NAACP Dane County Branch 36AB
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The Dane County Branch NAACP Legal Redress  Committee does not provide legal representation, nor do we provide direct  programs and services.   The Legal Redress Committee does investigate allegations of discrimination.

While the Legal Redress Committee cannot offer legal advice, we can be partners in mediation or refer complainants to attorneys.  If you believe that  you have experienced discrimination on the basis of race,  gender, religion, native  origin, sexual orientation or  other basis, you are encouraged to submit a Complaint of Discrimination Form .

You may also email us to  request a form, or complete the online form (see File a Complaint).   Except for unusual circumstances, our Legal Redress Committee can act only after they have received your signed statement. We are not attorneys. If you need an attorney, we have three attorneys who have agreed to  consider cases of discrimination.  Once an attorney has been retained, Legal Redress will no longer be directly involved.

It is important to know that the investigation/fact finding process requires  us to hear both sides of a dispute. Educating the community about civil rights  and community building is very important to our mission within NAACP.   Therefore, it is our role to facilitate conversation between the two parties  and, wherever possible, to mediate/negotiate a resolution that is amenable to  both. There are occasions when individual cases of discrimination can uncover  systemic discrimination, that is, discrimination throughout an entire business  or other entity. In such a case, our local NAACP informs the Regional NAACP office.

Finally, it is extremely important that you understand that Legal Redress  is a volunteer committee. This does not imply that we are lawyers or that we have  judicial authority. Our Mission is to provide fact finding, mediation, and to  match needs with resources where and whenever possible. NAACP services are also  contingent on availability of funds and volunteers.

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NAACP Dane County
Branch #36AB

P.O. Box 44366
Madison, WI  53744



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