Don’t Allow Legislators to Roll Back the Rights We’ve Fought For: Join the NAACP Today
Enroll at: http://action.naacp.org/740-Strong
Peacefully protesting citizens threatened by a militarized police force. Young men and women detained, arrested, and shot at for the crime of being black. Renewed assaults on the right to vote for our most vulnerable populations.
Decades after the freedom marches, rides, and demonstrations of the ’50s and ’60s, it’s nearly impossible to believe we are still engaged in these same fights for our rights. The fights were led by NAACP members decades ago. Members continue to make the world more equal and just today. And if the past few months are any indication, our work is not done. We are needed now more than ever.
So I’ve set a challenge: For our 2014 Membership Week, I want to welcome 740 new and renewed members to the NAACP family.
Become one of the first new members to join this Membership Week.
During last year’s Membership Week, 739 civil rights activists claimed their place on our membership rolls, and we can’t lose our footing now. If at least 740 activists step forward this week, we won’t have to take even one step back.
Joining the NAACP is one way to work toward civil rights and human rights. Another is voting, which is at the heart of the issues we hold dear. And in 43 days, we need our communities to head to the polls.
Whomever we vote into office will decide if progress is made to end police brutality and militarization in Ferguson and throughout the country. They will decide if we put an end to codified racial profiling and inequalities in education and our economy.
We can’t leave those decisions in the hands of those who seek to silence us. We need to work now to register voters, and to continue fighting voter discrimination. And when our newly elected officials take office, your support, your voice, and your membership will be even more vital.
Every member of the NAACP represents another champion in the continued fight for equality and justice. Join today to take the next step toward victory:
http://action.naacp.org/740-Strong
In solidarity,
Cornell William Brooks
President and CEO
NAACP
