Historic Press Conference - September 5, 2012

Representatives from the NAACP and 5 major traditionally African-American Conventions joined together in a press conference concerning our moral and ethical and political responsibilities to vote in the upcoming elections.

A Partnership of the NBC, USA, Inc. and NAACP

VOTER PROTECTION • VOTER PROMOTION • VOTER PARTICIPATION

As the voting rights of millions of eligible voters, mostly minorities, are under attack due to new photo voter ID laws, The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. has announced a monumental partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for the 2012 This Is My Vote (TIMV) Campaign. These two historic bodies will create communication and information bridges between their two massive constituencies around voting Protection, Promotion (through registration and education) and Participation.

The Scope of the Problem

6,067,361 African Americans of voting age in the United States are unregistered.
Millions of people are hard at work to take from you and me what they didn’t want you or me to have in the first place—the right to vote.

This election is about issues that will effect:

• education,
• Medicaid, Medicare
• unemployment benefits
• health care benefits
• schools closings
• prison expansion
• judicial injustice for minorities
• student loan interest rates
• de-funding training opportunities
• house foreclosures
• state offices and appointments
• Supreme Court appointments
• middle class tax relief
• children and family Services

Working together we can make a major difference not only in
November of 2012 but beyond.

Click Here to Get Brochure

Download a brochure that will inform you of how you can be active as an individual, pastor, district, or State Convention in the fight to protect, promote or increase participation in the national elections.

VOTING RESOURCES

NAACP

Visit online at: http://www.thisismyvote.org/ and click the link “Find your local unit.” Or call the NAACP headquarters toll free at (877) NAACP-98.

Color of Change:  www.Colorofchange.org

Project Vote

For answers to legal questions and concerns:  http://www.projectvote.org

Voter protection experts:

Penda Hair:  phair@advancementproject.org
Eddie Hailes:   ehailes@advancementproject.org

Advancement Project

Visit:  http://advancementproject.org/home for voter rights/protection resources and general  information

African American Ministers Leadership Council (a project of People for the American Way)

Visit:  http://www.pfaw.org/VESSELS for information on 

• Top 10 Things Voters Should Know as They Go to the Polls
• Are You Ready to Vote Checklist
• VESSELS A-B-C’s For Candidate and Legislation Support or Opposition
• More
  

People for the American Way

Visit:  http://www.pfaw.org  or call :  (202)467-4999 x 2369; (202) 467-2369 direct

Register to vote online now at: http://www.thisismyvote.org/

or call 1-866-MyVote1 or 866-698-6831