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August 4 Crucial Conversation: Moore v. Harper: The latest NC gerrymandering case and its implications for American democracy

Join us Thursday, August 4 at 3:00 p.m. for a very special (and online) Crucial Conversation: Moore v. Harper: The latest NC gerrymandering case and its implications for American democracy At the end of its most recent term in June, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear a North Carolina redistricting case...

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April 27 Crucial Conversation: The current and future state of abortion access in North Carolina

Join us Wednesday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m. for a very special (and online) Crucial Conversation: "The current and future state of abortion access in North Carolina" For decades in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, North Carolina enjoyed the reputation as a “progressive” southern state when it came to abortion access. Since 2010, however, when Republicans took control of the state legislature, access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare has come under a sustained and intense attack.

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Jan. 27 Crucial Conversation: Donald Cohen on his new book, “The Privatization of Everything”

Join us Thursday, January 27 at 3:00 p.m. for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: Donald Cohen, executive director of the founder and executive director of In the Public Interest, an Oakland, California–based national research and policy center, discusses the new book he has co-authored with New York Times best-selling author Allen Mikaelian. It’s called “The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back.”

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September 9 Crucial Conversation: Why progressives should be working to keep state-sponsored sports gambling out of NC

Join us Thursday Sept. 9 at 3:30 pm for a very special Crucial Conversation: Why progressives should be working to keep state-sponsored sports gambling out of North Carolina - Featuring Les Bernal, Executive Director of the national advocacy group, Stop Predatory Gambling.

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August 5 Crucial Conversation: Theodore Johnson on his new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall”

Join us Thursday, August 5 at 2:00 p.m. for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: Author, scholar, and former U.S. Navy Commander Theodore Johnson, discusses his new book, "When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America"

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May 6 Crucial Conversation: David Zucchino on his new book, “Wilmington’s Lie”

Join us Thursday, May 6 at 3:30 p.m. for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Zucchino on his new book, Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

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April 29 Crucial Conversation: The Soul City experiment – featuring Thomas Healy and Floyd McKissick, Jr.

Join us Thursday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: "The Soul City experiment: A conversation with the author who wrote the book and a North Carolina leader who lived it firsthand"

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March 10 Crucial Conversation: Race, mass incarceration and criminal justice reform in NC

Join us Wednesday, March 10 at 3:30 p.m. for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: Satana Deberry and Dawn Blagrove: A conversation about race, mass incarceration and criminal justice reform in North Carolina

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Oct. 22 Crucial Conversation: Forecasting the 2020 election with Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling

Join us Thursday, October 22 at 12:00 noon for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation Forecasting the 2020 election with Tom Jensen ...
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Oct. 13 Crucial Conversation – Professors James Leloudis and Robert Korstad discuss their new book “Fragile Democracy”

Join us Tuesday, October 13 at 3:30 p.m. for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: Professors James Leloudis and Robert Korstad discuss ...
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September 10 Crucial Conversation – The 2020 election: Who’s rigging what?

Join us Thursday, September 10 at 3:30 p.m. for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: The 2020 election: Who’s rigging what? Featuring ...
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June 10 online event: A conversation with Bishop William Barber about the crisis in America

Join us Wednesday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m. EDT for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: A conversation with Bishop William Barber ...
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May 14 online Crucial Conversation: Prof. Gene Nichol discusses his new book, “Indecent Assembly”

Join us Thursday, May 14 at 12:00 noon for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation: Professor Gene Nichol discusses his new book: ...
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Resource page to accompany April 30 PW Crucial Conversation – The COVID-19 crisis in NC: A conversation with the journalists

The team at NC Policy Watch thanks you for joining our April 30th virtual Crucial Conversations event! Here are links to access the ...
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April 30 online Crucial Conversation – The COVID-19 crisis in NC: A conversation with the journalists

Join us Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 pm for a very special (and virtual) Crucial Conversation happy hour: “The COVID-19 crisis in NC: ...
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