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Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs
Facilitated discussion group
April 23, 2024
McMinnville Public Library, Carnegie Room
Salem Keizer Coalition of Parents for Equity (SKCOPE)
Join us for a Family Friendly Brunch to connect, build community and learn more about how best advocate for our students in the Salem-Keizer School District from our guest speakers.
Saturday April 6, 2024 from 11-2pm
Location: Micah Building 680 State Street Salem, OR
April General Membership Meeting
The next General Membership Meeting will be held April 1st.
Members and guests are encouraged to attend. You have the opportunity to attend in person, or online, to hear about future branch activities.
Meeting time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Micah Building, 680 State Street (come in through front door)
American Denial: The Truth is Deeper than Black and White
Facilitated Discussion Group
February 27, 2024
McMinnville Public Library, Carnegie Room
Salem-Keizer Coalition of Parents for Equity (SKCOPE)
Join us for a brainstorm about how to best advocate for our students in the Salem-Keizer School District.
Sunday March 17 at 2pm
Via Zoom
Sign up via link below:
https://forms.gle/zp4i5H4iqgsVGCnq6
Teacher/Administrator Nominations!
Are you a PreK-12 teacher and/or administrator working in Oregon or Washington? Or, do you know a dynamic PreK-12 teacher and/or administrator working in Oregon or Washington?
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in partnership with the Alpha Community Education Initiative is pleased to announce the Teacher/Administrator of the Year Award!
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity plans to award two (2) recipients with awards of $1,000 each. Recipients must be teachers or administrators in a state-accredited school (prekindergarten through grade 12). Awardee MUST be present at the Community Empowerment Program on Thursday, March 14 at 6 pm (Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle's Southport)
The application deadline is March 1, 2024, at 5pm Pacific Time.
For applications, please email: jdorsette1906@gmail.com.
March General Membership Meeting
The next General membership meeting will be held March 4th.
Members and guests are encouraged to attend. You have the opportunity to attend in person, or online, to hear about future branch activities.
Meeting time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Micah Building, 680 State Street (come in through front door)
Online meeting link is refreshed here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86228828174?pwd=uQxizpiRVAjavqwwsKIbRfoxrXdwlj.1
Oregon Black Pioneers
Uncovering Oregon's Black History
Featured Speaker: Mariah Rocker is the Public Programs and Exhibits Manager at Oregon Black Pioneers
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Chemeketa Salem Campus
4000 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR
Building 2, Room 177
*Please park in the Blue or Green lots
High School Scholarship deadline
Western Region Military Scholarship and Academic Incentive Awards Application
For Black male high school students who will attend a 4-year college/university in Fall of 2024. All applicants must be current full-time Oregon or Washington high school students, identify as a male, degree-seeking undergraduate programs acceptable (within two years of college admittance). The minimum G.P.A REQUIREMENT is a 2.5/4.0 or equivalent.
The Application Deadline: Postmarked by February 26, 2024. The Scholarship/Academic Excellence Award is $1000, minimum. Three scholarships will be awarded.
If you have any questions, please contact Jason Dorsette directly, via (jdorsette1906@gmail.com).
Salem/Keizer NAACP Blood Drive
Salem/Keizer NAACP Blood Drive
Salem/Keizer NAACP is partnering with the American Red Cross to help save lives in honor of Black History Month.
Join us in ensuring hospital patients have the blood they need by donating blood at the Salem Donor Center, 1860 Hawthorne Ave NE Salem, Oregon.
Click on the link below and you will be re-directed to RedCrossBlood.org to make your appointment.
Thank you for honoring Black History Month and participating in this lifesaving event!
Black Women & Abolitionist Movement
Black Women & Abolitionist Movement
Featured speaker: Professor Taylor Marrow III
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Chemeketa Salem Campus
4000 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR
Building 2, Room 177
*Please park in the Blue or Green lots
Black History Community Event
Black History Community Event
FOOD, SINGING, SPEAKERS, & MORE!
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
McKay High School
2440 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR
"The Great American Lie" movie and discussion
“The Great American Lie” movie and discussion
Feb 17th TIME: 10am-12pm
Loucks Auditorium, 585 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR
Movie viewing & discussion (snacks & drinks provided)
*Free parking at the Salem Library parking structure
February GM Meeting
The next General membership meeting will be February 5th.
You have the opportunity to attend in person, or online, to hear updates from our NAACP branch committee chairs.
This month we will discuss a number of upcoming Black History Month events.
Meeting time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: 680 State Street (come in through front door!)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Salem/Keizer NAACP is partnering with Chemeketa Community College to celebrate and hear about the life and purpose of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Please join us at the Student Center on January 17th, 2024!
