Advocacy Organizations
LOCAL GROUPS
STATE AND NATIONAL GROUPS
Gun Safety & Violence Prevention
Moms Demand Action – Henderson County Chapter
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Mission: Advocates for gun sense in America.
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Local Contact: John Owen, who was shot and paralyzed at work, coordinates our local chapter.
Veterans & Foreign Policy Advocacy
Veterans for NATO
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Mission: A nonpartisan group of mostly veterans educating the public about NATO.
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Contact: Bob Houde - rehoude1947@gmail.com
Progressive & Minority Advocacy
Progressive Alliance
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Mission: Connects Henderson County residents through grassroots civic engagement, education, outreach, and volunteerism.
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Focus Areas: Minority rights, immigration reform, and progressive causes.
Common Cause
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Mission: Common Cause puts its state and national policy expertise, massive network of grassroots supporters, and nonpartisan approach into action to strengthen our democracy against the challenges it faces today.
ACLU of North Carolina
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Mission: The ACLU-NC brings together litigation, legislative advocacy, communications, and organizing strategies to empower communities and achieve our objectives in major issue areas including criminal law reform, racial justice, LGBTQIA+ equality, reproductive freedom, and the rights of immigrants.
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Website: https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/
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Contact: contact@acluofnc.org
Public School Advocacy
Public School Strong
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Mission: Get parents, students, teachers, and community members involved at school board meetings in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties.
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Website: https://www.healtogethernc.org/public-school-strong-nc
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Contact: psshendo@gmail.com
Defending Democracy
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Works to strengthen democratic structures, build power among disenfranchised communities, and inspire confidence in a transformed political process that works for all.
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The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law is an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice.
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