Events Archive

Historic K(thousands) on Jones Street: The People’s General Assemby

Saturday, February 10, 2007
Arrival at 11 am, Program at 12 pm
Memorial Auditorium in Downtown Raleigh

Sponsored by the Common Sense Foundation. NCCU School of Law. Visit www.common-sense.org

Advocates Encourage Passage of State EITC,

Encourage North Carolinians to Apply for Federal EITC

Federal Earned Income Tax Credit Lifts Millions Out of Poverty; A State EITC Would Help Working Families Build Wealth and Gain Economic Security

Contacts:    Sorien Schmidt, NC Justice Center…

Hosted by Common Sense Foundation. Pullen Memorial Baptish Church, Raleigh. Visit www.common-sense.org for more information.

The House Select Committee on the death penalty will hold a public meeting 1pm in room 643 LOB before meeting to discuss final recommendations.

NC Spin and the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce host an Education Forum with Judge Howdy Manning, former Durham Superintendent Ann Denlinger, former House Speaker Dan Blue, John Hood and Chris Fitzsimon on the panel discussing public education in our state

Crucial Conversation - Financing our children’s future: The school construction crisis

North Carolina’s rapid population growth has been good for our economy but has created overcrowded classroom in many schools across the state. We must address the need for additional classroom…

Join NC Policy Watch and the NC Coalition for Lobbying Reform at a Crucial Conversations Luncheon

Lobbying & Ethics Reform: Taking Steps to Restore Public Confidence

Public interest for tougher lobbying and ethics laws is soaring in both Raleigh and Washington.  But what action…

Sponsored by: NC Policy Watch and the “Campaign for Housing Carolina”
Monday, April 10th
Exploris Museum, Raleigh
12 - 1:30 pm (registration at 11:30)

What do business leaders, philanthropists, bankers, housing advocates, social service providers, AARP, NAACP, real estate professionals,…

The NC Housing Coalition is collaborating with CICNC this year to produce a joint annual housing conference in April. The conference is scheduled for April 5th & 6th at the Marriott Twin City Quarter in Winston-Salem. Click here for more information.

The NC Justice and Community Development Center is hosting a community forum with authors of the book Income Matters: How the Growing Economic Divide Threatens America to discuss the effect of income inequality on North Carolina.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006
1:30 p.m.…

A public forum, Education Rights in NC: What Your Child Deserves and How to Get It!, will be held on Saturday, March 18, 10 am to 12 pm, at Downeast Partnership for Children, 215 Lexington St., Rocky Mount, NC. The forum will examine…

Where: Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel and Conference Center
            1707 Hillsboro Street Raleigh NC

 
When: March 2, 2006 11am-2pm
 
 

Topic: Ryan White CARE Act the Successes and Disparities for the State of North CarolinaPanalist:

Dr. Puckrein: (National Minority Health Month Foundation):

Since its inception in 1999,…

A community forum to release the new BTC report, North Carolina’s Unfinished Transformation: Connecting Working Families to the State’s Newfound Prosperity, and discuss the role community colleges can plan in providing new opportunities for low-income working families.

WHAT: Community Forum and…

New Study to show 1 in 5 women has Toxic Levels of Mercury in her Body!
On February 8, the University of North Carolina is going to be releasing its findings on the effects of mercury in the U.S. population –…