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Metro NY Chapter

A. Philip Randolph Institute

2011Year End ReportAnthony Harmon, PresidentDeborah Hardwick-Beaver, Vice PresidentRubye Jones, TreasurerMasagale Monnapula, Secretary


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Civic

EngagementOctober 15, 2011, the Metro New York

Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph

Institute was proud to join a diverse group

of labor, civil rights and religiousorganizations in rededicating ourselves to

the unfinished business of the dream:

creating and protecting good jobs,

defending workers rights, and demanding

that corporations and wealthy individuals

pay their fair share.

MLK March for Jobs and Justice

October 15, 2011Washington, D.C.


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Voter

Registration

Moan Groan Gripe Criticize

Curse Condemn Refuse Object

Neglect Protest Whine Ignore

Suffer Complain OR VOTE!

Voter Education

Voter Registration

Voter Participation

Voter Mobilization

APRI member Hope Dorsey registers

voters at Easter Egg Hunt event

April 2011


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Health and

Wellness

Building on the theme of the 2010National APRI Conference, the Metro

New York Chapter worked diligently to

promote health and wellness in

communities of color.

Walk A thon

March 2011


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Community

Engagement

At the heart of the Metro New YorkChapter of the A. Philip Randolph

Institute is Community Much of our work

has fostered around building strong ties

with community.

West Indian Day Childrens Festival

APRI member and President of United

Federation of Teachers Michael

Mulgrew serves as Grand Marshall for

West Indian Day Parade


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Community

Engagement

APRI teams up with UFT to conduct Voter

Registration at West Indian Day Carnival

Celebration

Haiti Relief Efforts - Collection

Community Easter Egg hunt April 2011


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Community

Engagement

ImmigrationRally

May Day

2011


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Chapter

Building

NortheastRegional

ConferenceMarch 2011Held in New York City, the Northeast

Regional Conference brought together

over 100 labor leaders from the region for

a 3 day conference with the theme

building bridges between labor and the

community.


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Northeast

Regional

ConferenceMarch 2011Work Sessions

Social Security

Health in Communities of Color

GOTV Campaigns

Constituency Group Building

Job Shadowing

History of A.P.R.I.

Panel Discussions


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Northeast

Regional

ConferenceMarch 2011Keeper of the Flame Honorees

Loretta Johnson, AFT

Terrence Melvin, AFL-CIO

George Gresham, 1199


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Northeast

Regional

ConferenceMarch 2011

ParticipatingChapters

MERCERCOUNTY

NEW JERSEYClara F. Smith

President

ESSEXCOUNTRYNEW JERSEYGerald Owens

President

PHILADELPHIAPENNSYLVANIA

Richard Womack,Jr.

President

PITTSBURGHPENNSYLVANIA

Silvia WilsonPresident

GREATERWASHINGTON DC

UNION COUNTYNEW JERSEYHerbert Hall

PresidentETRO NEW YORKNEW YORK CITY

HUDSON COUNTYNEW JERSEY

BUFFALO NY

MERCERCOUNTY

NEW JERSEYClara F. Smith

PresidentPHILADELPHIAPENNSYLVANIA

Richard Womack,Jr.

President

BALTIMOREMARYLAND

Lorretta JohnsonPresident


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Northeast

Regional


Our Sponsors &

Supporters

Region One


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Northeast

Regional

ConferenceMarch 2011Special Remarks

President Michael Mulgrew, UFT

Senator Charles Schumer

Councilman James Saunders

Comptroller John Liu

Norman Hill

Work sessions at Regional conference

Terry Melvin Keeper of the Flame

honoree at APRI Regional Conference

Work session on Health Issues in African

Amerian Communities


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Northeast

Regional

ConferenceMarch 2011Proclamations from the City Council were

given to each honoree on behalf oftheCity Council of New York presented

by City Councilman James Saunders,

Chair of the Council Labor Committee

George Gresham, President 1199

Keeper of the Flame honoree

Loretta Johnson, VP AFT

Keeper of the Flame honoree


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NortheastRegional

ConferenceMarch 2011Evening Activities

Casino Trip

Dancing the night away

A New York State of Mind

themed party


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Labor

ActionsThroughout the city actions were held to

call attention to the income disparities in

our city, state and nation. Protests, rallies,

marches, phone calls and letter writing all in

the name of Social and EconomicJustice.

Wall Street Rally

Strong Econony for ALL

Labor & Community Rally to support

Occupy Wall St.

October 2011


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Labor

Actions

APRI what we support

Public Education

Health Care

Social & Economic Justice

The right to Organize

Public Transportation

Civil & Human Rights

Policies to promote a decent wage

Progressive and fair tax policies

Education & Training

Wall Street March

May 2011

Rev. Waldron, First Corinthian Baptist

Church located in Harlem leads a press

conference against school budget cuts

that results in saving 4,000 teacher jobs in

NYC


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Labor

Actions

Because of the rallies, protests, speak

outs, protests and speak outs, the A.

Philip Randolph Institute was part of the

actions that helped to save nearly 4,000

teacher jobs for the 2011 school year.

Labor/Community Rally October 2011

to support Occupy Wall Street

Actress speaks at Press Conference against

school budget cuts

APRI Board member Shirley Robertson

speaks out at Press Conference against

school budget cuts that ends in saving 4,000

teacher jobs in NYC


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Labor

Actions Albany New YorkStand for Education Rally

April 2011

We Are One rally in memory of Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. April 4, 2011


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Labor

ActionsThe work of APRI continues as westand in support of the Occupy Wall

Street protesters on labor and work

issues.

Partnering with the Stand for Freedom

Coalition, the A. Philip Randolph

Institute continues to work to protect

voting rights. A broad coalition was

formed to stand up and speak out for

Voting Rights. Resulting in a mass

mobilization effort planned for

Dec. 10, 2011

October 2011

Voter Rights Rally - Nov./Dec.


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Rally to

protect votingrights

Dec. 10, 2011Partnering with the Stand for Freedom

Coalition, the A. Philip Randolph

Institute continues to work to protect

voting rights. A broad coalition was

formed to stand up and speak out for

Voting Rights. Resulting in a mass

mobilization effort planned for

Dec. 10, 2011


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Labor

ActionsRepresenting the Coalition of Labor

Union Women, the A. Philip Ranolph

Institute and the Coaliton of Black

Trade Unionist, members attended the

102nd National NAACP convention in

Los Angeles and supported RWDSU

workers in an action calling for better

working conditions.

July 2011


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Labor

Actions

Is Public

transportation acivil right?

Town Hallmeeting held in

Spring 2011 with

TransportWorkers Union

Local 100


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ReadyMake Your

Vote Count

do it for our

future!

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