Des Moines Branch of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP), Education

Those who are enlightened, educated and informed are those who can make a difference. With this in mind, here is a press release of another educational project presented by the Des Moines Branch of the NAACP:

DES MOINES BRANCH NAACP
IOWA/NEBRASKA NAACP STATE CONFERENCE
BLACK MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OF DES MOINES
DES MOINES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Joint Press Release

LANGUAGE MATTERS – SENSITIVITY SEMINARS

CONTACT: LINDA CARTER-LEWIS, PHONE: (515)283-1271 OR (515) 556-4491

DES MOINES, IA, ...THE DES MOINES BRANCH NAACP JOINS FORCES TO CO-SPONSOR A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL STATEWIDE SEMINARS ON “THE LANGUAGE OF HATE AND INSENSITIVITY”. THE NEED ARISES AS A RESULT OF AN INCIDENT AT THE IOWA STATE CAPITAL BUILDING EARLIER THIS SPRING.

THE FIRST SEMINAR ENTITLED “STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES BUT NAMES WILL HURT ME“, WILL BE HELD IN DES MOINES. DURING A SUBSEQUENT NEWS CONFERENCE SEVERAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS SPEARHEADED BY THE LOCAL NAACP DES MOINES BRANCH PLEDGED TO OFFER PROGRAMMING TO EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE HATE WORDS AND ETHNIC INSENSITIVITY.

TO ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE, THE NAACP WILL HOST SEVERAL STATEWIDE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE AND DISCUSS THE LANGUAGE OF HATE AND TO FOSTER POSITIVE RACE RELATIONS.

LOCATION: DMACC URBAN CAMPUS – BUILDING 1, ROOMS 124 – 126
DATE: JUNE 6, 2009 TIME: 8:30AM – NOON.
FREE MEALS: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED
REGISTRATION: ON-SITE
CEU CREDIT: THE SEMINAR IS CEU APPROVED FOR DMACC CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT. THE COST OF THE CREDIT IS $5.00

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CEU CREDIT CONTACT:

DR. MARY L. CHAPMAN, VICE PRESIDENT, DMACC
URBAN CAMPUS PHONE: 515-697-7701/515-697-7720 FAX
MLCHAPMAN@DMACC.EDU
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Des Moines Branch NAACP
P.O. Box 5036
Des Moines, IA 50305-5036
515.727.5223

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