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Human Rights

September 7, 2018

As Urged by SCSJ, North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement Directs AG’s Office to Move to Quash Overbroad ICE Subpoenas

RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement unanimously agreed to direct the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office to take all necessary steps to quash the vague, burdensome and potentially illegal subpoenas that the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern North Carolina served in the last week on the State […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Press Release,  Recent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights

September 5, 2018

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Subpoenas Local Election Boards for Troves of Information in Apparent Fishing Expedition, Undermining 2018 Election Administration

    RALEIGH, N.C.– Assistant U.S. Attorney Sebastian Kielmanovich recently issued subpoenas to Boards of Elections in all 44 counties in North Carolina’s Federal Eastern District on behalf of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  While the exact timing of the issuance of the subpoenas is not clear, they became public knowledge on September […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Human Rights,  Press Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

December 21, 2017

SCSJ files petition where local election certification is unlawfully overturned

WINTERVILLE, N.C. – Mr. Ricky Hines won a seat on the Winterville Town Council in November’s election.  However, at the urging of the staff of the N.C. State Board of Elections staff, the Pitt County Board of Elections uncertified the election results and ordered that incumbent John Hill retain his seat despite losing the election […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Press Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights

December 13, 2017

Dr. Kareem Crayton Hired as Interim Director for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice

DURHAM, N.C. – The Board of Directors for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has hired Kareem Crayton, J.D., Ph.D. to serve as the interim executive director as the organization conducts a search for a full-time director.  Anita Earls, the organization’s current executive director and founder, is stepping down from her position at the […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice,  Human Rights,  Press Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights,  Youth Justice

September 7, 2017

SCSJ supports call to remove Confederate monuments, memorials, and flags at the courthouses in North Carolina

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice has signed onto a resolution drafted by the North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System that calls for the immediate removal of all Confederate monuments, memorials, flags, and other symbols and markers of racism and white supremacy, from all public spaces inside or […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice,  Human Rights,  Press Release,  Recent News,  Uncategorized

July 11, 2017

SCSJ joins call for more diversity within the Federal Reserve

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice is among the 32 community groups that sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen calling for greater diversity, representation, and fairness within the nation’s central banking system.   Other signatories include the AFL-CIO, NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center, Action NC and 27 others. The request points out […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News,  Uncategorized

February 1, 2017

Statement from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice on President Trump's Immigration Ban Executive Order

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice joins the individuals and organizations across the country and world condemning President Trump’s recent Executive Order, which imposes severe restrictions on entry into the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations, suspends all refugee admissions for 120 days, and bans refugees fleeing violence in Syria until further notice.    We […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Press Release,  Recent News,  Uncategorized

March 10, 2015

Welcoming the 'most vulnerable'

This editorial appeared in The Herald-Sun on Sunday, March 8, 2015. More than 2,100 unaccompanied immigrant children have been placed with sponsors – often family members – in North Carolina, according to the U.S. Office of Refugee and Resettlement. North Carolina is one of the “highest receiving states” for such children, estimated to total more than […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconDurham City Council,  Durham Public School Board Of Education,  George Eppsteiner,  Immigrant children,  unaccompanied immigrant children,  welcoming resolution

March 5, 2015

School board supports migrant children issue

This story was written by Gregory Childress and was originally published in The Herald-Sun on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. DURHAM-The school board has adopted a resolution reaffirming its support of more than 300 unaccompanied migrant children who now attend Durham Public Schools. The resolution was on the board’s consent agenda during a rare Monday night […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News

March 5, 2015

Public support increases for immigrant children in North Carolina

In keeping with its commitment to address issues of racial equity in education, SCSJ is continuing to work to help empower the immigrant community in the Triangle to protect the human and educational rights of their children. In active cooperation with immigrant students, teachers, public officials, and community leaders and activists dedicated to advancing the […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconDurham Public School Board,  Immigrant children,  unaccompanied minors,  welcoming resolution

