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The Civil Rights and Community Action Department is excited to announce that registration for the 116th annual NAACP National Convention is now open. The convention will take place in Charlotte, N.C., from July 12 to 16, 2025, at the Charlotte Convention Center at 501 S. College Street.

This year’s theme— “The Fierce Urgency of Now”—underscores the immediate need for action in the ongoing struggle and the transformative power of our unity to create a better future. It embodies the spirit of unity, commitment and collective action for social justice.

Registration and housing for the general public is now open. Click here to secure your desired hotel and make your hotel reservation at special convention rates with deadlines ranging from June 15 to 22. 

The convention will also feature labor-related events, including a Labor Townhall on Monday, July 14 from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. and a Labor Awards Luncheon (1 to 3 p.m.) and the Springarn Freedom Fund Award Dinner (7 to 10 p.m.) on Wednesday, July 16. Click here for a complete schedule of events.

UFCW locals, members and retirees are encouraged to attend this event. You can visit the 116^th NAACP National Convention site here for the latest information about registration and ticket prices, housing, schedules, transportation discounts, FAQs and more.

The International will be purchasing tables for the Labor Awards Luncheon and the Spingarn Freedom Fund Award Dinner. If you plan to attend the convention and would like a ticket to either event, contact Confidential Secretary Ben Cassel at bcassel@ufcw.org. You can also reach out to Director of the Civil Rights and Community Action Department LaQuita Honeysucker at lhoneysucker@ufcw.org.

The month of May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The AANHPI community has played an essential role in American culture, diversity, and the economy. Members of the AANHPI community have also played an essential role as active leaders in the labor movement, calling for improvements to labor conditions, wages, and worker benefits. As a result of these heroic efforts, substantial change has been made.

The origins of this celebration date back to 1977, when Representative Frank Horton of New York and Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii introduced resolutions to proclaim a week in May as Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week. When neither of these resolutions passed, Representative Horton introduced a similar resolution in 1978, which was passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter that same year. In 1992, Congress designated the month of May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the U.S. on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.

If your local has a member activist you would like to profile during AANHPI Heritage Month, please contact Julie Anderson at janderson@ufcw.org.