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The newly energized PA Housing Workgroup has two urgent action items for members and supporters. See below for additional ways to get involved with the Housing group and their upcoming calendar of action. ACTION ITEM #1 – Ask City Council & County Commission to add staff to plan affordable housing around transit stations. Contact County Read More
Join People’s Alliance, Durham Association of Educators, Public Schools First NC and People’s Durham for a community forum focused on taking action. Teachers, parents and students will work together to discuss visions and strategies for protecting and strengthening our public schools. RSVP on Facebook.
Click here for the People’s Alliance latest newsletter newsletter. April/May news includes important upcoming dates, Housing Action, and updates on PA and Durham CAN priorities.
Join PA and the NC Justice Center at Motorco on June 4th for a screening of “American Winter.” AMERICAN WINTER is a documentary feature film that follows the personal stories of eight families struggling in the wake of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The film presents an intimate snapshot of the Read More
posted: May 14, 2013
posted in: Economic Justice Committee, Uncategorized
The newly energized PA Housing Workgroup has two urgent action items for members and supporters. See below for additional ways to get involved with the Housing group and their upcoming calendar of action. ACTION ITEM #1 – Ask City Council & County Commission to add staff to plan affordable housing around transit stations. Contact County Read More
posted: May 9, 2013
posted in: Email Campaigns, Housing Committee
Join People’s Alliance, Durham Association of Educators, Public Schools First NC and People’s Durham for a community forum focused on taking action. Teachers, parents and students will work together to discuss visions and strategies for protecting and strengthening our public schools. RSVP on Facebook.
posted: May 9, 2013
posted in: Education Committee
The PA Voter ID Action Team invites you to join “Save Early Voting” phone banks! The past several weeks have not been kind to those of us who value voting and democracy. Legislators in the General Assembly have introduced bills that would slash early voting, eliminate Sunday voting, and get rid of same-day registration. This is in addition Read More
posted: April 25, 2013
posted in: Action Center
People’s Alliance housing work group will present PA’s letter of recommendation for supportive housing to end homelessness in Durham to the City Council at their public hearing on April 15, and to the County Commission’s hearing on April 22. To join our housing work group, please contact us! PA@Durhampa.org
posted: April 10, 2013
posted in: Housing Committee
PA is forming an action team to pull in partners and build a strong coalition to make sure the public is educated on new voter ID requirements, to ensure voter ID’s are easy to obtain and to protect early voting. Join us at our first community collaboration meeting as we come together and continue the Read More
posted: April 9, 2013
posted in: Action Center, Uncategorized
As discussed at our economic inequality forum, poverty is a crisis and we cannot turn a blind eye like so many current lawmakers do. North Carolina ranks 45th in the National Assets and Opportunities scorecard. The legislation coming out of Raleigh looks to push us even further down the line. People’s Alliance is forming an Read More
posted: April 9, 2013
posted in: Economic Justice Committee
Pack a lunch and come learn about affordable housing and transit! The PA Housing Work Group is hosting an information session on regional fixed guideway transit plans and implications and opportunities for affordable housing in walking distance from proposed stations. This meeting will take place on April 19th from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Read More
posted: April 9, 2013
posted in: Housing Committee
PA members are needed as delegates for the Durham CAN Internal Assembly to advocate for our member agenda. Thursday, April 11th, 2013 6:00-8:00 p.m. Nehemiah Christian Center 514 N. Mangum St, Durham See flyer here!
posted: March 27, 2013
posted in: Uncategorized
PA is developing our action agenda for 2013, and we can only do so with member-input. Please take a minute to answer our quick, three-question survey to help us decide what issues we should focus our time and energy on. Your answers, in addition to shaping our own 2013 priorities, will also allow us advocate Read More
posted: February 26, 2013
posted in: Uncategorized
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