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Durham  People's  AllianceJanuary  Newsletter

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JanuaryMeeting  thisThursdayPlease  join  us  for  our  Januarymembership  gathering.  This is a

great opportunity to find out

about what we have planned for

this year, and to find out how you

can get more involved with our

efforts. This January's meeting

will highlight growing economic

inequality in Durham, and will

feature the efforts of our

Economic Inequality Action

Team to address the issue.

January 30, 2014

6:30-8:30PM

Center for Responsible Lending

302 W. Main St., Durham, NC

27701

Letter  from  our  PresidentsIt  is  quite  common  for  our  members,  the  media  and  others  to  refer  to

Durham  People’s  Alliance  as  though  we  were  one  single  organization.

Many  folks  may  not  be  aware  that  PA  is  in  fact  three  distinct,  but  related,

organizations.  There  is  the  Political  Action  Committee  (PA-­PAC),  which

makes  endorsements  at  election  time.  There  is  the  PA  Fund,  which  is  a

small  501(c)(3)  tax  exempt  organization  that  has  functioned  historically  to

provide  small  grants  to  educate  the  Durham  community  about  issues  that

arise  over  time.  Finally,  there  is  what  is  known  as  the  Chapter,  which  is

where  much  of  the  issue  and  committee  work  of  PA  happens.  This  is  a

nonprofit  organization  registered  with  North  Carolina,  but  which  does  not

have  any  sort  of  federal  legal  nonprofit  status.

When  you  join  PA,  you  join  the  Chapter.  It  is  called  the  Chapter,  because

when  PA  first  was  formed  nearly  40  years  ago,  it  was  envisioned  that

there  would  be  Chapters  across  the  State,  thus  the  Durham  Chapter  of  the

People’s  Alliance.  We  want  our  members  to  understand  the  different

structures  of  the  PA  organization  because  we  are  going  to  be  focused  in

the  coming  months  on  solidifying  the  legal  and  administrative  frameworks

of  these  three  parts  of  PA.  Without  boring  everyone  on  the  various  legal

and  tax  filing  obligations,  as  PA  grows,  we  want  to  ensure  the  continued

integrity  of  our  different  organizations.  Specifically,  we  will  be  transitioning

the  Chapter  so  that  it  has  501(c)(4)  status.

This  will  allow  us  to  better  conduct  our  issue  work  on  topics  such  as

housing,  education,  marriage  equality,  environmental  protection  and

economic  inequality.  In  addition,  we  will  be  able  to  coordinate  more

extensively  with  other  501(c)(4)  organizations  in  North  Carolina,  for

example,  the  coalition  of  partners  working  with  America  Votes,  such  as

Equality  NC,  Environment  NC,  and  Progress  NC.  

At  the  January  membership  meeting,  we  will  be  discussing  these

organizational  issues  and  asking  PA’s  membership  to  vote  in  favor  of

moving  forward  in  this  direction,  and  making  the  necessary

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Moral  March

Bus

PA  is  organizing  buses  from

Durham  to  the  'Moral  March  on

Raleigh,'  formerly  known  as

HKonJ.  Click  the  image  above  to

buy  your  ticket  today,  and  join  us

on  February  8  by  9am  at  the

Durham  Farmer's  Market  to

attend!

Durham  Farmer's  Market

February  8,  2014  9AM

financial  investments  to  transition  to  this  new  organizational  structure.  The

Coordinating  Committee  has  endorsed  this  move  as  a  way  to  clarify  our

status,  modernize  our  organizational  structure,  and  enable  our

progressive  work  as  we  continue  to  make  a  greater  impact  in  Durham  and

across  North  Carolina.  We  look  forward  to  a  lively  discussion  on  January

30th.

Sara  Terry  &  Carl  Rist

Co-­Presidents

You  Can  Vote

The  Voter  Empowerment  team  of

Durham  People's  Alliance  has

founded  the  'You  Can  Vote'

project.  This  coalition  of

progressive  groups  in  the

Durham  community  will  lead  the

effort  to  respond  to  the  Voter  ID

law  [HB  589].  Please  join  our

Voter  Empowerment  team  for  the

You  Can  Vote  Kick-­Off  on

Saturday,  February  22.

You  Can  Vote  Kick-­Off

February  22,  2014

9:30AM

First  Presbyterian  Church

Education  Team

Forum

The  Durham  PA  Education  Team  will  be

holding  a  February  forum  on  what  it  is

like  to  serve  on  the  Board  of  Education.

Four  seats  are  up  for  election  this  year

and  two  members  of  the  board  have

announced  they  will  be  stepping  down.

Come  out  to  learn  more  about  the

opportunity  to  serve!  Click  the  image

above  for  more  information  and  to  RSVP.

Bull  City  Burger  &  Brewery

Tuesday,  February  4,  2014

HRC

Commission

The  final  presentation  to  the

Durham  Human  Relations

Commission  on  institutionalized

racial  disparities  in  policing  will  be

led  by  the  NAACP.  Please  attend

in  solidarity  and  let  the

commission  know  that  you  will

not  stand  for  racial  profiling  by

the  Durham  PD.  Click  the  image

above  for  a  report  on  the  last

presentation  to  the  commission.

Tuesday,  January  28,  2014

6PM,  Durham  City  Hall

305  E  Main  St,  Durham,  NC

27701

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Water  Quality

Panel

The  Headwaters  group  of  the  NC  Sierra

Club  will  be  hosting  a  water  quality  panel

on  February  13.  The Sierra Club

Headwaters group will feature a panel of

experts and former DENR employees to

address a multitude of concerns about

the DENR and its changing mission.

Please click the image above to RSVP to

this event.

PA-­PAC

Candidate

Mixer

PA-­PAC  will  be  holding  a

candidate  mixer  with  candidates

running  in  the  primary  May  6  in

advance  of  our  endorsement

process.  Please  RSVP  by

clicking  the  image  above  and

come  out  and  meet  the

candidates!

Motorco  Music  Hall

Tuesday,  March  18,  2014  6PM

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