Today, on this bright and sunny Friday morning we found ourselves entering the lavish Levin Museum uptown for a Democratic Party forum. After our filling our stomachs with a delicious lunch, we opened our ears to an enlightening speech by Chris Fitzsimon regarding various appalling bills in the general assembly currently. He began by updating the audience about several bills and platforms that we as a community as well as an organization have been following. He informed the group about the repealing of the Racial Justice Act, as well as the impact other voter restricting bills will have if passed. As any inspirational speaker would do, he appealed to our emotions and called the audience to action. He urged people to be outraged by the audacity of these bills. He explained how outrageous it was that instead of progressing for a better North Carolina and a prosperous future, these bills are instead reverting back to a time where race and gender played a vital role in a citizen’s ability to vote. Taking the lead, Robert jumped in and asked Mr. Fitzsimon to thoroughly explain to the audience the importance of supporting voter owned elections along with the issues discussed. The event ended shortly after, and we took this opportunity to proceed outside the exit to ask people to join our cause of “Cut the Strings” by signing our petition. We utilized Mr. Fitzsimon’s speech, by tying his thoughts to our campaign. After the crowd had thinned out, we had the privileged of speaking to Mr. Fitzsimon in depth about the money in politics issue. We found the experience both motivational and encouraging because it was a reminder of why we’re doing what we’re doing. Thank you Mr. Fitzsimon for everything that you do, it was truly an honor to meet you.
Maiysa Mesbah and Joyce Lutu
A modest suggestion, attend some Republican functions as well to make an attempt to show non partisan activities as Democracy NC purports itself to be.
The infamous Fitzsimon of ‘Fitzsimon Files’?? He’s definitely one of the people who ‘gets it’, in terms of understanding the need for a more representative and inclusive government here in NC. I’m so glad you got to meet him!
Frank, you need to educate yourself before you start throwing accusations at people. Try reading Democracy NC’s website or bothering to learn something about their history. They do indeed meet with all types of political groups and were responsible for taking down at least three Democratic politicans for ethical violations in the last few years when the Democrats were in power. Now that the Republicans are in power, I imagine they will take down a few of those as well. All your ill-informed partisan bleating does is contribute to the useless polarization of politics in NC, and it has no basis in this case. You are only proving yourself to be someone whose comments are ill-informed and irrelevant.
Rhonda,
I have read Democracy NC’s web site and eagerly await news of any single Republican event that Democracy NC has attended or attempted to learn from the Repulicans. This organization has been a major disappointment to me as a Republican, as it purports to be non partisan when it is clearly not. It appears to me that it is just another way to pursue the goals of the Democratic party.
I did not make any accusations, just reported my observations.