• 400,000 Dafurians have been killed since 2003
• 2 million Dafurians lack shelter, food, and health care
The NAACP believes strongly that future leaders must be developed today, and such development is ongoing in the Youth & College Division, created in 1936. Today there are more than 30,000 young people representing 600 Youth Councils, High School Chapters and College Chapters actively involved in the fight for civil rights. The NAACP has one of the largest organized groups of young people of any secular organization in the country.
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Elections for Youth & College Division officers and advisors are to be held between March 15-May 1, 2008. If your unit is unable to hold elections during this time frame, submit in writing a formal request for an election extension with the date that you wish to hold your election. The request should be sent to the attention of the Youth & College Division National Director at 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Division at 410-580-5657.
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This packet contains the following award applications:
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Youth Council of the Year
College Chapter of the Year
New Youth Unit of the Year
State Youth & College Division of the Year
Advisor of the Year
Gloster B. Current Leadership Award
Medgar W. Evers Leadership Award
Award applications must be postmarked by May 14, 2008.
Applications can be submitted via the following methods:
(1) Hard copy application
(2) Application documents on CD-ROM (preferred method)
(3) Electronically at conventionawardssub08@naacpnet.org
Mailed submissions can be delivered to the address below:
NAACP Youth & College Division
2008 Convention Award Application
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
If you have questions, contact Alethea Bonello at (410) 580-5657 or abonello@naacpnet.org
The NAACP Y&C Division Partners with Demos on
It's getting harder for young adults to get ahead in America. Compared to previous generations, today's 20-somethings earn less, carry more debt and pay more for everything from health care to housing. With young people voting in record numbers, it's time to put this generation's economic crisis on the national agenda and build a movement for a better deal.
On May 8 & May 9 hundreds of young activists will gather in DC to learn about their generation's economic crisis. The NAACP Youth & College Division is proud to join Demos and other youth organizations from around the country as a partner in “A Better Deal Conference”. This conference is not just about ideas, though – it's about action. Attendees will get the tools to connect politics to the personal financial struggles of young voters, and get hooked up with others to build a movement for a better deal in their communities. This conference is FREE and limited travel scholarships are available. The address to the conference is below and more info is attached.
The Liaison Capitol Hill
415 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, DC
www.abetterdealconference.org
The VOTE HARD campaign, an initiative of the NAACP Youth & College Division and the NAACP National Voter Fund, seeks to empower voters that are within the youngest part of the electorate. The idea is simply to encourage people to not only THINK HARD but to VOTE HARD. The campaign will consist of a three-point empowerment strategy focused on Education Outreach, Grassroots Outreach and Social Outreach. NAACP youth units will conduct various voter registration initiatives, education forums and mobilization efforts on college campuses and in the community.
The argument remains constant, how does an age old institution such as the NAACP continue to reach out to its constituents. The solution is that no other organization in this country has the grassroots organizing structure of the NAACP. More importantly, the NAACP Youth and College Division is the only youth, grassroots organization that reaches over 500 cities and campuses around the country.
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Y & C Plan of Action (click to download)
The NAACP Youth & College Division is honored to support NIKE in their 1st Annual Future Sole Design Competition. This support marks the launch of an on-going partnership between the NAACP Youth & College Division and NIKE.
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Through the generous support of the Ford Foundation and contributions from Global Justice, Inc., the NAACP Youth & College Division has created a nationwide Social Security Empowerment Initiative aimed at increasing African American students' knowledge about Social Security and the proposed changes to how the system currently operates.
The initiative will run from January to March, 2008
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The NAACP, along with a number of organizations, has been working with the lawyers of the Jena 6 daily to arrange for new trials. We're also reviewing additional steps we can take to more fully address the structural racism issues the students may face in the schools.
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The STOP Campaign is an initiative of the NAACP Youth & College Division that seeks to "STOP" the demeaning images of African Americans in the media, particularly with respect to the portrayal of African American women.
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Over the past few years, students of color have reported a dramatic increase in acts of racial discrimination, intolerance, hate crimes and insensitivity amongst different cultures at institutions of higher education.
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