First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out–
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me–
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Words to live by, History remembered, shared
Thursday, February 27, 2014
FW: NCDP CLIPS FEBRUARY 27, 2014
Thought I would share this email with my blog readers
NCDP CLIPS
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
KAY HAGAN
As he hits Kay Hagan on healthcare, Thom Tillis is facing tough questions about his stance
As conservatives hammer Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on the failures of the federal health care law, her chief Republican rival is getting squeezed from both sides of the political spectrum on the issue. Thom Tillis, who is leading the GOP’s Senate hopefuls in fundraising and early polling, was criticized in a TV ad earlier this month for wanting to repeal the federal health care law’s more popular items, such as provisions that prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage for preexisting conditions and charging for mammograms.
Morning Memo: GOP field to challenge Hagan increases to 7
The field of Republican candidates vying to challenge Democrat Kay Hagan increased to seven this week. In an unexpected move, AP reports Lexington attorney Jim Snyder, a recent three-time candidate, filed to run Tuesday. He is likely to fit in the pack of candidates to the political right of House Speaker Thom Tillis. Snyder said he entered the race because other candidates haven't been talking about past trade agreements that led to job closings across the state and the banking crisis at the start of the past recession. A social conservative, Snyder said abortion isn't being discussed enough, either.
NORTH CAROLINA
Politico Magazine: North Carolina’s Civil War
One month into his term last year, Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill cutting unemployment benefits. By the time the legislature’s session ended in August, the state seemed like a new place. In six months, lawmakers passed gun laws that allowed permit-holders to carry concealed weapons into bars and onto playgrounds, and they slipped more restrictive abortion measures into a bill about motorcycle safety, and passed that, too. The state rejected Medicaid expansion called for under the Affordable Care Act, and 500,000 people who would have been eligible for benefits on Jan. 1 weren’t.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/02/north-carolinas-civil-war-103962.html#ixzz2uXeWNua2
News & Observer: NC proposes experimental health networks for Medicaid patients
State officials rolled out a plan Wednesday for changes in the state Medicaid program that are a huge step away from the managed-care proposal Gov. Pat McCrory and top state Department of Health and Human Services officials pitched last year.
The new proposal avoids a fight with doctors, hospitals and other health care providers over the future of the $13 billion government health insurance program that covers about 1.7 million poor children and their parents, elderly people and disabled people.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/26/3656791/state-proposes-experimental-health.html#storylink=cpy
News & Observer: Clay Aiken officially joins NC Congress race
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken says he's running for Congress in North Carolina because he believes he can help end the gridlock in Washington. The singer officially filed candidacy papers Thursday to run for the state's 2nd Congressional District currently held by Republican Renee Ellmers. Aiken announced his bid three weeks ago. His first job is to try to win the Democratic primary in May.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/27/3658190/clay-aiken-officially-joining.html#storylink=cpy
NC Libertarians getting US Senate primary, too
RALEIGH, N.C. —It looks like North Carolina Libertarians will have a U.S. Senate primary this year, too.Two Libertarian candidates filed Wednesday for the party's nomination -- Sean Haugh of Durham and Tim D'Annunzio of Raeford. Their candidacies bring to 11 the number of people running so far for Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's seat, including Hagan herself. The Democrats and Republicans also will have May primaries.
NATIONAL
Washington Post: Reid: Koch brothers are ‘un-American’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Wednesday that the conservative Koch brothers are "un-American."
Responding to ads being run by a Koch-backed group against Obamacare, Reid said the ads go too far and that Charles and David Koch are trying to "buy" America.
"It's too bad that they're trying to buy America, and it's time that the American people spoke out against this terrible dishonesty of these two brothers who are about as un-American as anyone I can imagine," Reid said on the Senate floor.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/02/27/reid-koch-brothers-are-un-american/
Washington Post: Report: Almost 4 million with mental illness won’t be covered in states that don’t expand Medicaid
States that decide not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will leave more than 3.7 million Americans with mental illness without health-care coverage, according to a new report from an organization that represents mental health professionals.
Almost one in five Americans between the ages of 18-34 who live without health insurance and make less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level suffer from serious psychological distress, the report by the American Mental Health Counselors Association says. In states that opt to expand Medicaid under the ACA, those people would be eligible for coverage that includes mental health treatment.
