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The "We Choose To Fight" national Zoom call February 2 was great -- exactly what we all needed to have organized leadership and inspiration from a great coalition who know how to fight for our Democratic rights. Here's the call recording if you missed it, or want to hear those motivating messages again.
Good Trouble Lives On Call to Action
One of our calls to action from the Good Trouble Lives On Rally is to educate our friends and neighbors on the upcoming municipal elections this NOVEMBER! Did you know that the voter turnout for municipal elections is abysmal - it was 16% during the last Greensboro municipal election. That means every voter we get to the polls can have a large impact!
Feel free to share this graphic to make sure your networks are registered to vote AND know that there are elections coming up this November!
Registration Repair Phone Bank with NC Democrats
Learn more about how we can help to prepare voters for the 2026 Election! There are over 90,000 voters who need their voting information updated. This is a result of the protracted cases involving the re-election of Justice Allison Riggs!
Check out the YouTube video.
Help North Carolinians Get Ready to Vote!
Every eligible voter deserves the chance to make their voice heard this November. Let's make sure our neighbors across North Carolina are ready. Join NC Democrats for a phone bank to call voters across North Carolina who need to update their voter registration.
Save Public Education: Phone Bank & More!
We are partnering with Public School Strong and Down Home NC to help get the word out about the #BigUglyBill and its implications for education in our state.
There are an alarming number of people who don't know what the passing of HB-1 (the "Big Beautiful Bill") will mean for public schools across the country. The drastic funding cuts in the bill will have serious consequences for North Carolina as well.
Here's a brief snapshot:
overcrowded classrooms and poor learning outcomes due to growing teacher shortages
crumbling school buildings and failing infrastructure in schools across the state
staff shortages of bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and other support staff like nurses, social workers, and librarians
It can all be overwhelming and demoralizing, but we can not give up. Our children are depending on us! Here are some things that we can do:
Help spread the word about the funding cuts so parents and public school supporters won't be totally blindsided.
Invite people to get involved, no matter what their political affiliation is. If they care about public schools, we need them to join us.
Connect with other public school advocates so we can leverage our collective power and work together to fight the assaults on our schools.
Here's how you can take action now with Public School Strong and Down Home NC:
Join their Wednesday evening phone banks to help raise awareness and bring more people to this cause. Register Here
Join the monthly HEAL Together NC call to learn, connect with others across the state and strategize. Register Here
Go here to find updates and some of the latest news about the state of public education in North Carolina.
Sign Petition to Pause Student Loan Payments
According to an official at the Department of Education (ED), interest will begin accruing for anyone in the SAVE forbearance as early as August 1. Right now, the SAVE plan is being challenged in the courts, and the Department is claiming that a ruling from back in February requires them to resume interest.
ADD YOUR NAME: PAUSE STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS NOW
The timing of this announcement really could not come at a worse time. While so many of us are worried about housing, food, medical, and childcare costs, we’re now being dealt another blow. Additionally, most income-driven repayment (IDR) plans are going away in the coming years due to the recent reconciliation bill, which will leave borrowers with limited repayment options and skyrocketing student loan payments. This is simply unacceptable.
Become a Community Ally of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE)
Community Allies are friends, parents, and community members who believe that every student in North Carolina, regardless of family income or place of residence, deserves a quality education. Learn more here!
Summer Postcarding
We're partnering with Postcards to Swing States to write postcards to voters in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and most of all, our neighbors to the north in Virginia!
Find out more information and sign up here.
Want to host your own…
…bridge or sidewalk protest? How about a social gathering or book club? Do you want to host something in your neighborhood? Here is your opportunity! We recognize that we can't be everywhere and want our members to have the opportunity plan their own events! Just fill out this form and we will promote your event for you on Facebook and Mobilize!
(Please give us at least 48 hours notice for the events to be reviewed and posted.)
Advocate for Teachers: Write to the State Health Plan Board
The North Carolina GOP is at it again: They have consistently denied any pay raises to teachers over the years, stating lack of funds -- while they dish out millions in vouchers to religious unregulated private schools. Now they are pushing to increase the premiums and out-of-pocket maximums for educators' health insurance benefits. This was one of the only perks for their underpaid public service. Out-of-pocket maximums are slated to increase from $5900 per person up to $9000 per person and deductibles would increase from $1500 per person up to $5000 per person. The cost of carrying their entire family on the plan would increase as well. We are already having problems recruiting enough teachers in the current pay environment and this will not help.
Please write to the members of the State Health Plan Board and let them know you won’t stand for those who educate our children to be treated this poorly any longer. NC has been near the bottom of teacher pay for many years now. It’s time for a change! There are 10 members on the State Health Plan’s Board of Trustees and they can all be contacted via e-mail at SHPBoard@nctreasurer.com.
