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Originally Posted by Sen's Revenge

Alpha Phi Alpha moved its convention from Phoenix to Las Vegas in protest of Arizona immigration laws in 2010: https://woldcnews.com/123041/alpha-p...ut-of-arizona/

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

How far in advance of your convention was this decision made?

Originally Posted by Sen's Revenge

I apologize, but I honestly cannot remember. I do believe money was lost, but at the time, we had it.

I just Googled it up -- the Alpha Phi Alpha Convention was scheduled for July 21-25, 2010. It appears the organization announced the decision to change locations around the first week of May 2010. So, about 10 weeks in advance.

The article I found stated that Alpha Phi Alpha had been anticipating $300,000 in penalties from the breaking of the various contracts with vendors. The article further stated, "That doesn't include over 3,000 Alphas who will have to change their flight and hotel reservations as soon as possible."

Article: https://www.theroot.com/taking-a-cos...ona-1790879430