Democracy Rooted in Imago DeiSeptember 7The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director Democracy Rooted in Imago Dei The following remarks were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland at the #MapOurFuture: People Over… Continue Reading
Map Showdown: Rights on the LineMarch 1Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate Map Showdown: Rights on the Line Four months after the N.C. General Assembly enacted a new alignment of the districts in which… Continue Reading
Decision points on districts, schoolsJanuary 24Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate Decision points on districts, schools Among all the issues and challenges confronting North Carolina as 2022 gets under way – overcoming… Continue Reading
Democracy in distress? Check the mapsJanuary 6Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate Democracy in distress? Check the maps Americans this first week of January are recalling how close to the brink of disaster our… Continue Reading
Lift Every VoiceSep 17, 2021North Carolina Council of Churches Lift Every Voice This Raleigh Report was written by Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, in collaboration with T. Anthony Spearman,… Continue Reading
‘For the People’ – or for whom?Mar 11, 2021Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate ‘For the People’ – or for whom? When an ambitious bill designated as H.R. 1 was approved by the newly empowered Democratic majority… Continue Reading
Gerrymanderers Seeing the Light, or Scared Straight?Oct 25, 2019Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate Gerrymanderers Seeing the Light, or Scared Straight? Perhaps the Republicans who control North Carolina’s General Assembly have finally gotten the message: their decade-long… Continue Reading
Ambush at Override GulchSep 13, 2019Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate Ambush at Override Gulch When N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore called the House to order for its scheduled 8:30 a.m.… Continue Reading
Raleigh Report – April 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019George Reed, Former Executive Director Raleigh Report – April 11, 2019 INTRODUCED BILLS CRIMINAL JUSTICE HB 587 – Repeal Death Penalty would abolish the death penalty, and… Continue Reading
Raleigh Report – February 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019George Reed, Former Executive Director Raleigh Report – February 26, 2019 INTRODUCED BILLS ECONOMIC JUSTICE HB 46 – Economic Security Act of 2019HB 46 is a collection… Continue Reading
Looking for Help?Jan 23, 2018Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach Looking for Help? The Federal Government of the United States of America shut down at midnight on Friday. It… Continue Reading
Thumbs-up to Fairer DistrictsJan 22, 2018Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate Thumbs-up to Fairer Districts Progress in rooting out North Carolina’s gerrymandered voting districts hasn’t always occurred in a straight line.… Continue Reading
U.S. Court: Those Districts Won’t FlyJan 12, 2018Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate U.S. Court: Those Districts Won’t Fly Grand constitutional questions in this country aren’t settled until the Supreme Court has its say, either… Continue Reading
Democracy Under the Reign of GodNov 1, 2017The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director Democracy Under the Reign of God As I continue to follow court cases addressing Gerrymandering at both the federal level (Gill v.… Continue Reading
GOP’s Goal: A Tilted BenchOct 23, 2017Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate GOP’s Goal: A Tilted Bench To the Republicans who run the N.C. General Assembly, the concept of judicial independence – central… Continue Reading
Regaining our Faith in DemocracySep 11, 2017The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director Regaining our Faith in Democracy In surveys conducted during the months leading up to the 2016 election, large numbers of Americans… Continue Reading
Marching Orders for New MapsAug 10, 2017Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate Marching Orders for New Maps The three federal judges could have just come right out and said it: The Republicans who… Continue Reading
