Next NAACP Meeting
Always second Saturday! Next regular meeting , Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:00 pm at the Vision Ford Atrium, 1500 S. White Sands, Alamogordo, NM, Visitors welcome!
Otero County NAACP presents its annual Junteenth Celebration, Saturday, May 12th, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Alamogordo Public Library, music and dance outside under the trees. Karunna Warren and his New World Drummers and Dancers will entertain with traditional African drums and dance. Dancing and singing encouraged. Everyone Welcome!
Legal Redress
The Otero County NAACP Redress Committee provides legal advice and information to community members in the event one may feel that their civil rights have been violated. For more information on Legal Redress, contact any of our local officers listed under our contact information.-
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Web site of the month – February 2012
The Southern Poverty Law Center The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society. Founded by civil rights lawyers Morris Dees … Continue reading
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Web site of the month – December 2011
FOR – Fellowship of Reconciliation The Fellowship of Reconciliation is composed of women and men who recognize the essential unity of all creation and have joined together to explore the power of love and truth for resolving human conflict. While … Continue reading
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Who’s afraid of non-violent resistance?
Albert Einstein Institution Despite the great violence of our world, the ruthless dictatorships, widespread poverty and exploitation, and widespread popular helplessness of oppressed people, the 20th century and the new one have seen the emergence of the practice of powerful … Continue reading
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At the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in L.A. Ca.
The newly elected President of the California NAACP, Alice A. Huffman (right), and the Treasurer of the Otero County, New Mexico NAACP, Denise Lang (left) together at the opening plenary session of the International Drug Policy Reform Convention in Los … Continue reading
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Web site of the month – October 2011
Announcing a new series of featured websites of interest to NAACP of Otero County Members. Color of Change.Org is October’s website of the month. What Is ColorOfChange.org? ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America’s political voice. Our goal is to empower … Continue reading
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We Stand With Troy Davis
In recent weeks, the NAACP community and activists across the globe fought hard for the commutation of Troy Davis’ sentence. More than one million of your petitions have been delivered. Protests, rallies and vigils have been organized around the globe, … Continue reading
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