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. Martin Niemoller...
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
FW: NCDP CLIPS FEBRUARY 27, 2014
Thought I would share this email with my blog readers NCDP CLIPSFEBRUARY 27, 2014KAY HAGAN As he hits Kay Hagan on healthcare, Thom Tillis is facing tough questions about his stanceAs 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...
Come Clean, McCrory! Press Conference & Rally
Wednesday, March 5, 20144:45pm 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...
ORANGE COUNTY EARNS STABLE BOND RATING OUTLOOK
Media Contact
Tonya Walton
Budget and Management Analyst
Phone: 919.245.2153
twalton@orangecountync.gov
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...
Boehner says Republicans will lead, but backs away from votes
News from The HillBy 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. Read...
ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES
Media Contacts
Lucinda Munger, Director
Orange County Public Library
Phone: 919.245.2525
lmunger@orangecountync.gov
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...
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,...
See who has file to run for public office
Katy (@katys)
2/27/14, 1:13 PM
@JTS72 @shrewsy @kayhagan @thomtillis Have you seen the list of those who have filed? ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/Portals/…
Download the official Twitter app here
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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...
Living and Dying: A Buddhist Perspective
At the Unitarian Universalist Church
131 Oakmont dr., Greenville Nc March 21, at ...
Tweet from NC House Democrats (@nchousedems)
NC House Democrats (@nchousedems)19 Feb 2014 3:52 PM ESTDuke Energy wants a rate hike so they can dodge paying for the #coalash cleanup. Disagree? Sign our petition http://t.co/EgRhi2z3zS #ncpolForwarded via UberSocialSent from my iPh...
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
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
9:30 a.m.
North Carolina NAACP offices
114 W. Parrish St., 3rd floor
Durham, NC 27701
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...
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,
at carolyn8@nc.rr.com.
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...
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 1500Meeting ID Number: 32 54 71#Agenda- Moral March on Raleigh Debrief- Trip to Selma Bridge Crossing JubileeThe 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...
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...
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) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download...
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) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download...
Voter Suppression Lawsuit Update
Voter Suppression Lawsuit Update
Pre-trial hearing tomorrow!
Friday, February 21, 2014
10:00 a.m.
Winston-Salem Federal Court
Hiram H. Ward Bldg., 251 N. Main St.,
Winston-Salem, NC
Courtroom #3
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,...
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
316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh
RALEIGH - At the end of three hours of heated arguments, veteran Judge Robert A. Hobgood...
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'...
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...
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...
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Raleigh Event -email share
Raleigh
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)
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Feb 07,2014: First Friday – Work of Artist Ann Etheridge...
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...
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 _____________________ 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...
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...
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 RELEASEFebruary 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,...