Washington Post: Arizona governor vetoes bill on denying services to gays
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) vetoed a controversial bill Wednesday that would have allowed businesses in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians if they felt that serving them would violate their religious rights. Gay rights advocates had denounced the legislation, labeling it a form of legalized discrimination, and Arizona’s two GOP senators and leading Republican candidates for governor had urged Brewer to veto the bill. Several GOP state legislators who had voted for the measure last week have said since then that it was not the right thing to do. In an evening appearance before reporters in Phoenix, Brewer said the bill “does not address a specific or pressing concern” and is not part of her agenda.
FROM PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: SUPPORT THE VOTER EXPANSION PROJECT
Voting is one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy. That's why we're launching the Voter Expansion Project. We’re leading the charge to expand the vote, because it's not enough anymore for us to simply protect against voting restrictions. Join President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party in our fight to protect and expand the right to vote.
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Raleigh, NC 27603
Come Clean, McCrory! Press Conference & Rally
4:45pm until 6:00pm Face book event link here https://www.facebook.com/events/482483245196738/
· | Toxic coal ash from one of Duke Energy's 32 toxic coal ash lagoons has poisoned the Dan River. Now is the time to finally come clean. Gov. Pat McCrory's administration should stop treating polluters as "partners" and "customers." Duke Energy must clean up the Dan River and all of its toxic coal ash lagoons - at no cost to tax-payers or electricity rate-payers. McCrory must protect our water supplies. And Gov. McCrory must come clean on his own personal financial ties to Duke Energy. Disclose the conflicts of interest. Disclose the value of his Duke Energy company stock. Disclose all information turned over to a federal grand jury, as the U.S. Attorney is now investigating. |
ORANGE COUNTY EARNS STABLE BOND RATING OUTLOOK
Media Contact
Tonya Walton
Budget and Management Analyst
Phone: 919.245.2153
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ORANGE COUNTY EARNS STABLE BOND RATING OUTLOOK
ORANGE COUNTY, NC (February 26, 2014)—Orange County has been assigned an ‘AAA’ rating by Fitch, Inc. This is the highest possible bond rating the County can obtain.
The Triple-A rating applies to the following Orange County bonds:
- $86.2 million General Obligation (GO) bonds (various series) at 'AAA'
- $14.3 million Certificates of Participation (COPs), series 2006 at 'AA+'
Boehner says Republicans will lead, but backs away from votes
News from The Hill
By Russell Berman
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday defended the House GOP’s go-slow approach on immigration, tax reform and replacing ObamaCare, saying the party wanted to avoid repeating mistakes Democrats made and had to face the “reality” of its limited power in Washington.
The Speaker began his weekly Capitol press conference by attacking President Obama for intending to “pack it in for the year” and said Republicans would, by contrast, demonstrate leadership by presenting an alternative vision to the country.
ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES
Media Contacts
Lucinda Munger, Director
Orange County Public Library
Phone: 919.245.2525
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES
MARCH KID AND TEEN PROGRAMS
ORANGE COUNTY, NC (February 27, 2014)—Orange County Public Library (OCPL) invites youth of all ages to participate in a variety of free and fun activities in March. From LEGOs, storytimes, and science experiments, to gaming and crafts, there’s something for everyone!
The following events are all held at the OCPL Main Library at 137 W. Margaret Lane in Hillsborough, unless otherwise noted.
Head of NC Legislature's Education Taskforce Claims North Carolina Does Not Have the Funding to Pay Its Teachers and Fund Its Schools - But the Evidence Says Otherwise
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2014
For more information: Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919.682.4700
Sarah Bufkin, Media Coordinator, 404.285.3413
Head of NC Legislature's Education Taskforce Claims North Carolina Does Not Have the Funding to Pay Its Teachers and Fund Its Schools - But the Evidence Says Otherwise
RALEIGH - State Sen. Jerry Tillman, a leading GOP lawmaker and the head of a newly created legislative task force on education funding, told an assembly of concerned educators, parents and community leaders on Feb. 25 that North Carolina lacked the funding to provide better compensation for all its teachers.
