Events

Join us for an intimate fireside chat with two of North Carolina's most distinguished civil rights leaders, Leslie Winner and Angela Bryant, in conversation with SCSJ Senior Counsel for Voting Rights, Hilary Harris Klein. Leslie Winner was the lead trial attorney in Thornburg v. Gingles, the landmark Supreme Court case that transformed voting rights for Black communities across the South. Angela Bryant has spent decades fighting for those same communities in the halls of the North Carolina legislature and beyond. Together, they’ll reflect on the long arc of this work — the wins, the setbacks, and what it takes to keep going — and offer their perspective on what the post-Callais landscape means for North Carolina and the South. Register here. 

​Join us to learn how to make your voice heard — and put it in writing. This hands-on workshop will walk you through how to write public comment letters, craft emails and postcards, and communicate directly with the people who make decisions that affect your community. Whether you’re new to civic engagement or looking to sharpen your skills, you’ll leave with the tools and confidence to advocate for what your community needs.

Register here.

On June 23, NCCADP is hosting a webinar marking nearly 20 years since North Carolina’s last execution. A generation has now come of age without the state carrying out an execution. We think this is a critical opportunity to ask what this absence has meant for North Carolina and what it has taught us about the death penalty itself.

The webinar will bring together a really amazing group of folks who have spent years wrestling with these questions from different perspectives. Speakers include:

• Henderson Hill, Co-Director of RedressNC, Civil Rights and Capital Defense Attorney
• Rep. Vernetta Alston, NC Representative, Former Capital Defense Attorney
• Alfred Rivera, NC Death Row Exoneree, Homicide Victim Family Member, Activist
• Dr. Seth Kotch, Associate Professor of American Studies at UNC-CH, Author of Lethal State: A History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina

These are people who have survived, studied, litigated, and challenged the death penalty system firsthand. Register at bit.ly/nccadpwebinar.

Join us Wednesday, April 29 at 6 p.m. in Durham to hear directly from local riverkeepers about protecting water quality and building flood resilience in our communities. We'll also be discussing the release of a brand-new guide, Gold Standard Development Practices for Watershed Protection, created by Waterkeepers Carolina with support from SCSJ. Download the event flyer.

Come learn, connect, and take action. Register at https://forms.gle/sRkrJR4rb4LSTXuz6 

In-person at SCSJ’s Office at 5517 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707 

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Join us on March 24 at 6 p.m. to review the Finn v. Cobb County BOE case asserting racial gerrymandering, with a discussion of implications for 2026 elections. Learn what happened in this case, why it matters, and how to make your vote count for the school board elections this year. Dinner provided. Virtual option available. RSVP here. Location: Smyrna Community Center, 1250 Powder Springs St., Smyrna, GA 30080. Download Flyer.

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act, this virtual media briefing will provide journalists and advocates with essential legal, historical, and narrative context. Join us on Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. EST to unpack what's at stake for representation, redistricting, and communities of color.

Register here.

Come join us for a lively discussion on the ins and outs of the prison industry - who's making money and how it all works! Katie Crisp, SCSJ, will moderate a discussion with Bianca Tylek, author of The Prison Industry: How it Works and Who Profits, and Dr. Craig Waleed, Project Manager for Unlock the Box (UTB) and the End Solitary NC Campaign, Disability Rights North Carolina, to unpack the financial incentives driving mass incarceration and explore how we can disrupt them. This event is an opportunity to learn more about the ways the carceral system profits at the expense of marginalized communities and explore the transformative work of Worth Rises and our partners. Register for the event here.

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