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Community Corner

FREE COMMUNITY POLITICAL FORUM

The

Ladies of the Gwinnett County Alumnae Chapter (GCAC) of Delta Sigma Theta

Sorority, Inc. and the Gwinnett Chapter of the National Association and

Advancement for Colored People (NAACP) hosts a free community political

forum:  Community Involvement in the

Political Process. Topics include:

Importance of being involved in the political process, Advocacy 101, Running

for Office, Voter Education Rules, Changes to Voter Laws, Get Out the Vote

Strategies, and Mobilizing the Community.


Tuwanda Rush Williams, First African American

President of the Gwinnett County Bar Association in Georgia and Senior

Assistant County Attorney at Gwinnett County Law Department will serve as the Moderator.  Panelists include, Deandra

Orey, Ph.D., Political Science Professor (Jackson State University), Helen

Butler (Voting Rights Activist), Wayne Kendall (Advocacy Expert), and, Keiota

Jones (Grassroots Organizer, Moral Monday Georgia Movement).


The event is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments will be served.  To learn more about the Gwinnett County 

Find out what's happening in Lawrencevillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., visit www.gwinnettdst.org.

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