Saturday, October 6, 2012

Say Hello to the new Alabama State Conference NAACP Youth & College Division Political Action Committee Co-Chair!!!


      I know the title is long but hey! I'm excited about this endeavor. I never served in a leadership postion at the state level, until now.
I was appointed this position about 2 weeks ago. I also serve as the President of the NAACP at UAB. I am definitely up for the challenge.
          I hope to leave the legacy of establishing connections and mentorships in the community for members of the Youth and College Division of the Alabama State Conference NAACP, so the elders can feel confident in "passing the torch" to the next generation that they have trained and equipped  for tomorrow.

According to the Washington, DC Branch here are my duties in a nutshell....

Political Action Committee

The Political Action Committee works to ensure voter empowerment through providing awareness, training, and programmatic support to ensure registration, education, administration, and election protection.  The NAACP has developed a nonpartisan voter empowerment program  designed to empower African American and people of color by increasing awareness and participation in the electoral process.  The Political Action Committee will support the NAACP’s mission to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination, through implementing the following initiatives:
  • A series of voter education forums addressing DC Vote and ward specific issues
  • Issue focused political action notifications through social media usage
  • Local DC and Federal advocacy days and facilitating meetings with elected officials
  • Get Out The Vote (GOTV), voter registration and poll transportation
  • Partnering with local and national civic organizations to address pertinent issues
  • Informing the electorate of candidate views, to hold elected officials accountable.

I look forward to doing great things and serving my fellow youth and college division colleagues!


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