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Anita Earls on 'To The Point'

SCSJ Executive Director Anita Earls appeared on ‘To The Point,’ discussing evidence of voter suppression and the ongoing need for a strong Voting Rights Act.…

Justice System Reform

Changing the Course of Anti-Bullying Policy and Law

If advocates, policymakers, and lawmakers hope to plug the school-to-prison pipeline they must embrace policies and programs that are anti-bullying rather than anti-bully. Communities often…

End the Immigrant Detention Quota

34 Days to End the 34,000 Immigrant Detention Quota June 9 to July 12 Reposted from Detention Watch Network
The next 34 days are critical…

Reproductive Justice Summit June 18

Reproductive Justice Summit The triangle’s first ever Reproductive Justice Summit is being held this summer in partnership with NARAL Pro-Choice NC, SisterSong, El Pueblo, Inc.,…

DACA Renewal Process Announced

Secretary Johnson Announces Process for DACA Renewal USCIS to Publish New Form to Allow Individuals to Renew Their Deferred Action
Release Date: June 05, 2014…

Maya Angelou's legacy: stories that make us whole

Dr. Maya Angelou is famous for embracing and sharing all of her life experiences – the good, the bad, and the horrifying. Her philosophy was…

2 SCSJ staff named Shriver Racial Justice Fellows

SCSJ’s Anita Earls and Daryl Atkinson named Racial Justice Fellows We are proud to announce that our Executive Director Anita Earls and Staff Attorney Daryl…

Ban the Box Webinar

Ban the Box:  It’s Time for Fair Hiring in the South  “Ban the box” delays arrest and/or conviction inquiries in the hiring process to offer…

Community supports Durham FADE recommendations

Yesterday, nine community organizations partnered with the Durham FADE Coalition and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice to prioritize five of the more than 30…

Community says "enough" to Durham racial profiling

The community has had enough. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Durham FADE (Fostering Alternative Drug Enforcement) partnered with community organizations to present and…

SCSJ, ACLU Ask Federal Court to Put N.C. Voter Suppression Law on Hold

Southern Coalition for Social Justice, ACLU Ask Federal Court to Put N.C. Voter Suppression Law on Hold for Midterm Election
May 20, 2014
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.…

First voter engagement convening successful

Ignited by the June 2013 US Supreme Court decision invalidating Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act and subsequently ratified state-based voter suppression laws, The…