DNC Chairman Dean to Address 47th Annual Convention of the SCLC

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DNC Chairman Howard Dean to Address 47th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

8/1/2005 5:31:00 PM


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To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor

Contact: Amaya Smith of the Democratic National Committee, 202-863-8148

News Advisory:

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Howard Dean will address the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's (SCLC) Human Rights Luncheon during the SCLC's 47th Annual Convention in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

Chairman Dean sees this as an important opportunity to bring the Democratic message to the SCLC and highlight the moral values which the Democratic Party stands for including quality education, health, and economic opportunity.

WHO: DNC Chairman Howard Dean

WHAT: Remarks to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: Human Rights Luncheon

WHERE: Sheraton Birmingham, Ballroom, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North Birmingham, Ala.

WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 2, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

NOTE: For press credentials contact Trish D'Abreau, SCLC public and media relations director, at 404-379-7428.

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1. Good for Howard, the right thing to do. nt

[napi21]

2. This is a good thing! I'll be interested to see how they

react to him. It is Alabama ya know.

[MisterP]

3. this is so much better than attacking video games and pretending

it's stealing the cause of morality from the GOP

[Barkley]

4. MLK was a founder of the SCLC so Dean's antiwar position should be

welcomed. War is the enemy of the poor. I also home that Dean mentions the Democratic Party's commitment to extending the 1965 Voting Rights act next year when it expires; something that Bush was completely unaware of.

[MaineDem]

5. DNC Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

For Immediate Release
August 1, 2005

Contact: Karen Finney - 202-863-8148

DNC Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

Washington, DC - This week, the Democratic National Committee (DNC)
will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Events in the coming days will also highlight the Act's continued
importance and the need to reauthorize these celebrated principles
enshrined into law to ensure voting rights for all Americans regardless
of race, gender or economic status.

As part of the celebration of the right of all Americans to participate
in the political process, DNC Chairman Howard Dean will make remarks on
the Act to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in
Birmingham, AL and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
in Atlanta, GA this week. Democrats across the country will be
encouraged to contact their elected officials and ask them to support
the Act, as well as write their local newspapers to show their own
support for this historic legislation. The DNC website will feature blog
posts from Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rep. Mike Honda and many other elected
officials.

"Forty years ago, the passage of the Voting Rights Act was a
watershed moment for civil rights in America. This historic legislation
codified the rights we still hold dear and is as relevant and necessary
today as it was when it gave hope to the burgeoning numbers of Americans
who went to the polls to vote despite fear, intimidation and
violence," said Dean. "The Voting Rights Act is an act for all
Americans. It is a democratic safeguard protecting our most basic
freedoms."

"The Democratic Party's vision for America is a political process
that allows all eligible Americans to vote and have their votes properly
counted. We will push for bi-partisan support for the reauthorization of
the Act's provisions that remain true to the goals and spirit of its
passage."

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6. Yeaaaahhhh Howard! You are the man

Many Democrats talk about what we should say and and who we should say it to. Howard just does it. Awesome. I look forward to hearing his speech. It might be on CSPAN...

Dr. Dean walks the walk. (Take Notes follow his lead):woohoo: :woohoo: :yourock: :applause: :applause: :loveya: