FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2014 For more information: Atty. Jamie Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919.682.4700 Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828.713.3864 Clergy Release Open Letter during Passover to Governor McCrory and NC General Assembly Leadership on Behalf...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Pac going after Tillis
"Thom Tillis shared an apartment with his chief of staff when North Carolina news reported that the chief of staff was having an extramarital affair with a lobbyist and was caught on camera and resigned," the ad begins. "Then, one week later, another Tillis staffer resigns for another sexual relationship with a lobbyist. Thom Tillis' reaction? He claimed he was surprised by his roommate's affair but then rewarded both aides with taxpayer-paid bonuses. Thom Tillis: Spending our money to clean up his mess."...
Friday, April 11, 2014
Rocky Mount PFlag hold meeting
Meeting: PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday the 15th at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building, 516 N. Church St. For information, email pflagrm@aol.com or go to pflag.org. Sent from my iPh...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
LGBTQ Wellness Passport Event
Please join the LGBT Resource Office in welcoming the esteemed lecturer and writer, S. Bear Bergman to campus NEXT WEEK, April 15, 2014! Student Activities Board, LGBT Resource Office, & Campus Living Diversity Education Team will be hosting a series of interactive lectures throughout the day. The Wellness Passport Event @5:30pm in Hendrix Theater is free and open to the public! Please RSVP at lgbt@ecu.edu if you're interested in attending one...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
The North Carolina NAACP to Join NC Legislative Black Caucus in Washington, DC for a News Conference and a Day of Legislative Advocacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2014 For more information: Jennifer Farmer, Advancement Project, 202.487.0967 Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919.682.4700 The North Carolina NAACP to Join NC Legislative Black Caucus in Washington, DC for a News Conference and a Day of Legislative Advocacy News Conference: When: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 9:00 amWhere:...
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Hobby Lobby Double standard, only if it makes us money
via http://assholeoftheday.us/tagged/asshole-of-the-day...
Take Action
TAKE ACTION and tell our state leaders to clean-up these unsafe toxic coal ash lagoons today: http://bit.ly/cleanupcoalash...
What is Ellmer afraid of? Why not go on the Record.
Why did Renee Ellmer decline to on the Record with David Crabtree and Laura Leslie? We may never know why, but it safe to say that she has something up her sleeve.. However, her challenger for the 2nd district did on the record, Frank Roche sat down with David and Laura. Click here to see the interview, from Wral.com. Raleigh, N.C. — With the May primary about a month away, WRAL's "On the Record" takes a look at the race for the 2nd Congressional...
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Angie’s List Dog commercial is full of lies..
Comment from Tiphareth X First off, you didn't rescue Riley, the shelter you adopted him from did. I have spoken directly with the shelter you got him from and they are absolutely APPALLED you would say that you got him from them out of a cage that was too small and with matted hair. AND on national TV no less! I can't believe you have the nerve to bad mouth a shelter this way just to make yourself seem like a hero. People like you make me sick. I know from a first hand basis what goes into a dog from the second it is brought into the shelter...
Citizens inside Rocky Mount city limit we be tax for a non service.. in Nash County.
“Nash County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to direct staff to include a new $25 per year convenience center fee for households in incorporated areas of the county in the budget recommendation for next fiscal year.” http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/nash-board-oks-new-solid-waste-fee-municipal-property-owners-2428043 If this is enacted residents in a Nash County Municipalities, such as Rocky Mount that already receive trash and recycling service, will be assessed a new $25 annual fee in their property tax bill. In many cases...
Cuts Taxes for the Rich, get an Award..
.@taxfoundation honored @SenatorBerger with an award for outstanding tax reform in NC. pic.twitter.com/H0PZENIOSH #NCGA #NCPOL— Will Tomlinson (@wtomlinson) April 3, 2014...
NC NAACP and Belhaven and Vidant Sign Agreement to Save Hospital
April 3, 2014 For more information: Jennifer Farmer, Advancement Project, 202.487.0967 Sarah Bufkin, Media Coordinator, 404.285.3413 Giving Thanks, the NC NAACP, Its Beaufort and Hyde Co. Branches, the Town of Belhaven and Vidant Health Sign a Historic Agreement to Save the Pungo District Hospital and to Save Lives in These Eastern North...
NC NAACP Perspective Today on the Proposed Fix to the Voting Rights Act before Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 3, 2014 For more information: Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919.682.4700 Sarah Bufkin, Media Coordinator, 404.285.3413 A previous version of this alert incorrectly noted that Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, would be speaking against the proposed piece of legislation. The NC NAACP is in...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Could we be next, NCGA to take up an Arizona style Religious Bill
Credible speculation that our NC General Assembly will introduce a similar bill after they convene in May. Be prepared to fight against this kind of legalized discrimination.Arizona-style-religious-freedom-bill...
