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Submit Public Comments for Fair Maps NOW!
The fight for fair redistricting in North Carolina is nearing a deadline. The limited number of public hearings scheduled before the new voting districts are drawn will end on September 30. And the NC General Assembly (NCGA) Joint Redistricting Committee, which has sole power for drawing the maps, has scheduled only ONE hearing for citizen…
Read MoreSupport Reproductive Rights for All
Texas has essentially banned all abortions, South Dakota is restricting medication abortions, and Oklahoma threatens medical providers with the loss of their licenses. And as this recent article in North Carolina Health News makes clear, North Carolina is not far behind. Most alarming, the Supreme Court will soon hear a challenge to a Mississippi ban,…
Read MoreTell Congress to Support a Federal Solution to Close the Coverage Gap
Twelve states, including North Carolina, have continued to turn down FREE federal funds to expand Medicaid and close the healthcare coverage gap for millions of Americans. The time is NOW for Congress and the Biden Administration to intervene and create a permanent and comprehensive federal solution that provides affordable health insurance coverage for millions of…
Read MoreJoin the Truth Brigade!
Are you tired of seeing, hearing, and reading disinformation? Ready to fight back? Then the Truth Brigade is for you. The Truth Brigade works by (1) sharing reliably-sourced information on current topics, with two campaigns each month; (2) supporting volunteers like you in creating effective fact-based messages that you can then post on social media,…
Read MoreStop Sneaky Anti-Voter Provisions in SB 105
Email your state senator and demand they vote “No” on the current version of SB 105 with its anti-voter provisions.
Read MoreSay No to HB 805
Take Action Now and send a message to your N.C. Senator demanding they vote “NO” on HB 805 and protect our right to protest.
Read MoreWrite LTEs for Transparent Redistricting
In North Carolina, the redistricting process that happens every 10 years rests solely in the hands of the state legislature (NCGA), which has an abysmal record of extreme partisan gerrymandering. (This is how half the votes cast end up winning one-fourth of the seats.) We have no independent redistricting commission, no nonpartisan adjudicators. The governor…
Read MoreFinal Push for Democracy Reform
The week of July 26-30 marks the last real chance for getting the For The People Act passed this year. The states need time to implement the voting rights and democracy reforms included in the bill, and the requirements for fair maps need to be in place before the redistricting process gets underway in all…
Read MoreTell Congress to Fund Medicaid Expansion NOW
The House Budget Committee is working on a budget resolution over the next couple of weeks and needs to hear from us! We need a budget line for a federal plan that sidesteps state legislatures to cover people in the healthcare coverage gap. Under the American Rescue Plan, North Carolina can get at least $1.7…
Read More“Which side are you on?” Sign the Open Letter to the Senate and White House
The Poor People’s Campaign is launching a Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action July 12 – August 8, to demand that Congress end the filibuster, pass all provisions of the For the People Act, fully restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and raise the federal minimum wage to $15. The four-week action begins with the…
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