Eloise Hamilton
NAACP- Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chapter
(919) 682-4930
chapelhillcarrboronaacp@gmail.com
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 9/28/10
CHAPEL HILL/CARRBORO NAACP BRANCH TO HOST LAUNCH EVENT FOR MARCH ON WASHINGTON
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Chapel Hill/Carrboro branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is hosting a launch event at Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at 6 p.m., to support participants of the One Nation Working Together March On Washington on Saturday October 2, 2010.
The NAACP hopes to bring together the social justice community in support of more than 50 local residents and 50 UNC students who will board buses in Chapel Hill and make the trek from Chapel Hill to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to fight for jobs, affordable housing and education.
The March on Washington is a symbolic representation of the historic march that occurred in 1963 where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in front of over 200,000 supporters advocating civil and economic rights for African-Americans. The goal of “One Nation Working Together” is to mobilize the nation as one to put Americans back to work, stimulate the economy, ensure the protection, civil rights, and liberties of all people, and invest in high-quality education for all youth.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend.
Buses are leaving the University Mall at 4 a.m. on Saturday and will return at 11 p.m. the same day. The cost to ride is $45/person and one meal is included.
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To sign-up to ride the bus and participate in the March on Washington, contact Quintin Laws at 919-475-6403, or visithttp://www.chapelhill-carrboro-naacp.org for more information.
The launch event is open to the public; all members of the community are encouraged to attend. Members of the NAACP will be collecting donations for scholarships to send low-income residents to Washington, as well as for food and beverages on the trip.
For more information about the launch event, contact Michelle Laws at malaws007@gmail.com.
The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights for all persons and to eliminate racial discrimination.
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