When discussing a proposal pushed by extremists in the General Assembly to lure 25 percent of North Carolina's teachers away from their tenured-track positions with $500 a year bonuses, Tillman said that the state could only find the money to make that offer to a quarter of the state's public school teachers.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
NC NAACP Exposes the Racial Discrimination at the Heart of North Carolina's Vouchers Program and Voter Suppression Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2014
DURHAM - The NC NAACP, its legal team and litigation partners challenged two of the extremist initiatives pushed by Gov. Pat McCrory, Speaker Thom Tillis, Senate Leader Phil Berger, Budget Director Art Pope and other Tea Party legislators who claim their proposals are not targeting racial minorities and the poor.
"These two issues are connected," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the NC NAACP. "The people that are trying to keep minorities and the poor from voting are the same people that want to prevent our children from receiving a quality public education and the economic opportunities that such an education makes possible. We must be conscious of the racialized legacy of voter suppression and vouchers in North Carolina."
Living and Dying: A Buddhist Perspective
131 Oakmont dr., Greenville Nc March 21, at 7pm
Tweet from NC House Democrats (@nchousedems)
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Court Decisions on Its Litigation Efforts, the NC NAACP to Hold News Conference to Expose Discriminatory Impact of Vouchers and Voter Suppression Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 24, 2014
After Major Court Decisions on Its Litigation Efforts, the NC NAACP to Hold News Conference to Expose Discriminatory Impact of Vouchers and Voter Suppression Law
North Carolina NAACP offices
DURHAM - The North Carolina NAACP will host a press conference tomorrow at its Durham offices to discuss major court decisions on the state's school voucher program and voter suppression law and to explore how they expose the discriminatory policies of Gov. Pat McCrory, Speaker Thom Tillis, Senate Leader Phil Berger, Budget Director Art Pope and the other Tea Party extremists in the General Assembly.
Forward Together Moral Movement Goes to the
Will you join us?
Ride the bus or meet us there!
Register by Thursday, February 27th, 2014 by emailing Carolyn McDougal, 2nd Vice President of the North Carolina NAACP,
The NC NAACP will be sponsoring a bus leaving from Chapel Hill and stopping in Charlotte on Saturday, March 8th. We will return the following Sunday, March 9th. If you will be driving yourself but would like to stay in the hotel with the Forward Together Moral Movement, please register for a hotel with Carolyn McDougal and specify that you will not be taking the bus.
Basic Trip Logistics
Bus Cost: $82 round trip
Hotel Cost: $87 for double occupancy
Forward Together, Not One Step Back!
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Jubilee & Moral March conference call tonight
REMINDER
Bridge Crossing Jubilee and Moral March Debrief Conference Call Tonight!
Saturday, February 22 at 8:00 PM
Conference Call Number: 712 432 1500
Meeting ID Number: 32 54 71#
Agenda
- Moral March on Raleigh Debrief
- Trip to Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee
The Forward Together Moral Movement Joins the Selma
Bridge Crossing Jubilee
The Forward Together Moral Movement is going to Selma! We are organizing a bus to the 22nd annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. As we commemorate Bloody Sunday, we will continue to fight for voting rights and to build the moral movement as it spreads across the South. For more information, please join the conference call.
In 1965, a march for voting rights was organized from Selma to Montgomery. The 600 peaceful marchers left on March 7 and got only six blocks before they were brutally attacked by local police while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge. This day went down in history as Bloody Sunday and helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Despite this attack, thousands from around the nation came to Selma two days later to finish the march.
Thousands will come again to Selma in 2014 and the Forward Together Moral Movement will join them.
Basic Trip Logistics
Dates: March 8 and 9
Bus Cost: $82 round trip
Hotel Cost: $87 for double occupancy
Forward Together, Not One Step Back!
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Victory for Public School Supporters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2014
For More Information: Atty. Mark Dorosin, UNC Center for Civil Rights, 919.445.0174
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919.682.4700
Sarah Bufkin, Communications, 404.285.3413
In a Great Victory for Public School Supporters, a Wake County Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Friday against the North Carolina Voucher Program
RALEIGH - Judge Robert H. Hobgood issued a temporary injunction Friday stopping efforts by extremists to undermine North Carolina's public schools by diverting $11.7 million from the general school fund into a voucher program that would send taxpayer money to any of the state's 700 private schools.
