Action Updates

On this Martin Luther King Day, we call on everyone to advocate for one of the most crucial pieces of voting rights legislation ever, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Republican senators have persisted for months in opposition to both the Freedom to Vote Act (the current version of the For the People…

According to a recent poll, 47% of North Carolinians already think the newly adopted gerrymandered maps are unfair. But a lot of folks are still unsure. So this week we’re joining with All On the Line NC to collect stories from people about how they’re affected by the maps and why Fair Maps matter: Write…

We are sharing this Action alert from All On the Line NC: Recent polling shows that a majority of North Carolinians – including Republicans – support efforts by the courts to ensure that maps are fair and constitutional. But the politicians who drew these gerrymandered maps are already spinning their own narrative in an effort…

The Racial Justice Coalition and Raise Up NC, North Carolina’s branch of the Fight for $15 and a Union, is reaching out to our community to participate in this timely and vital campaign centered on the Burnsville, NC Bojangles franchise.

Senate Bill 725, part of an insidious policy package aimed at eroding decades of voter freedoms, has finally reached Governor Cooper’s desk. This bill would undermine North Carolinians ability to safely cast their ballot, particularly in emergencies and PARTICULARLY in small and rural counties across the state. Thanks to your efforts, Gov. Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 326 this week. Will you ask him…

Lawmakers just advanced THREE anti-voter bills aimed at creating barriers to the ballot. Senate Bill 326 now heads to Governor Cooper’s desk, while Senate Bill 725 and House Bill 359 head to the N.C. Senate. It’s disheartening to see these blatant efforts to roll back decades of voter freedoms move ahead so quickly after lawmakers…