The Fight for Fair Maps Continues on August 22 at 4pm
by NNPA 08/20/2017For three election cycles — 6 long years — the all-white Republican Caucus that rigged elections to gain super-majority control of the General Assembly, was unconstitutionally seated. The U.S. Supreme Court recently affirmed 9-0 that this Republican Caucus used racist gerrymandering to win their seats, and while they illegally held them, passed anti-Black, anti-immigrant, anti-gay, anti- healthcare, anti-poor-people, anti-women, anti-workers, anti-democracy legislation. And for six years this illegal General Assembly have re-segregated the two parties to achieve some of the most segregated voting booths in modern NC history.
On Tuesday, August 22 at 4:00 pm Public Hearings will be held at seven sites. I hope you can pack each of these hearings with your strong voice and presence to fight for fair, racially just, desegregated maps.
Click here to view the rules for the public hearings.
Hearings will be held in the following locations:
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (Caldwell County)
Building B, Room 104
2855 Hickory Blvd., Hudson, NC 28638
Central Piedmont Community College (Mecklenburg County)
Hall Building, Rooms 215/216
Fayetteville Technical Community College (Cumberland County)
General Classroom Building (GCB), Room 108
2817 Fort Bragg Rd., Fayetteville, NC 28303
Guilford Technical Community College (Guilford County)
Medline Campus Center, Room 360
601 E Main St., Jamestown, NC 27282
Halifax Community College (Halifax County)
Building 100, Room 108
100 College Dr., Weldon, NC 27890
Legislative Office Building (Wake County)
Room 643, 300 N Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603
Beaufort Community College (Beaufort County)
Building 9, Room 953
5337 US Hwy. 264 East, Washington, NC 27889
Yours in Love & Justice,
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
President NC NAACP
North Carolina NAACP · PO Box 335, Durham, NC 27702, United States
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