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Gun Violence Prevention and Safety at Public Events
The NAACP units will stand united in challenging the culture of gun violence by actively promoting non-violence, reconciliation and peacemaking.
Call to Repeal “Discriminatory Life without Parole Sentencing"
The NAACP employ its full influence in the abolition of life without parole from both federal and state sentencing code
End “Prison-Based Gerrymandering”
The NAACP concludes that until the Census Bureau counts incarcerated people as residents of their homes, the fundamental principle of "one person one vote" would be best satisfied if redistricting committees refused to use prison counts to mask population shortfalls in districts that contain prisons; and the NAACP advocate that the prison population census count not be used in any legislative district at the local, state and federal level.
Actual Innocence Initiative
All NAACP units endorse and lobby for adoption of H.R. 3320, the "Justice for the Wrongfully Accused Act" in the 111th Congress.
Establish a “Criminal Justice Impact Statement”
The NAACP support final passage of the Justice Integrity Act to serve as a national model of process in addressing discriminatory sentencing and incarceration practices.
Seeking Abolishment or Repeal of “Mandatory Minimum Sentencing”
The NAACP direct its members and encourage registered voters to contact their respective state and federal elected officials to repeal their states' and federal Mandatory Minimum sentencing statues.
Making Communities Smart and Safe through Violence Reduction
The NAACP research best practices for evidenced-based safe community models, make information available about best practices and encourage units to advocate for best practices that lead to crime reduction.
Change Article VI, Section 2 (Qualification) in the Bylaws for Units for the NAACP
Only members in good standing shall be eligible to run for office or to vote in a College Chapter election. For the purpose of running for office, a member in good standing is one who has paid the prescribed membership fee no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of elections and has complied with the college/university's policy for holding office in a student organization. For the purpose of being nominated by the Nominating Committee, a member in good standing is one who has been a bona fide member of the College Chapter and one who has paid the prescribed membership fee by twelve noon the day of the meeting that precedes the Annual Meeting. In order to run for College Chapter office or vote in a College Chapter election, Life Members and Members-at-Large must be actively affiliated with the College Chapter at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to any meeting at which they are nominated for office or seek to vote.
Promotion of High Standards for All Public Schools
The NAACP work to make these standards the norm for new and reconstituted schools nationwide.
HIV/AIDS “The Way Forward” in Collaboration with the Black AIDS Institute
The NAACP calls on its units to ―get informed, get tested, get treated, and get involved
Childhood Obesity
The NAACP declares a state of emergency where it relates to childhood obesity
NAACP/National Wildlife Federation Resolution on Climate Change
The NAACP will call on our nation's elected leaders to ensure that the response to climate change can take higher ground than business as usual – one that ensures that we capture real public benefits from the new energy economy