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Everyday the government makes decisions that affect our lives; from the water we drink, the food our kids eat and how much money we bring home. Being informed is one of the first steps in building our power and creating change in our communities.
QNotes: Local abortion provider concerned over Trump Supreme Court pick
Trump ran on anti-abortion rhetoric and claimed he would overturn Roe v. Wade. If his supreme court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is confirmed Trump will have the means to make good on his campaign promise. This is alarming to a Charlotte abortion provider who’s had to deal with almost 20,000 protestors in the past year. She knows…
Rewire: To See the Potential ‘Devastating’ Effect of Trump’s Domestic Gag Rule, Look to Colorado
The Trump administration’s proposed domestic gag rule is another clear attack on abortion access. The rule mimics a 90s executive order in Colorado. Trump is forcing health clinics to “disentangle” themselves from abortion services or lose federal funding. In Colorado, it was nearly impossible to prove health clinics were separate from abortion services. Nearly half of Planned…
WRAL: Raleigh events protest Trump immigration stance
Over 2,000 immigrant children and babies have been separated from their families and placed into shelters and camps since April of this year. This practice is immoral, inhumane, and un-American. That’s why North Carolinians took to the streets on Wednesday to demand an end to the Trump Administration’s human rights abuses, and for families to…
Mountain Express: Mayor Manheimer joins nationwide mayor group in opposition to abortion gag rule
Anti-Trump and pro-abortion, these NC mayors got it right. Trump’s new nationwide gag rule makes it illegal for healthcare facilities that receive Title X funding to tell patients how to safely, and legally access abortion. Taking away access to reliable truthful healthcare information is an attack on those who need it most. Mayor Esther Manheimer of Asheville…
The Washington Post: Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections
The Trump administration announced that it is taking action to dismantle federal funding for health clinics. The proposed change would mean ANY health clinic that even mentions abortion services to patients cannot receive Title X funds, which means many would be forced to choose between actual health care and closing their doors. Doctors and nurses…
Winston Salem Journal: Our view: Our teachers deserve help
North Carolinians support their teachers. Teachers in our state are working in crumbling buildings, with no supplies, for low pay. Many teachers work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Republicans want us to believe that they have fixed the problem, but according to our teachers, the problems have only gotten worse. The people of this…
The Winston-Salem Journal: Stand with the teachers
On May 16th thousands of educators across North Carolina will be heading to Raleigh to confront lawmakers and demand more funding for our schools. Teachers in North Carolina make $9,600 less than the national average. Many teachers work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Classroom funding has been cut in half over the last 10…
The Chicago Tribune: I don’t think abortion is murder, and neither do you
Americans– both pro- and anti-abortion– do not believe abortions are homicide. This idea is just a tool of the anti-abortion movement to punish and stigmatize those who have abortions. Even anti-abortion zealots do not advocate for treating those who exercise this right in the same way we do murderers. This means that the whole “abortion…
Winston Salem Journal: We should join Forsyth judges standing up to legislative attacks
Legislators in Raleigh have had unconstitutional bill after unconstitutional bill struck down by the courts. Their answer is to try to take over the courts and appoint judges themselves in order to pass their extreme agenda without interference. Judges from both parties are speaking out against this undemocratic idea. It’s time our legislature stop this attack on…
The Greensboro News & Record: N.C. public school workers have little to fear and everything to gain
When adjusted for inflation, educators in North Carolina are making 12% less than they were in 1999. Their classroom budgets have been cut in half over the last 10 years. They continue to be asked to move mountains without being given the resources to do it. Educators around the country are demanding that conditions be…