In a full courtroom at the old Wake County courthouse, plaintiff attorneys emphasized that the NC Constitution prohibits discrimination based on race and religion and mandates that taxpayer funds be used "exclusively" for the public school system. After hearing a few hours of arguments, the judge read a short order granting our request for a temporary injunction that stops any further activity on the so-called opportunity scholarships -- a program devised by a national ideological coalition to undermine public school systems.
"At first glance, this voucher program may look like it will give poor and minority children a hand up, but the evidence says otherwise," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, president of the NC NAACP. "Studies show that voucher programs do not improve children's learning, and historically, they have been used to keep our schools segregated. This voucher program in North Carolina will not help the great majority of blacks and other children of color, but will strand them in increasingly under-funded public schools. This minority-rights rhetoric is only a tactic wielded by those extremists who want to erode our public education system."
Two architects of the national school-choice movement have written candidly about their rhetorical strategy.
"The leadership must visibly include racial minorities of both sexes and prominent Democrats," John Coons and Stephan Sugarman advised in an 1999 article. "The conservative commitment to the project is necessary, but should remain mute until the coalition has secured leadership whose party affiliation, social class or race--preferably all three--displays what the media will interpret as concern for the disadvantaged." (To see more, read the NC NAACP's amicus brief here.)
The temporary injunction issued today indicates that the Forward Together Moral Movement's fight to prevent a voucher program in North Carolina has turned a corner.
"We are thrilled by this historic decision to preserve and protect North Carolina's public schools from this disastrous voucher proposal while we convince the courts that this unconstitutional law cannot go forward," Dr. Barber said. "This is a wonderful victory for all schoolchildren in North Carolina, and the NAACP is grateful to our partners -- the North Carolina Association of Educators, the NC Justice Center, the many school boards and the legal team -- that worked so diligently to stop this bad law. We should put all our efforts into providing high-quality, diverse well-funded public schools for our children."
The NC NAACP will host a press conference on Monday morning to discuss the temporary injunction and the next steps for its litigation efforts. More details to follow later this afternoon.
On Feb. 17, Judge Hobgood denied the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority's motion to dismiss the case altogether after hearing three hours of oral arguments that largely focused on the redirection of public education money into the voucher program.
This legal challenge over the voucher program demonstrates yet again that the courts can and will hold the North Carolina legislators accountable if they continue to pass unconstitutional laws.
"The drafted laws that we protested last summer, when they have faced judges who are bound to enforce the state constitution and the US constitution, are not doing very well," Dr. Barber said. "Once again the taxpayers and citizens of North Carolina are reminded that when the race-based programs or anti-women programs from these extremists have faced the constitutional test, they are found wanting."
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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. The NC Conference of NAACP Branches is 70 years old this year and is made up of over 100 Adult, Youth and College NAACP units across the state, convenes more than 160 members of the Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) People's Assembly Coalition, and is the architect of the Moral Monday & Forward Together Movement.
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Tweet from ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress)
ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) tweeted at 1:49 PM on Fri, Feb 21, 2014:
One of the nation’s cruelest anti-abortion laws is starting to gain ground http://t.co/o1KUFVdgNE
(https://twitter.com/thinkprogress/status/436935760579952640)
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Tweet from Josh Stein (@JoshStein_)
Josh Stein (@JoshStein_) tweeted at 1:41 PM on Fri, Feb 21, 2014:
Judge puts NC school voucher program on hold http://t.co/c23VF5UgoF
(https://twitter.com/JoshStein_/status/436933833254920192)
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Voter Suppression Lawsuit Update
Voter Suppression Lawsuit Update
Pre-trial hearing tomorrow!
