The Macon County NC League of Women Voters invites you to a public forum entitled, “Voter Rights in North Carolina: Barriers and Challenges 50 Years After Passage of the Voter Rights Act.” The 90-minute forum will include a presentation by Bob Hall, Executive Director of Democracy-NC, a non-partisan voting rights organization based in Durham, N.C., who will highlight recent analysis
» Read moreThe NAACP’s Journey for Justice began on August 1 in Selma, Alabama, marching across 860 miles of the South in 8 weeks and ending on September 16 in Washington, D.C. Details about the state rally for voting rights will be posted as they become available. The links below have information about various parts of the Journey for Justice. America’s Journey
» Read moreBeginning on August 1, 2015, a broad coalition of social justice organizations will join the NAACP on a historic march across the American South to protest legislative attacks on voting rights, and to fight for justice and equality for all. The 860 mile journey will begin in Alabama, the state that brought the Shelby case to the Supreme Court which
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I joined over 6000 people at the rally and march for voter rights in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, yesterday. This was organized by the NC NAACP to coincide with the opening of the court case against the 2013 voter law that fundamentally changed the way people vote in this state and arguably was structured to discourage people of color, people of
» Read moreSeveral important Moral Monday events will be held in Winston-Salem on July 13 as NC NAACP v. McCrory gets underway there in Federal Court. For those interesting in traveling from WNC, Mountain People’s Assembly will charter a bus from Asheville to Winston-Salem, leaving around 1:30pm with exact pick-up locations and times to be announced. Tickets can be purchased for $25.
» Read moreBus tickets are available to the Mass Moral Monday March for Voting Rights in Winston-Salem on Monday, July 13. $25 round trip from Asheville Leaving at 1:00 pm and returning about 10:00 Depart and return at: Martin Luther King, Jr Park 50 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Asheville, NC 28801 To purchase tickets via Paypal, visit www.mountainmoralmonday.org and scroll down
» Read moreOn March 15, a group of community activists and organizations joined together for a symbolic and commemorative march to honor those fallen for our right to vote, and to call for an end to the state’s current efforts to limit our right to vote. We are proud to have had a number of Jackson County NC NAACP members marching in
» Read more50th Anniversary of Selma , Ala. March Assemble at the Macon County Court House then march on Main St. to the bridge near Big Bear Park, and back to the Court House. Bring signs! Come hear speakers. Rain or shine. Honor those fallen for our right to vote and call to end the state’s current efforts to limit our right
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