NAACP Missouri State Conference
The Audacity of Accountability for a Moral and Just America
10:30 a.m., September 22 and 10:30 a.m., September 23, 2017
Conference concludes with the Freedom Fund and Awards Banquet
Ramada Plaza Oasis Hotel and Convention Center
2546 N. Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO
Speakers and workshop leaders include:
Denise Lieberman – Voting Rights
Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate – Ujima Literacy Program
Dr. Sabrina Brandon – Workshop on Racism Accountability
Chief Paul Williams – Racial Profiling and Community Policing followed by panel
Nimrod Chapel, Jr – Presidential Report
Rhonda Chalfant – Education Report
The public is invited to attend. $75 covers two days of events – workshops, lunch and banquet.
For reservations and questions, call 417-873-6386 or email info@NAACPSpringfieldMo.org
Freedom Fund and Awards Banquet
Saturday, September 23
Oasis Convention Center
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner served 6:30 p.m.
Banquet only – $50.00
Keynote speaker
Kevin McDonald, JD, EdD
Interim Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity and Chief Diversity Officer of the University of Missouri System
Kevin McDonald has a significant track record of transformational contributions toward organizational equity, diversity and inclusion goals. From access and success, to education and scholarship and institutional infrastructures, Dr. McDonald has worked collaboratively to create initiatives that positively impact policies, practices, processes, and people.