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01/26/2003 Entry: "DON'T AGONIZE...ORGANIZE!!!"

DON'T AGONIZE...ORGANIZE!!! This saying is one that we are encouraging more people to embrace and adopt from an action-oriented position--especially, as we find ourselves confronted with National and Global realities that threaten and impact our lives and have far reaching implications for our future lives as well. Some of those realities are more glaring than others and include: *The senseless drive to war by our National leaders when "we the people" are against it *The shameful rates of joblessness, poverty, homelessness, hunger, and other ills being under-funded *The continued economic favor provided for the rich while the poor suffer and become poorer We recognize that a call for organized action demands that individuals and communities acquire a series of dynamic skill sets to undertake that action. There are growing discussions among local, statewide, and regional organizations about the hows/wheres/whens of bringing people together and beginning --in some cases and supporting in others--the process of órchestrated movement building. Over the next few weeks we will be formulating dates, places, and activities surrounding these ongoing interests. Some discussion has already been given to a statewide training event in March with the North Carolina Association of CDC's, Southerners for Economic Justice, and the North Carolina Alliance for Economic Justice serving as primary conveners and many other organizations serving as co-conveners. We invite your attention to our calendar for updated information and your direct emails to us via links on the web page regarding your interest for participation. Now is the time to Stand-UP!!!!