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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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January 2, 2014

Happy Outcome for Durham Homeless Does Not Absolve City Council and Police of Moral Responsibility for Panhandling Arrests

The Durham Police have endured considerable criticism in recent months for a series of high-profile shootings and revelations about the department’s controversial stop-and-search practices, which statistics show amount to a pattern and practice of racial profiling against black motorists.   Now the department’s treatment of the city’s most vulnerable citizens—its homeless population—is also drawing fire, in […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Human Rights,  Recent News Tag iconBlog Entry,  Civic Engagement,  Community Capacity,  Durham,  homeless,  homelessness,  Housing for New Hope,  Ian Mance,  loitering,  Open Table Ministry,  Panhandling,  poverty,  Scott Holmes

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On Monday, NC voters will take on politicians trying to silence them at the polls. Follow NC’s voter ID trial (Holmes v. Moore) beginning April 12: youtu.be/GMf_Oe_-kIE #ncvoterIDtrial #holmes pic.twitter.com/UHIN…

About 22 minutes ago

We know NC deserves better than a voter ID law that: ❌ targets Black & Brown voters ❌ puts a poll tax on voting ❌ looks a lot like the last unconstitutional voter ID law. That’s why we’re taking the #ncga to court this week. #ncvoterIDtrial pic.twitter.com/K1N3…

About 3 hours ago

There’s no voter ID law that doesn’t hurt eligible voters — and NC’s latest discriminatory scheme is no exception. Follow the action as NC voters fight back — watch the Holmes v. Moore trial beginning April 12: youtu.be/GMf_Oe_-kIE #ncvoterIDtrial #ncpol pic.twitter.com/sYdz…

About 7 hours ago

Long before Georgia’s voter suppression law made national headlines, we took North Carolina’s latest Jim Crow-style attack on the freedom to vote to court. The trial begins Monday at 10 — watch it here: youtu.be/GMf_Oe_-kIE #ncvoterIDtrial #holmes pic.twitter.com/ZqGi…

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'States have the right to run elections as they see fit. However, states have a responsibility to ensure everyone is treated equally under the law.' | Winthrop professor debunks basis for restrictive voting laws wcnc.com/mobile/arti… via @wcnc

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