NAACP CENTENNIAL CONVENTION OPENING PRESS CONFERENCE CALLS FOR FAIR CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR JUDGE SOTOMAYOR
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OPENING PRESS CONFERENCE CALLS FOR FAIR CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR JUDGE SOTOMAYOR, REBUKES RACIALLY CHARGED REMARKS
Civil rights icons join young leaders, President Obama, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Representative Charles B. Rangel, New York Governor David A. Paterson, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other elected officials and activists who will take part in the Convention July 11-July 16th at the New York Hilton to chart a new civil rights agenda.
OPENING NEWS CONFERENCE ON SOTOMAYOR AND BRIEFING ON OBAMA VISIT
Saturday July 11th NY Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the
Saturday, July 11
12:00 PM PRESIDENT AND CEO BENJAMIN TODD JEALOUS, NAACP BOARD MEMBERS
JOIN LATINO JUSTICE PUERTO RICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND PRESIDENT CESAR A. PERALES, NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN PAYTON TO CALL FOR FAIR SOTOMAYOR HEARING AND AN END TO RACIALLY CHARGED REMARKS BY SENATOR JEFF SESSIONS, RANKING MEMBER OF SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Sunday, July 12
11:00 AM ACT-SO (Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) PARADE UP
Sunday, July 12
6:00 PM SPEAKER PELOSI, MAYOR BLOOMBERG ADDRESS CONVENTION DELEGATES
Monday, July 13
9:30 AM GOVERNOR PATERSON, CONGRESSMAN RANGEL ADDRESS CONVENTION DELEGATES
Monday, July 13
10:00 AM PRESIDENT AND CEO BENJAMIN TODD JEALOUS KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Monday, July 13
12:00 PM QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH PRESIDENT AND CEO BENJAMIN TODD JEALOUS UNVIELING OF SWEEPING NEWS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
Tuesday, July 14
9:30 AM BREAKFAST WITH RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE
Wednesday, July 15
3:00 PM INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MEETING WITH
Thursday, July 16
DETAILS TO FOLLOW PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESS TO NAACP CONVENTION
For information and detailed schedule contact Chris Fleming at 202 463 2940 ext. 1021. CFleming@naacpnet.org.
