Introducing CROWD Academy – an important opportunity for you to learn how to be an advocate for redistricting reform in your own community!

With elections at every level of government approaching, new districts will be drawn for choosing our representatives. These districts will affect our communities in the allocation of resources and policy decisions for the next 10 years.  

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina has been selected by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice as a sponsor for a CROWD Academy, to take place virtually on August 2 & 3, 2021 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (CROWD is an acronym for Community Redistricting Organizations Working for Democracy.)

The CROWD Academy will provide tools to monitor and engage with redistricting processes at every level of government, spot warning signs, and take action if decisions are likely to infringe on the right to an equal opportunity to participate in elections. Participants will be able to interact with community citizens, train them in using tools for identifying communal interests, and prepare them to advocate for their interests. 

You will learn:

• About the basic legal framework – enough for you to describe the process to others
• How to educate others about Fair Maps
• How to advocate for Fair Maps and mobilize others
• How to identify a “community of interest”
• How to draw maps that reflect cohesive communities which should not be divided by politicians

The expectation is that those who register will attend both three-hour sessions (over two days) in full. The program will be available via video should you have to miss a portion. 

We hope you will join us, as an organized and educated community can shape  our voting  lines and our future! 

Register here for CROWD Academy on Zoom – it is open to League members AND non-League members, and it is free of charge.