Let’s show them that our big blue friend here is not the only one who knows we’ve got to stand up!

and Chapel Hill at 6:30 PM on October 16th at the United Church of Chapel Hill (tiny.cc/standupchapelhill)

Durham on October 15 from 6-8 PM at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (tiny.cc/standupdurham)

So join us! We’ll be in Greensboro on October 13 from 6-8 PM at Congregational United Church of Christ (tiny.cc/standupgso)

That’s why we’re hosting Town Halls in Greensboro, Durham, and Chapel Hill with elected leaders and candidates. We’re calling on them to stand up for our cities by hearing from community members and proposing steps that can help reduce further harm from federal actions.

We know that budget cuts, rising costs, and federal agents in our cities are already making it hard for people to meet their needs and go about their daily lives.

...how are these decisions affecting our communities? And what are we going to do about it? If you’ve been feeling these impacts, if you’ve been asking yourself those same questions, you aren’t alone.

Every day, it seems like more headlines come in about actions the federal government is taking. But the elephant in the room… or rather, in the workplace, at the check-out line, or at the back of the classroom is…

Let’s look out for our schools. Let’s look out for each other. Let’s Stand Up for Greensboro

Or at the Stand Up! Town Hall in Durham on October 15 from 6-8 PM at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (tiny.cc/standupdurham) and in Chapel Hill at 6:30 PM on October 16th at the United Church of Chapel Hill (tiny.cc/standupchapelhill).

You can join us on October 13 from 6-8 PM at Congregational United Church of Christ by RSVPing at tiny.cc/standupgso

These aren’t the only ways that federal actions are putting our community’s well-being at stake. That’s why we’re holding a Stand Up for Greensboro Town Hall where we will be urging city council candidates to pass a resolution to address the harms of federal actions like these on our communities.

We know that federal cuts to programs like this do not serve our communities. Neither the staff member whose job is put at risk by gaps in federal funding nor the student that relies on their support is better off with tax dollars going to tax cuts for the rich rather than into our schools.

And at Peck Elementary Schooli in Greensboro, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced meals, cuts to programs like SNAP could mean a school community going without the support of consistent meals.

Cuts to education and to federal programs like Medicaid, which provide much-needed funding for K-12 schools, will leave teachers and staff less able to meet the needs of their students.

Or at the Stand Up! Town Hall in Greensboro on October 13 from 6-8 PM at Congregational United Church of Christ (tiny.cc/standupgso) and in Chapel Hill at 6:30 PM on October 16th at the United Church of Chapel Hill (tiny.cc/standupchapelhill).

So join us in Durham on October 15 from 6-8 PM at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. RSVP at tiny.cc/standupdurham

Let’s keep each other going. Let’s Stand Up for Durham.

We’re holding a Stand Up for Durham Town Hall where we will be urging city council candidates to pass a resolution to address the harms of federal actions like these on our communities.

It’s small business owners struggling to keep up with tariffs. It’s losing health care coverage from cuts to Medicaid and other rollbacks. It’s losing out on financial aid for school and SNAP benefits for groceries.

The current government shutdown has resulted in furloughs and further threats of mass layoffs at the Environmental Protection Agency, whose largest campus is located in the Durham. But we know that it’s not just cuts at federal agencies that are impacting working people in our state.

The cuts to federal agencies have left thousands of workers in the Triangle uncertain about how they will pay their bills, at the same time as the cost of living continues to go up for all of us.