MLK Day A Special Dinner & Lecture Event

MLK Day A Special Dinner & Lecture Event

“The Movement is Now” Speaker: Micah W. Kubic, Ph.D., Executive Director, ACLU Florida

By Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc

Date and time

Monday, January 18, 2021 · 5:30 - 8pm EST

Location

Cultural Arts Center at the Arlington

7900 Arlington Circle Naples, FL 34113

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About this event

With more than twenty years of experience in civil liberties, civil rights, and racial justice work, Dr. Kubic leads the work of the ACLU of Florida and hundreds of thousands of supporters across the state. Dr. Kubic holds bachelors’ degrees from the George Washington University, as well as a master’s degree and a doc-torate in Black Politics from Howard University. His first book, Freedom, Inc. and Black Political Empower-ment, was published by the University of Missouri Press in 2016.

Dr. Kubic will address the movement for fairness and racial justice, the recognition by ordinary people that change is needed, and the work being done on these issues.

Proceeds benefit the Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc., which:

  • Awards academic scholarships to deserving local women pursuing post-secondary degrees;
  • Supports the AAUW Greater Naples Branch STEAM Conference for fifth-grade girls in Collier County Public Schools, teaching them and their parents about opportunities in science, technology, engineer-ing, arts and mathematics;
  • Supports the AAUW Greater Naples Branch Reading is Fun program, giving books to disadvantaged children in the neediest Collier County public elementary schools; and
  • Supports the AAUW StartSmart and AAUW WorkSmart Salary Negotiation workshop programs.

Sponsored by: The Arlington

Organized by

Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc

Proceeds benefit the Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc., which:

•Awards academic scholarships to deserving local women pursuing post-secondary degrees;

•Supports the AAUW Greater Naples Branch STEAM Girls Count program for fifth-grade girls in Collier County Public Schools, inspiring them to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics;

•Supports the AAUW Greater Naples Branch Reading is Fun! program, giving librarian-selected books to disadvantaged children in three high-needs Collier County public elementary schools; and

•Supports local AAUW StartSmart Salary Negotiation workshop program, facilitated by members of the AAUW Greater Naples Branch

AAUW advances gender equality for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. For more than 130 years, AAUW has worked as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families. The AAUW Greater Naples Branch and the Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc. are affiliates of AAUW.

The Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 59-3704754), regulated by the State of Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services pursuant to the Florida Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act, Registration No. CH 13573.  A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (1-800-435-7352), OR VISITING HTTPS://CSAPP.800HELPFLA.COM/CSPUBLICAPP/CHECKACHARITY/CHECKACHARITY.ASPX.  REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.  Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

 

 

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