SCSJ works to encourage civic participation and democracy by providing opportunities for ordinary citizens to become a part of social change movements. We seek to connect interested persons and community organizations with each other in order to facilitate greater involvement in community affairs and contribution to the public good.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Greensboro News & Record
Five people who were arrested while protesting at a City Council meeting in May pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree trespassing in Guilford County District Court. District Court Judge Wendy Enochs entered a prayer for judgment continued, which means there is no conviction on record. The five were represented by Becky Jaffe, a staff attorney for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Newsobserver.com
With the blessing of the state NAACP, around 20 people protested tonight at N.C. State University about what they called conservative businessman Art Pope's "privatization of public schools."
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Friday, January 29, 2010
The State of Things, NC Public Radio
SCSJ's Anita Earls' coining of the term "invisible fences" is referenced in this piece, which discusses how mapping can be critical in the fight for social justice and proving systematic discrimination.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
WRAL
Thousands of North Carolinians attend the 3rd annual HKonJ march in Raleigh to demand progressive changes in state and national policy.
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