Where: 4000 Lancaster Dr NE, Building 2, Room 179 (Park in the Green Lot or Blue Lot).
When: January 17th, 2024 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
The Zoom link will be live to stream the event as well.
Blood Drive
Salem/Keizer NAACP is partnering with the American Red Cross to help save lives on January 15th in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service.
Join us in ensuring hospital patients have the blood they need by donating on this special day at the Salem Donor Center, 1860 Hawthorne Ave NE Salem, Oregon.
Click on the link below and you will be re-directed to RedCrossBlood.org to make your appointment.
Thank you for honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on this special day and participating in this lifesaving event!
General Membership meeting
General membership meeting January 8th. All may attend in person or online to hear updates from our NAACP branch committee chairs .
Meeting time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: 680 State Street (come in through front door!)
Annual Freedom Fund Dessert Fundraiser
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Salem-Keizer Branch 1166 is hosting our Annual Freedom Fund. This year we are excited to provide culturally relevant desserts and wine to our guests. There will also be non-alcoholic drinks available. We cordially invite you and/or your organization to participate as Co-Sponsors, Table Sponsors or attendees on Monday, June 19th, 2023. The 2023 theme 'This Little Light of Mine: Shining Beyond the Shadows' was inspired by the hymn Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, more commonly referred to as the “Black National Anthem”. Mr. James Weldon Johnson’s song provides a beautiful imagery of a biblical Exodus from slavery and oppression to liberation and salvation in the promised land.
Despite the progress we have made, a shadow over our Black and Brown youth is still present. Words throughout the hymn describe a dark and gloomy past that consistently haunts us today. Yet, we are also reminded of a deep hope and faith that may yet penetrate these shadows. This is the kind of beautiful and unmistakable light the NAACP wants to see radiating from our children. ‘This Little Light of Mine: Shining Beyond the Shadows’ is a reflection of our Branch’s collective motivation to energize and engage our communities–specifically with our youth of Color. This is a moment in time to ensure their light burns brighter to fulfill their dreams and aspirations with encouragement, resiliency, and love. In the words of Dr. Maya Angelou, “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
We have strength in numbers, and we are better together when unified as one. Join me today in replacing the shadows of despair with determination, timidity with boldness and tenacity, and bigotry and racism with love and reconciliation.
Tickets sales begin May 1st and end June 5th. Simply go to our homepage to purchase tickets. If you want to volunteer or have questions, contact membership@sknaacp1166.org.
Salem-Keizer NAACP General Membership Meeting
Come join us for our monthly meeting. Meeting will begin prompting by 6pm.
Black History Month: Youth Showcase
Such a wonderful grand finale to conclude Black History Month by showcasing our incredible youth! Come to the Kroc Center on the 25th. The event is from 1-4pm. This is a free and kid friendly event. Thank you to Equity Splash and Afrheek who have helped make this event possible!! If anyone would like an ASL interpreter please contact Lindsey at memberfund@sknaacp1166.org.
Black History Month: Civil Disobedience Training
Two separate trainings will be provided at the Kroc Center that week. One on February 3rd from 6-8PM and the second on held February 4th from 2-4PM. The trainings will look the same both days, so feel free to pick whichever date works best for you.
Reverend Sekou touched on the myths of historical civil rights leaders at the MLK event. He will go into deeper depths during this training. We are not to romanticize the past, but to look back with an honest lense. We will look at the goals, principles and rules behind nonviolent civil disobedience and have hands-on practice towards the end of the training. Be ready to move together in Deep Abiding Love.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Our MLK Day program this year will be held at the Salem Public Library in Loucks Auditorium. Reverend Sekou, Mayor, Chris Hoy and our very own President, RJ Hampton will be speaking on Martin Luther King’s Legacy.
Throughout the event, we are excited to celebrate a variety of student talent. Come and cheer on our youth at this family-friendly event. We have several booths from other social justice organizations in the community who will be present at the event as well.
Around 2:30pm, we will continue the celebrating with a car march down our newly named MLK Parkway. We will begin at the library and end at the Kroc Center where there will be snacks and beverages.
Annual Juneteenth Event
June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slaves in Texas finally received word: They were free.
Black communities in Texas and beyond annually celebrate this day, Juneteenth, which officially became a federal holiday in 2021.
Freedom is a thread, and a fight, woven through this nation's history and current political climate. Continue to take action to celebrate and ensure true freedom for all through awareness of racial disparities, mobilization, and bold actions necessary to further the fight for social justice and equal opportunity.