It is now the last week of our internship and we are looking at all we have accomplished in the past two months. From voter registration drives and tabling at various events, to speaking engagements and meeting with our elected officials, it has all been such a learning experience. I have definitely learned a lot [...]
The end of Democracy Summer also marks the beginning of our work. We return to our lives and respective campuses equipped with tools for organizing. There is no slowing down here in the triad only the shifting of gears. As meetings, events, tabling, and one-on-one’s count down the end this phase, pre-filled calendars in months [...]
A major challenge that we have increasingly been facing is voter outreach amongst groups with distinct concerns and struggles. Whether it is students, elderly, or members of different socio-economic or racial backgrounds, voting is relevant to all of our situations and tied to our history. We are continuously reminded that our liberation is tied to [...]
Just about through our 3rd week of DemSummer, already?!. Up and down the road, meeting after meeting, both shoulders indented by heavy bags, armed with voter registration, petitions and not to mention legal pads full of notes documenting our journey to becoming a bona fide organizer - not just any organizer - but the finest, [...]
The first week of adjusting as a Democracy NC organizer dealt with, surprisingly, a lot of organizational skills. It’s ironic that the majority of the best organizers in the state are definitely not the most well-organized people. As we tried to sort through sheets and sheets of random papers titled “Strategy Charts” dated back to [...]