News & Commentary
Feb 27, 2023
We must always defend the right to protest and freedom of press
On December 25, 2021, journalists in Asheville were arrested by the Asheville Police Department while gathering and attempting to share news on the eviction of unhoused people from a city park near downtown.
Sep 21, 2022
Banned Books and the Rise of Censorship
The threat of censorship and the suppression of knowledge is alive and well today and continues a long legacy of attempting to silence minoritized people.
Aug 29, 2019
What Does the 2020 RNC Mean for Civil Liberties in Charlotte?
When Charlotte hosts the Republican National Convention (RNC) next August, North Carolina’s largest city will become the epicenter of not just a major political gathering, but monumental questions concerning civil liberties, free speech, policing, and public safety.
By Mike Meno
Mar 12, 2018
Open Letter to North Carolina School Officials: Respect Students' Rights
We encourage you to support your students who have found the courage to express their voice.
Jan 23, 2018
North Carolina Doesn’t Want People in Prison to Read this Book
We are demanding that North Carolina officials immediately lift the ban on The New Jim Crow in state prisons.
Nov 15, 2017
North Carolina Is Trying to Destroy the State’s Only Farmworkers Union. We’re Suing.
Whatever North Carolina legislators might think, the Constitution does not give them the authority to suppress labor movements. We’re fighting to make sure that FLOC and its members can continue to advocate, loudly and proudly, for farmworkers’ interests.
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