PA members organize action teams focused on specific issues that affect our Durham community. The focus of these teams vary depending on the current proPminence of issues and on volunteer leadership. We encourage members to lead organizing efforts directed at new issues.
Non-PA members are welcome to attend and participate in our action teams.
Here are descriptions of our action teams and their meeting dates/locations. If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to the listed contact!
Voter Engagement: Identifying community members who want to be in conversation with one another on an issue or in support of electoral engagement. Teams of folks participated in pilot canvasses and phone/text banking fall of 2023 and winter 2024. Website with details can be found HERE
- Current Priorities: This group is pivoting to neighborhood outreach and leader identification, partner meetings
- Meetings: Monthly Team Lead meetings
- Lead: Max Parish (email [email protected])
Education: Works to support a unified public education system for all families in Durham. We believe in local control of tax dollars so that families and elected officials can make decisions about Durham’s educational system. The Education Team encourages collaboration and creative approaches to education. Teachers, families, and students should be participants in the decisions made about our schools.
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Current Priorities: Team platform can be found at this link
- Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 8:00 - 9:30pm, team leads meet weekly
- Contact: Vanessa ([email protected])
The Housing Team: Attempting to unpack the complexities of Affordable Housing while moving forward with progressive advocacy.
- Current Priorities: Advocating for housing elements in the rewriting of the UDO, Requesting that the City of Durham maintains the Downpayment Assistance Program in the FY26 budget, Research and writing of housing narratives
- Meetings: Each priorities has a small team and leadership, teams meet in person and on zoom, leadership meets once a month in person
- Contacts:[email protected]
Email Jeremy at [email protected] if you're interested in joining this action team.