Friday, February 21, 2014
In August, 2013, only minutes after Governor McCrory signed the Voter Suppression Bill HB 589 into law, the NC NAACP filed a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina for suppressing the vote of thousands of North Carolinians by reducing early voting days, eliminating same-day registration, eliminating pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds, implementing a Voter ID law, and other regressive and extreme measures. We are in an ongoing legal battle over Voting Rights. This pre-trial hearing will focus on our continued fight to make Legislators and the Governor comply with the NC NAACP's requests to produce the documents that they have in their possession that are essential to determining what their intent was when this voter suppression bill was passed.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Judge to Consider an Immediate Halt to Tea Party's Voucher
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2014
For More Information: Atty. Mark Dorosin, UNC Center for Civil Rights, 919.445.0174
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, NC NAACP Public Policy Coordinator,919.682.4700
Veteran Judge to Consider an Immediate Halt to Tea Party's Voucher
Program this Friday Morning, Feb. 21 at 9:30 am
Courtroom 10-B,
Old Wake County Courthouse
RALEIGH - At the end of three hours of heated arguments, veteran Judge Robert A. Hobgood made two decisions on Monday. First he denied the request by lawyers defending the Tea Party's vouchers program to dismiss the lawsuit brought by progressive community leaders to stop the duplicitous attack on public education. Then he announced to the packed courtroom that he would consider the request by community leaders for a temporary injunction that would stop the vouchers in their tracks while those of us who are opposed gather further evidence for a full trial later this year.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Staged Reading of “Out in Left Field”
The Nash County Art Council will host a Staged reading of Out in the left field, by Marilynn Anselmi on Saturday March 29, at 7 pm. A suggested donations of $5 dollars goes to fund scholarships for the area youth. The public is invited to this event. So come on out and bring the family..
The Nash County Art Council is located at 100 E Washington St, Nashville, NC
Rocky Mount P-Flag to Meet this Tuesday the 18th.
The Local Chapter of P-Flag will hold it monthly meeting this Tuesday the 18 at 6 pm. The Meeting will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship building located at 516 N Church St.
The meeting will have a guest speaker from Equality NC, yes their communications Director Jen Jones. So if you have nothing to do this Tuesday come on down to hear her speak.
Yes this is a bit of short notice.. but it will be a great meeting..
Friday, February 14, 2014
The NC NAACP Files a Friend of the Court Brief in Suit Challenging the State's New Voucher Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2014
For More Information: Atty. Mark Dorosin, UNC Center for Civil Rights, 919.445.0174
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, NC NAACP Public Policy Coordinator, 919.682.4700
NC NAACP's Brief Challenges Latest Extremist Attack on Our Children, Cites the Ugly History of Vouchers as a Strategy for Impeding Integrated, Well-Funded Public Schools
RALEIGH - On the birthday of Lincoln and the NAACP, the NC NAACP filed a brief in Wake County Court challenging the constitutionality of the extremists' new school voucher program. This program was passed last year as part of a regressive attack on public school teachers and county school systems. It will transfer $11 million from public schools to a fund that will give $4200 in taxpayer dollars to a small proportion of students whose parents want to enroll their kids in private schools.
NEWS ALERT: The Forward Together Moral Movement to Hold Next Moral Monday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2014
For More Information: Sarah Bufkin, Media Contact, 404.285.3413
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919.682.4700
The Forward Together Movement Joins with Local Partners to Hold the Next Moral Monday Demonstration in Fayetteville on Monday, Feb. 17
FAYETTEVILLE - Carrying on the momentum of last weekend's Moral March on Raleigh HKonJ People's Assembly, the Forward Together Movement continues to stand up for its five-point moral agenda around North Carolina--this time by holding a Moral Monday rally in Fayetteville.
