MONDAY 2/27/17 CALLS TO ACTION: Actions are louder than words
MORAL RESISTANCE VISIT TO REP. MARK WALKER’S GREENSBORO OFFICE
Alamance NAACP and the NAACP Branches of NC’s 6th Congressional District to visit Congressman Mark Walker’s Office in Greensboro, to serve a letter of demands and request a public Town Hall
WHO: Alamance NAACP and NAACP Branches of NC’s 6th Congressional District
WHAT: Moral Resistance Congressional Visit to Rep. Mark Walker’s Office
WHEN: Leaving Burlington on Monday, February 27, 2017 at 3:00 pm, return by 6:00 pm
WHERE: Depart Burlington from 1908 S. Mebane St., Burlington, NC to arrive at Rep. Walker’s Congressional Office at 809 Green Valley Road, Suite 104 Greensboro, NC 27408
CONTACT: Noah Read at commalanaacp@gmail.com or 336.365.8536
https://www.facebook.com/events/1402514493134434/
Randolph County NAACP will be participating in this direct action also. Please meet at 4:00PM at Congressman Walker’s Greensboro office at 809 Green Valley Rd. Suite 104, Greensboro, NC 27408 Contact Donald Matthews, Randolph NAACP Chair, 336-653-4129 for more information.
WEIGH IN ON CIVIL RIGHTS DATA COLLECTION BY THE DeVOS DEPT. OF EDUCATION
The US Department of Education and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos are soliciting comments on whether or not the DOE should continue collecting civil rights data on students. This data is essential for tracking whether students are being treated fairly in our education system. If you’re concerned about disabled kids, especially people of color being handcuffed in schools, about school violence, and about the school-to-prison pipeline, please comment. Comments must be posted by 2/28!!
Click “Comment Now” at the top right of this page:
https://www.regulations.gov/document…
For some context, see this Twitter thread from disability journalist David Parry: https://twitter.com/Lollardfish/status/835873706970853377. David says there is no explicit evidence that DeVos is planning to shift course, but given the Trump administration hostility to social science, evidence, and civil rights, why take that chance?
Sample comment: The Civil Rights Data Collection provides much-needed transparency and information in public schools. This data helps the department achieve its mission of ensuring access to equal educational opportunity for all students. Secretary DeVos must preserve, expand, and publicly share the results of the CRDC. This data will ensure that students of different ethnic or racial backgrounds aren’t unfairly placed in the school-to-prison pipeline. It will also protect students with disabilities to ensure that they are receiving a quality education.
(Thanks to Chuck Tryon for gathering this information.)
CITIZENS’ LOBBY DAY AT THE NC LEGISLATURE WEDNESDAY MARCH 1ST
Mark your calendar for the day after tomorrow!
Citizens Lobby Day to End Gerrymandering
What: Citizens Lobby Day to End Gerrymandering
When: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 starting at 9:00 AM (continuing through the morning)
Where: NC Legislative Building, 16 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
RSVP: http://endgerrymanderingnow.org/lobbyday/
There will be an rally afterwards in Bicentennial Plaza, across from the NC Legislative Building