ACTION INSTITUTE NC
1817 CENTRAL AVENUE 211, CHARLOTTE, NC 28205

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ACTION INSTITUTE NC IS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND CITIZEN ACTION GROUP THAT ORGANIZES RESIDENTS OF LOW-WEALTH COMMUNITIES AND CONSTITUENCIESMOST OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR--TO REPRESENT THEIR OWN INTERESTS ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONCERN TO THEM. THROUGH GRASSROOTS OUTREACH AND BASE-BUILDING, TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND EXECUTION, RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO DETERMINE THEIR PRIORITIES AND MAKE ACTION PLANS TO WIN IMPROVEMENTS AND POLICY REFORMS. OUR ISSUES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TENANT RIGHTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, HIGHER WAGES AND WORKPLACE POLICIES FAIRER TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, AND VOTING RIGHTS. THROUGH HOUSE MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND FORUMS, PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND DIRECT ACTION, OUR MEMBERS TAKE THEIR CONCERNS DIRECTLY TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PRIVATE SECTOR DECISION-MAKERS AND WAGE CAMPAIGNS FOR SPECIFIC REFORMS AND A GREATER VOICE IN

WE PROMOTE RACIAL, GENDER AND ECONOMIC EQUITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, MOBILIZATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASED VOTER PARTICIPATION.

VOTING RIGHTS AND ENGAGEMENT:IN 2019, WE TURNED IN ALMOST 8,000 VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY AND KNOCKED ON OVER 10,000 DOORS FOR NON-PARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION AND TURNOUT AMONG LESS-FREQUENT VOTERS IN MECKLENBURG AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES. WE ALSO TRAINED 18 OF OUR MEMBERS WHO THEN PARTICIPATED IN POLL WATCHING AND OTHER ELECTION PROTECTION ACTIVITIES IN THOSE COUNTIES.

SOCIAL SAFETY NET:OUR MOST PROMINENT SAFETY NET ORGANIZING IN 2019 CONTINUED TO BE IN SUPPORT OF MEDICAID EXPANSION, AND THERE WAS A GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT THE 2018 ELECTION RESULTS MIGHT MAKE EXPANSION POSSIBLE SINCE IT'S POPULAR WITH NORTH CAROLINA'S VOTERS AND HAS SO MANY BENEFITS THAT HAVE CAUSED OTHER STATES TO ADOPT IT EVEN IF THEIR LEGISLATURES OR GOVERNORS WERE INITIALLY OPPOSED TO IT. WE ORGANIZED A NUMBER OF EVENTS ON OUR OWN AND IN CONCERT WITH ALLIES IN SUPPORT, WHICH BENEFITTED THE EXPANSION OF OUR RAGE AND GENDER EQUITY AND SENIOR CITIZEN ORGANIZING WORK EVEN IF THE POLICY WIN REMAINED ASPIRATIONAL. WE ALSO INVESTED SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZING RESOURCES IN WORK ON FEDERAL HEALTHCARE ACCESS ISSUES, INCLUDING PROTECTION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AGAINST ONGOING ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL ACTIONS TO UNDERMINE OR ELIMINATE IT, AND ALSO TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES THROUGH FEDERAL REGULATORY REFORM OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY'S MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES. SOME OF THE 2019 WORK FOCUSED ON THE CONTINUED NEED TO RAISE MORE REVENUE AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER HEALTHCARE AND SAFETY PROGRAMS THROUGH MORE PROGRESSIVE TAXATION POLICIES.

CIVIL RIGHTS:WE WORKED IN 2019 FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, AND RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY. WE WORKED WITH THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY SHERIFF TO FULFILL THE CAMPAIGN PROMISES HE HAD MADE IN THE 2018 ELECTION TO ELIMINATE THE COUNTY'S 287G AGREEMENT WITH ICE, INCLUDING NOT HONORING ICE DETAINERS, ALONG WITH HIS STATED INTENTIONS TO END JUVENILE SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND REINSTATE IN-PERSON FAMILY JAIL VISITS. WE ALSO WON A COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE FOR A FIVE-FOLD INCREASE OF ITS INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE REDUCTION PROGRAMS, AND WE BUILT A COALITION WITH SEVERAL PARTNER GROUPS ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.WE ALSO SECURED SEED FUNDING FOR AN IMMIGRANT DEPORTATION DEFENSE PROJECT WE HAVE PUSHED FOR TWO YEARS NOW, AND HAVE RECRUITED LEGAL AND SERVICE PROVIDER PARTNERS TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN 2020. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED WORK TO DEFEND THE "OUR RACE AND GENDER EQUITY INITIATIVE" (RAGE), ORGANIZED ANOTHER BLACK WOMEN'S LOBBY DAY AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL OTHER LEGISLATIVE MOBILIZATIONS, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS AND TRAININGS ON HEALTHCARE ACCESS WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH, ALONG WITH OTHER SAFETY NET, VOTING RIGHTS AND EDUCATION ISSUES, AND WE EXPANDED THE RAGE ORGANIZING PROGRAM IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND FAYETTEVILLE.

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