“MARCH
FOR OUR LIVES” led by the Youth of NWO and YWCA I Rise
program on Saturday, March 24, 2018, 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Toledo
NAACP is partnering with the YWCA and other local groups to
protest against violence in our schools and communities.
The march will leave from Promenade Park on Water Street
marching to the Government Center. This supports a national
march held the same day across our country. Please join us
Saturday!!
March
is Women’s History Month
and we want to congratulate
some of our Board members who have made a difference in our
community.
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Beatrice Daniels, our ACT-SO Chairperson was recently invited by Nancy Pelosi to
Washington, D.C. for a dinner honoring our Congresswoman
Marcy Kaptur.
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Theresa Gabriel,
National NAACP Golden Life Board and Security Team, will be
honored this month at the Jesup W. Scott High School Alumni
Association Hall of Fame.
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Darlene Sweeney-Newbern,
our Legal Redress Chairperson has been promoted to the
position of Statewide Director of Regional Operations for
Ohio Civil Rights Commission and moving to Columbus, Ohio.
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Willie Ann Moore, 3rd Vice President and State Education Chairperson is being honored at
the YWCA Milestones Award this month.
A Lot of
History for Women in America and the World!
The
celebration of Women’s History Month initially began as an
extension of International Women’s Day (a socialist
movement) and later an extension of Women’s History Week.
The socialist movement carried the day forward to many
nations and in 1975 it was adopted by the United Nations.
During the 1970s women in California began a campaign
designed to inform the public about the contributions of
women to society. Their efforts led to the establishment of
Women’s History Month and they decided it should be held
around the same time as International Women’s Day which was
already focused on women and had an established audience.
One of the
original California organizers, Molly Murphy MacGregor,
brought forth their work while attending a Women’s History
Institute conference in New York City and the celebration
soon spread across the country. President Jimmy Carter
proclaimed the first national Women’s History Week for March
2-8, 1980. President Ronald Reagan followed the proclamation
and in 1987 Congress passed a proclamation that saw the week
evolve into Women’s History Month.
The
history of women in America dates back to its establishment
as a nation. From 1804 when the Shoshone Indian, Sacagawea,
led Lewis and Clark across the Louisiana Territory; when
Florence Nightingale brought nursing to a profession during
the Civil War; when women moved from nurses to soldiers in
the military; when Bessie Coleman became the first
African-American woman to get a pilot’s license and Mae
Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to
space; when Susan B. Anthony and Eleanor Roosevelt fought
for suffrage and the passage of the 19th
amendment, when females moved from the kitchen to the
political arena. Females have worked hard and diligently to
move this country forward and to gain equality in every
aspect of our daily lives. The status of women has once
again gained momentum and Women’s History Month is a
wonderful time to reflect on our accomplishments!
Regional Water Forums
are currently being held in
each City Council District. The purpose of the meetings are
to understand the impact of a regional water system that
will include Toledo, Lucas County, Perrysburg, Maumee and
other suburbia locations. In previous articles we talked
about the power of the vote and now is a good time to
educate yourself as to what impact this will have on you as
a residential customer. Will your water rates increase,
decrease, or stay the same? How will rates for customers in
Toledo compare to rates in surrounding areas? And most
important how will this affect our Seniors and other
customers
on a fixed
income?
If you
haven’t attended a meeting regarding the Regional Water
system yet…….there’s still time! Members of City Council
and other community leaders will be there to answer your
questions and concerns. You decide how to vote on this very
important issue in November!
Remainder of Regional Water Meeting dates:
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Thursday, March 22, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
District 6, Friendship Park Community Center, 2930 - 131st
Street
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Monday , March 26, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.,
District 1, Gesu Sullivan Center, 2049 Parkside Blvd.
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Thursday, March 29, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
District 4, Nexus Healthcare, 1415 Jefferson Ave.
Join the
NAACP - $30/year for adult memberships and $15/year for
youth under 20 years of age. View our website at
www.naacptoledo.org.
Next meeting date April 10, 2018, 7:00 p.m. at Mott Branch
Library.
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