ESPECIALLY FOR BRANCHES IN SECTION 5 COUNTIES, HKONJ PARTNERS,
AREA ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS LISTED IN LETTER
6 July 2011
SPECIAL INVITATION
REDISTRICTING CONFERENCE
10:00am until 1:00pm
July 16, 2011
Rocky Mount, NC
Dear NC NAACP Unit Leader:
The North Carolina State Conference invites you to participate in our upcoming Redistricting Conference co-sponsored by The Alliance for Black Elected Officials scheduled for Saturday, July 16 at the OIC Building in Rocky Mount, NC.
The purpose is to invite area elected officials, local and state NAACP leadership, and community leaders who live and work in North Carolina's Section V counties (list attached) to discuss gerrymandering efforts spawned by the ultra-conservative, far right Tea Party Republicans on the national and state levels. These attempts will have a retrogressive effect on voting rights and protections for the next decade and beyond, and we want to ensure that all North Carolinians' voting rights are protected and not diluted. It is incumbent upon us to educate all elected officials, in particular those whose positions have been created by the protections of the United States Constitution through the 15th Amendment, and by Section V of the Voting Rights Act.
We are inviting Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC 1st District), Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC 12th District), State Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr., Chairman and members of the NC Legislative Black Caucus; Walter Rogers, President and members of the NC Black Leadership Caucus, and Brad Thompson, Executive Director and members of the NC Alliance of Black Elected Officials.
The OIC Building is located at 402 East Virginia Street in downtown Rocky Mount, NC. The conference begins at 10:00am and will end at 1:00pm. Please confirm that you will be joining us by Monday, July 11th by calling Amina Turner, State Executive Director toll-free at 1-866-NC-NAACP OR send an e-mail to ncnaacpoffice@gmail.com with "REDISTRICTING CONFERENCE" in the subject line.
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you there.
Yours in the Spirit of Truth and Justice,
/s/
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
President
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