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2020 elections

Mar 9, 2020: State Government Will Say Good Bye to Mark Johnson

THANK YOU to everyone who helped us meet our fundraising goal! Thanks to you, we expect to be able to fully fund our fall election postcard blasts to help get out the vote for Democratic candidates. Forward to November! Democracy NC just put out

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Feb 24, 2020: Why Your Vote Matters for Education

Absentee voting by mail is underway, ballot request deadline is Feb 25. Details here. WE NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" THRU 11/3/2020! Don't need the details? Contribute here. Need the details? Find them here. THANKS for giving

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Feb 17, 2020: Who Should Be Our Next NC Lieutenant Governor?

Absentee voting by mail is underway, ballot request deadline is Feb 25. Details here. It's time!! Early voting is underway and ends on Feb 29. VOTER ID IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE MARCH 2020 ELECTION! Make your plan to vote NOW! Check out Patti's

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Feb 10, 2020: Get Ready to Vote: Education

The 2020 primary is around the corner: absentee ballot by mail voting has already started (request deadline is Feb 25), early voting is Feb 13-29, and election day is March 3. Voter ID is NOT NEEDED for the March 3 primary as long as

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Feb 3, 2020: Get Ready to Vote: The Role of NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

WE NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" THRU 11/3/2020! Don't need the details? Contribute here. Need the details? Find them here. THANKS for giving what you can and sharing! When thinking about supporting public education, there are a

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Jan 27, 2020: Leandro Update

Absentee voting by mail has started, the ballot request deadline is Feb 25. Details here. VOTER ID IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE MARCH PRIMARY. WE NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" THRU 11/3/2020! Don't need the details? Contribute

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Jan 20, 2020: What’s up with NC education this week?

WE NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" THRU 11/3/2020! Don't need the details? Contribute here. Need the details? Find them here. THANKS for giving what you can and sharing! Thurs, Jan 23, 6:30pm, Chapel Hill Public Library,

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Jan 13, 2020: Mark Johnson Must Go

WE NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" THRU 11/3/2020! Don't need the details? Contribute here. Need the details? Find them here. THANKS for giving what you can and sharing! Thurs, Jan 23, 6:30pm, Chapel Hill Public Library,

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Dec 16, 2019: Non-partisan Leandro Report Gives Recommendations for a "Sound, Basic Education" for NC Students

Upcoming Event: Impeach & Remove Events are ON: The Nobody Is Above the Law network has activated. Events are called for Tuesday, December 17th at 5:30 p.m. at Bicentennial Plaza, Raleigh, NC. Numerous reports indicate that the House will vote on impeachment

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Dec 9, 2019: The Istation Fiasco Continues

On Friday the 13th, UNC's Board of Governors is meeting to orchestrate their $2.5 million payout to white supremacy. The racist cowards at the BOG negotiated behind closed doors "settle" a lawsuit that had no legal standing and had not yet been filed.

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Dec 2, 2019: Educators Call for a Special Session

I hope everyone had few moments over the last week to reflect and find time for gratitude. As Patti quoted last week from Anatomy of Gratitude with Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk and social justice activist, "'Can you be grateful for everything?'

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Nov 11, 2019: Thank You Governor Cooper for Standing with Educators

Friday was a big day in North Carolina news. (Thank you to Wake North Carolina Association of Educators for the summary.) The Governor signed H377, the teacher steps bill; vetoed S354, the public school employee salary bill (see veto document here); and vetoed S578,

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Nov 4, 2019: NCGA Adjourns Leaving So Much Up In the Air

Join Flip NC for the December 8th SUPER Canvass! On December 8, 2019, FLIP NC is coordinating with grassroots volunteers across North Carolina for a statewide SUPER CANVASS. Our message is simple: When we knock, we win! The legislature adjourned Thursday, October 31, 123

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Oct 28, 2019: Senate to Call a Veto Override Vote (and Other Attempts to Devalue Public Education)

URGENT: Republicans in the state Senate have just sent notice that they intend to call a vote MONDAY NIGHT (That's tonight!!) to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of the GOP’s state budget proposal. Senate Democrats Need To Hear From You RIGHT NOW! Click

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Oct 21, 2019: Rep. Horn for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction?

Join Neighbors on Call on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM at Orange County Public Library (137 W. Margaret Ln., Hillsborough, NC) for Taking on NC Environmental Policy, a look at environmental justice, climate change action, and the state level

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Oct 14, 2019: Privatization of Public Education Denies Equal Opportunities

The NCGA is out until October 21. Senator Berger says the Senate may wrap up by October 31. Stay tuned. Privatization of public education is not a new idea. We posted about it in July, Politicians are Privatizing Public Schools for Profit, but it

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Oct 7, 2019: Wanted: New NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson has not been working in the best interest of public schools. We need a new state superintendent. The election for the office is in Fall 2020 which may seem so far away, but the primaries are less

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Sep 30, 2019: Will the Senate Sustain Governor Cooper's Veto?

Attend the Memorial Delivery and Medicaid Expansion Legislative Hearing sponsored by Health Action NC on Tuesday, Oct 1, 9a-12N at the NCGA. "Join us in delivering a memorial luminary that has a photo of someone who died in the coverage gap to every legislator

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Sep 23, 2019: Mark Johnson Refuses. You Can Too!

Today, I write as a parent and concerned citizen, with a heavy heart. I had hoped I would not need to write this post, but I am hearing that districts are still collecting Istation data for K-3 reading diagnostics. I feel the need to

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Sep 9, 2019: Why Do We Have a Budget Surplus When NC Education and Other Programs are Lacking?

RSVP for the free Neighbors on Call Election Skills Fair on Sept 15, 2-4pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill. Meet NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls (we wrote postcards to help elect her in 2018!) and NC State Senator Jeff Jackson, plus a bunch of

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Aug 22, 2019: Mark Johnson, “the Truth is” Your Agenda Has Been Put on Hold while the State Investigates Istation

Look at these action opportunities from Patti's post on Monday. Now is a good time to follow up with the #MarkJohnsonDebacle as we have some interesting developments. For some background read last month’s post Parents Demand Transparency and an Investigation. So Should You.

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Jul 29, 2019: Who Are Our Elected Officials Working For?

Join the NC Justice Center for a very special and timely Crucial Conversation luncheon: The state budget impasse: Where do things stand? Where do we go from here? Thursday, August 8 at 12:00 pm, Junior League of Raleigh Center for Community Leadership, 711

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Jul 19, 2019: NC Parents Demand Transparency and an Investigation. So Should You.

Help Get Out the Progressive Vote - it's even more important after the recent Supreme Court ruling refusing to intervene in partisan gerrymandering! Stamp NC Blue (SNCB) is looking for dedicated volunteers to support our postcard campaign to get out the vote leading up

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Jul 15, 2019: Public Records Released: Cherry-Picking Confirmed?

Help Get Out the Progressive Vote - it's even more important after the recent Supreme Court ruling refusing to intervene in partisan gerrymandering! Stamp NC Blue (SNCB) is looking for dedicated volunteers to support our postcard campaign to get out the vote leading up

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Jul 11, 2019: Politicians are Privatizing Public Schools for Profit

Help Get Out the Progressive Vote - it's even more important after the recent Supreme Court ruling refusing to intervene in partisan gerrymandering! Stamp NC Blue (SNCB) is looking for dedicated volunteers to support our postcard campaign to get out the vote leading up