The North Carolina Social Justice Project (NCSJP) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that researches the causes of, solutions to, and advocates for the elimination of, the widespread social inequality among traditionally under-represented groups in North Carolina. While these problems manifest in a variety of ways, NCSJP tackles problems in four major areas: Human Rights, Education, Housing, and Finance.
We are a nimble organization, able to adapt to the needs of today before they become the crises of tomorrow. Effective, progressive leadership on issues of social justice is not a job to be taken lightly, subcontracted to the lowest bidder, or left to those in Washington to figure out - we must stand up for what we believe to be right and just, and ultimately be held accountable for what action, or inaction, we take. We hope you will stand with us and help us make the North Carolina of tomorrow a better place, today.
Not that we enjoy beating the proverbial dead horse, but an article out this morning in the N & O illustrates exactly how little thought the Wake County School Board seems to be giving to the new assignment plan. In the explanation to their article, the newspaper staff stated the reason for their work: Wake [...]
Things have been relatively quiet on the Wake County diversity debate for the past few weeks, mainly because the Board has stopped saying much of anything to anyone. But the blissful silence was punctured by Chairman Margiotta as he gave his remarks to the Summer Leadership Conference of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce earlier [...]