PA Membership and Community Meeting

Join us on Tuesday, January 31st for our first membership meeting of 2012! Click here to RSVP through our Facebook event page.  

posted: January 18, 2012

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PA’s Stop Amendment One Committee

Find out what PA is doing locally and how YOU can help stop the marriage amendment in NC. Visit our Action Center now to sign-up!

posted: January 5, 2012

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Education Committee News

If you recall, the PA education committee re-formed less than two years ago. We are proud to say that our education committee has turned into a force to be reckoned with!  The group worked with others on the Durham Public Schools (DPS) budget and with their intense lobbying and creative negotiations were able to save all but Read More

posted: December 20, 2011

posted in: Education Committee

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PA-PAC Election News

We have just concluded a stellar year for PA-PAC. Thanks to a fortuitous series of events, we succeeded in electing progressive council members, and assisting in the re-election of Mayor Bill Bell. We want to thank Mayor Bell and council members Diane Catotti, Steve Schewel, and Eugene Brown for their willingness to serve the citizens Read More

posted: December 20, 2011

posted in: PAC

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People’s Alliance Post-Election Social

Join PA as we celebrate the 2011 elections, our hard working volunteers and members, and building a progressive Durham! RSVP to the Facebook Invitation PA Party Flyer                              

posted: November 4, 2011

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PA Partners with Local Education Groups for Screening of “The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman”

People’s Alliance is partnering with local education groups for a screening of the documentary The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman.  Made by teachers and community activists, this documentary challenges the assumptions behind the education reform movement and the film Waiting for Superman. Join us on  Sunday, November 20th at 2:30 p.m. at the Main Read More

posted: November 2, 2011

posted in: Education Committee

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Sign Up Today! Volunteer for Poll Work

Click Here to sign up for a shift passing out our endorsement cards at the polls for Early Vote. (Please note the three tabs on the bottom of the  spreadsheet with sign-ups for the three different polling locations). Check back soon for November 8th Sign Ups!

posted: October 18, 2011

posted in: PAC

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PA-PAC Endorsements – 2011

Click here to view our endorsement card. Mayor Bill Bell has provided steady political leadership for the City of Durham, and has presided over a period of growth and economic revitalization. His approach is sensible and effective. Even in a period of economic downturn, Durham’s transformation while Bill has been mayor has been nothing short Read More

posted: October 17, 2011

posted in: PAC

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CAN Delegates Assembly

As a member of People’s Alliance, you are also a member of Durham Congregations, Associations and Neighborhoods. Please consider attending the upcoming CAN Delegates Assembly as a PA Delegate on Thursday, October 27th from 7 – 8:30 at Nehemiah Christian Church, 514 North Mangum Street. CAN leaders will discuss the specifics of the Durham CAN Read More

posted: October 3, 2011

posted in: Durham CAN

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Duke and DPS Host “Will School “Reform” Improve the Schools?”

posted: September 28, 2011

posted in: Education Committee

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