I know I'm not the only one who will be addressing my disappointment with the outcome of the Ethics bill. This is the first time I have experienced the side of politics that makes me feel completely defeated. Robert's outlook is that this is the job and we'll go back at it next year and [...]
This week in the wonderful world of organizing we attended Lobby Day in Raleigh at the General Assembly. It was a day of good experiences and disappointments. The morning started off bright and super early. I met the Washington group in the parking lot of Wal-mart at 6:30 am and we headed to Greenville to [...]
To say this week was a little bit crazy would be an understatement. Stating of on Monday, Joyce and I met for breakfast with Washington Council-member William Pitt to discuss Washington's economic development and how politics run in Washington. Joyce and I were also given a grand tour of Washington, which Joyce didn't really need considering [...]
This past week felt something like a test of faith in one's cause in the face of biblical disaster. Every day brought another unexpected blow to our efforts both current and future. It's a bitter moment when one realizes that the money-and-power-mongers of this world can swiftly exact a devastating attack against the causes of [...]
It is easy to get discouraged when things don't the way we planned them. Especially if the plan one has is for the greater good of the people. Lobby day had everybody pumped. It was really great to see everybody and catch up a bit. None of us had any idea that things would turn [...]
This week’s highlight was attending our Lobby Day on Tuesday at the General Assembly in Raleigh. All day Monday we made last-minute phone calls to our confirmed attendees and rented a 12 passenger van to make the trip. We also put together information packets with bill descriptions, factsheets about Voter-Owned Elections, and the day’s agenda. [...]
I experienced what I like to think of as a "Howard Dean moment" yesterday at the North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections lobby day. As some of you might remember, then-governor Dean famously destroyed his presidential ambitions with one frenzied exclamation (we should all have such passion for government), and I confess I felt a [...]
Another week of Dem NC Summer! We moved our phonebanking days to Tuesday and Wednesday this week because we were attending a Democratic Women of Greenville meeting Thursday. Our phone banking on Wednesday was accompanied by a nice summer storm with thunder that shook the windows. I had the most interesting conversation with one caller, [...]
This week at Dem NC was quite unforgettable as the past two weeks. On Monday afternoon, Joyce and I took a trip to the Youth Correctional Facility for a special presentation to the teens who are incarcerated. We were not sure what to expect, so we decided to figure an interesting manner to not only [...]
You can dream, but make sure there's a reality to the vision you seek. Understand that there will be obstacles. There will be setbacks. And if you let it, the world will hold you back. But if you allow yourself to see the reality of it all AND THEN allow yourself to dream, you can [...]