This is it folks . . . time to go to the polls and register your vote.

President Barack Obama will speak in Carmichael Arena at UNC-Chapel Hill at 1pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 to talk about student loans. While there, he’ll also tape an appearance for the Jimmy Fallon show.

It’s to cast your vote during the primary season!

Thurs, Apr 19 – Sat, Apr 21    9am – 5:30pm
Sun, Apr 22                          12pm – 4pm
Mon, Apr 23 – Sat, Apr 28     9am – 5:30pm
Sun, Apr 29                          12pm – 4pm
Mon, Apr 30 – Wed, May 2     8am – 5:30pm
Thu, May 3 – Fri, May 4          8am – 7:30pm
Sat, May 5                             8am – 1pm

If you are not registered yet, you can do so that same day with early voting at one of the six One-Stop locations:

Board of Elections Office (706 W. Corporation St, Durham, NC, 27701)
East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane, Durham, NC 27703)
North Regional Library (221 Milton Road, Durham, NC 27712)
South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham, NC 27713)
Duke University (Trinity Room, Chapel Drive, West Campus)
North Carolina Central University (Student Union Bldg, NCCU Campus)

For further information, visit the Durham Board of Elections.

Dear Fellow Volunteers & Friends,

The Durham OFA office in Durham is screening the film Road We Traveled at HQ this Thurs (Mar.15) at 8pm. Be the first to watch Academy Award-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim’s documentary about President Obama’s first three years in office and the tough calls he made to get our country back on track. You can register for the event and watch the trailer below.

https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/theroadwevetraveledscreening/gpygdq

For other locations, sign up here.

After you sign up, look for an email on Thursday with the link to the livestream of the film.

Talking About Amendment One: How to Make “Difficult” Conversations about LGBTQ Equality Easy, Compelling and Connecting!

Sunday, March 18th, 1 – 5pm

United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514

With the statewide North Carolina vote on Amendment One upcoming, activists who support all kinds of families, including LGBTQ ones, may find themselves looking for ways to effectively communicate about the negative effects of this amendment: the harms it can pose to unmarried couples of all genders, and to single women and children of unmarried parents.

Would you like to find ways to tell people about this Amendment?

On Sunday, March 18, join NYC communications-expert Dian Killian and learn:
A way of communicating that draws on common values to foster shared understanding and trust — even when the others may be distrusting, dismissive or judgmental.
To self-manage your reactions in challenging conversations so you can remain present and effective.
To talk about inclusion and equality in a way that lands with others, changing how they see and experience the world
To shift hearts as well minds!

In this four-hour, interactive training on Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication, we will make use of exercises, pair practice and role play to learn practical skills to create shared vision, collaboration and support in the movement towards greater LGBTQ inclusion, acceptance, and equality – and will walk away with skills you can use to talk to neighbors and build allies to vote against Amendment One.

In this training you will:
Practice a basic “road map” of connecting effectively with others that is generative and bridge-building
Learn practical tools for self-connection to foster greater discernment and choice
Practice four basic steps that can transform misunderstanding into connection, shared values and trust

Who will this training interest? Those who…
Want to more effectively build coalitions
Speak effectively with those who may fear or disagree with LGBTQ equality
Desire to deepen their own resources and internal navigation
Long to deepen their NVC practice and apply their skills in challenging situations

Please join us for this opportunity to build community and skills within the movement for LGBTQ rights! Register NOW: http://www.regonline.com/NC_LGBTQequality

About the facilitator: Dian Killian, PhD, is founder and Director of the Center for Collaborative Communication in New York City, a Certified Trainer with the international Center for Nonviolent Communication, and co-author of Connecting across Differences and Urban Empathy: True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York. Dian has worked as union organizer, in the peace movement, and with Pride at Work; in 2003, she was recognized by NY City Council with a hero award for her efforts around LGBTQ inclusion in New York City.

This workshop is presented in partnership with The Coalition to Protect NC Families.

Requested Contribution: $55 early registration before March 7, $65 from March 7 – 18.
Group rate of $50pp before March 7 or $59pp March 7-18. Register NOW: http://www.regonline.com/NC_LGBTQequality