Mystic Valley Area Branch of the NAACP

Please join the Mystic Valley Area Branch at our Annual Breakfast Concert from 9am to 11am on Saturday May 18th, 2013 at Grace Episcopal Church at 160 High St in Medford (Google map).

Join us on Saturday, May 4th from 2-3pm at the corner of Broadway and Boston Avenue in Ball Square Somerville (Google Map) to support Carolyn Shepard, our newest Life Member of the Mystic Valley Area Branch of the NAACP.

We're pleased to put our message of economic empowerment into action as we descend on Carol’s Potted Oasis, the new shop that Ms. Shepard and her daughter have recently opened at that location. The Oasis is open Tue-Sat from 1-6pm, and we encourage our members and others to patronize the shop!

Mystic Valley Area Branch of NAACP

Date: May 1, 2013

Recently Jason Collins, a former player with the Boston Celtics, publicly stated simply and clearly, "I'm black and I'm gay."  Mr. Collins' declaration makes him the first male, active, pro athlete in a major team sport to publicly announce his sexual orientation.

We, the local branch of the preeminent civil rights organization, stand with Mr. Collins when he states, "I am who I am, now the rest of the world must deal with it."

Neil Osborne, President Mystic Valley Area Branch NAACP

All are welcome to gather on Winchester's Town Common (Google map) on Friday, April 26 from 2:45-3:15pm to "Take a Stand Against Racism." This is part of a nationwide effort initiated by the YWCA and it will be the second year the Winchester Multicultural Network has participated. We welcome anyone from neighboring towns!

We're pleased to announce that the first edition of the Mystic Valley Area Branch NAACP newsletter is now available for viewing or printing on our Newsletters page.

All are welcome to join us at our branch membership meeting at 7:30pm on Monday April 22nd at the West Medford Community Center at 111 Arlington Street (Google map).

This month will be a working meeting to get out a newsletter that informs our members about the importance of voting in Special Election on April 30th.

The Executive Committee will be meeting at the West Medford Community Center at 6:30pm, before the general meeting. We'll be preparing for the general meeting to produce a newsletter about the Apr 30th Special Election.

The New England Area Conference (NEAC) of NAACP has released a report card evaluating two Democratic candidates for the 1^st Suffolk Senate District.

Please view the press statement and the legislative report card containing the evaluations of Rep. Nick Collins and Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry.

Note that NAACP does not endorse candidates for public office.

Please visit our Labor and Industry page for details on two new job openings.