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Showing posts with label Rocky Mount. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
National Commission on Voting Rights
- Fact-Finding Hearing-
Friday, March 28
9 am - 5:30 pm
OIC of Rocky Mount
402 East Virginia St.
Rocky Mount, NC 27802
Last year, extremists in the General Assembly passed HB 589, a blatant attempt to suppress the vote of minorities, the poor, women, students and the elderly.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Rocky Mount Pflag to host meeting
Join Pflag for their regularly schedule monthly meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 516 N Church St.
Tonight meeting will feature two special guests,
Jaide D and Jen Jones.
Jaide was a contestant in Martin Luther King Jr Oratorical Contest and spoke on LGBT Rights.
Jen, Pflag longtime friend from Equality NC,will give an update on what’s happening in NC to Advance equality.
Meeting Starts at 6pm. !
Saturday, February 15, 2014
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..
Monday, August 19, 2013
ENC: Rocky Mount Community Chat
Aug 20, 2013 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Join Equality North Carolina for our Rocky Mount Community Chat to discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings, challenging Amendment One, and what this means in your community.
Special thanks to Rocky Mount PFLAG for hosting this conversation.
Location
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
516 North Church Street
Rocky Mount, NC
Monday, January 21, 2013
Rocky Mount’s Local Chapter of Pflag Announces February Meeting.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Rocky Mount Pflag holds first meeting of 2013
The Rocky Mount chapter of Pflag will hold its first meeting of 2013 Tuesday 15 at the Braswell Memorial Library in Rocky Mount at 6 pm.
Coming out for a night of meeting new friends. See you here
Coming out for a night of meeting new friends. See you here
Friday, August 17, 2012
Rocky Mount Pflag Meeting Set
Meeting: PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 21 at Braswell Memorial Library. For meeting details, call 443-0345, email pflagrm@aol.com or go to pflag.org.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Race to the Ballots comes to Rocky Mount
by James Smith and David Cappel.
Tonight a few small groups united for the same cause, to fight against the upcoming “Amendment 1” ballot initiative. The meet up was hosted by Rocky Mount’s local chapter of Pflag and UU Church.
It began with a social time while waiting for Jen and her entourage to arrive. The meeting started with the usual Pflag agenda and introductions. They briefly touched on their group business and afterward an invitation to attend their first major fund-raiser (the not the official name) called “Jimmy Creech event,” then the first guest speaker took the podium.
Jake Gellar-Goad, from Democracy NC had come from Durham to share his’ group upcoming events, and to show his support of Equality NC and his opposition to Amendment 1. Short and very to the point he turned the podium over the Jen Jones of ENC and Race to the Ballot runner.
She is putting a face to the NC equality movement. She has drive and ambition that is unequaled. She is risking permanent knee damage—for her cause.
Jen began with definition of the defense of Marriage Act and how that same definition not only affects us but would affect others in future battles with NC Legislative. She already anticipates some of the pitfalls ahead if the Amendment passes. But like she says “if I can get my mother to understand and vote no on this Amendment—then any of us should be able to talk others about it. If you leave this place and talk to ten people—by the time May 8th comes around—voters will understand what this Amendment is really about and vote against it or if nothing else ,not vote for it.”
There was some Q&A; one lady asking if would be beneficial to seek a Resolution Opposing the Amendment from the Rocky Mount City Council. Another person ask, “if we did vote down this amendment and got the marriage law over turn, could the Legislature bring up another type of Amendment to block Same-sex Marriage again? She reply “that they, but doubt if they would have resources to get it past.”
Slide show below
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Rocky Mount City Councilman Andre Knight Is Seeking Re-election
MEDIA ADVISORY
Immediate Release
January 31, 2012
Contact: Andre’ D. Knight, President, (252) 544-2949
Andre’ Knight Announces Re-Election Bid
Rocky Mount, NC – Andre’ Knight announced today that he will run again for re-election to the post as City Council Representative for Ward 1. “Now is not the time to slide backwards,” Knight said. “We have come too far as a City and in our ward to compromise the progress that is finally being made. Ward 1 citizens are just beginning to see some light in the areas of housing, jobs and reduction of crime. We are finally beginning to realize some hope for change to our unfair utility system. I am the candidate that has fought for fairness in opportunities for all of our citizens in every community in our City and region. I am still the people’s servant and voice and I still want to serve the residents of Ward 1.”
Knight added, “I have led the fight for reduction in utilities charges for our residents and businesses while working to increase the sensitivity of the City’s customer service personnel as they work with our citizens in a terrible economic environment. Under my leadership and collaboration with City and community partners, we are seeing neighborhoods cleaned up, homes being renovated and our communities finally feeling valued.” He continued, “I have not been afraid to walk in uncharted territory and take on big money and government that didn’t care. All people have had a chance to voice their opinions and see their ideas turn into policy while I have been in office. If re-elected, I can guarantee that I will not let money and position override the concerns of our inner city communities and families.”
“I have insisted on accountability from the police department to the citizens as they worked with the Council and community to develop crime prevention and protection strategies. I have worked hard to ensure that all of our communities have the chance to recruit businesses, have decent housing in safe neighborhoods and provide opportunities for our youth and seniors to exercise, play and gather peacefully. I have been faithful to the vision that we can make Rocky Mount the greatest place to live in North Carolina by telling the truth and then working together to make it better.”
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