Black Women's Roundtable Election Day Command Center Featuring Live Bloggers & Field Updates Via Conference Call
State coordinators, poll workers, monitors and women leaders tracking problems at the polls and monitoring black voter turnout
GOTV OPERATIONS IN: AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MS, OH, PA, TX, NY and D.C.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's (NCBCP) Black Women's Roundtable (BWR), is hosting an Election Day command center with bloggers facebooking and tweeting updated information from state coordinators, poll workers and monitors, and other volunteers.
The group will host three (3) conference calls providing field updates and analysis from women leaders and experts in black voter participation. Conference calls will examine black voter turnout, voting patterns and report problems at the polls. Conference call times: 1:30 PM; 4:30 PM; 8:30 PM (EST).
WHO: The NCBCP Black Women's Roundtable and the NCBCP's GOTV field crew from 12 states.
Scheduled participants include:
Melanie L. Campbell, NCBCP |
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Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, National African American Clergy Network |
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Susan L. Taylor, National CARES Mentoring Movement |
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President Bennett College |
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Bishop Vashti McKenzie, A.M.E.Church |
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Sheryl Lee Ralph, Actress and Activist |
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Josina Morita, Chicago United Congress of Religious Community |
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Barbara Arnwine, Esq., Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law |
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Roslyn Brock, NAACP |
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Helen Butler, The Georgia Peoples' Agenda |
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Clayola Brown, A. Philip Randolph Institute |
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Salandra Hannah, Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation |
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Dr. Elsie Scott, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation |
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Petee Talley, Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation |
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Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project |
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Lori Peterson, Indiana Central District Organizing Project |
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Dr. Barbara Shaw and Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, National Council of Negro Women |
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Sheila Tyson, Alabama Coalition on Black Civic Participation |
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Sharhonda Dawson, Chicago Black Youth Vote! |
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Felicia Davis, Georgia Black Women's Roundtable |
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Illai Kenney, D. C. Black Youth Vote Howard University |
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Jessica Brown, Florida Black Youth Vote! |
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Letetia Daniels-Jackson, Alabama Black Women's Roundtable |
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WHEN: DATE: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
CONFERENCE CALL TIMES: 1:30 PM; 4:30 PM; 8:30 PM (EST)
CONTACT: Media are invited to participate in this conference call. For call-in information email [email protected].
INTERVIEWS: Women are available for interview. To schedule interviews Edrea - [email protected].
ABOUT THE NCBCP:
The NCBCP (www.ncbcp.org) is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of over 80 member organizations and affiliates in 12 states dedicated to enhancing the full participation of the Black community in all levels of civil society. Over its 34-year history, NCBCP has served as an effective convener and facilitator at the local, state and national levels of efforts to address the disenfranchisement of African Americans and other marginalized communities.
Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link.
Melanie L. Campbell
http://www.profnetconnect.com/melanie_l._campbell
SOURCE National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
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