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Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Partnering with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities in the south to defend and advance their political, social and economic rights through the combination of legal advocacy, research, organizing and communications.

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Cynthia Walls

December 17, 2013

Complaints? Gripes? Detractors? Language matters as we work to reform policing in Durham.

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win.”–                                                                                                               Mahatma Gandhi Sticks and stones may break our bones, but we don’t like being called names either. Who does? And what does it say about the name-callers? As the year winds down, and we look back […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News Tag iconChief Lopez,  Cynthia Walls,  Durham News,  FADE,  Meredith McMonigle,  name calling,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling

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SCSJ is #hiring! If you or someone you know is interested in & qualified for our new Voting Rights Counsel #job, please apply. We're also hiring for a Justice System Reform Sr. Counsel position! VR Counsel: bit.ly/3bdT1PT JSR Sr. Counsel: bit.ly/386iYio pic.twitter.com/fa0J…

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Representatives for the NAACP spoke to the board, citing statistics from SCSJ, which found that while only 18% of the student body are Black students, 59% of suspensions during the 2018-2019 school year were of Black students. Via @wectnews bit.ly/3qfMoke

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We're excited for day 1 of our CROWD Academy in MS with our state partner, @SouEcho, tonight! Wondering what you'll learn as a CROWD participant? Check out the new one-pager & booklet on our website, & while you're there, read through some testimonials! bit.ly/SCSJCROWD

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The #ForthePeopleAct, also called H.R. 1, would expand opportunities to #votebymail, require states to establish electronic voter registration, and would make Election Day a federal holiday. Via @thehill: bit.ly/3b74tg2

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“Poverty, lack of transportation, lack of access to flexible work and living wages is why out of precinct voting is important and why ballot collection, particularly on indigenous lands is so important.” @AllisonJRiggs bit.ly/3bQUj2p via @guardian #SCOTUS #BrnovichvDNC

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