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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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August 20, 2013

SCSJ files appeal in college student voter suppression case

Today SCSJ filed an appeal with the North Carolina State Board of Elections challenging the Pasquotank County elections board’s decision barring Elizabeth City State University student Montravias King from running for city council due to his residence in a college dormitory. Read the Pasquotank appeal press release here. On her August 19, 2013 show, Rachel […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconCivic Engagement,  Clare Barnett,  early voting,  Montravias King,  out of precinct voting,  student,  student voting,  Vote,  voting rights

August 14, 2013

New NC voting law facing legal battle

  See video coverage of SCSJ’s press conference on the federal lawsuit challenging limits to early voting, ending same-day registration, and eliminating out-of-precinct voting here: WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC New NC voting law facing legal battle Posted: Aug 12, 2013 4:27 PM EST Updated: Aug 13, 2013 6:39 PM […]

Category iconPress Release,  Voting Rights Tag iconearly voting,  federal court,  out of precinct voting,  same day registration,  voter registration,  voting,  voting rights

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On Monday, we're taking North Carolina's discriminatory voter ID law to court. This reminds us how, in hard times, these laws can steal our ability to vote. washingtonpost.com/l…

About 14 minutes ago

Voting rights attorney Allison Riggs on fighting for an inclusive democracy @AllisonJRiggs @facingsouth facingsouth.org/2021…

Yesterday

“There are practices, policies and maybe individuals who are collectively creating an atmosphere where Black students are being policed and pushed out of the classroom and into the justice system at disparate rates than their white peers." @t_whittenberg bit.ly/3uAZJGv

Yesterday

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." —Nelson Mandela Art by @scurry8799, SCSJ's Creative Intern pic.twitter.com/v9Dl…

About 2 days ago

In her written testimony, @AllisonJRiggs said that Black & brown voters waited longer to #vote and were the targets of misinformation. Black voters faced more barriers to participate due to unreliable mail service & discrimination, she added. bit.ly/3t5hkpF @newsbreakApp

About 2 days ago

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