Carver Road community:
Friends,
Thanks you. Your calls and letters have helped. But we need to keep the pressure on. The Prince William NAACP Political Action Committee requests your help by contacting the Prince William County Board of Supervisor members (PWCBOS) and urge the Supervisors to support the Carver Road residents and not allow Dominion Energy to run their power lines through Carver Road. Send your letter now! Click HERE to send your email.. Then join us on Tuesday, 18July!
Send the Prince William County Board of Supervisors an email urging them to support the Carver Road residents and the Alliance to Save Carver Road. Click HERE to send your email..
Visit our FACEBOOK page! Send this to your friends!
Background:
The State Corporate Commission (SCC) has given Dominion Energy authority to run power lines through Carver Road in the Gainesville area to service Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos, the $80 billion dollar man. Click HERE to send your email.
There were two proposed routes for these power lines when discussions started in 2014: 1- Hybrid I-66 (along I-66 ) where the lines would be underground, 2- Railroad Route ( Haymarket ) then at the end of last year they decided to add 3- The Carver Route (Carver Road/Old Carolina Rd). Click HERE to send your email.
The majority of the residents who live on Carver Road are the descendants of freed slaves. These properties have been passed down through generations. They Do NOT want these power lines in the Carver Road area. The power lines would affect homes, buildings, schools, churches. Yes, it would even affect the 140 year old black church, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
The most suitable route that would not disturb homes would be the Hybrid I-66 Route. Click HERE to send your email.
Black neighborhoods are often targeted for eminent domain land grabs, as in the 1960 and 70’s when Black neighborhoods were ravished. Thousands of Blacks were left devastated by court orders demanding they move out of their ancestral homes.
American citizens expect to be able to keep the land and homes that they have built for themselves and their families. They deserve the security that what they have worked so hard for during their life time, will not be stolen at a whim.
There is too much history at stake to destroy the family homes on Carver Rd. These homes have been passed down through generations for the over 150 years. Click HERE to send your email.
Talking Points
- I’m supporting the Carver Road Community and want the SCC and Dominion to pick another route
- You voted in support of removing the Carver Rd route option at the June 1 Board of Supervisors meeting
- We now need you to protect Carver Rd
- You were a party in the case and then you withdrew
- You’re not off the hook, you represent the Carver Rd residents, please figure out a way to help
- This community is just as important as a misplaced data center
- This is not only affecting the western end of the county, this is a Prince William County issue
- Not too many communities go back to slavery, in the county or in state of VA
- The Washington Post is doing another article, how do you want to be represented?
- You have an opportunity to help, we expect you to do something
!!!TAKE ACTION!!! Click HERE to send your email.
We will hold a press conference and speak to the PW Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, 18JULY at 1:30pm Please Join Us!!
McCoart Building
1 County Complex Ct
Woodbridge, VA 22192
For more information see these articles
The Carver Route: Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics
As Data Centers Bloom, a Century-Old African American Enclave is Threatened (Washington Post)
[NOTE: The SCC announced Friday, 14July, that it will reconsider its decision to allow the route of a set of Dominion Energy power lines to cut through land near Haymarket. Read here.
Thanks & Regards……….?
Regards,
EJ Scott
Save the date – Upcoming Genealogical Conference September 15 – 16, 2017
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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.
Call to Action – Carver Road
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EJ Scott, the Unit’s 1st Vice President and Chairperson of the Political Action Committee issued this urgent appeal to community members and friends:
CALL TO ACTION – CARVER ROAD
Urge the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to rescind their egregious decision to allow Dominion to run power lines through the generationally African American owned neighborhood on Carver Road. There were three route options, but the SCC chose destroying an historic African American neighborhood. Send an email by clicking HERE.
For more information on the injustice that has been perpetrated against the descendents of these freed slaves and the land they own, read these articles:
Washington Post Article
Prince Williams Times Article
The ACTION we need you to take:
- Make a phone Call – Phone number below
- Send an email – See email address below or Click Here
- Write a letter – See address below
- Send this email to ALL your organizations, member lists, family and friends.
