DFO Action Blog

When: Tuesday, October 22nd from 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM Where: Duke East Campus, 229 Classroom Building 1356 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27705  (click for map) Parking instructions:  Enter East Campus at the intersection of Trinity Ave. and Buchanan Ave.  Park in the parking lot...

When:  Tuesday, September 24th at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Stanford L. Warren Library,1201 Fayetteville St, Durham, North Carolina 27707 Come hear about data on the racial wealth gap and one of the solutions proposed to close it. Click here to RSVP on Facebook....

When: Sunday, July 28th at 1pm Where: Peak of the Vine, 301 North Salem Street, STE 102, Apex, NC, 2750 Join us for our July Wake County canvass and happy hour debrief! We'll meet at Peak of the Vine’s NEW LOCATION (still in downtown Apex) for a brief training and...

When: Friday, July 12th from 7pm to 9pm Where: CCB Plaza, 201 Corcoran Street, Durham, NC 27701 Mission Statement (from https://www.lightsforliberty.org/): We are a coalition of people, many of whom are mothers, dedicated to human rights, and the fundamental principle...

When: Sunday, May 19th from 1:00-5:30 PM Where: PEAK OF THE VINE (New location!), 301 N. Salem Street, STE 102, Apex, NC 27502 ** Note: TO SIGN UP, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SHORT FORM so that we can email you with the script and other important details for this canvass....

When: Monday, April 29th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Where: LGBTQ Center of Durham, 114 Hunt Street, Durham, NC 27701 Join us for a community discussion to illuminate what barriers people face and what rights people have when trying to access safe, affordable housing...

When: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from  5:00 PM to 6:00PM Where:Durham County Courthouse Steps•510 South Dillard Street, Durham, NC 27701 In Durham, we will gather outside the Durham County Courthouse, within walking distance of the Durham County Detention Center, to hear...

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WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM WHERE:Southwest Regional Library - Durham County Library, 3605 Shannon Rd, Durham, North Carolina 27707 Want to help voters learn about voter ID and make their vote count? Join us for a community training! We use...

When: May 10th -12th , 2019 Where: New Hope Camp and Conference Center, 4805 NC-86, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 The 2019 Statewide Convening is an opportunity for grassroots leaders from across North Carolina to build relationships, exchange...

When:Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM Where: Peak of the Vine 301 North Salem Street, STE 102 Apex, NC, 27502 United States (map) Join FLIP NC for our first Wake County canvass and happy hour debrief of 2019! We'll meet at Peak of the Vine’s NEW LOCATION...

When: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 9:30 AM – 12 PM Where: Supreme Court of the United States, 1 1st St NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20002 On March 26, the Supreme Court will hear consolidated cases Common Cause v. Rucho and LWVNC v Rucho along with Maryland...

WHEN: Monday, February 25th, 6pm -8pm WHERE: Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy,  201 Science Dr, Durham, NC 27708 Join The Atlantic’s Vann Newkirk II and the Hart Leadership Program for a conversation with local and campus scholars, elected officials,...

WHEN: Saturday, February 23rd  at 10:30am - 12pm WHERE: Monument of Faith Church, 900 Simmons St, Durham, NC 27701 Join You Can Vote and community partners as we discuss: – New voting rules and approved voter photo ID’s – How voters without approved ID can obtain one...

WHERE: Monday, February 18th, 9am to 12pm WHEN: North Carolina State Bar, 217 E Edenton St, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 On February 18th, the State Board of Elections will hold a hearing to review the evidence collected in the investigation of ballot-tampering and...

Five things you can do today to support immigrant families as part of the rapid response to the ICE raids across North Carolina   Sign your organization on to the statement condemning the raids: http://bit.ly/CondemnICERaidsNC or sign on as...

Where: Corner of Main St. and Buchanan Boulevard, Durham, NC When: Friday, February 15th at 5:00 to 6:00pm The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) conducted a statewide dragnet last week, arresting more than 200 immigrants. These operations included...

Where: Raleigh, NC  - Assembly gathers near Shaw University at the corner of Wilmington and South Streets When: Saturday, February 9th:  8:30am Begin to gather, 9:30am Pre-Rally,People's Assembly, 10:00am - MARCH BEGINS The Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ)...

When: Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 6:45 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Stanford L. Warren Library, 1201 Fayetteville St, Durham, North Carolina 27707 Are you worried about gerrymandering, ballot harvesting in Bladen County, ICE picking up residents of Durham? Don't sit home...

When: Thursday, Nov 8th at 5pm (local time) Where: Durham Location: CCB Plaza, 201 Corcoran St. Durham, NC 27701 Click on this link to find a Trump Is Not Above The Law rally near you at 5 p.m. local time on Thursday, Nov. 8 >> After forcing Attorney General Jeff...

When: Thursday, November 8th More than 100,000 provisional Florida ballots were originally discarded due to simple clerical errors, but we can call these voters and help them fix their ballots so their votes will count! These ballots are super important, as the Senate...

Election Day GOTV! at the Durham Bus Station When: Tuesday, November 6th Where: Meet at the Durham Bus station, 515 W Pettigrew St, Durham, NC 27701 On Election Day we will identify registered voters who need rides, then drive them from the Durham bus station to their...