Friend --

As the fall season begins, it is a busy time for the People's Alliance. We have several important updates and announcements for members. Please read them below!

Leadership:

PA Co-President Elizabeth Simpson has taken a step back from the organization. In the interim, board member Adam Beyer will join Millicent Rogers as co-president through the December membership meeting. Board member Sendolo Diaminah will serve as interim secretary. We are so thankful for Elizabeth's work on the PA Board for the past two years! 

Voting:

As a reminder, the last two days of early voting for the municipal primary election are TODAY and TOMORROW. See this website for information about times and locations. 

The general election will be held on November 2nd, with early voting starting on October 14th and ending October 30th.

See the PA PAC's website for information about their endorsed candidates. The PAC is also looking for volunteers to help campaign at the polls during the general election period. Opportunities include distributing literature about endorsed candidates and delivering lunch to poll-workers. Details here.

People's Alliance Membership Meeting:

The date of the People's Alliance's final meeting of the year will be December 7th. Mark your calendars today. We will elect new board members and vote on potential bylaw amendments. More details will be forthcoming. 

If you have any interest in serving on the PA's Board of Directors for 2022, please fill out this interest form. All PA members are welcome! We are especially looking for potential leaders with experience in data management and organizational finance. Feel free to reach out to any current board members with questions.

Thank you for all that you do and your continued support of People's Alliance.

                    Sincerely,

                        Your Lead Organizer 

Action Team Updates

Economic Justice Action Team

During our October meeting, we will meet in our working groups on corporate incentives, green jobs, the affordable housing bond's workforce development initiatives, and Durham's pilot Guaranteed Basic Income program.

The Economic Justice team will meet on October 5th at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Click here to attend.

Environmental and Climate Justice Action Team

The Environmental Justice team will meet on October 20th at 7 PM via Zoom. Click here to register. 

Housing and Transit Action Team

Evictions are increasing and Durham County Social Services is pausing applications for rent help on October 4th. To prevent Evictions, we need the County to restart rental assistance, make rent funds available to tenants, help tenants start applications in the courthouse, and make rent payments before Eviction hearings.

The Housing and Transit team will meet on October 21st at 6 PM via Zoom. Click here to attend.

Education Action Team

The Education team will meet on October 21st at 8 PM. Click here to register.

Our agenda includes the following topics:

• 2021-2022 School Year — celebrations and concerns (so far)
• Volunteer opportunities with PA PAC
• Working group sessions for COVID-19 Safety, School Safety (SROs), and Principal Development

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