DFO Action Blog

On May 27, 2020, a broad coalition of North Carolina organizations and advocates are uniting for the #ProtectOurVoteNC Virtual Day of Action. This day-long event is timed to highlight and impact state and federal legislative fights for fair, safe, and accessible...

The Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington is going digita! On June 20th, we will hold the largest digital and social media gathering of poor and low-wealth people, moral and religious leaders, advocates, and people of conscience in this nation’s...

When: Thursday, June 4th from 7:00 to 8:30pm Where: Join us from home!  Click here for the RSVP form! Strategize with DFOAction about best practices to turn out the maximum Democratic vote in November. If we can't have boots on the ground, what can we do instead? How...

When: Tuesday, May 19th from 6:00 to 7:00pm Where: RSVP form here. Are you a student, staff, faculty, or administrator who’s ready and energized to get involved with the 2020 election? You’re invited to join You Can Vote on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm to...

When: Saturday, May 16th from 2pm to 4:30pm Where: At home via Zoom *** NOTE: Please fill out this form to sign up for this virtual phone bank: https://rb.gy/bbjz4n RSVP'ing on Facebook is only step one. *** We'll do a brief training via Zoom call at 2pm, make calls...

When: Sunday, March 8th from 5 PM to  6:30 PM Where: 205 S Gregson St, Durham, NC 27701 EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO Family separation doesn’t just happen at the border - it’s happening here in the Triangle. Over the last year ICE agents have detained our neighbors by waiting...

When: Thursday, February 27th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM On Feb. 27 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm we will call voters in hard-to-canvass areas of NC Senate District 1 to talk with them about the excellent candidate they have in Tess Judge and make sure they know that they live in a...

When: Saturday, February 8th gathering beginning at at 8am (see details below) Where: Gather near Duke Energy Performing Arts Center, 2 East South St, Raleigh, NC 27601\ The NC NAACP along with coalition partners will gather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the 14th...

When: Saturday, January 18th from  2:30 pm to  4:30pm Where: Stanford L. Warren Library,1201 Fayetteville St, Durham, North Carolina 27707 Join the Coalition for Health Care of NC on Saturday, Jan. 18th, 2020, Stanford Warren Library, 1201 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC,...

Where: St. Joseph AME Church 2521 Fayetteville, St., Durham, North Carolina 27707 When: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 6pm The Democratic National Committee's Black Caucus and Civic Engagement and Voter Protection Department would like to invite you to attend an...

When: Sunday, January 12, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Motorco 723 Rigsbee Avenue Durham, NC, 27701 Join us on Sunday, Jan. 12 at Motorco in downtown Durham for our 2020 launch party: "When We Knock, We Win." We’ll lay out our 2020 strategy for flipping NC...

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,...