Posts by Democracy Summer interns and others.
We are in week four and we have been busy busy busy. On Saturday we were stationed in both Wilson and Greenville doing voter registration and speaking on our work as a part of Democracy North Carolina. Monday was set aside as an administrative day but on Tuesday we were back on the road again. [...]
This weekend in Charlotte... On a lovely Saturday morning, we attended the infamous Black Berry Brunch with its galore of summer hats; pastel colored suits and finely dressed escorts. The event was hosted by the Black Women Caucus to discuss the ignored efforts the state has on Education and to celebrate the recognized awardees for [...]
This week in Charlotte... This week the Charlotte team made another trip to the beautiful city of Asheville, North Carolina. This trip was primarily to follow up on one-on-ones we had on our last trip, finalize details for our tour stop on the July 16th, and attend an event to get petition signatures for the [...]
Another week in Charlotte… Our week started with a planning day. We went to the office and set our goals on the table then later we made phone calls to prepare for our tour stop that was to begin the next day. Tuesday morning called for our full and undivided attention as we made our [...]
It is hard to believe that we are already at the end of week three of our internship! We have been so busy this week that the time has just flown by. On Thursday we had a speaking engagement for the Minority Business Council here in Greenville. We were asked to present on Democracy NC’s [...]
On June 15th, all of the Democracy NC team met in Raleigh at the General Assembly. (We missed you Shaniqua!) We decided to make our “Lobby Day” the day after the legislators had spent a long night previously voting on legislation and issues, such as the budget and voting rights legislation. To be honest, Khadijah [...]
As the Democracy NC journey continues, the Winston-Salem team continues to have fun while reaching out to new and different people. This past Saturday, June 11, Khadijah participated in the People's Assembly rally held in Greensboro; the march began at the Greensboro Four Statue on the NC A&T campus and came to a close at [...]
Week three has started off very eventful. Monday we spent researching social service organizations in the Eastern North Carolina area that we could possibly contact and partner with in the future. We learned the importance of keeping meticulous notes on everyone that we contact. Monday afternoon we got a chance to make our first presentation [...]
This week in Charlotte… It’s been another eventful week! Monday started off with scrupulous amounts of planning for meetings that were to be held in the upcoming days. In the evening, we also met with Mary Klenz from Legal Women Voters along with Advocate Tom Bowers, in order to discuss the details of our scheduled [...]
This week has been full of traveling but what a great experience it was. We began our journey in Elizabeth City on Tuesday. We started by passing out “Respect our Vote” flyers at community shelters and food banks in the area since HB 351 would affect low income, low wealth, and displaced residents in large [...]