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The following is a special update from All On The Line NC (October 8, 2021): The “official” map drawing process…
Read MoreElements of an effective public comment: Feasible Mappable: geographically specific – will you be able to look at the draft maps…
Read MoreThe following is a special update from All On The Line NC (Sept. 10, 2021): The BEST opportunity to make…
Read MoreAre you a good writer itching to contribute to the progressive cause? Or a social media whiz antsy to connect…
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Share Your Fair Maps Story
| Actions, State Watch | Gerrymandering, Redistricting
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…
Read More Drive Public Awareness of the Need for Fair Maps
| Actions, SW Post | Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, Redistricting
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…
Read More Call In or Show Up to Stand with Bojangles Workers
| Actions | Economic justice, Workers' Rights
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.
Read More Ask Gov. Cooper to VETO Anti-Voter Bill S725
| Actions, SW Post | NCGA, Voting rights
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…
Read More Demand Your State Senator Vote “NO” on SB 725 and HB 259
| Actions, Congress Watch | NCGA
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…
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