Durham for Organizing Action works toward social justice by defending democracy and fighting racism, sexism, economic injustice, and all forms of oppression.
Come to Our Next Meeting
All are invited to our next DFO Action meeting on Monday, September 25, 2017 at 6:45 pm at East Regional Library in Durham. Durham for Organizing Action (DFOAction) will hold a Town Hall at the September general body meeting where candidates for Mayor for the City of Durham will share their platforms and take questions from the audience. Confirmed candidates are: Tracy Drinker, Pierce Freelon, Shea Ramirez, Steve Schewel, and Sylvester Williams.
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Resistance Resources
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UPDATES AND ACTIONS
Data & Democracy for 2018
A Southeast Meeting of Progressive Activists + Technologists Why "Data & Democracy?" North Carolina is blessed with a caring community of highly effective civil rights and voting rights activists, as well as an army of progressive technologists eager to lend their...
read moreSpin the AHCA Wheel of Misfortune June 27
Join Tuesdays with Tillis in protesting the upcoming Senate vote on the AHCA. Spin the "Wheel of Misfortune", where each space represents a pre-existing condition that AHCA would no longer cover. Listen to healthcare stories from people like you who already have those...
read moreVolunteers Needed to Cut Turf for June 11th Canvass
We need volunteers on Saturday, June 3rd at 1pm to help cut turf for the DFO-Action/FLIP NC June 11th canvass in Wake County. Please let us know if you can join us - and also if you have cut turf before, as we could especially use the help of some folks with...
read moreWeekly News: 5.25.17
Next DFO Action Meeting: June 26 All are invited to our next DFO Action meeting on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 6:45 pm at North Regional Library in Durham. We will send more details about speakers and agenda items as the date gets closer! If you missed the 5/22 meeting,...
read moreWake Canvassing and Margarita Debrief
When: Sunday, June 11, from 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Join FLIP NC and DFO Action to canvass in "flippable" NC House District 36 in Wake County, and then debrief with us over margaritas. First-time canvassers welcome! We will provide the canvassing information you need along...
read moreWeekly Updates – 5.12.17
DFO Action Healthcare Committee Drafts and Delivers Letter to Senator Tillis Regarding HR 1628 DFO Action's Healthcare committee recently drafted a formal letter to Ms. Austen Shearer, Senator Thom Tillis' Triangle Regional Representative regarding the recent...
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