Video – NAACP New Bedford

Bristol County DA Candidate Forum

On September 1st the NAACP New Bedford hosted incumbent Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III and challenger Atty. Shannon McMahon. Both candidates had the opportunity to make general campaign statements and answer a few questions. https://youtu.be/R1wD-US9TKQ Related Documents Anthony Harden Investigation - Bristol County District AttorneyBristol County District Attorney- Audit of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office | Mass.gov Brockton Choy murder case: Racist emails between prosecutors exposed Call to Action: Remove Unapologetic Racist Karen O’Sullivan from the Bristol County DA’s Office Complaint - Removal of BCDA Quinn.pdf - Google Drive Dangerous Legislation - Bristol County for Correctional Justice...

Public hearings on the Dartmouth mascot

[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maulian Dana speaking at Skowhegan, Maine school board meeting, March 8, 2019. Photo by Amelia Tuplin, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0.[/caption] On March 8th, the Dartmouth School Committee heard from members of Mashpee, Pocasset, and Aquinnah tribes about the harms of Native American mascots and related imagery. Several members of the Aquinnah spoke in support of the mascot and one member spoke against it. On March 22nd the School Committee offered an opportunity for general public comment. All things considered, this sparsely-attended meeting was relatively calm and respectful although several members of one group of mascot...

Forum on Statewide legislation and the Dartmouth Mascot

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 7:00pm the NAACP New Bedford Branch, The New Bedford Immigrant Support Network, local organizations, and community members met via Zoom for a discussion and forum on MA Statewide Legislation and the Dartmouth H.S. Indian mascot. Joining the discussion were: Jean-Luc Pierite, President, Board of Directors, North American Indian Center of Boston; Laurel Davis-Delano, an expert on the damage mascots do to Native children; and Shannon Jenkins, of the Dartmouth School Committee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8fn3QvcZeI

Video: Young Voices of the Movement

https://youtu.be/TctAtrqEr8o On July 9th the New Bedford Branch hosted a panel featuring Young Voices of the Movement featuring: Akia S. Callum, M.Ed; President, CT State Conference NAACP Youth & College; National NAACP Youth Work Committee Drea Moore, President, Collective 4 Change Livia Fonseca, Vice President of Administration for Collective 4 Change Charlemya Erasme, NAACP Education Committee Chair Amanda Kuffoh, NAACP Education Committee Liaison Kamiya Parkin, President, NAACP UMass Boston College Chapter