2022 State Convention

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LOCATION: Suite A & B

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LOCATION: Suite A & B

Annual Gwen Moore Utilities Workshop – Governor Newsom in September 2020 signed Executive Order N-79-20 requiring the sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero emission by 2035 as well as other measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the transportation sector. One of the main challenges moving forward is getting the state’s charging infrastructure ready to support a fully electric fleet of cars and trucks. This workshop will address questions such as : What are the utilities doing to give the African American community confidence to purchase a ZEV? How are the utilities addressing the lagging charging infrastructure in communities of color? We have seen a summer of threatened rolling blackouts, are the utilities and the grid capable of handling the increased need for electricity?

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LOCATION: Los Angeles 4

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LOCATION: Suite A & B

The CA/HI NAACP was given grant funding to focus on environmental justice and climate change to demonstrate the negative effects on Black communities in California. The research team polled 400 Black voters in California and two focus groups; one in the Bay area and one in the Los Angeles area. EMC Research will present their findings followed by a discussion between the CA/HI NAACP Environmental Justice Chair Rachael Gibson and NAACP National Office of Environmental Justice Strategy.

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LOCATION: Suite C & D

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LOCATION: Los Angeles 3

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LOCATION: Suite A

First Responders – are exactly that, the first to respond to people in crisis situations. Historically, there has been a clash, oftentimes with catastrophic results, when law enforcement has been called to intervene with a person suffering a mental health crisis. What has been done and can be done to address the chasm in communication, understanding and compassion in these situations? There ARE positive, effective and life-saving measures being taken in our communities with a highly collaborative approach.

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LOCATION: Suite F

Policies like Prop 209 have decreased diversity in the public sector, and has lessened inclusion of minorities, and impacted local municipalities. Cities that are generally run by people who have no vested interest to ensure that jobs in the public sector looks like the population in California, have historically resulted in exclusion of these populations. The African-American community has been the hardest hit by these policies. For example, the City of Los Angeles – CA’s largest urban area, has reviewed this issue as it impacts its engineering community due to the lack of diversity. To that end, the City’s partnership with HBCU’s to recruit African-Americans has been helpful in recruitment. This workshop will explore how the State of California could implement programs similar to the City of LA’s model to increase diversity.

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LOCATION: Suite E

With the growing emergence and adoption of target universalism for specific BIPOC communities in California’s education system to include sovereign Tribal communities, the Asian anti-hate movement, and enhanced fiscal supports for dual language learners, solutions for Black children/students from Preschool-12 continues to go unaddressed and is consistently absent from discussion unless headlining deficit narratives. Therefore there is an urgent “CALL FOR ACTION” for Black Parents to unify and mobilize with an understanding of “Why” they should know their rights and “How” to implement this knowledge into “POWER”. Come learn about transformative strategies that will move the paradigm to create successful outcomes for our Black children led by families. This workshop will center Black family voices and their call to action to develop a culturally affirming educational plan in the context of COVID-19 recovery, MonkeyPox emergence, California’s declared child/youth mental health crisis, and the looming teacher shortage, including BIPOC teachers, resulting in historic classroom closures in marginalized communities.

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LOCATION: Suite B

Fighting discrimination and hate takes grit, dedication and strong leadership to serve as a full-time advocate against acts of hate, racism and discrimination. In this panel we’ll discuss an array of technology platforms, stories and “WINS” within the CA/HI NAACP Branches and how to show up for your community through PR and Social Media while being concise and clear in your call to action. You will leave with an understanding of how to be successful to achieve your goals to combat hate, racism and discrimination through technology.

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LOCATION: Los Angeles 4

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LOCATION: Los Angeles 3

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LOCATION: Los Angeles 4

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LOCATION: Suite A

Non-Combat PTSD can occur during military service that can and have left active-duty personnel and veterans with significant trauma. Some common examples include: sexual assault, ongoing exposure to death and violence, survivor’s guilt and fear of hostile military. Living through one or more of these service stressors is difficult enough for most veterans, but the process of being approved for VA disability benefits can bring back all of the trauma. During this workshop, we will be discussing Non-Combat PTSD and how you as a veteran service member or advocate can help your veteran community by connecting your service members with the right resources and specialized veteran advocates within your communities.

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LOCATION: Suite B

Get Legal Department training and updates on ongoing legal efforts from the NAACP Office of the General Counsel.

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LOCATION: Suite E

The civic engagement session will focus on protecting and preserving our Democracy by building Black Political Power through civic engagement at the ballot box and through advocacy/policy. Black voter engagement in 2022 and beyond include building trust, understanding concerns, and pain points, and stressing power through voting collective action, building a strong coalition through collaboration and partnership. This session will lift up why research and data analysis are pivotal to determining the location-specific priorities/targets and the resonant messaging needed to engage and mobilize both high-propensity Black voters as campaign volunteers and low-propensity Black voters to the ballot box during this cycle. This session will be focused on empowering our units to lean into local community organizing and highlighting elections at every level on the ballot and midterm engagement.

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LOCATION: Imperial Foyer

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LOCATION: Suite C & D

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LOCATION: Pacific Coast 1

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LOCATION: Suites C & D

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LOCATION: Suites A & B

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LOCATION: Suites E & F