If you prefer to send snail mail, you can send written correspondence to:
NC State Health Plan
Attention: Board of Trustees
3200 Atlantic Ave
Raleigh, NC 27604
Time Sensitive! - Call NC House Member Cecil Brockman
There are still three more veto override votes on the horizon at the #NCGA!
Although we have gotten some good news from The Guardian when it comes to the anti-DEI bills that were vetoed at the North Carolina General Assembly (https://rebrand.ly/DEI-Federal-Ruling-Guardian), these bills are still at risk of becoming law. These are the only remaining bills whose veto has NOT been overridden. Since there is no current law or regulation banning DEI, at this moment, we can fight anti-DEI at the state level in more assertive and self-confident ways. The validity of the state level policy can now be called into question.
Help us team up with our #educators across the state! We need to play our part at the state level and not just wait to see what happens at the federal level. The meaning of Governor Josh Stein's vetoes of the three anti-DEI bills and the need to protect his vetoes have taken on more urgency and more meaning!
You can be sure that Republican MAGAs are in this short period up until August 26 redoubling their efforts, putting the Dem Defectors under more pressure. But the Dem Defectors should now be told about and reminded of the Federal court ruling by their constituents. If we can stop these NC laws from passing and have more wind in our sails at the federal level, this could signal a shift in working conditions for our educators!
Please call NC House Member Cecil Brockman and encourage him to uphold Governor Stein’s vetoes on these anti-DEI bills! It is also important to call Democratic NC House Members in Mecklenburg and Edgecombe counties as well!
Call scripts here https://rebrand.ly/DEI-Protect-Veto-Scripts
** UPDATED (8.20.25): ALL VOTES CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 26th! The next possible set of votes is going to be on September 22nd! Keep making the calls!
Canvas For April Parker - Candidate for City Council D3
April Parker is running for City Council District 3! She’s hitting the streets and putting the work in to win that seat! Let’s throw some support her way!
Sign up for a canvassing shift or two! She even has lit drops, where you do not even have to ring the doorbell or knock on the door!
Canvas For Cecile "CC" Crawford- Candidate for City Council D2
Cecile "CC" Crawford is running in the crowded Greensboro City Council District 2! She’s been on the ground in that district for years with her organizing efforts with Guilford For All and other groups!
Check out her canvassing schedule and give her planned canvases some love!
Check out the full schedule here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeoALjIxq3yir.../viewform
Medicaid CALL TO ACTION!!
Medicaid has been underfunded for the current fiscal year. The state's mini-budget passed in August 2025 left a $319 Million shortfall in the current budget for Medicaid (funds needed to operate the fiscal year at current capacity). NC DHHS was forced to make operational changes, to find $319 million in reduced costs. Beginning on October 1st, every provider will see a minimum of a 3% rate cut, with some services being cut at 8% or 10%.
With lower rates, providers in NC could lose money on treating too many patients with Medicaid in a given month or year. This means that patients could face provider shortages and even longer wait periods before they can be seen using their Medicaid. Reducing the reimbursement rate could force providers to see fewer patients that use Medicaid, or to stop accepting Medicaid patients completely. This will accelerate the closure of rural clinics, specialists and hospitals across NC (esp. in rural areas).
What can we do about it? — Make two phone calls to halt the state's Medicaid cuts BEFORE OCTOBER 1st!
Look up your state Senator and state House Representative by entering your address here
Then call both, using the short script below. Include your own personal story, and feel free to use your OWN words!
Hello, my name is (name) and I’m calling from (city or town). I’m worried about the cuts that have been passed onto the Medicaid providers in our state, and I’m frustrated that the NC General Assembly has left Medicaid underfunded. It’s dangerous to leave money out of our Medicaid network, and we’re counting on you to make sure that doesn’t continue. We need more health care in NC, not more Medicaid cuts! Please do the right thing and fund the health of our state. Thank you.
And you can also sign the petition here: https://secure.everyaction.com/09IzCZeklk2k_B6TndV8aQ2
Help plan mass action against Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines wants you to think they’re “refreshingly simple.” What they don’t put on the billboards and “hello, avelo” marketing posters: they’re the first commercial airline in the U.S. to sign a deportation charter contract with ICE. Unmarked, secretive flights. No guarantee of due process. Public money subsidizing mass deportations. We are in the beginning stages of discussing mass action against Avelo in conjunction with Indivisible chapters in the Charlotte area. Interested in helping out? Reach out to Jim (igcpolitaction@gmail.com). Learn more at https://www.groundavelo.org.
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