MEETING TIME CHANGE: Please note the monthly meeting time has changed. We now meet the third Saturday of every month at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. The Executive Committee meeting is from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and the Membership Meeting is from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Mission
The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the NAACP is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.
OBJECTIVES
The principal objectives of the Association shall be:
To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights
To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives.
2009- 2010 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Francine Pratt — President
Dr. Robert A. King II — 1st Vice President
H. Wes Pratt, Esq. — 2nd Vice President
Lynn Clay — Treasurer
Cheryl Clay — Secretary
BOARD MEMBERS
Arthur E. Duncan
Dr. Akinniran Oladehin
Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of Springfield NAACP. Download and complete the application by clicking on the link below. Mail application and membership fee to:
Springfield Branch, NAACP
P.O. Box 8983
Springfield, MO 65801
This year NAACP marks its 100th anniversary. Be sure to join us for a night of food, fun and recognition of the centennial celebration during the Freedom Fund Ball on May 2, 2009.