[Peace] Minister Zernial Bogan is elected 1st VP

[Randall Cotton]

FYI,

Minister Bogan has relayed that he was elected earlier this evening to the
office he was seeking - 1st Vice President of the Champaign County NAACP
branch. Congratulations and good luck to him =8-)

R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
To: <Peace at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:01 PM
Subject: REMINDER: NAACP Election today


: Just a reminder that NAACP Elections are today, beginning at 5PM (running
: until 7PM) at the NAACP headquarters, 310 E. Bradley in Champaign. Bring
: your NAACP membership card. More information is below:
:
: R
:
: ----- Original Message ----- 
: From: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
: To: <Peace at lists.chambana.net>
: Cc: "Carol and Aaron Ammons" <lifestratinst19 at sbcglobal.net>; "Zernial
: Bogan" <ZERNIALB at aol.com>
: Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 8:16 PM
: Subject: Fw: [cc_naacp] NAACP Elections
:
:
: : At today's AWARE meeting, it was requested that the message below from
: : Sister Carol Ammons be forwarded on to AWARE. It's regarding the
upcoming
: : NAACP election this Tuesday evening. The polls will be open from 5 to
7PM
: at
: : the NAACP headquarters, 310 E. Bradley in Champaign. NAACP members in
good
: : standing (membership for 30 days or more) may vote. It's best to bring
: your
: : NAACP membership card. Many of us became NAACP members in support of
: Sister
: : Carol's candidacy last year. Those elections were abandoned due to
serious
: : flaws in the conduct of the organization. The election process was
: restarted
: : earlier this year and culminates in the vote being conducted on Tuesday.
: :
: : Below, Sister Carol announces she is not a candidate in Tuesday's
: elections,
: : but that she endorses Minister Zernial Bogan for the office of 1st Vice
: : President and asks others to turn out at the NAACP poll in support of
him
: .
: : I gather this is the only contested seat on the ballot.
: :
: : I would also like to add my own endorsement of Minister Bogan. I became
: : acquainted with him through WEFT and have found him to be a very
: energetic,
: : positive force as a community activist.  He has a community affairs show
: on
: : WEFT on Sunday mornings from 7AM to 8AM called "Speak Up!". He has a
: : deep-rooted commitment to uplifting the black community, particularly
: young
: : folks who are the least fortunate and most at-risk.
: :
: : Also, in my opinion, he has a keen awareness of some of the problems
that
: : exist with the current NAACP leadership and I'm confident he'll work to
: : improve the situation.
: :
: : I understand many things are happening in the community on Tuesday, but
: one
: : should still be able to vote early, shortly after 5PM, and then still
: attend
: : one of the many events occurring later that evening.
: :
: : Thanks
: : R
: :
: : ----- Original Message ----- 
: : From: "cc_naacp" <cc_naacp at yahoo.com>
: : To: <cc_naacp at yahoogroups.com>
: : Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 8:07 AM
: : Subject: [cc_naacp] NAACP Elections
: :
: :
: : :
: : : May the peace and blessings from the Creator be upon us all!
: : :
: : : I pray that the words that I am about to share help my spirit, and
: : : certainly console the readers.  As you all may know, the NAACP
: : : elections will be this coming Tuesday.  And with this "election"
: : : comes many questions and feeling that at some point need an avenue
: : : for release.  As a community organizer, I am constantly faced with
: : : questions of motive and intent.  And with these questions, when one
: : : thoroughly investigates, one would have to come to the conclusion
: : : that my work is coming from a place of love and service for those who
: : : would normally go unserved.  However, the timing of any change is
: : : critical.  My withdrawal from the process came after many attempts to
: : : bring the body to a position of unbiasness and truth in it's election
: : : process and future direction.  At this point in my life, I am unable
: : : and unwilling to compromise what I understand is principally
: : : correct.  For every person, there are things that you instinctively
: : : know are right and from that position, you make the decision to
: : : remain either principled or to compromise.  I chose to remain
: : : principled.  With that said, as a member of the organization, I
: : : intend to cast my vote.  At this point there is only one person that
: : : I have and am requesting all of us to support, and that is Rev.
: : : Zernial Bogan, for 1st Vice President.  Outside of this position
: : : there is no need to cast any other votes, therefore, this process
: : : will take us a matter of seconds.  He has, through all of
: : : this "mess" decided to push the envelope and continue to challenge
: : : those on the board in an offical capacity.  He is asking for our
: : : support to serve in this capacity.  Please cast your vote on Tuesday,
: : : April 19, 2005 for Rev. Bogan from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
: : :
: : : Peace and Blessings,
: : :
: : : Sis. Carol Ammons
: : :
: : :
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