DURHAM: It’s hard to believe we have two weeks left at Democracy NC… the summer is going by so fast! And although I look forward to going back to UNC for my last year of college, I’m really going to miss this internship. For the past month and a half, I have been learning so [...]
We must win this fight, not with well-paid lobbyists and slick ads, but with grassroots supporters like you and lots of hard work. That's how we won before and it's why we need your help now! Last week, Democracy NC sent out an email alert to our Advocates with the message above in it, hoping [...]
Although week four of Demcracy Summer has ended according to the Calendar, I still feel incomplete. Problem. Solution? BLOG! Our week started early Tuesday morning at the Department of Homeland Security office, we were there again to welcome the newly naturalized citizens and inform them of their new right and duty: voting! Aside from the [...]
Things are getting heated over in Raleigh in lobbyist circles as special interest PAC's seek to be the last loophole standing when the budget is signed. If you want to follow the players in this scramble, check out Democracy NC's new research report entitled NC Budget, Tax Loopholes & Special-Interest PACs This report shows that [...]
The Greenville team took Democracy NC to the lights of G-vegas as we made our first tv appearance! Oh yea other teams, be jealous! Pastor Rodney Coles of the Children of God Church was our delightful host for his weekly segment of Churches Outreach Network. Our tv debut was definitely the highlight of our week [...]
Here in Fayetteville we were really busy trying to organize (since we are called organizers) and get things together for lobby day, which turned out to be a huge success. I never was very civically engaged and I felt as so many other people do that all politicians were corrupt and that they didn't actual [...]
DURHAM: What a crazy two weeks!! Brian and I have been keeping busy in Durham with speaking engagements, a very successful Lobby Day at the State Legislature, a fun summer baseball game, and Wellstone Training all weekend. On Tuesday night we held a public forum at the Chapel Hill Town Hall to explain the Voter-Owned [...]
Week three of Democracy Summer was by far the MOST eventful. Between the Charlotte Team’s brief grapple with fame, a 6-hour round trip to Raleigh in a rolling icebox and Camp Wellstone, let’s just say I have a lot to blog about. I’ll get right to it: Monday evening, America, Robert and I journeyed to [...]
This week started off with a bang! We were invited to the Young Democrats to give a refresher course in HB:1260 and SB:966. Mecklenburg YD’s have one of the longest meetings I have ever been too and because of certain circumstances, were unable to stick to schedule, including the last minute building switch (because of [...]
Despite several weeks of phone banking, night time presentations, weekend work and long hours -- plus a long weekend of Wellstone Training ahead -- Brian, Christina (both with the Durham Dem Summer team) and Katy (Greenville Team) all showed with friends to join us for the benefit baseball game on June 18th. Dem NC staffers [...]