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California-Hawaii Conference of the NAACP Is Hosting 36th Convention in San Francisco

This year’s NAACP CA/HI State Convention theme is “This Is How We Thrive.” The convention will bring together elected officials, activists, organizers, faith leaders, and entertainers for workshops and discussions to promote solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing Black communities within California and Hawaii.

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(L.-R.) The Hon. Willie Brown; Kamilah Moore, chair of the California Reparations Task Force; Rick Callender, NAACP state president; and Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D- Suisun) will all be among the speakers at the  NAACP CA/HI State Convention in San Francisco on Oct.26-29. Composite image courtesy of California Black Media.
(L.-R.) The Hon. Willie Brown; Kamilah Moore, chair of the California Reparations Task Force; Rick Callender, NAACP state president; and Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D- Suisun) will all be among the speakers at the  NAACP CA/HI State Convention in San Francisco on Oct.26-29. Composite image courtesy of California Black Media.

By Antonio Ray Harvey,  Lila Brown, and Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media

The NAACP California Hawaii State Conference is hosting its 36th State Convention, Oct. 26-29, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront.

This year’s NAACP CA/HI State Convention theme is “This Is How We Thrive.” The convention will bring together elected officials, activists, organizers, faith leaders, and entertainers for workshops and discussions to promote solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing Black communities within California and Hawaii.

Topics on the agenda include Next-Gen Leadership, environmental justice, housing, veterans’ affairs, labor, education, and more.

“Branch members and civil rights leaders from across the state of California and Hawaii come together every year to discuss our most pressing priorities to find solutions to the issues impacting our communities the most,” said NAACP CA/HI President Rick Callender. “We are excited to come together and thrive together in San Francisco, home to the NAACP San Francisco Branch, the first to initiate and inaugurate reparations in the state.”

Guest speakers at this year’s Convention include Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, NAACP Board of Directors and NAACP New York President; Rob Bonta, California Attorney General; and Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus; Los Angeles Attorney Kamilah Moore, chair of the California Reparations Task Force; Willie Brown, former Assembly Speaker and former San Francisco mayor; and Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward).

For tickets and more information, please visit: bit.ly/3qM4kcD.

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