As part of the continuting commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, the Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP will host its Economic Empowerment and Advancement Summit on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
The event takes place at the Student Union Hall’s upper level on the campus of Miles College, located at 5500 Myron Massey Boulevard, Fairfield, AL, 35064.
The theme, “Silver Rights + Green Power = The American Dream,” reflects other civil rights organizations’ national focus on economic empowerment as the next stage of the Civil Rights Movement, says Birmingham NAACP President Hezekiah Jackson, IV. “The Summit is designed to initiate a dialogue to complete the unfulfilled Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for economic advancement for people of color,” he said.
The Panelists
- Marcus Lundy, Vice President Workforce Development- Birmingham Business Alliance
- Jarvis Escott, First Impressions Marketing GroupCurtis Pickens, The Pickens Group
- Joseph Dees of Dees Associates
- Lava Darby, Darby Enterprises
- Vickii Howell, Vision 2013 & Birmingham View /Avant Media Communications
The Schedule
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:45 a.m. – Welcome and Summit Overview
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Session I (Pickens, Howell & Dees) – “The Meaning of Economic Empowerment”
Break until 11;145 a.m.
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 a.m. – Lunch & Learn – “Achieving Economic Advancement) (Darby, Lundy & Escott) – “Achieving Economic Advancement”
(Box lunches will be provided)
1:45 p.m. – survey completion, door prizes and closing
DOOR PRIZES (must be present to win)
1ST PLACE – $150.00
2ND PLACE – $100.00
3RD PLACE – $50.00
Sponsors: Regions Bank and Community Services Financial Associates