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SCC Commissioners
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EMAIL: Commissioners@scc.virginia.gov
PHONE: 804-371-9608
Physical Address:
Tyler Building
1300 E. Main St.
Richmond, Virginia 23219
**Sample Letter & Background Below**
Dear Chairman Judith Williams Jagdmann
Commissioner Mark C. Christie
Commissioner James C. Dimitri
On April 6, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) authorized Dominion Energy Virginia to construct a new 230-kilovolt electric transmission line and a new substation in Prince William County and the town of Haymarket that will follow the Carver Road route.
THE RESIDENTS ARE DESCENDANTS OF FREED SLAVES WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR OVER FIVE GENERATIONS AND DO NOT WANT THESE POWERLINES GOING THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE POWER LINES WILL REQUIRE THE STATE TO TAKE AFRICAN AMERICAN OWNED LAND AND WILL DESTORY HOMES, THREATEN SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND EVEN THE HISTORIC MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH FOUNDED IN 1877. THEY TOOK OUR HOMES AND LAND BACK IN THE 1960’s USING EMINENT DOMAIN LAWS WHICH LED TO THE DISRUPTION AND DISPLACEMENT OF THOUSANDS OF AFRICIAN AMERICAN FAMILIES. NOT AGAIN!!!
We have a collective responsibility to honor the past, safeguard those who have descended from freed slaves, protect property that has been in the family for generations and is now being trampled upon by corporate greed. Who are we as a civilization if we allow our history to be destroyed because of misplaced “progress”. This is not progress, but of greed.
WE REQUEST THAT YOU RESCIND YOU ORDER TO USE THE CARVER ROAD ROUTE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA TRANSMISSION LINE.
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TAKE ACTION NOW:
- Make a phone Call – Phone number below
- Send an email – See email address below
- Forward to EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!
Send your email NOW!!
Thanks for your support.
Dale City Virginia Independence Day Parade
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Take Action – Health Care is Looming
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Dear Members,
The NAACP is calling on all of its members to protect access to affordable health care by demanding a stop to the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). Thirteen U.S. Senators worked in secret, without normal bi-partisan transparency to craft the BCRA, which would “repeal and replace” the NAACP-supported Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “ACA” or “Obamacare”). In just a couple of days, the Senate is expected to vote on the BCRA.
Tell your Senators that, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the BCRA would:
• Increase the number of Americans without health insurance by 22 million people by the year 2026
• Result in higher premiums for skimpier coverage and an increase in deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs
• Weaken protections for people with pre-existing conditions
The NAACP is asking you to contact your Senators NOW. Urge them to consider the impact of this healthcare bill that would benefit only a few – healthy, wealthy white men – and quarantine the rest of the country into the confines of high cost, low quality health care.
Contact Your Senators
Make a Phone Call: Call your Senators on the Hill by dialing the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121
Send an E-Mail: Click here to send email to your Senator. For your convenience, a sample letter is provided.
Remember, time is of the essence so we ask you to act quickly and contact your state Senators. Protect the Affordable Care Act and ensure accessible healthcare for those who need it the most.
Juneteenth Celebration Picnic
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The unit president issued the following invitation to the general public:
Dear Members and Friends,
Occasion: Prince William NAACP in partnership with the Pi Lambda Lambda chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. celebrate Juneteenth with a catered picnic.
Place: Merchant’s Park; 3944 Cameron Street, Dumfries, VA 22026
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Time: 11am to 6 pm
NO CHARGE!! The picnic is being catered by the Lazy Pig, so Brother’s all you have to do is come and get a plate!!
The picnic is open to all!!! Families, friends, significant others!!! Just come EAT THE FOOD!!!!
We can use some volunteers to help with setup at 9:00 am and a few to help serve the food in 1 hour shifts.
So come on out and don’t come alone.
Rev. Cozy Bailey
President
PW NAACP
June 11 Open House of Historic Slave Cabin at Grace United Methodist Church
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Grace United Methodist Church in Manassas invites the community to celebrate the dedication of the Marker for Grace UMC and visit the refurbished Historic Slave Cabin on Sunday, June 11th from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. RSVPs are appreciated to office@umcgrace.org.