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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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September 3, 2014

Civil Rights Advocates Urge North Carolina Schools to Ensure Access for Immigrant Students

  Civil Rights Advocates Urge North Carolina School Districts to Ensure Immigrant Students are not Denied Enrollment Groups Urge Department of Justice to Take Action to Protect Students WASHINGTON – A coalition of civil rights groups that filed a federal discrimination complaint earlier this year on behalf of immigrant students denied enrollment in North Carolina […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Press Release,  Recent News,  Uncategorized Tag iconaccess to education,  DPI,  Immigrant children,  Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont,  LSSP,  NC Justice Center,  North Carolina Public Schools,  Southern Coalition for Social Justice,  SPLC,  unaccompanied minors

May 9, 2014

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. Earlier this year, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice along with the North Carolina Justice Center, Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont, and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconChris Heaney,  education access,  Immigrant children,  North Carolina Public Schools,  unaccompanied minor

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SAVE THE DATE: Fri, 1/29, Mitch Brown, our VR Counsel & @EJW_org Fellow sponsored by the Ottinger Foundation will be a panelist during the George Henry White Day Program hosted by the Phoenix Historical Society! Visit our FB or LinkedIn pages to learn more and for the Zoom link. pic.twitter.com/TMNc…

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SAVE THE DATE: Sat, 2/27, from 9AM-noon CST, @AllisonJRiggs will be speaking on a panel about #redistricting. Hosted by @LWVLouisiana, this convention is free, open to the public & incredibly important to attend as redistricting occurs this year. Register: bit.ly/3sLX10F pic.twitter.com/FabD…

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Congressman John Lewis spent his life fighting for racial justice & voting rights. We teamed up w/ @Participant @MagnoliaPics & @JohnLewisDoc to #MakeGoodTrouble in the record-breaking election. To our fellow good troublemakers: we're just getting started. bit.ly/goodtroubleca…

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Mitch Brown, our VR Counsel & @EJW_org Fellow sponsored by the Ottinger Foundation, spoke w/ @NCPolicyWatch about voting while on felony probation or parole: those who do so can be prosecuted for voting illegally even if they don’t know they’re ineligible. bit.ly/3sIQunB

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1. Today, we filed an amicus brief to protect voters’ rights in Arizona. In 2016, Arizona lawmakers passed laws limiting ballot collection and out-of-precinct voting to make it easier for local and state government officials to discriminate against voters of color.

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