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 [...]
This past Saturday was the Juneteenth Celebration in Winston-Salem, a time in which community members celebrate the African American spirit and pay tribute to the roles and contributions which have enriched our society. It is a celebration that is the longest-running observance of the abolition of slavery, commemorating the day in which the last few [...]
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 [...]
Holiday is Over Despite taking a little time off for the July 4th holiday, we came back energized and ready to go, getting a lot accomplished even with two shortened weeks. We spent a significant amount of time at the Green Bean Coffeehouse meeting with people and we were able to get a lot accomplished. [...]
The Ride to Raleigh to Rally On July 13, 2011, two vans from the Triad loaded up to attend the “Respect Our Vote, Protect Our Vote Rally” at the General Assembly to help prevent a devastating change to our voting rights. On this day they were expected to make a decision on HB-351, which is [...]
With the impending doom of what could happen with SB-47, I find it important to reflect back to July 1st, 1971. This coming Saturday will be the 40th anniversary of the 26th Amendment being passed, which changed the legal voting age to be 18, instead of 21 (which it had been previously). Now, young teens [...]
As we begin our fourth week as Democracy NC Summer interns, it is important for us to reflect on all that we have accomplished. I think it is safe to say that this program/organization/internship has given all of us an opportunity to create social change that we might not have been able to achieve otherwise. [...]
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 [...]