NC: Race to the Ballot Comes to Durham – the Bull Fight Against Amendment One

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It’s a big week in the Bull City as the campaign to defeat the marriage discrimination amendment brings together multiple coalitions to educate voters and students about the harms of the amendment on our state on Friday. Durham is one of, if not the most, progressive cities in the state, but to strike a chord of full unity against discrimination will be a sight to behold. LGBTs and allies at historic black institution North Carolina Central University as well as Duke University (the area’s largest employer) are playing a huge role in Race to the Ballot‘s “Running of the Bulls”.
Here is the 411 on events in town:

In our “Running of the Bulls” event, RACE to the Ballot takes Durham, N.C., by storm on Friday, February 17, with day (and night)-long campus and community events designed to draw attention to the Bull City’s collective efforts to defeat Amendment One.



Duke University Vote Against Photoshoot
Friday, February 17, 10am-3pm
Old Trinity Room – West Union Building, 416 Chapel Drive
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NCCU RACE to the Ballot Campus Rally Against Amendment One
Friday, February 17, 1pm-3pm
Elder Student Union Building
Speakers include the Rev. Jimmy Creech, one of the co-founders of the National Black Justice Coalition currently serving on its Leadership Advisory Council, Mandy Carter, and State Representative Marcus Brandon
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NCCU Law Teach-in & Panel Discussion: Legal Implications of the Proposed Marriage Amendment
Friday, February 17, 3:30pm-5pm
NCCU School of Law
Room 100
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Panelists:
Barbara Fedders, UNC-CH School of Law
Irving Joyner, Angela Gilmore and Lydia Lavelle, NCCU School of Law
James Coleman, Duke University School of Law