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'''Melissa Norton''' is a [[Durham]] [[North Carolina]] activist. She is a South-[[Florida]] native who relocated to [[North Carolina]] in 2006. She is an urban planner and policy analyst who has worked primarily in the fields of affordable housing and economic development. She believes [[Durham]] is a magical place and is passionate about lending her efforts to help make it a more just, equal and sustainable one. She lives with her partner Josh.<ref>[http://www.durhampa.org/board Durham People’s Alliance OUR BOARD]</ref> | '''Melissa Norton''' is a [[Durham]] [[North Carolina]] activist. She is a South-[[Florida]] native who relocated to [[North Carolina]] in 2006. She is an urban planner and policy analyst who has worked primarily in the fields of affordable housing and economic development. She believes [[Durham]] is a magical place and is passionate about lending her efforts to help make it a more just, equal and sustainable one. She lives with her partner Josh.<ref>[http://www.durhampa.org/board Durham People’s Alliance OUR BOARD]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 5 August 2016
Template:TOCnestleft Melissa Norton is a Durham North Carolina activist. She is a South-Florida native who relocated to North Carolina in 2006. She is an urban planner and policy analyst who has worked primarily in the fields of affordable housing and economic development. She believes Durham is a magical place and is passionate about lending her efforts to help make it a more just, equal and sustainable one. She lives with her partner Josh.[1]
Durham People’s Alliance
Durham People’s Alliance board as of 2015;[2]
- Sara Terry, Co-President
- Shamieka Rhinehart, Vice-President
- Ryan Smith
- Eric Boven
- DeDreana Freeman
- Marion Johnson
- Melissa Norton
- Kendra Montgomery-Blinn
- Carl Rist
- Lanya Shapiro
- Sondra Gayle Stein
- Magan Gonzales Thigpen
- Tommie Watson
Supporting the Kurds
December 28, 2015, Sendolo Diaminah posted on his FaceBook page supporting the Kurds;
- The Kurdish people have been engaged in an inspiring struggle to carve out freedom and autonomy for themselves, both from the corrupt states of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria AND from ISIS. Now the Turkish government is ramping up its repression of the Kurdish freedom movement. The first step in solidarity must be educating ourselves about this powerful struggle for freedom and rallying to its defense. Anthony Maglione, Manzoor Cheema, Hiram Rivera Marcano, Bryan Proffitt, Aaron Bryant, Thomas Wayne Walker, Jadebroo KS, Hashim Benford, Melissa Norton, Sijal Nasralla, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Gary Broderick, Aiden Riley Graham, Rufus Firefly, Zaina Alsous, Laila Nur, Sabeen Shaiq, Theo Luebke, Caitlin Breedlove...
"Supporting "progressive county commissioners"
Sendolo Diaminah wrote on his Facebook page February 24 2016;
- Kaji is so hyped to phone bank for progressive county commissioners that he came a week early--even tho there was a tornado warning! Y'all better get on his level!!… Durham we have a chance to elect commissioners who can use local office to defend our communities from all the attacks coming from the republican New Confederacy. Let's use our power! You know what I mean Nia, Zaina, Alec, Santos, Seamus, Ann, Ajamu, D'atra, Cheema, Mandy, Ade, Aiden, Lorisa, Bro Ray, Melissa...
Duke-Durham occupation
Sendolo Diaminah backed the Duke-Durham occupation April 8 at 6:40pm, 2016. ·
- Come celebrate the struggle as it moves from occupation to the next stage! Bryan Proffitt, Kaji Reyes, Laila Nur, Rufus Firefly, Anca Stefan, Alec Greenwald, Manzoor Cheema, Monica Huerta, James Hill, Elena Everett, Chanelle Croxton, D’atra Jackson, Ajamu Dillahunt, Jr., Jadebroo KS, Nia Wilson, Anthony Maglione, Sijal Nasralla, Gary B Durham, Alec Greenwald, Aiden Graham, Melissa Norton, Bro Ray, Saba Taj, Ade Oh.