We must win this fight, not with well-paid lobbyists and slick ads, but with grassroots supporters like you and lots of hard work. That's how we won before and it's why we need your help now! Last week, Democracy NC sent out an email alert to our Advocates with the message above in it, hoping [...]
Wow! What a busy start to the summer. In June, our 2009 Democracy Summer teams got off to a blazing start and they haven’t slowed down yet. Here’s just a brief rundown of some of the work that’s been done through July 4th: * Made over 4,500 phone calls, getting over 500 people to take [...]
Things are getting heated over in Raleigh in lobbyist circles as special interest PAC's seek to be the last loophole standing when the budget is signed. If you want to follow the players in this scramble, check out Democracy NC's new research report entitled NC Budget, Tax Loopholes & Special-Interest PACs This report shows that [...]
The Greenville team took Democracy NC to the lights of G-vegas as we made our first tv appearance! Oh yea other teams, be jealous! Pastor Rodney Coles of the Children of God Church was our delightful host for his weekly segment of Churches Outreach Network. Our tv debut was definitely the highlight of our week [...]
Here in Fayetteville we were really busy trying to organize (since we are called organizers) and get things together for lobby day, which turned out to be a huge success. I never was very civically engaged and I felt as so many other people do that all politicians were corrupt and that they didn't actual [...]
It happens to all of us eventually... a slip of the tongue, a mixing up of one or two letters, a brief lapse of concentration and out it comes... a parapraxis (the dreaded Freudian slip)! This week, while explaining how Voter Owned Elections will work in the town's local races, Brian told our Chapel Hill [...]
DURHAM: What a crazy two weeks!! Brian and I have been keeping busy in Durham with speaking engagements, a very successful Lobby Day at the State Legislature, a fun summer baseball game, and Wellstone Training all weekend. On Tuesday night we held a public forum at the Chapel Hill Town Hall to explain the Voter-Owned [...]
Week three of Democracy Summer was by far the MOST eventful. Between the Charlotte Team’s brief grapple with fame, a 6-hour round trip to Raleigh in a rolling icebox and Camp Wellstone, let’s just say I have a lot to blog about. I’ll get right to it: Monday evening, America, Robert and I journeyed to [...]
This week started off with a bang! We were invited to the Young Democrats to give a refresher course in HB:1260 and SB:966. Mecklenburg YD’s have one of the longest meetings I have ever been too and because of certain circumstances, were unable to stick to schedule, including the last minute building switch (because of [...]
This week we had our first experience lobbying our elected officials regarding legislation that we want to see passed and I must say, given the hardwork me and Cristina put into calling supporters to invite them to lobby day, calling (and according to Cristina, my "sweetalking" the Legislative Aide's into meetings) legislators, and finally showing [...]