The 10th Annual State of Black Florida Conference

From: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 6:00PM
To: Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 6:00PM

Location: 4th Floor House Chamber at the state Capitol, 402 S. Monroe St. in Tallahassee

Contact: website: http://stateofblackflorida.com

Protecting Our Votes, Preserving Our Voices’’ is the theme. The annual event brings together Florida's Black community with experts and leaders from across the state and nation. This year's gathering will focus on the ongoing attack on voting rights and recent moves to legalize voter suppression. There will be informative sessions on a variety of other issues that affect Florida’s communities. Workers, the unemployed, students, church groups, civic organizations, retirees, Greek-letter affiliates, and concerned citizens – the conference is for everyone.  The guest speaker will be Dr. Charles Ogletree, Jr., a ?Harvard Law professor and founding director of the? Charles Hamilton Institute for Race and Justice.

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