National Urban League and the NAACP have established the National Voter Empowerment Hotline at 1-866-MyVote1 (1-866-698-6831).
1-866-MyVote-1 hotline is, in part, a partnership with InfoVoter Technologies, a Philadelphia company specializing in interactive voice systems. In 2008, the hotline was sponsored by the NAACP National Voter Fund and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. It helped register nearly 100,000 new voters and helped another 100,000 find their polling places. More than 60,000 people from some 40 states recorded messages, chronicling problems ranging from long lines, broken machines or complaints of voter suppression.
A single call to the hotline can help you:
- Register to vote
- Find your polling station, or
- Answer any voting questions or problems you may have
In the months ahead, we will be partnering with media outlets like the Tom Joyner Morning Show and television hosts like Al Sharpton and Roland Martin to promote the hotline.
1-866-MyVote1 makes it easy to register to vote anywhere in the country. You form will be mailed to you after making your call. All you need to do is sign it and return to the address provided.
Visit our Occupy the Vote election center at www.iamempowered.com for more information.
National Urban League Young Professionals Developing New Leaders
“Our mission is to support the National Urban League Movement through our volunteerism, philanthropy and membership development.”
- National Urban League Young Professionals mission statement
My faith in the power and potential in our young people was renewed this past weekend as hundreds of African American high school students from around the country spent their Friday and Saturday participating in an annual Day of Service organized by the National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP). This year, in partnership with the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the NULYP launched STEMWORKS, an education and mentoring program designed to engage more African American youth in studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or the STEM disciplines.
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Harvard Pilgrim to Launch Minority Hiring, Business Development Push with Urban League
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care plans to used its chairmanship of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts’s (Boston, MA) annual gala last Saturday (April 21) as a launching pad to expand its efforts to hire and promote more minorities, work more closely with minority-owned firms and improve its market services to the minority community in general, according to the health insurer’s chief executive.
The local Urban League’s annual gala, which was held this year at the Seaport World Trade Center, celebrated its 20th anniversary. About 1,000 people attended last Saturday’s event in Boston.
A major theme of this year’s gala was tied to the current economy – and specifically the idea that “Jobs Will Rebuild Boston,” said Darnell Williams, President and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
“There’s a moral ethic to a person working – it provides them nobility,” said Williams, whose group last Saturday honored, among others, retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Newton), the former chair of the powerful House Financial Services Committee.
Eric H. Schultz, CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, the state’s second largest health insurer, said his company is using its chairmanship of the Urban League gala as a springboard to implement a new “Inclusion Strategy” at the company.
The four-pronged strategy includes, first, a commitment to make sure Harvard Pilgrim’s own workforce of 1,200 employees “better reflects our minority community base,” said Schultz.
Currently, approximately 10 to 15 percent of Harvard Pilgrim’s workforce is comprised of minorities, reflecting the general population. But while Harvard Pilgrim is not setting any numerical goals for its future hiring practices, the insurer wants to make sure it has “created a culture” in which minorities are hired within a wide variety of jobs and can move up the corporate ladder via promotions, Schultz said.
“This is all about business,” said Schultz. “This isn’t a ‘feel good’ program. There’s a bottom line here: to serve our minority (customers) better. What we’re saying is that we value differences – and want to build value through those differences.”
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National Urban League will honor Stevie Wonder at 2012 Annual Conference
Stevie Wonder will be on hand to receive the President’s Award at the 2012 National Urban League Annual Conference in New Orleans. The Conference will be held July 25 through 28th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Register today!
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C-SPAN To Rebroadcast State of Black America Town Hall
Tune into C-SPAN at 9 p.m. EDT tonight (Wednesday) for a rebroadcast of the dynamic State of Black America Town Hall event held at Howard University in March. Or watch the streaming video on the C-Span website.
2012 BEEP Leadership Conference: Empowered for Employment
Please click here register for this year’s conference, taking place June 6-9, 2012 at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Orlando, Florida. This year’s theme is “Leadership Development: Empowered for Employment,” which will explore the different, varied aspects of leadership, from communication to vision, from service to excellence, arming us with the tools necessary to lead.
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