Posts by Democracy Summer interns and others.
“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 [...]
The Winston Mutual building rises from the parking lot and distinguishes itself from the surrounding residential areas and the shopping center to the rear. I arrived at my new work location in downtown Winston-Salem trying to remember everything I had been taught in training. The previous week, I and nine other newly hired interns from [...]
Sean Maxwell, Winston-Salem Originally uploaded by democracync Sean Maxwell is a rising senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a native of Winston-Salem, NC. He is majoring in Political Science with a minor in History. At UNC, Sean has conducted research on presidential and White House operations for a faculty [...]
Ana Eusse, Greenville Originally uploaded by democracync Ana Eusse is a native of Englewood, New Jersey. After graduating from Dwight Morrow High School as Vice President of her class and with salutatorian awards, she enrolled in Montclair State University. While there, she decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in Sociology with a minor in Latin [...]
Erica Hilton, Charlotte Originally uploaded by democracync Erica Hilton is native of Fayetteville, NC. She is the daughter of Dr. Doreen Hilton and Col. Clarence Hilton. In Fayetteville, she attended Reid Ross Classical School where she participated in the Modern Dance Program, the Latin Junior Classical League, and Student Government Association, and was Miss Reid [...]
Joyce Booth, Greenville Originally uploaded by democracync Joyce Booth is the youngest of six children and a native of Washington, North Carolina. She attended and graduated from Washington High School. She stayed very active in sports and multi-cultural organizations during the 3 1/2 years it took her to complete high school.Throughout her youth she was [...]