Hi Friend --

Yesterday's newsletter incorrectly named the date of the upcoming Envisioning a Green New Deal for Durham town hall as March 13. The correct date for the town hall is next Thursday, *May 13, 7:00 - 8:30pm. We hope to see you there!

Imagine this:

Safe, efficient affordable housing powered by renewable energy. Reliable electric buses that connect us to the places where we learn, work, pray, and play. Good-paying jobs for everyone who wants one that help reduce pollution in our most vulnerable neighborhoods and increase our resilience to climate change.

What could be possible for Durham if a commitment to racial, economic, and climate justice guided all our decisions? 

Join the Envisioning a Green New Deal for Durham town hall on Thursday, May 13, 7:00 - 8:30pm, to learn more about the movement PA’s Environment and Climate Justice Action Team is building (in partnership with the Durham Youth Climate Justice Initiative, Sunrise Movement, and Sierra Club) for a just, equitable, and ecologically vibrant community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive! 

April 29 Membership Meeting Follow-Ups

Thanks to everyone who joined last week’s People’s Alliance membership meeting! At the meeting, members voted to adopt a proposed grievance and harassment policy for the organization on an interim basis. The PA board is inviting feedback from members on the interim policy before the membership votes on whether to adopt a policy on a permanent basis at the next PA membership meeting. Share your thoughts via this survey (link to policy included).

If you weren’t able to attend or just want a refresher, you can find the full meeting minutes here.

Upcoming PA Action Team Meetings

All are welcome to attend and participate in action team meetings, including non-PA members.

Education Action Team

We’ll be discussing the following priorities this month: 

• Budget advocacy
• Principal accountability
• Equitable access to extracurriculars
• School safety (including school resource officers)

Date: Thursday, May 20 | Time: 8:00 - 9:30pm | Location: Zoom (see RSVP link)

Register here to attend (required). Registrants will receive the Zoom details the week of the meeting.

Economic Justice Action Team

In May, we will focus on organizing our budget advocacy work around property tax assistance for low-income homeowners, fully funding Durham Tech, and green jobs. 

Date: Tuesday, May 18 | Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm | Location: Zoom (see RSVP link)

RSVP here.

Environment and Climate Justice Action Team

Join team members at the Envisioning a Green New Deal for Durham town hall to learn more about this movement for racial, economic, and climate justice and to share your own vision for an equitable and ecologically vibrant community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive! There is no separate action team meeting this month.

Date: Thursday, May 13 | Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm | Location: Zoom

Register here to attend (required).

Housing Action Team

Help us keep everyone in their homes. Our top priority is to stop evictions and homelessness. This month, we’ll discuss outreach to members of the city council and county commission to ensure there are resources for everyone who needs emergency assistance. 

Date: Thursday, May 6 | Time: 6:00 - 7:00pm | Location: Zoom (see RSVP link)

For more info, email: [email protected].

RSVP here.

Events and More from Progressive Partners / Durham Organizations

Catherine Coleman Flowers - WASTE: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret

On Thursday, May 20, 12:00 - 1:00pm, Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Durham Eviction Diversion Program will host a virtual lecture by Catherine Coleman Flowers. This event has been graciously sponsored by the Duke Civil Justice Clinic and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. 

Flowers will present research related to her recent book, Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret. A MacArthur Genius Fellow and environmental justice advocate, Flowers works to expose how inadequate disposal systems for human waste not only subject many Americans to disgusting living conditions that have resulted in the reappearance of diseases and parasites, but also work to keep them poor and criminalize poverty by subjecting them to fines, arrests, and even imprisonment. 

Register in advance for the lecture on Zoom here. For those interested, copies of Waste may be purchased at a significant discount at the Gothic Bookstore by telephoning 919-684-3986.

Save the Date! 10 to Transform Campaign Town Hall

Durham For All and Durham Beyond Policing coalition are hosting a 10 to Transform Campaign online town hall for Durham residents on Thursday, May 20, 6:00 - 8:00pm. At the Town Hall, we will be discussing alternatives to policing, uplifting the voices of community members, and asking city councilmembers and county commissioners for their public commitments to our campaign demands. Mark your calendars now to join (registration link to come)!

Durham CAN Meetings

PA is a member of Durham Congregations, Associations, and Neighborhoods (CAN). This month, PA members can join CAN at several action team meetings and trainings:

• TODAY, May 4 — CAN Univ: Affordable Housing Finance 101 training
• TODAY, May 4 — Jobs + Living Wage Action Team meeting
• Saturday, May 8 — Hoover Rd. Garden Kick-off
• Tuesday, May 11 — Criminal Justice Reform Action Team meeting
• Wednesday, May 12 — CAN Univ: Organizing Money for Community Organizing training 

Support Durham People’s Alliance!

People’s Alliance needs your support to continue our community-driven advocacy. Please contribute whatever you are able to at this time!

People's Alliance
http://www.durhampa.org/