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…
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More progress in NC voting rights case
More progress in NC voting rights case
Late in the afternoon on May 15, 2014 U.S. District Court Judge Schroeder upheld a magistrate’s ruling ordering…
Justice System Reform
Kids Make Mistakes
We all want our kids to learn from their mistakes, go to school and get good jobs. Yet, NC remains one of only two states in the…
NC immigrant children to gain access to public schools
On May 13, 2014, Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, the North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Philip W. Price, the Chief Financial Officer…
Children have a right to access public education, regardless of immigration status!
As the school year comes to a close, some students can’t wait to leave the classroom. Some students, though, are still waiting to get in.…
FICPM on the vanguard of ending mass incarceration
SCSJ Criminal Justice Reform attorney Daryl Atkinson is a steering committee member of the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People’s Movement (FICPM). In the following radio…
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You support social justice issues like voting rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice, and human rights – and you’re not alone! We do too. Right…
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Cinco de Mayo and The Battle of Puebla
Mexican Courage Carries the Day
By Christopher Minster of Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, Inc. (AMEXCAN)
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday which…
Justice System Reform
No (More) Youth in the Criminal System
In its upcoming legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly is poised to again take up a Republican-sponsored bill that would expose more youth to criminal prosecution…
Clean Slate Success in Durham
What is Clean Slate work and why is it important?
Involvement in the criminal justice system has negative side effects beyond a court case and…
Involvement in the criminal justice system has negative side effects beyond a court case and…
Healthy Food Access, Where?
Which places do you envision “need access to nutritious food”? Who do you believe has the right to access nutritious food? My guess is that…
Anti-Shackling: Reproductive Rights Behind Bars
As prison abolitionists work towards a world without prisons, public health practitioners and prison reformers must work alongside them to expose and mitigate the severe…