Good Trouble Lives On
Now is the time to get into more good trouble and necessary trouble for the survival of morality, decency, and humanity. Across North Carolina, people are rising up and speaking out in opposition to unconscionable legislative acts — in essence, the crimes being perpetrated against our democracy and our freedom.
Collectively, we must strive to preserve and advance the founding principles of our nation as well as the human and civil rights for which our foremothers and forefathers fought so valiantly.
Each of us is alive because of survivors. We are the progeny of women and men who withstood racial violence, sex discrimination, bigotry, and domestic terrorism. They fought back — risking and sacrificing their lives.
Now it is our turn to be strong and steadfast, to refuse to cower to injustice, and to fight for …
Medicaid and SNAP
investment in our public schools
women’s reproductive rights
immigration reform
affordable housing and economic development
criminal justice reform
healthy ecosystems and environmental justice
our right to vote!
In the words of Alice Walker, the esteemed author of A Color Purple:
“Activism is my rent for living on the planet.”
the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically despite an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances
Survival:
On the Issues
Education
Voting Rights
Climate and Environment
Criminal Justice
Health Care
Infrastructure
