NEWARKNAACPNews Winter2018 Vol. 1 Many people
attorney. It is our mission to help anyone who seeks to
across the country are confronted with discriminative practices,
involving
housing,
criminal and
justice,
other
resonates
FILING A COMPLAINT
inequality issues, but Newark NAACP
health,
education
matters with
address discriminative and
that
civil-rights
violations. What is even more stifling is the fact that these issues
by Richard Robinson III Criminal Justice Chairperson
are
not
addressed
adequately, where individuals are granted a remedy that is fair and just.
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If
with the Newark NAACP that has been ďŹ ghting discrimination since 1914.
the
matter
is
of
extreme significance, whereas you feel the people or the agency that is instrumental in advancing this discriminative practice is ignoring you, you must file a written complaint in order for the NAACP to investigate. Once a complaint is filed, the NAACP will engage in correspondence and conduct
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an
investigation
address
the
to
matter,
in an effort to resolve the situation or we will guide you to retain an
will
not
legally
represent anyone who needs an attorney. It is the practice of the Newark branch to listen and guide individuals in the right direction, in an effort to try to remedy the discriminative issue, rights the
regarding
civil-
violations.
But
complainants
must
understand the NAACP will not provide you any legal representation.
A
violation
of the same issue made by multiple people that could result in a class action lawsuit may be forwarded to the state NAACP legal redress team for further action. Lastly, complainants need to be fully aware of during
initial
during
the
intake
and
investigative
process, that the NAACP is a volunteer organization that is s steadfast in seeking to remedy the matter fairly and justly.