CC Progressives

Join Roderick Lewis, Chair Cumberland County Progressives and his guest: Ashleigh Shackelford is a community organizer, pop culture enthusiast, and part time blogger. She identifies as queer Black fat femme women and focuses her work on empowerment through body positivity with gender, sexuality, and race. She is a lead organizer for Black Action Now and creator of Free Figure Revolution. She graduated with her degree in Business administration and Political science at Virginia Commonwealth University

Join Roderick Lewis, Chair Cumberland County Progressives and his guest: Hanah Ehrenreich is the Executive Director for Sustainable Sandhills. She is a vocal advocate and engaging public speaker on environmental issues in the Sandhills. She earned an MSc in Violence, Conflict, and Development Studies from the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London; and a BA in Government with Honors from Smith College. Hanah is committed to the progression of the Sandhills as a vibrant and forward thinking region. She has lived and worked in London, Israel, Belfast, Syracuse and Washington, DC.     On Saturday, March 14th 11:30AM – 5PM, Sustainable Sandhills will host the 2015 Sandhills Clean Energy Summit at New Century International Elementary School in Fayetteville, NC.  Registration Cost: suggested donation $5-10 per person Registration: 11:30AM Keynote: 12PM Panels: 1-4PM Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015 11:30AM-5PM Location: New Century International Elementary School, 7465 Century Circle, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Free childcare is available to attendees.

Join Roderick Lewis, Chair of the Cumberland County Progressives Our guests will be: Zarifa Roberson, in 2004 she founded a magazine called i.d.e.a.l., an acronym for "Individuals with Disabilities Express About Life," now published quarterly by the League for Disabilities, Inc., one of Baltimore's oldest nonprofits. Zarifa is also a motivational speaker. "We need people with disabilities to be in the forefront so our younger people will have an image to look up to. I didn't have that growing up. I knew strong African-American women, but they didn't represent me because they didn't have a disability."

"In 1983, Bill Bain asked Mitt Romney to launch Bain Capital, a private equity offshoot of the successful consulting firm Bain & Company. After some initial reluctance, Romney agreed. The new job came with a stipulation: Romney couldn't raise money from any current clients, Bain said, because if the private equity venture failed, he didn't want it taking the consulting firm down with it. When Romney struggled to raise funds from other traditional sources, he and his partners started thinking outside the box. Bain executive Harry Strachan suggested that Romney meet with a group of Central American oligarchs who were looking for new investment vehicles as turmoil engulfed their region."   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/mitt-romney-death-squads-bain_n_1710133.html

Join our host Roderick L Lewis, Chair Cumberland County Progressives and our guest Storm M. Silvermane, President and Co-Founder of The Alliance: The purpose is to provide education, support and advocacy for citizens of the of the Sandhills area and beyond who are a part of and allies with the GLBT community.

Join our host Roderick L Lewis, Chair Cumberland County Progressives and our guest Tony D. McKinnon Sr. currently running for the position of Fayetteville City Council in District 5 The nonpartisan election is Nov. 8. As a longtime resident and an active member of the Fayetteville community, Tony has a vested interest in the well being and growth of our city. His endeavor to become your representative for District 5 City Council is driven by passion to positively impact the lives of others.  He has proven himself as a committed leader, supporter and voice for the well-being of others for over 29 years as a public servant of the United States Postal Service.For 27 of those years He has served as a Labor Relations representative responsible for thousands of people on the local, state, and national level. He is a proud disabled veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the 82nd Airborne Division. He is actively involved throughout the Fayetteville Community from being a volunteer boys and girls basketball coach, a Guardian ad Litem to being a community activist-helping to save jobs and services for the Haymount community to precinct chair for CC34 in District 5 and community watch organizer for the Buckhead community.

Join Nancy Shakir and this month CCPtv feature guests: Ajamu Dillahunt is Outreach Coordinator at the N.C. Justice Center in Raleigh & author Chip Smith Phd. Economic

Join our host Roderick L Lewis, Chair Cumberland County Progressives and our guest CarolAnn as we could discuss "Rebuilding the Progressive Strategy"

Join our host Roderick L Lewis, Chair Cumberland County Progressives and our guest CarolAnn as we could discuss the achievements that have been made by the Obama administration (POTUS) since the inauguration. Our over arching discussion will show, how positive changes are just precursors to an effective system that will ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions in these United States.

Join our host Roderick L Lewis Chair Cumberland County Progressives and our guest Zarifa Roberson founded i.d.e.a.l. Magazine the Pennsylvania-based publication aims to create a new and positive image for young people with disabilities and eliminate the stereotypes among people with disabilities in society

Airaina Griffith, back 2 workfare * Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 431,000 in May, reflecting the addition of 411,000 temporary workers for Census 2010. Total private employment showed little change over the month (+41,000), following increases in March and April. In May, manufacturing, temporary help services, and mining added jobs, while employment in construction declined.

Join Roderick Lewis and his guest:Nancy Shakir A Progressives Candidate for US Congress. In North Carolina's 8th District In our 8th Congressional District one in five people do not have healthcare coverage. 15% of our neighbors in the 8th Congressional District live below the poverty line. North Carolina ranks number one on the increasing number of those who are uninsured.

Bryan Proffitt (Bryan Proffitt, the Hillside teacher who attended N.C. State University and has worked in the formation of several Triangle-area anti-war groups) & Jodeen Olguín-Tayler (Jodeen Olguín-Tayler, a Durham-based organizer for MoveOn.org) traveled to the Gaza Strip to participate in an international protest to call attention to turmoil there resulting from Israel’s blockade of Gaza’s borders

Jim Stolz, local activist with Farm Animal Sanctuary and PETA Should our food have rights? Why has the phrase: What is for dinner become the new battle ground of the 21th Century to Farm Animal Sanctuary and PETA.

Join Roderick Lewis and his guest: Curtis Stobie Homeless advocate

Join Roderick Lewis and his guest: KADY-ANN DAVY Healthcare Consultant Sandhills Health & Wellness, LLC Why is Diabetes an Epidemic in the African American & Native American Community?

Join Roderick Lewis and his guest: Stephen Dear, Executive Director Stephen Dear joined People of Faith Against the Death Penalty as executive director in September 1997. He is a native of Elizabeth City, NC, with a BA in political science from the University of Richmond, and an MA in International Studies from Claremont Graduate University. Steve is a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi. For five years in the 1990s he served as executive director of the NC Rural Communities Assistance Project, an organization that works to ensure affordable access to safe drinking water and sanitary waste disposal in low-income communities. He has also worked on the staffs of the Center for the Study of Responsive Law (Ralph Nader's office in Washington, DC), the Columban Fathers Justice and Peace Office (Washington, DC), and the Coalition for a New Foreign and Military Policy (Washington, DC).

Join Roderick Lewis and his guest: John Quinterno a principal at South by North Strategies, Ltd North

Today we will be interviewing Local activist Andrew Bryant Jr Is Racism America's Final Frontier?

Join Roderick Lewis and his guest:Steve Jackson, a policy analyst with the N.C. Justice Center's Budget & Tax Center Today's topic: NC School System