January 25, 2015

50 Years After the Dream panel addresses UNC campus racism issues

A panel discussion held Thursday night focused on rejecting racist norms, especially within UNC’s community. The Campus Y and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. hosted 50 Years After the Dream, a panel on race and the justice system, to discuss the racial issues still affecting the country and college campuses today. Harmonyx, an a capella […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag icon50 years after the dream,  Alan McSurely,  Anita Earls,  Harmonyx,  Irving Joyner,  Kalil Duncan,  Orisanmi Burton,  Phi Beta Sigma,  UNC

January 12, 2015

Durham Hosts Human Relations Awards Ceremony February 20

Nominations Sought by January 26; Nomination Form Now Available Online DURHAM, N.C. –The City of Durham Human Relations Commission is now seeking nominations of city and county residents who have distinguished themselves by contributing their time and talents to promoting good human relations in Durham. In honor of February as Human Relations Month, the City’s […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconDurham,  Hayti,  Human Relations,  human rights youth award

January 10, 2015

Communities reframe message to welcome immigrant kids

By Amanda Sakuma While the political uproar has died down over the flood of unaccompanied minors caught at the U.S. border, the states taking in the immigrant children continue to grapple with how to welcome – or not – the newcomers to their communities. In North Carolina, one of the top 10 states to host […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconDurham,  George Eppsteiner,  immigrant kids,  MSNBC,  Southern Coalition for Social Justice

January 9, 2015

Duke-UNC Initiative on Poverty and Inequality Summer Fellowship

Duke-UNC Initiative on Poverty and Inequality Summer Fellowship This is a joint effort between UNC and Duke University to focus on issues of poverty and inequality in Durham and Orange counties. The initiative emphasizes the importance of developing an historical understanding as well as working with local communities to find policy solutions to these persistent […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Human Rights Tag iconDuke-UNC,  Durham,  inequality,  Orange County,  paid summer internship,  poverty,  social justice,  summer fellowship

January 6, 2015

Movement Supporting Immigrant Children Grows in Durham

The start to 2015 marked the continuation of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s efforts in empowering the immigrant community in North Carolina to protect the human and educational rights of their children.  On January 5, 2015, the Durham City Council unanimously passed a resolution that is welcoming and supportive of immigrant children, including those […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Human Rights,  Recent News

December 22, 2014

Black and Brown Lives Matter: March for Justice & Racial Unity

Date:    Tuesday,  December 23 Time:    12noon  (Press Conference 11:30am) Begins: Ebenezer United Church of Christ 734 Apple St.  Burlington, NC Concludes: First Christian United Church of Christ 415 S. Church St. Burlington, NC Distance: 1.2 Miles   Join the marchers and lift up a voice asking for justice and equal protection under the law […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice,  Human Rights,  Recent News Tag iconAlamance NAACP,  black and brown lives matter,  Black Lives Matter,  Burlington Nc,  Noah Read

December 5, 2014

NC: Momentum builds to support unaccompanied immigrant children

On December 3, 2014, the Chapel Hill Town Council passed a resolution supporting and welcoming unaccompanied immigrant minors fleeing violence in their home countries. The Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously voiced their support Monday night December 1 for giving unaccompanied child refugees equal access to education, health care and protection under the law. Carrboro’s […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Human Rights,  Recent News Tag iconchildren,  George Eppesteiner,  Immigrant,  refugee,  unaccompanied minors,  undocumented

December 2, 2014

Orange County Board of Commissioners Passes Resolution Protecting Rights of Immigrant Children

Yesterday, the Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution that affirms the constitutional right of all children in North Carolina to attend public schools in their county of residence, without regard to their immigration status. The resolution was developed and supported by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the ACLU of North Carolina, the Orange County […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Human Rights,  Recent News Tag iconEducation,  George Eppsteiner,  Immigrant children,  Orange County Board of Commissioners,  Orange County Human Relations Commission

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