And Tour Stops Start…

Another week in Charlotte…

Our week started with a planning day. We went to the office and set our goals on the table then later we made phone calls to prepare for our tour stop that was to begin the next day.
Tuesday morning called for our full and undivided attention as we made our way to Asheville, North Carolina. We met each other at 7:45am to leave for the city and reached there by 9:30. We immediately started speaking with people because from the way we planned the day, we were to meet with eight different people back-to-back. Surprisingly, we were able to fit a media sitting in the day which cost us a little more time than we budgeted for. We were featured in an Asheville radio show on WREC 100.7 FM and were pleased with our new accomplishment. We spoke briefly on being stripped of the right to vote and swiftly shifted our focus back to our planned one-on-ones. Later that evening, we met with about 16 concerned people in a chocolate & coffee lounge. The meeting was beneficial in our planning of the research aspect of our internship. We are to hold a large meeting on what we hope to establish and work on depending on what we assume the results of the bad bills would be.

Wednesday was just as filled as the last. We woke up even earlier and headed to Raleigh, North Carolina, met with the other Democracy Summer teams and watched the state’s General Assembly work. We also had the pleasure of hearing some of the representatives of the house and senate speak and explain to us the importance of being involved. Overall, we found the trip both fascinating and exhilarating.

On Thursday we went into the office and started working on an event we plan on having in Asheville on the 16th of July. We have defined the prescribed outcomes for our research assignment as a well thoroughly planned out an event complimenting the faith, cause and community based organizations to find a way to protect voting rights on a larger scale.

Today, Friday we are researching and further planning the structure for our overall goals for Asheville.

Tune in next week…