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ABOUT US
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LEADERSHIP
J Willie David, III
President
Pastor Ernst Thervil
Vice President
Marsha Watson
State Secretary
Tammi Washington
Treasurer
Alma Sparks
Director
LEGAL AFFAIRS
General Counsel
Cooperating Attorneys
Ask An Attorney Program
STANDING
COMMITTEES
Arts and Culture
Communications
and Media Relations
Community Outreach
Community Partners Against Crime
Economic Development
Education
Events and Programs
Finance
Haitian Affairs
Minority Health
Housing
Membership
Religious Affairs
Transportation
Veterans Affairs
Youth Affairs
NORTH FLORIDA
COUNTIES
Area Director
Pastor Daisy Townsend
TALLAHASSEE
BUREAU
Chair
Julina Dole
Legislative Advocacy
INTERNATIONAL
MEMBERS
United Kingdom
Haiti
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Building Partnerships to protect Human Rights
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FCRA President meets with
UK Officials on Race Relations
between Community and Government
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MISSION
The Florida Civil Rights Association mission is to advance diversity, equal opportunity and
fairness for all people by eliminating prejudice and discrimination in the public and private
sectors.
VISION
The Florida Civil Rights Association aspires to grow in its role as the leading state advocate for
expanding the rights and opportunity of all persons. We seek to ensure a society in which
everyone has equal access and opportunities in the public and private sectors.
- We work to gain political, educational, social and economic equality through advocacy,
litigation and policy reform that will substantially increase opportunities for all.
- In our work to end prejudice and discrimination, we will lead the effort to expand rights by
pursuing litigation and social reform to eliminate discrimination in employment, housing,
education, social and economic equality faced by everyone.
- In our quest for equality under law, we seek to protect and advance the constitutional and
statutory rights for each individual by informing and educating the public and private
sectors of the effects of racial prejudice and racial discrimination.
- We work to defend human and civil rights secured by law.
- We work to combat community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.
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HOW FCRA BEGAN
It all began when J Willie David, III, a former Board Member of the Florida State Conference
NAACP's Special Committee on Internal Affairs(SCIA) and Branch Vice President decided to
create a statewide organization that puts its members and community first. With that idea, three
NAACP members joined me in a vision that gave birth to the Florida Civil Rights Association
(FCRA) on March 15, 2005.
The three original members of FCRA are hard working common people who care about people
just like you: A security guard, sales clerk, and a school teacher.
After several brainstorming sessions with other civil rights, community and religious leaders, we
began a journey that has been amazing. Initially, we participated in local health fairs and small
community based functions. Promoting awareness and educating the public in hopes of
eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in our Health Care Industry was one of our first
initiatives.
Before we knew it, membership began to increase, allowing us to address broader community
concerns. This journey has allowed us to address complaints regarding, education,
employment and age discrimination, immigration issues, public safety and social justice
issues. The news of the Florida Civil Rights Association's aggressive defense of civil rights and
the fight for social justice issues was reported by news media across the state and nationwide.
Today, the members of the Florida Civil Rights Association stand battle ready to fight the modern
day attacks utilizing the values established by those who have sacrificed so much during the
historic civil rights movement.
ISSUES
The FCRA civil rights issues includes: Discrimination in Employment, Housing, Age, Disability,
Public Accommodation, Education, Prisoner's Rights, Voting Rights, Community Development,
Environmental Justice, Police Misconduct, Immigration, Human Rights, Religion, National Origin
Discrimination, and Other Social Justice Issues.
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