On Wednesday, August 31st three separate events will occur related to the oral arguments of Leandro vs. State of North Carolina.
A press conference will be held by the Every Child NC coalition in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court prior to the oral arguments.
Pastors for North Carolina Children will hold a prayer vigil shortly after the press conference.
An online debrief will be facilitated by Every Child NC with reactions and discussion of the arguments.
Details on the press conference, prayer vigil and debrief are below.
Oral arguments can be listened to live here (930-11am EST):
http://govu.us/scncoa
http://govu.us/scncoa
Press Conference marking Leandro Oral Arguments (9:00am EST)
Where: 2 E. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 (South Plaza of the NC Capitol across from NC Law and Justice Building where NC Supreme Court meets)
Leaders with Every Child NC will hold a press conference immediately before closing oral arguments take place for Leandro v. State of North Carolina
With:
Marcus Bass, Advance Carolina
Jackie Mclean, Hoke County NAACP
Letha Muhammad, Executive Director of Education Justice Alliance
Harry Southerland
Angus Thompson
Prayer Vigil for Education (9:30am EST)
Where: 2 E. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 2 E. Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 (South Plaza of the NC Capitol across from NC Law and Justice Building where NC Supreme Court meets)
Pastors for North Carolina Children a gathering of faith leaders leading moments of prayer for public education. The event is interfaith and Ecumenical.
With:
· President Deborah Dicks Maxwell, NC NAACP
· The Rev. Vance Haywood, pastor of St. John's Metropolitan Community Church, Raleigh & NC Council of Churches Governing Board Member
· Rabbi Salem Pearce, Carolina Jews for Justice
· The Rev. Jaye White, North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
· President Tamika Walker Kelly, NCAE
· The Rev. Dr Tom Watkins, Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
· Mr. Faisal Khan, Carolina Peace Center
· Ms. Jackie McLean, Hoke County NAACP
· The Rev. Lisa Simpson-Garcia, Unitarian Universalists Justice Ministry of NC
And music by:
· Mr. Peter Rawitsch, “North Carolina Belongs to Children” song
· Ms. Kimberly McCrae – to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Debrief on Leandro Closing Oral Argument (12:00pm EST)
Where/when: https://bit.ly/leandrodebrief (will include
Every Child NC will hold a debriefing with reactions and discussion on the oral arguments of Leandro v. State of North Carolina
With:
Marcus Bass, Advance Carolina
David Hinojosa of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
David Hinojosa of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Rev. Corine Mack with NAACP-Charlotte
Every Child NC is a community-led statewide coalition of organizations, parents, teachers, and students who advocate for every child’s constitutional right to a sound, basic education.
To learn more on how the Leandro Plan will impact specific local school districts visit our data analysis tool. We have local experts and education advocates across the state available to talk about our advocacy day and the impacts of Leandro on the public education system.
For more information email Cristo Salazar: cristo@everychildnc.org or call 919-802-2366.