NAACP Portland Branch

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April 29, 2009

7th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Education

Savage Inequalities: Poverty, Race and Education

Keynote speaker: Jonathan Kozol, author and activist
Jonathan Kozol is a non-fiction writer, educator, and activist, best known for his books on public education in the United States. After being fired from Boston Public Schools for teaching a Langston Hughes poem, he became deeply involved in the civil rights movement. He taught for several more years in Newton Public Schools, before becoming more deeply involved in social justice work and his writing. event details

NAACP: Celebrating a Century

On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded by a multiracial group of activists who answered "The Call" in New York, NY to renew the struggle for civil and political liberty.

Join us in 2009 for a series of Celebrating a Century events. Support our 100-year anniversary by becoming a 100 for 100 Contributor. We are looking for 100 people to give $100 in recognition of our first 100 years. Contributions include Branch membership for one year and two tickets to a reception with Jonathan Kozol on April 29 (please see above). Please contribute today by mailing your contribution to NAACP Portland Branch, P.O. Box 18198, Portland, ME 04112 or by calling Mark Ford at 712-3520. 100 for 100 flyer (PDF file)

NAACP Releases Centennial Agenda

Year One: Toward Safe Communities, Good Schools and a Fair Chance for All Americans lays out our civil and human rights agenda for the first year of the next centennial.  We invite you to join us as we continue our unyielding fight to realize America’s promise for all.