Tag: North Carolina
By Victoria Kaplan. Friday, October 3 2014
When the Koch brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity mailed false voter registration information to hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians, MoveOn members fought back, chipping in to correct the misinformation by running ads and contacting voters. This full-page ad correcting the misinformation will run this Sunday in North Carolina’s four largest newspapers. The newspaper ads […]
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ads | americans for prosperity | Koch Brothers | North Carolina | registration | voter suppression | Voting
By Holly Richmond. Friday, November 1 2013
“I am not a prop!” says Madison Kimrey. “I am part of the new generation of suffragettes, and I will not stand silent!”
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Inspiring | North Carolina | videos | voting rights | youth
By Stefanie Faucher. Tuesday, September 3 2013
Twelve-year-old Madison Kimrey was named Melissa Harris-Perry’s “Footsoldier of the Week” for her voting rights advocacy.
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moral mondays | North Carolina | voting rights
By Stefanie Faucher. Wednesday, August 28 2013
MoveOn’s youngest leader Madison Kimrey stands up for voting rights in North Carolina.
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moral mondays | North Carolina | voter suppression
By Angie Aker. Friday, August 16 2013
She didn’t put up with it then and she’s not going to sit by now.
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jim crow | North Carolina | voter suppression
By Stefanie Faucher. Thursday, July 11 2013
Today, led by North Carolina resident Shawn Trimble, MoveOn members gathered at North Carolina’s Capitol building to deliver a petition with more than 11,000 signature to members of the legislature and Governor McCrory.
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Medicaid | North Carolina | unemployment | Voter ID Laws | war on women
By Brandon. Thursday, May 10 2012
That’s gotta hurt . . .
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By MoveOn. Wednesday, May 9 2012
Oh you did? Well let’s check in with Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin . . .
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By Linda. Wednesday, May 9 2012
Yesterday’s North Carolina Amendment 1 vote made extra sure that marriage equality was banned in the state constitution. It also now makes it official that all 11 original Confederate states (13 if you count Missouri and Kentucky, as the South did) have adopted a constitutional amendment discriminating against this particular minority . . . sigh.
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Amendment 1 | Marriage Equality | Nonpartisan | North Carolina
By Linda. Wednesday, May 9 2012
Yesterday’s North Carolina Amendment 1 vote made extra sure that marriage equality was banned in the state constitution. It also now makes it official that all 11 original Confederate states (13 if you count Missouri and Kentucky, as the South did) have adopted a constitutional amendment discriminating against this particular minority . . . sigh.
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Amendment 1 | Marriage Equality | Nonpartisan | North Carolina