AT A GLANCE
Local Progress North Carolina (LPNC) organizes local elected officials across the state to share innovative strategies and policy solutions to ensure our communities can thrive.
Since becoming an official state chapter in 2020, we have worked in lock step with local partners to pass LGBTQ+ inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances in dozens of localities and continue to ensure our state invests in housing and a just recovery.
LPNC currently has 68 members across the state, representing 34 jurisdictions.
Our Work & Priorities
We work on a broad intersectional progressive agenda driven by a vision of racial and economic justice.
This year, we are focusing heavily on a just recovery, environmental justice, voting and democracy, local authority, and reproductive rights.
Organizing Committee
As a member-led network, our state work is led by an incredible state organizing committee – a group of LPNC members that meet regularly to weigh in on policy priorities, propose statewide campaigns, and drive the strategic vision for our work:
JILLIAN JOHNSON
Durham City Councilmember
LPNC Organizing Committee Co-Chair
DAMON SEILS
Mayor of Carrboro
LPNC Organizing Committee Co-Chair
NIDA ALLAM
Durham County Commissioner
MARIO BENAVENTE
Fayetteville City Council Member
JAVIERA CABALLERO
Durham City Councilmember
SHAKEYLA INGRAM
Fayetteville City Council Member
KIM RONEY
Asheville City Councilmember
JENNIFER WEAVER
Mayor of Hillsborough
Our State work
JUST
RECOVERY
Across the state, we’re working to ensure the American Rescue Plan Act funds are used to invest in community needs and build sustainable infrastructure centered on equity.
VOTING AND DEMOCRACY
By disseminating public voting information and supporting GOTV efforts, we’re working to ensure that our democracy is truly reflective and representative.
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
In deep collaboration with local advocates, we are working at the local level to protect bodily autonomy, ensure access to abortion, and support reproductive rights.
LOCAL
CONTROL
No matter the issue, local electeds are a critical voice on protecting local control and against abusive state preemption that negatively impacts communities. We develop and implement statewide campaigns to fight abusive state interference.
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North Carolina
FEATURED NEWS & Stories
- Economic Justice
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Workers in the South Aren’t Letting Anti-Labor Laws Stop Them From Organizing
From a recent work action in Durham, North Carolina to union drives at REI and at academic institutions, workers are taking important steps to organize the South.
- Just Recovery
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Using Federal Funds to Create More Just Communities in North Carolina
ARPA provided localities with a historic level of funding. Local electeds across North Carolina have allocated those funds towards a just recovery and look towards the future on how to leverage other federal programs to best support their communities.
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LPNC State Download ☀ | ARPA Strategy Meeting, legislative session updates, and more | Summer 2023
Here's some of the latest news and exciting updates from our North Carolina chapter.
- Immigrant Justice
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LPNC Members Sign Letter Against Anti-Immigrant Bill HB10
Local Progress members across North Carolina signed on to a letter calling for members of the General Assembly to defend immigrant rights.