The Fayetteville/Cumberland Co., Harnett Co., Hoke Co. and Unified Robeson Co. branches of the NAACP, alongside the NAACP College Chapter at Fayetteville State University and a number of coalition partner organizations, are organizing the demonstration to protest against the cruel policies pushed onto struggling North Carolinians by extremists in the General Assembly in 2013.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Latest Attack by Extremists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2014
For More Information: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP, 404.285.3413
Cynthia Gordy, Advancement Project, 202.341.0555
- Statement from Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President of the North Carolina NAACP -
Latest Attack by Extremists Is More Smoke and Mirrors to Distort the Facts, and Deflect from the Extreme Policies They Cannot Defend
It is ridiculous, but typical, that the primary Republican response to Saturday's Moral March on Raleigh has been to once again deflect from the issues and to distort the Forward Together Moral Movement. Rather than debating us on their regressive public policies - policies that activated upwards of 80,000 North Carolinians to unite at the state capitol last weekend in continued mass protest - extremists in the legislature are instead trying to divert attention by misrepresenting a standard event flyer.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Raleigh Event -email share
Raleigh
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- The SHS Alumni Rotary Park 1v1 Challenge
- SALSA SUNDAY AFTERNOON @ 3:30 PM followed by evening Swing Dancing
- Bassbunny Productions Presents: COVERT BASS
- Tu sei fatta d'amianto – Preorder
- MEETING OF THE NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMON CORE STUDY COMMITTEE – Thurs, Feb. 20 at 10:00 am
- Martial Arts Business Explained
- BLAM (BONNAROO LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY)
- ***** NOBODY HAFFI KNOW******
- ***** NOBODY HAFFI KNOW******
- GODDESS ENT AND NUVO LOUNGE PRESENTS "NOBODY HAFFI KNOWS"
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday – Work of Artist Ann Etheridge
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday – When It Falls, When It Flies
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday – Trajectories
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday: Landfill Dogs – Shannon Johnstone
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday – Inner Harmony… Learning from the Buddhist Spirit
- Mission Critical-Ending the School-to-Pr*son-Pipeline in Wake County
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday – Fractured
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- Feb 07,2014: First Friday at Contemporary Art Museum
80,000+ North Carolinians Rallied Outside State Capitol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2014
For More Information: Cynthia Gordy, Advancement Project, 202.341.0555
Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP, 404.285.3413
More than 80,000 North Carolinians Rallied Outside State Capitol, Set Justice-Driven Agenda Saturday at Moral March on Raleigh
Diverse Assembly Kicked Off a Year of Voter Empowerment, Nonviolent Direct Action and Litigation
RALEIGH - Protesting against the regressive laws passed by extremists in the General Assembly last year, upwards of 80,000 people marched on the state capitol Saturday morning, according to the march's logistics and planning experts. Called the Moral March on Raleigh, the event's multiracial, intergenerational crowd also advanced an agenda for moral and constitutional public policy.
Monday, February 3, 2014
What are they smoking down in Wilmington??
RT @watchdogwire: A NC County wants to make it a *felony* to steal or pick a Venus flytrap... http://t.co/Y08alcFGR1 #NCpol #NCleg
— Franklin Center (@FranklinCenter) February 4, 2014
Massive "Moral March on Raleigh" on February 8
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2014
For More Information: Cynthia Gordy, Advancement Project, 202.341.0555
Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP, 404.285.3413
The Forward Together Movement to Hold Massive "Moral March on Raleigh" on February 8 to Protest Injustice and Restore Democracy
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Diverse North Carolina Coalition Kicks Off a Year of Nonviolent Direct Action,
Popular Education, Litigation and Voter Engagement
RALEIGH - The Forward Together Moral Movement, a broad, multiracial coalition movement led by the North Carolina NAACP, has called for thousands of people to assemble at the NC state capitol on Feb. 8 for a Moral March to protest the extremist policies passed by the state government last year.
The Forward Together Moral Movement and Coalition Leaders to Host Conference Call
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2014
For More Information: Cynthia Gordy, Advancement Project, 202.341.0555
Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP, 404.285.3413
The Forward Together Moral Movement and Coalition Leaders to Host Conference Call for Media Outlets on Feb. 4 in Advance of Mass Moral March HKonJ People's Assembly
*MEDIA LOGISTICS FOR MORAL MARCH INCLUDED*
RALEIGH - The Forward Together Moral Movement, a broad, multiracial coalition movement led by the North Carolina NAACP, has called for thousands of people to assemble at the North Carolina State Capitol on Saturday, February 8 for a Moral March to protest the extremist policies passed by the state government last year.
See what happen when you don’t appreciate your teachers, NC
Low morale and no pay increases within the past five years have contributed to an increase in teachers leaving North Carolina schools.
Ads luring NC Teachers away from NC..
