... Robert exclaimed when he saw my baggie of blueberries resting on the computer table. He's counting his calories, you see, so he has these mirages of junk food periodically. After calming his nerves and assuring him that I wasn't snacking on the fattening cookie, we resumed working on our flyer for the July 24th [...]
Lobby Day approaches with full force! And that means lots of events and phone calls for the Dem Summer interns. Getting the word out has been relatively easy. But getting commitments out of people for a whole day has been tough, especially since many of the involved and most likely attendees are already volunteering on [...]
Week 2 Week two has been interesting for the Winston-Salem Team. We’ve had meetings with so many groups; Guilford County Board of Elections, The Hive, YMCA and Democratic Women, just to name a few. This has been a productive week ,as we organize for LOBBY DAY. June 22 has been the entire buzz in the Winston-Salem area, from [...]
As of now, things are really moving along at a great pace. I had no idea how many amazing opportunities came along with being associated with Democracy NC. Strangely, it doesn't feel like I'm just starting. It seems like I have been working here forever. Recently Jenn, Jabari and I attended a luncheon with the women [...]
Today marks the mid-third week for the Durham Team as we endeavor to make some political waves from the Triangle. It is a great victory to have the opportunity to take the responsibilities from three separate positions (DemSum Intern, NCCU SGA Political Action Director and Debate Producer) and converge them into one. Thus far, I'm beginning to [...]
“As college students, we must understand that we don’t just sleep and study in Charlotte. We need to understand that we are a part of what makes our city so diverse and unique.” - Brent D. Garrison, Executive Vice President 2010-2011 Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte Campus SGA ...and there it is. After Alannah and [...]
Yes, yes the choir is myself, Erica, and Robert. Every Monday we set our goals for the week so that each individual day we have goals that need to be met. On most days, we are so engrossed doing our own thing, usually right after our lunch break, that each of us hums a little [...]
Last Friday, we were invited to Beaufort County's NAACP Annual Banquet hosted by William Booth (Joyce's father). Not only were we able to enjoy some delicious Southern food, but we had the opportunity to present information about Democracy NC! We also collected 19 postcards from people who support Voter Owned Elections. The banquet was our [...]
The first week of Dem NC for Pitt County was very interesting. We are very fortunate to have Shaunee as our field organizer. She is awesome at what she does. Tuesday started off with us finding our office and immediately starting to plan how to decorate. We brought in plants (affectionately named Clementine & Fern) [...]
This first week has been all I hoped for and more. Working with politics has always been my dream and now it’s happening. With great advising from Ms. Sutton and our other Democracy NC mentors I know we will be fine. The Winston-Salem team is off to a good start. This week Sean Maxwell and [...]