June 2009 Blog Posts (10)

NAACP Request for help.

NAACP, Amnesty Int'l and others demand justice for Troy Davis!

http://www.iamtroy.com /

Troy Anthony Davis is an African American man who has spent the last 18 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. There is no physical evidence tying him to the crime and seven out of nine witnesses have recanted. New evidence and new testimony have been presented to the Georgia courts, but the justice system refuses to consider this evidence, which would prove Troy Davis’ innocence… Continue

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 12, 2009 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Clemons case

U.S.Court of appeals 8th Circuit has issued a stay for Reggie Clemons.

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 6, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

On Borrowed Time, The case of Reggie Clemons

Vera Thomas, mother of Reginald Clemons who is scheduled to be executed by the state of Missouri, June 17th, will be speaking about her son's case and the relationship between race and the death penalty. June 11th, 6:00-9:00 pm, Bruce R. Warkins Cultural Heritage Center, 3700 Blue Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo. 64130. This event is free. For more information contact Renee Boman, Missourians to abolish the death penalty. (314) 583-0231.

Update: NAACP PRESS RELEASE. Contact person, Mary… Continue

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 5, 2009 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Help Children

Provide tools and strategies that can help children living in families with parent substance abuse disorders. For information please go to: http://www.nacoa.org/clergy.htm and www.nacoa.org.

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 4, 2009 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Scholarship Information

Per Traci.McClendon@kcmo.org. For information please go to, http://www.cis.famu.edu/~aawcs/

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 4, 2009 at 11:13am — No Comments

Hope Academy

Hope Academy, 2801 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri. 64130. Telephone: (816) 719-9234, has a mission to provide students who have dropped out of a formal educational program an opportunity to obtain a quality education leading to a high school diploma. Please refer anyone you know who is in need of this service. We need to fill up the class rooms and depopulate the prisons. Working together we can do this.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON!!!!!!!!!!!

Blessings,

Sistah,… Continue

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 3, 2009 at 7:39pm — No Comments

NAACP'S role in Reggie Clemmons case

Recent e-mail from Mrs. Anita Russell, President of the Kansas City branch states NAACP is involved wiith Mr. Clemmons case. The NAACP Missouri State Conference is working to schedule a meeting with the Governor within the next five days. Meetings are being held in St. Louis by Rev. Ford, the NAACP Director in St. Louis and Danny Glover. Sinse this is a St. Louis case the St. Louis branch has been working with the State Conference. Further updates will be posted. Local demonstration is being… Continue

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 3, 2009 at 7:32pm — No Comments

Ad-Hoc-Mothers of Incarcerated Sons and Daughters

M.I.S.D. under the direction of Ms. Beverly Livingston is in the process of becoming a movement to priovide outreach services to the love ones of the incarcerated. Your membership is appreciated and entitles you to assist efforts to enhance our quality of life while promoting the safety of our society. Your help will help to ceate programs and services to address the needs of families, inmates and communities. Meeting dates and times will be posted.

Please join Ad-Hoc group against crime… Continue

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 3, 2009 at 7:22pm — No Comments

Affirmative Action/State of Missouri.

Initiative Petition Relating to Banning Affirmative Action Programs Approved for Circulation for 2010 Ballot. Released by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan's office December 11, 2008. State of Missouri.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 2, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Community task force

Does anyone have any ideas as to how to start a community task force? Really need ideas and assistance. This would have to do with youth and families.

Added by Ester Holzendorf on June 1, 2009 at 1:36pm — No Comments