Shelly Willingham also running for District 23
Edgecombe Co Bd of Election member Shelly Willingham (D) considering running for NC House Dist 23 http://t.co/L53J1uFqro #NCGA #NCPOL
— Jonathan Kappler (@jonathankappler) February 3, 2014
Knight considering a run for District 23 seat
TARBORO — Tarboro Mayor Pro Tem Taro Knight is seriously considering running for North Carolina House District 23 seat currently held by Rep. Joe Tolson. Tolson, 63, is a retired educator from Pinetops who is serving his 17th year as District 23 representative as a Democrat. - See more at: http://www.dailysoutherner.com/local/x1767981623/Knight-to-seek-state-house-seat#sthash.5L6Ic8dW.dpuf
The Forward Together Movement to Hold Massive "Moral March
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2014
For More Information: Cynthia Gordy, Advancement Project, 202.341.0555
Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP, 404.285.3413
The Forward Together Movement to Hold Massive "Moral March on Raleigh" on February 8 to Protest Injustice and Restore Democracy
_____________________
Diverse North Carolina Coalition Kicks Off a Year of Nonviolent Direct Action,
Popular Education, Litigation and Voter Engagement
RALEIGH - The Forward Together Moral Movement, a broad, multiracial coalition movement led by the North Carolina NAACP, has called for thousands of people to assemble at the NC state capitol on Feb. 8 for a Moral March to protest the extremist policies passed by the state government last year.
The movement is made up of more than 160 partners from the civil rights, women's rights, faith-based, labor, LGBT, immigrant justice, student and environmental communities. Participants will help map out sustained direct-action campaigns for the rest of 2014, including grassroots voter engagement for the mid-term elections and beyond. It is expected that Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President of the NC NAACP and architect of the Moral Movement, will announce a number of actions in his major charge to the assembled around11:45 am, including a five-point mobilization plan and a 21st century version of Freedom Summer in North Carolina.
The Forward Together Moral Movement deepens and broadens the annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street People's Assembly (HKonJ), which, for the past seven years, gathered thousands of people in front of the state legislature in early February. After a year of more than 30 Moral Monday rallies and in the wake of an avalanche of cruel policies passed in the General Assembly last session, the coalition returns to Raleigh this year with renewed strength and a sense of urgency. There are five fundamental demands for this year's Moral March:
- Secure pro-labor, anti-poverty policies that insure economic sustainability;
- Provide well-funded, quality public education for all;
- Stand up for the health of every North Carolinian by promoting health care access and environmental justice across all the state's communities;
- Address the continuing inequalities in the criminal justice system and ensure equality under the law for every person, regardless of race, class, creed, documentation or sexual preference;
- Protect and expand voting rights for people of color, women, immigrants, the elderly and students to safeguard fair democratic representation.
Although 945 people were charged with trespassing and other misdemeanors last summer when they tried to peacefully petition their legislators to stop the General Assembly's ideological attack on the poor and most vulnerable, over half of the cases that went to trial have been dismissed. Organizers emphasize that no one who follows the directions of the NAACP marshals and leaders will be arrested at the Moral March. No civil disobedience actions are planned before, during or after the nonviolent demonstration.
"At this year's Moral March on Raleigh, people from all corners of North Carolina will continue to challenge the immoral, unconstitutional policies from Gov. Pat McCrory, Budget Director Art Pope and their allies in the General Assembly," Dr. Barber said. "But we will also renew our commitment to our Five-Point Moral Agenda and continue to stand for what we want to see in our great state. With love and faith, the Moral March on Feb. 8will kick off a year of nonviolent direct action, litigation and grassroots voter education and empowerment. We will keep moving forward together, not one step back."
The Moral March convenes at Shaw University on Wilmington St, between South St and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, in Raleigh at 9 am. The Moral March program opens at 9:30 am near Shaw, and the march toward the state capitol will begin at 10:30 am. More information about the march is available here.
"Last year, they had their time to vote and abuse power," Dr. Barber said. "This year, we will vote with our voices to show the power of the people."
For more information, please contact Cynthia Gordy at cgordy@advancementproject.org or202-341-0555, or Sarah Bufkin at forwardtogether@naacpnc.org or 404.285.3413.
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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. The NC Conference of NAACP Branches is 70 years old this year and is made up of over 100 Adult, Youth and College NAACP units across the state, convenes more than 160 members of the Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) People's Assembly Coalition, and is the architect of the Moral Monday & Forward Together Movement.
