Language Matters Seminar June 6, 2009

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People DES MOINES BRANCH NAACP IOWA/NEBRASKA NAACP STATE CONFERENCE BLACK MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OF DES MOINES DES MOINES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Joint Press Release LANGUAGE MATTERS – SENSITIVITY SEMINARS CONTACT: LINDA CARTER-LEWIS, PHONE: (515)283-1271 OR (515) 556-4491 DES MOINES, IA, ...THE DES MOINES BRANCH NAACP JOINS FORCES TO CO-SPONSOR A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL STATEWIDE SEMINARS ON "THE LANGUAGE OF HATE AND INSENSITIVITY". THE NEED ARISES AS A RESULT OF AN INCIDENT AT THE IOWA STATE CAPITAL BUILDING EARLIER THIS SPRING. THE FIRST SEMINAR ENTITLED "STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES BUT NAMES WILL HURT ME", WILL BE HELD IN DES MOINES. DURING A SUBSEQUENT NEWS CONFERENCE SEVERAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS SPEARHEADED BY THE LOCAL NAACP DES MOINES BRANCH PLEDGED TO OFFER PROGRAMMING TO EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE HATE WORDS AND ETHNIC INSENSITIVITY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE, THE NAACP WILL HOST SEVERAL STATEWIDE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE AND DISCUSS THE LANGUAGE OF HATE AND TO FOSTER POSITIVE RACE RELATIONS. LOCATION: DMACC URBAN CAMPUS – BUILDING 1, ROOMS 124 – 126 DATE: JUNE 6, 2009 TIME: 8:30AM – NOON. FREE MEALS: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED REGISTRATION: ON-SITE CEU CREDIT: THE SEMINAR IS CEU APPROVED FOR DMACC CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT. THE COST OF THE CREDIT IS $5.00 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CEU CREDIT CONTACT: DR. MARY L. CHAPMAN, VICE PRESIDENT, DMACC URBAN CAMPUS PHONE: 515-697-7701/515-697-7720 FAX MLCHAPMAN@DMACC.EDU ###