Tales From The Frontline – Page 11 – Democracy North Carolina

Lights, Camera, ACTION!

Here in Greenville we have been so busy, and for the first time this week Jasmine and I spent some time “flying solo”. On Wednesday, we went on Minority Voice, a cable access program on Cable 7, and talked about the Photo ID bill and redistricting. The Minority Voice interview was our first TV appearance, [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:36-05:00 June 24th, 2011|Democracy Summer, Democracy Summer 2011, Greenville, Tales From The Frontline|2 Comments

Make The Right Influence

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. [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:36-05:00 June 23rd, 2011|Democracy Summer, Tales From The Frontline, Winston-Salem|1 Comment

As Busy as Bees

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. [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2011-06-23T08:11:59-04:00 June 23rd, 2011|Democracy Summer, Democracy Summer 2011, Greenville, Money in Politics, Tales From The Frontline, Voter-Owned Elections|2 Comments

The Black Berry Bunch

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 [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2011-06-22T16:19:09-04:00 June 22nd, 2011|Charlotte, Civic Engagement, Democracy Summer 2011, Money in Politics, Tales From The Frontline, Voter-Owned Elections, Voting Rights|2 Comments

Asheville – Take Two!

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 [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:36-05:00 June 22nd, 2011|Charlotte, Democracy Summer, Tales From The Frontline, Uncategorized|2 Comments

And Tour Stops Start…

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 [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:37-05:00 June 17th, 2011|Charlotte, Democracy Summer, Democracy Summer 2011, Get Out the Vote, Money in Politics, Tales From The Frontline, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|1 Comment

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

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 [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:37-05:00 June 17th, 2011|Democracy Summer, Democracy Summer 2011, Greenville, Tales From The Frontline|1 Comment

A Day at the General Assembly

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 [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:37-05:00 June 17th, 2011|Democracy Summer, Tales From The Frontline, Winston-Salem|2 Comments

Of, By, and For the People

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 [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:37-05:00 June 16th, 2011|Tales From The Frontline, Winston-Salem|2 Comments

Hard Work Does Pay Off

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 [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2011-06-15T23:52:31-04:00 June 15th, 2011|Democracy Summer 2011, Greenville, Tales From The Frontline|2 Comments