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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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January 2, 2014

Resolutions for stronger communities

At SCSJ, we work every day to empower communities of color and economically disadvantaged people. At this time of reexamining our priorities and resolving to move forward in the best possible way, we asked our allies in the social justice community for their resolutions for 2014. Here are some of our favorites (as well as […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconBlog Entry,  Civic Engagement,  community,  economically disadvantaged,  gun control,  peopel of color,  public education,  Resolutions,  women,  women's rights

August 14, 2013

SCSJ charter school case raises statewide policy questions

http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2013/08/14/private-turned-charter-school-raises-questions-of-access/ Private-turned-charter school raises questions of access Posted on 8/14/2013 by Lindsay Wagner  Print This Article The actions of a private-turned-charter school in Robeson County have parents and concerned citizens questioning whether the school is trying to limit access to the school, and raise questions about the enforcement of the state law that mandates that […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconCenter for Community Action,  charter school,  Clare Barnett,  Education,  education access,  Lumberton,  NC,  North Carolina,  public education

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NOW: 17-year #ncga veteran Rep. @priceyharrison — who serves on House elex cmte and has sponsored dozens of elex-related bills — testifies re: the voter ID amendment legislation's strange trajectory to passage. “It was interesting.” Watch: bit.ly/3dyQEYW #NCVoterIDtrial

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REMINDER: Join @nc_cred & @LawyersComm on tomorrow's #webinar from 7-8PM ET to review the law & how communities can continue advocating for the removal of monuments and other iconography to white supremacy from all court spaces. Learn more and register: bit.ly/2R9llLK

Yesterday

ICYMI: Research presented by Dr. Ariel White, an expert in how voter ID policies impact behavior, supported #NCvoterIDtrial testimony of disenfranchised voters. Bias aside, she said ways county poll workers in NC are trained to enforce these complicated laws can lead to problems. pic.twitter.com/vM3o…

Yesterday

"plaintiffs argue the newer law still fits into the same pattern of voter suppression laws from the past. 'Preventing fraud was one of the reasons given for imposing a literacy test,' testified James Leloudis, a professor of history at UNC wunc.org/politics/20… #NCvoterIDtrial

Yesterday

Mr. Kearney has been a registered voter for 50+ years. Poll workers knew him by name, and still voter ID kept him from voting in 2016. This is why we’ve taken NC’s latest voter ID law to court. Watch as the #NCVoterIDtrial continues tomorrow: youtube.com/channel/… pic.twitter.com/vTWA…

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