about the awards

There are two awards recognized during the Val Joshua Racial Justice Award Community Celebration:
Val Joshua Racial Justice Award
Youth Social Justice Award

The Val Joshua Award was originally given to Val Joshua in recognition of her life long commitment and work toward the elimination of racism in 1989.

The Val Joshua Racial Justice Awards are presented annually to individuals, businesses, or organizations who have demonstrated leadership working to eliminate racism and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people.

recognition & celebration

On June 18th a community-wide awards celebration will be held to honor all award winners. This will be a time when family, friends, community leaders, businesses and political leaders can celebrate the accomplishments of the winners.

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Nomination Information

who’s eligible?

Any adult or youth who is practicing racial justice in Clark County.
Val Joshua Racial Justice Award – (18 years or older)
Youth Social Justice Award – (14 to 20 years)

selection award recipients will have

• Demonstrated leadership in civil rights and working to eliminate racism.
• Exhibited significant involvement working for peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people.
• Demonstrated commitment to self-determined social change for all people.

how do you nominate yourself or someone else for these awards?

Anyone may nominate an adult for The Val Joshua Racial Justice Award or a youth for the Youth Social Justice Award. You will need to complete and submit the Nomination Packet.

how to submit

what are the next steps?

All nominations are to be received by May 23rd, 2013. Nominees may be called for a meeting, panel interview or telephone interview. Finalists may be called for further in person interviews.

selection process

Applications are judged on the criteria listed for each award. The Selection Committee will be comprised of representatives from YWCA, community, local businesses and past award recipients. These finalists will be interviewed and the winners will be chosen from the submitted applications.

questions

E-mail your questions to valjoshuanomination@ywcaclarkcounty.org,
or call Michelle Hurdle-Bradford, Social Change Program Manager at 360 906 9129.